| Flipper - Jeep (TJ) Wrangler Super SE Year - 1997 Engine - 4.0L from 2001 TJ Sport - AEM intake system - Banks Torque-tube header - Banks cat back system - CSF 3-row radiator - Flex-a-lite Wrangler II electric fan kit - Oil filter relocation kit, larger capacity oil filter remotely mounted to firewall - Optima "Red Top" battery - 1" M.O.R.E. Bullet-proof engine mounts Transmission - NV3550 from 2001 TJ Sport Transfer case - NP231 with Tera-low, 2-low, and heavy-duty SYE Frontend - Dana 30, 4.10 gears, Detroit Truetrac Rearend - Ford 8.8, 31-spline axleshafts, 4.10 gears, factory Trash-loc, disc brakes! - Tera TJ mount kit / 1310 flange kit / M.O.R.E. e-brake kit Suspension - Currie Anti-Rock anti-sway bar - Tera Adjustable Flex-Arms, front and rear, uppers and lowers - Rubicon Express 3" springs - OME shocks and steering stabilizer - JKS front track bar - Rubicon Express rear track bar Wheels/tires - 33x12.50R15 Wrangler MT/R - 15x8 with 3.75" backspacing... Trail armor - Kilby Enterprises' gas tank skid plate - Kilby steering box skid - Coming Soon!!! Koz rear bumper and swing-out tire carrier - Nth Degree Mobility Tummy-Tucker high-clearance t-case skid Other modifications - Tuffy Security II Console - Tuffy underseat lockable drawer - Herculiner'd tub - High-Lift jack mounted to Kilimanjaro Rack/Congo Cage - Bestop Sailcloth Replace-A-Top - Stock black hardtop from '99 TJ - Goodridge steel braided brake lines, front and rear - Sun Performance billet soft-top disconnects - Sun Performance billet tailgate stopper - Wet Okole custom neoprene seat covers - M.O.R.E. 1" Body lift system |
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| 4/29/05 The front-end is about finished. I have installed the Tera control arms, OME shocks & steering stabilizer, and JKS adjustable track bar. I lengthened the control arms 5/8" out to retain my wheelbase and to keep the springs centered about the bumpstops. For not having air everything went on pretty smoothly. I just need to check the camber/castor; also noticed my tie-rod is bowed. That probably happened at the last Big Dogs event that I went on. It isn't surprising - I just need to go buy a ZJ tie-rod set-up now. Everything else has been ordered to finish the suspension, and my axle is ready I just need to go pick it up. The rear-end is currently being disassembled, and I've removed the DT shocks, the Tera springs, the anti-sway bar, and the upper control arms. Another day and it should be totally stripped down (good opportunity to clean under there). 7/31/05 Things are in flux... the Ford 8.8 is bolted up, but it needs to be adjusted to clear the OME shocks - moved forward via adjustable control arms, shock relocation brackets, hammering on shit, etc. I really need to go to a junkyard and scrounge some miscellaneous bolts and shit and get this damn thing finished. Time is just hard to find... 9/8/05 I'm slow... Ford 8.8 is adjusted for the OME shocks. Gimme driveshafts! All the wiring is obtained and only must be plugged in - no splicing here, the entire wiring from a '01 Sport is now in my possession. Hopefully this weekend the wiring will be complete. Still need to sort out the rear brakes and measure for driveshafts, remove the Congo Cage, throw on the 33" MT/Rs, and get miscellaneous parts. Ugh... never ends. |
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