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Holm-z's TJ build... work in progress

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#1 ·
This is my first attempt at a Build thread so bear with me... :rolleyes: I figured I probably should start one more or less for myself so I can remember all the things I have done, should have done, should NOT have done :brickwall: and what not. So here it goes, and in no particular order as Im just gonna update as I remember. :cool:


So Ive owned my 98 TJ since 2003, but only recently (last few years) started to build it up slowly as time and funds allow.

Ive wheeled it quite hard over the years and am extremely impressed with how well it has done. Of course I have been stuck numerous times but ive also been on trails where CJ's with 6"+ of lift and 35's had trouble and I still made it. :cheers:

This was my DD since spring of 2003 - fall 2008 so nothing too drastic of changes occurred in that time frame. Ill update with pics as I find them, although most of the work was done before I ever thought about taking pics to make a build thread. So bear with me and enjoy! :cheers2:
 
#29 ·
wow, its been a while since ive been on here! nothing new to report on the jeep... she's pretty much parked in the garage until spring time :( or i get the ambition/time to put the top & doors back on and take her out for a spinnnn....
 
#31 ·
hey whats up dude? how ya been? only big plans are a winch, other than that just normal maintenence like plugs/wire, oil change, transmission fluid change, brake/power steering fluid. My clutch has been acting up the last few times it took her out, im sure i got a lot of crud stuck up in there... That can wait till spring time when its warm enough to get under her and check it out more.
 
#32 ·
But for now my winter project is to get my sled up and running.. I currently have it torn apart in the garage anxiously waiting for snow. Ill post some pics later.

Last year i blew a belt up and it cut my oil line to the engine and wrapped tons of fabric around the primary clutch. So thats what im currently working on now.
 
#34 ·
Probably the warn m8000, don't have too much money to spend and that one seems to have pretty good reviews for the money. It'll mostly be used just pull myself or Another jeep out of mid holes. It would have come in handy a few times this year instead of being stuck for hours, would have been able to get out in like 5 min.
 
#35 ·
i think that winch is all you need. im planning on one soon also but ive been getting pulled over lately for my tires sticking out and my windshield lights not being covered so I need to take care of that first and I just ordered a new radiator since i got a hole in mine. my blower resistor went also. replacing that this weekend.
 
#36 ·
I also added a additional fuse panel for the fog/windshield lights, cb radio and has enough places for future mods ie winch and possibly on-board in the future.
 

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#37 ·
damn dude, I thought you had covers for the lights? thats a ***** getting pulled over for stupid stuff like that. Radiator isnt too hard to replace, I did mine a few years ago after the seal started leaking around the top. Hopefully the blower resistor isnt too much of a pain.
 
#38 ·
I just found some pics of your jeep on my camera. This is when we were installing your lift, which reminds me, we should meet up in the spring and put your body lift on if you still want too.
 

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#39 ·
one of the body mount bolts broke off and was laying under my jeep one day. i need to extract that bolt and hopefully thats the only one. i would like to install the body lift. i watched a good video on youtube how to install it. looks easy if bolts dont brake. 33s are planned for the spring/summer. i need to start working more overtime to keep up with it lol
 
#40 ·
Lol nice dude, you will love it on 33's. Wheelin around here is done for the season, but next spring we'll be starting up again doing our sunday rides. We found a bunch more trails and you are definatly welcome to join us, the more the better!
 
#42 ·
I also want to do Rhinoline inside the cab, hopefully ill do that early in the spring before I start getting mud all over the inside. Ive been wanting to do that for a couple years now but haven't got around to it yet.
 
#46 ·
I know some people hate on the chrome bumpers, but they were a gift a few years ago so i put em on. As you can see they are quite dented as I put them through some tough terrain... Im savin up for a new bumper set but for now these will do and when I get my winch ill just put the stock bumper back on.
 
#47 ·
Worked on my sled today so here are Few pics of that...
 

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#48 ·
So worked on this all day. Last year I was doing about 100mph on the railbed, blew a belt and it shredded and got wrapped around behind the primary clutch. Replaced the belt on the trail and limped it home. Found that it was leaking oil so I parked it for the season (it was the last ride of the year). So I pulled it into the garage and found that the shredded belt actually wore a hole in the oil line going from the tank to the engine.

Had to pull both clutches off and the belly pan to get at both ends of the line. Got a new line and installed that, now the next project is to get the bellypan and both clutches back on and hopefully start it up and see if its leaking from somewhere else.... :brickwall:
 
#49 ·
Well, the sled isn't leaking anywhere but it seems to throttle up and stick at about 5000 rpms or so when its supposed to be idleing... wtf its always something. At least there is no snow up here to ride yet.

Have to work fri, sat, sun & mon so Ill take more of a look on tuesday to see if I can figure it out. Hopefully it isnt the engine saying its ready to blow up. If it is, looks like ill be in the market for a new sled... Not what I wanted to spend my money on.


JEEP news... nothing... lol. Been researching Winches, still looking at Warn and Superwinch as my top choices. Im holding out for good deals and free shipping, not in a rush to get one yet, hopefully by April though.
 
#53 ·
Topped off the steering fluid the other day and drove it around for a bit. Little hard turning the wheel but after half a bottle of fluid she turns like a charm now. Battery was a little tired but it started up no problems. Put the hardtop and doors back on. now need to change tranny fluid, oil, spark plugs and rotor cap.
 
#59 ·
It turns on and I attempted to tune it, not sure if i did it right though. Ive only had it on a few times and I can hear people talk on it every now and then but I havent been able to test it with someone to see if I can transmit/receive properly.
 
#55 ·
I have a 3' firestik on mine, i thought 4' was a little too tall but I still have to take it off to park it in the garage.
 

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