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chopshop
11-28-2004, 07:27 PM
hey, I may be your most prolific lurker. Here's some pics and specs on my '93 Limited. It's no rock buggy, but we don't have that terrain here.

I home fab/wrench everything.

4.0/aw4/231

Lift: ye olde f>r, with 3" front spacers. Upcountry v8 coils all around.

axles:hp30 and a very nearly done rear xj d44 with a Detriot and discs. d35c till xmas. I had swapped in yj 4.10's, sticking with that for the time being.

Protection: front and rear bumpers, big ass rockers, gas tank skid, tcase skid.

Mods: K&n filter w intake tube thing, Magnaflow muffler, Taurus fan with raised rad. I really like the raised fan setup.

control arms are dom, and 1" b7 threaded rod. I did my own weld-in inserts by turning down coupler nuts on a lathe.

b4 xmas I plan on getting the d44 in, and 33's on.


wheelin Cape Breton
http://img118.exs.cx/img118/9177/nov2104035.th.jpg (http://img118.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img118&image=nov2104035.jpg)

http://img118.exs.cx/img118/7914/nov2104038.th.jpg (http://img118.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img118&image=nov2104038.jpg)
driveway shot
http://img27.exs.cx/img27/9435/DSC01342.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=DSC01342.jpg)
raised rad/electric fan
http://img27.exs.cx/img27/3159/oct1704010.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=oct1704010.jpg)

http://img27.exs.cx/img27/3438/oct1704011.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=oct1704011.jpg)
D44 in process
http://img27.exs.cx/img27/737/nov1504009.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=nov1504009.jpg)

http://img27.exs.cx/img27/5213/nov1504010.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=nov1504010.jpg)
I have these tires in 33X12.5 on black rockcrawlers. (Dayton's)
http://img27.exs.cx/img27/2329/sept2604049.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=sept2604049.jpg)
artsy shot
http://img27.exs.cx/img27/3025/Copyofnov2104056.th.jpg (http://img27.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img27&image=Copyofnov2104056.jpg)

Patrickr
11-28-2004, 08:40 PM
That looks pretty neat. Do you have any more pictures of that rear bumper?

Nordic1
11-28-2004, 09:20 PM
very nicely done... infact very very nicely done

Jim311
11-28-2004, 09:31 PM
Damn nice fabrication!

chopshop
12-15-2004, 07:23 PM
disc brake set up coming together:
E350 master/88 xj dual diaphram booster/95 rotors/88 calipers.

http://img157.exs.cx/img157/1540/dec1404037.th.jpg (http://img157.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img157&image=dec1404037.jpg) http://img157.exs.cx/img157/1752/dec1404033.th.jpg (http://img157.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img157&image=dec1404033.jpg) http://img157.exs.cx/img157/646/dec1404043.th.jpg (http://img157.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img157&image=dec1404043.jpg)

Nordic1
12-16-2004, 02:37 AM
looks awesome

nate
12-16-2004, 07:42 PM
What did your e fan come from? Looks like a good fit.

chopshop
12-17-2004, 03:01 PM
Fizzord Tauras. Notice there is nothing below the framerails.

Kraqa
12-17-2004, 08:22 PM
is that a taurus rad too????

chopshop
12-17-2004, 09:23 PM
new stock 4.0 zj. it's tilted back to fit up under the hood.

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/6761/oct1704023.th.jpg (http://img88.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img88&image=oct1704023.jpg)

http://img88.exs.cx/img88/8814/oct1704012.th.jpg (http://img88.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img88&image=oct1704012.jpg)

2nd pic sucks.
I can take some more.

chopshop
12-18-2004, 12:51 AM
E350 master and xj boooster.
-drilled holes out to 5/8"
-ground outside holes to fit into booster.

http://img160.exs.cx/img160/3615/dec1704038.th.jpg (http://img160.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img160&image=dec1704038.jpg)

http://img160.exs.cx/img160/1036/dec1704041.th.jpg (http://img160.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img160&image=dec1704041.jpg)

http://img160.exs.cx/img160/8657/dec1704019.th.jpg (http://img160.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img160&image=dec1704019.jpg)

hopeing to get this bitch in over the weekend.

OverkillZJ
12-18-2004, 11:14 AM
...It's all shiny :shock:

chopshop
12-19-2004, 12:46 PM
one more rad pic

http://img149.exs.cx/img149/1866/dec1904002.th.jpg (http://img149.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img149&image=dec1904002.jpg)

E350 is in. I hope my brakes need to be bled really bad, 'cause they suck ass right now. I'm going to re-bench bleed and at the wheels again today. This should still work with the stock d35 drums, right? (d44/discs not in yet)

It is much smaller, lots more room to work. You can get at the steering intermediate, motor mount, intake/exaust WAY easier. Can you use the ABS pump for anything cool? Hydraulic paint-ruiner for tailgaters?

http://img56.exs.cx/img56/7190/dec1904012.th.jpg (http://img56.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img56&image=dec1904012.jpg)

http://img56.exs.cx/img56/7274/dec1904008.th.jpg (http://img56.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img56&image=dec1904008.jpg)

I plumbed the same as AlaskaZJ's from the write-up section. No proportioning valve. Anybody NOT using one on the street? And I have a zj one for rear disc, could this work?

