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Project Frankenstein... V8/D60/SOA Build
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06-08-2008, 03:08 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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Project Frankenstein... V8/D60/SOA Build
This thread will consist of all the "little things" that I have done and will do to my rig. I bought this 87 YJ in May 2006 and it sat for a year in this condition while I was doing a tour in Korea. It had an I6, 30 inch tires, 30/35 combo, 5 speed, and very little rust. I spent a year reading JF and deciding what I wanted to do.
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06-08-2008, 03:11 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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After getting home I decided I wanted to do a frame off,8.8 swap, V6, 4 inch BDS SUA and 33's. So I began to disassemble....
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06-08-2008, 03:13 PM
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from here it gets rough
 
1993 YJ Wrangler
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Welcome back, we're looking forward to posts and pictures as you progress on your build.
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....I'm not smart, but I can lift heavy things....... Fill out your PROFILE, and don't forget to look in the FAQ for writeups I'm stuck on da Rock http://www2.hawaii.edu/~cbird/Opihi/descrip.htm My Boy Scout Troop site: http://t-304.blogspot.com/ Something bad happened to my photobucket account (..it was my fault...)and all my pictures went blank. I am committed to editing all my writeups and posts to put the photos back in. Let me know if you find a post that needs revision and I will do that one ASAP Currently I believe I have all the critical ones done. Quote:
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06-08-2008, 03:17 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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06-08-2008, 03:34 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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Once I seperated the body from the frame, I found that I had some small rust problems but nothing too bad. I was going to repair mine but I was offered a practically new one for $200 and jumped on it.......
Old frame.... New one...   |
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06-08-2008, 03:36 PM
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1988 YJ Wrangler
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awesome, do you have ETC for this project?
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06-08-2008, 03:42 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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At this point, I went and bought an 8.8, 35'MT ATs, and a BDS 3.5 inch lift kit so I was ready to go right?.....Of course not. I was driving down the road and saw this..
A 79 F250 with a HP44/60 combo 33's and a 400Big Block    |
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06-08-2008, 03:43 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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Like any jeep they it will never be finished, but most of the hard stuff is complete.
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06-08-2008, 03:56 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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After begging the wife for the truck and not telling her that I had plans to scrap it, I knew I had to rethink my build plans. The 8.8 was obviously not going to be used and the wheels that i bought used would not fit the hp44/60 combo. I was also pondering with the "idea" of just going SOA at this point. I even managed to get the wife to help me work on it little
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06-08-2008, 04:03 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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I removed the axles, motor, transmission, tcase, and anything else salvagable from the truck and had spring perches welded on the 60 and tried the 3.5 inch BDS springs in the beginning stages of the SOA. It was WAY TOO TALL.
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06-08-2008, 04:08 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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I sold the 8.8, 5 lug wheels with mounted 35s, and give the rest of the truck to an old man to scrap and then the build took a twist. The wife became pregnant and wanted to move back home 5 hrs away to be close to her family. I found a job there and the move was on except that my YJ was still not close to being finished. I found a local guy who owned a garage and we worked out a deal for him to put in the drivetrain and do a quality SOA for me. I traded the BDS 3.5 inch springs for some BDS 2 inch springs from the local vendor with no questions asked (thanks Dennis) and traded the 400 that was in the f250 for a freshly rebuilt 302. I am now running a 302/C6/205 combo. (pics to come)
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06-08-2008, 04:21 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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I forgot to mention that while i had everything apart, I went ahead and herc'd the floors and bought some A to Z rocker guards.
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06-08-2008, 04:24 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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06-08-2008, 05:23 PM
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2005 LJ Wrangler
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This is how it currently sits with 2" BDS SOA, MORE 5/8 Boomerang shackles, DOM high steer, 302/C6/205, and 35" BFG ATs on eagle alloys. I still have a lot of loose ends to tie up like wiring and painting but overall I am very happy. I just drove it 330 miles and it rides smoother than my mazda pickup. My wife followed me home because my speedo doesn't work and she said I was doing 80-85 at times and I had pedal left. I can't wait to get a day off to work on it.
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06-08-2008, 05:45 PM
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1997 TJ Wrangler
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thats a pretty body, there was no rust at all. Nice Find.
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