'91 4.0 build

[xj9140]

And a spy picture of the shackles a buddy and I are working on.

 

[xj9140]

This is where I stopped today

 

[xj9140]

Mail man dropped off my tj swaybar today, with rubicon express quick disconnects. I hate how the xj bars bend down toward the ground in the middle.
My long arms will have a lot of flex,
this should help me out with handling on the street.

 

[snowboard3r411]

what was the part number on that bc bronco stud and would it work on a dana 30??

 

[xj9140]

what was the part number on that bc bronco stud and would it work on a dana 30??

Yes my knuckles are dana 30 and yes it works, you'll need a reamer though.
http://www.bcbroncos.com/steeringlinkage.html
part # 47-00350

 

[xj9140]

I pulled off my rear dif cover and painted it. Looks good rite?

 

[jeeperjohn]

I pulled off my rear dif cover and painted it. Looks good rite?

Definitely looks better. You could add some considerable strength to the housing with an aftermarket cover.

 

[xj9140]

I did some more work on the floor, I still need to pull my seat and sand/grind some more rust spots, It will then get painted.

 

[xj9140]

Planning a wheeling/camping trip next weekend. About a 6 hour drive to the trail.
I finally got my other frame plate welded on. Been driving around with only the driver side for a month lol.

you can see here that the fit was pretty crappy, needed to be an inch higher, I had to trim quite a bit off for it to fit rite

My crappy torch work (I was in a mood)

all welded up, Its not perfect but o well, it'll work

 

[xj9140]

Tomorrow, I'll get my cargo area squared away, weld some spacers to my knuckles, and just give everything a once over before my trip.

 

[northwestxj]

Re: cheapy welder build

Yeah, I plan to build a cover over the tank. Either plywood, sheet metal, or aluminum, not to sure yet. I want to move my battery back there first and rig up a fuel fill adapter, after all, this is my daily driver.

Where did you get the fuel 'door' from? Also, any pics on how the fuel fill line attaches to the fuel door?

Nice build.

 

[xj9140]

Re: cheapy welder build

Where did you get the fuel 'door' from? Also, any pics on how the fuel fill line attaches to the fuel door?

Nice build.

I ordered it from a marine parts place. I dont like it at all and wished I never cut that hole. Currently I open my hatch to refuel.

 

[northwestxj]

Re: cheapy welder build

I ordered it from a marine parts place. I dont like it at all and wished I never cut that hole. Currently I open my hatch to refuel.

Is there gas fumes from doing it that way?

 

[xj9140]

Re: cheapy welder build

Is there gas fumes from doing it that way?

No, the tanks vented to a charcoal canister under the hood and caps air tight.

 

[xj9140]

I flexed out the xj today. I wanted to get some measurements before installing my new shackles, to see if there any improvements.

not bad for short arms

the shackle on the other side was bottoming out

The new shackles are in R and D and currently have some major clearance issues. They'll need some more modifications to fit. The idea is for a bolt on setup, with out any mods. Heres a picture of them in the stock location:

 

[xj9140]

deep transmission pan

Installed a deeper transmission pan and lowered the pickup:

 

[xj9140]

I'm building up some dana 60's. I want to run about a 40" tire. The front inner fender will need some more clearance, so I installed a cowl air filter

The decal added extra HP

I also relocated the battery to the rear

 

[xj9140]

The rear ends mostly done. Still need to install the gears, paint it, ect.

 

[xj9140]

cut out the inner fender

 

[aintright]

quick question about your cowl induction. did you make that mounting plate to the firewall or did you buy it? if you bought it where did you buy it from? that's a clean looking install of it man...