Tom95YJ's "The Smurf" Build.

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Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · May 24, 2013

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Last Sunday, I had traded my Auto-X Project/DD Miata for a Pretty clean '89 Wrangler Islander . After looking for someone to trade for almost 2 years I found someone was willing to trade.

Specs on the YJ :

1989 Islander Edition (Pacfic Blue A.K.A. Smurf Blue )
4.2Lw/ Ba10 (works for now)
Hardtop with Full steel doors
208,000 miles
RUST FREE minus the P/S front fender

The Bad : Jeep would not idle on its own, and front axle would not engauge in 4 wheel drive. Minor repairs that would scare away most who are not too knowledge able with Jeeps .

My Plan for this Jeep is to keep it small yet capable for a DD/Light duty trail rig

Mods I intend on doing will be

2.5" Old Man Emu Springs (36R's)
Bilstein 5100 Shocks
TJ Grizzly wheels
31x10.50 Tires Probably a set of BFG KM2's
Take off Axles from a 4 Banger YJ for the 4.10 gears ( YJ has 3.07's)
Front and Rear Spartan Lockers
Front and rear bumpers most likely from Eddie (Beserk on here ) he did a Phenomenal job on the ones on my Last YJ !
Rock Sliders with a Tube on them I had PSC Rocker Knockers on my last YJ I may fab some for this one.
4 Hid Offroad lights like I have on the XJ (2 on bumper, 2 on Windshield frame )
8,000 lb Winch Either a Warn VR8000, or another Smittybilt XRC8 comp like I have on the XJ .
Spray bed-liner inside the entire tub.

Here are some pics from the first day once I got home with it.

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Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #21 · May 27, 2013

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Here are the pics

In one pic you see 90LSTurbo's CJ getting towed out of the way due to a battery terminal popping off at the trail head and it died. As he turned it off the key broke in the ignition so we had to hot wire it .

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Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #22 · May 27, 2013

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Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #23 · May 27, 2013

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ashland82391

· #24 · May 27, 2013

Awesome pics man

Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #25 · May 28, 2013

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Today I fixed all of the vaccum lines going to the front axle , I did not check to see if it will funtion properly but I will some day this week when I get time.
I also stumbled upon the reason I have a misfire at idle and why my Co2 levels are so high to the point where I barley passed emissions testing

Who puts this Garbage in the 4.2l ?
Autolite Platinums Yuck. I wish the Parts store was open after 3pm today I would have bought some champion coopers to put in there. (Guess what I'm doing tomorrow)

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Steelo805

· #26 · May 28, 2013

Subbed. Lookin good so far

Sparrows

· #27 · May 28, 2013

Love those wheeling pics! Beautiful! Glad to see the kiddo along!
I have the most fun when I can bring mine along with me too. :thumbsup:

I hope you keep it that color. Looks great with the grey interior.

Cheers

Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #28 · May 28, 2013

Sparrows said:
Love those wheeling pics! Beautiful! Glad to see the kiddo along!
I have the most fun when I can bring mine along with me too. :thumbsup:

I hope you keep it that color. Looks great with the grey interior.

Cheers

I plan on keeping it this color. It may eventually get some tube fenders front and rear

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dailydrivenyj

· #29 · May 28, 2013

Awesome pics and lucky kids...

Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #30 · May 29, 2013

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Today I gave The Smurf some new spark plugs , and bumped the timing. It runs much better now there is still a very slight stumble so I will be replacing the wires, cap and rotor this weekend possibly adding a MSD blaster coil aswell. I will also possibly be performing the nutter bypass . and removing majority of the Vacuum lines. Oh and after wheeling on Sunday I noticed that my Under hood light is actually working now !

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Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #31 · May 30, 2013

After wheeling last weekend and friends always asking me how I want the YJ to end up, I need to make a decision on if I leave the XJ at its current state (still regear , add a rear bumper and sye) and get my wife another DD so I can take over the XJ as a DD . Which will intern make the YJ my Wheeling toy. If I go that route my finaly outcome will be something like this (with different bumpers )

Or I could stick to my original plan and keep the YJ as a DD , Maybe I build both the YJ and XJ so I can decide on which rig to take depending on the Venue !

