I am planning on new wheels when I get the lift on. As for right now I'm just doing little thingszte87 said:
Here's the new fender in along with the p/s flare and 1 led tail I finished today
Tom95YJ's "The Smurf" Build.
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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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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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Here's the new fender in along with the p/s flare and 1 led tail I finished today
Last night I learned I need a backup light, after a trip to the store trying to back out of a parking spot was a pain in the butt because people did not see me trying to back out of the spot.
So that being said I am going to buy a nice bright back-up light !
I think this will suit my needs :thumbsup:
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So that being said I am going to buy a nice bright back-up light !
I think this will suit my needs :thumbsup:
I don't think it'll be an issue it will be mounted to my crossmemberYes, but you will still have problems because you will BLIND THE OTHER DRIVERS!!!! Awesome
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My L.E.D. interior bulbs came in today, So the obvious thing to do was to wait until it was dark to swap them out !
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I also replaced my sidemarker bulbs, Man they went from orange to yellow, the back side of the housing also lights up the wheel well !
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The bulbs I used are 5 diode T10 wedge L.E.D.'s I picked up 20 off of Ebay for $10 shipped
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I also replaced my sidemarker bulbs, Man they went from orange to yellow, the back side of the housing also lights up the wheel well !
The bulbs I used are 5 diode T10 wedge L.E.D.'s I picked up 20 off of Ebay for $10 shipped
Do it !
I got bored this morning so I decided to start looking at wheels for the Smurf.
I think I may go with these Nomad wheels from Summit racing. What do you guys think ?
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Took the YJ out and did a little wheeling, and got stuck. So I had to swallow my pride and call my wife so she could rescue me in the XJ lol
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