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Steelo805

· #32 · May 30, 2013

Tom95YJ said:
After wheeling last weekend and friends always asking me how I want the YJ to end up, I need to make a decision on if I leave the XJ at its current state (still regear , add a rear bumper and sye) and get my wife another DD so I can take over the XJ as a DD . Which will intern make the YJ my Wheeling toy. If I go that route my finaly outcome will be something like this (with different bumpers )

Or I could stick to my original plan and keep the YJ as a DD , Maybe I build both the YJ and XJ so I can decide on which rig to take depending on the Venue !

Haha I had a feeling this would come up when you bought it. Personally I wouldn't mind having a wrangler for the trails.

Sparrows

· #33 · May 30, 2013

Tom95YJ said:
After wheeling last weekend and friends always asking me how I want the YJ to end up, I need to make a decision on if I leave the XJ at its current state (still regear , add a rear bumper and sye) and get my wife another DD so I can take over the XJ as a DD . Which will intern make the YJ my Wheeling toy. If I go that route my finaly outcome will be something like this (with different bumpers )

Or I could stick to my original plan and keep the YJ as a DD , Maybe I build both the YJ and XJ so I can decide on which rig to take depending on the Venue !

That's a totally sexy goal!
DD the YJ. There will come a point in your life (I'm assuming) where you can no longer deal with the rough ride, noisy, smelly, "quirks" of a YJ as a DD and you will have to DD something else for whatever reason. In the mean time, enjoy the loud, bouncy, leaf sprung YJ while you can!

Plus, you know, Jeep wave or whatever

(In my area I have yet to have an XJ wave back

And I wave at every...single...one....

)

Love your jeep!
Cheers

DNFJ

· #34 · May 30, 2013

Bunch of guys with lifted XJs in my area and most wave back.

Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #35 · May 30, 2013

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I wave to most modified Jeeps. Jk's are the exception I don't bother to wave to them unless they wave first here in Utah practically everyone has a Jeep

Now back to topic and let's not turn this into another wave thread

I found these today at work I think they will work to hold the shift fork over on the cad. Thoughts ? I also have a a bunch of set collars I can use, Working for a company that carries parts for Industrial Equipment does have it's benefits !

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schaef89

· #36 · May 30, 2013

sub'd

Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #37 · Jun 4, 2013

Today I had to buy some new parts. I guess wheeling last weekend weakened a 24 year old hub bearing assembly. It started to make a clicking noise like a bad u joint yesterday so I leaned out and saw the drivers front tire wobbling. So I pulled into the Oriley auto parts that was about 1/4 mile away and bought a new hub , 36mm socket , and a new torque wrench. Since my socket and torque wrench are in a buddy's toolbox just outside of tellico

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Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #38 · Jun 8, 2013

I did a little work on the YJ today , I replaced the d/s hub bearing that was bad , and found that the u joint was trashed also. So I had replaced them and replaced the tire that had a sidewall punctured on the YJ's first wheeling trip.

ufvj217

· #39 · Jun 16, 2013

Subscribed !

Whats the suspension and wheel/tire setup on that red one? Really like the stance, minus the missing flares. Never was a fan of any jeep without flares

Tom95YJ

Discussion Starter · #40 · Jun 24, 2013

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ufvj217 said:
Subscribed !

Whats the suspension and wheel/tire setup on that red one? Really like the stance, minus the missing flares. Never was a fan of any jeep without flares

I know that red one has a 2.5" lift and 35's. I am going to stray away from the 35's and lean towards 33's.

Here is how I want the final outcome to be 2.5" OME , Flipped twin-sticked D300 with 4:1 gearing. D30/8.8 combo , 4:56's front and rear Lockers, , full cage , fully armored and flat belly pan. Possibly cutting brakes and suck down winches eventually

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The white rig belongs to A guy I've wheeled with in Baltimore 4wheelers it is his stock class comp rig. For Rausch Creek's comp series. I've seen it in action when I judged a few events and I like small rigs so I will be basically doing a carbon copy of his rig.

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