Compression fittings: Yay or Nay? ....so easy to use!

http://img87.exs.cx/img87/8194/dec1904009.th.jpg (http://img87.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img87&image=dec1904009.jpg)

chopshop
12-20-2004, 01:55 PM
http://img82.exs.cx/img82/4899/dec2004028.th.jpg (http://img82.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img82&image=dec2004028.jpg)

nate
12-20-2004, 02:07 PM
Compression fittings on brake lines are illegal in most (if not all) states. Not sure about Canada.

To do it right, you need to double flare the ends.

chopshop
01-23-2005, 01:25 PM
snow's not too deep to keep us out of the woods yet. here's the zj with the rear d44 in and 33's on.

http://img193.exs.cx/img193/5285/jan2105023.th.jpg (http://img193.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img193&image=jan2105023.jpg)

Nordic1
01-23-2005, 01:34 PM
nice

chopshop
05-03-2005, 09:52 PM
all search, no questions got me this far..... thx pirate4x4 and mallcrawlin.com. webwheelin at it's finest, hopefully i'll wind up with a suspension that works first time out and is suited to one ton axles and more lift in the future. I've tried to incorporate adjustability for wheelbase and lift height in the arm mounting locations. and have adjustable anti-squat. <----hopefully! i'll put up some pics and dims and see what you guys think in a few days. need a little help with the rear upper link mounts.

and as much as this is a fun fab project, it is also to address the soft unibody. i've ripped off the rear upper uca mounts 4 times since x-mas, and haven't been able to get on my rig since i got new rubber and a locker. everytime, it just ripps the fawking uca mounts out.

i bought a dumb car to drive to work. it's white and has no lift.

yeah, they are square. yu gotta problem wit dat? ;D
looked a lot at Kraqa's set-up.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/2139efa3.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/0097b69d.jpg
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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/704d154d.jpg

beginnings of belly-up skid and trans cross member unit.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/ec251175.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/4822f794.jpg

subframe:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/35e9e82d.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/4aaafa09.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/7e094e4d.jpg

lots more to do. front radius arm, rear upper adjustable links, the subframe for the other side, finish the skid/crossmember. and get the subframe fitted and welded in.

rear will be 5-link, front will be 3-link, radius arm style.

keeping 33's and same lift directly after arms are done. then need to find some rims for michelin XL 36x9x16. when i get those, i'll throw some 2" spacers in. it's lifted with just coils right now, room to grow.

wb is at 110" now over stock 106". this new set-up will let me move the front forward another 4". and the rear can go back once the gas tank gets moved. rear is already +4"wb.

:weedman:

chopshop
06-15-2005, 06:24 PM
long arms are done and wheeled upon. Annapolis Valley Jeep Jam. missed the first day due to a fucking blown fuse, but had a really good time otherwise. the zj worked awesome. the trail is called Ghost Train, it parallels a 200yo abandonded rail line. dry with rocks stickin out. We've had crazy amounts of rain here lately, so it was nice to be able to stay out of the mud.

couple of ramp pics. i'm running limiting straps, it's setup for 4.5" lift right now. it will easily flex more than this.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/022178ce.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/c1bf059f.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/445a4a2f.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/5835169e.jpg

trail shots

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/a683bac8.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/f1e13bd6.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/99359803.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/60f6a509.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/56807355.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/093513f6.jpg

chopshop
06-15-2005, 06:52 PM
more pics

the red zj has dual arb's. it's low, but dude was getting used to the v8, so it was a good show.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/68321692.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/5b56e376.jpg

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/1d5a01c8.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/14582813.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/dd4bd44a.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/e53bd202.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/8f02f170.jpg

non-zj, but cool. hp60/14bolt. coilovers.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/636887e3.jpg



literally pulled the zj out of the garage after a 2.5 month build, drove around the block to see if it deathwobbled, then 2.5hr drive to the valley to wheel for the weekend. what a blast!

ps: don't use the diagnostic 12v supply in the drivers footwell to power anything. it has a 12v source, but if you blow the fuse, it kills fuel pump, ignition, trans controller, etc, etc. with 36 hours no sleep, it made me miss the first day of Jam. my own diagnosic skills weren't up to the task of figuring that one out!!!

Jan MacLean

deadman
06-16-2005, 04:15 AM
looking good! :supz:

JeepinHank
06-16-2005, 12:05 PM
Looks like everything came out great!

One question though: 2nd trail shots post - sixth pic down - what the hell happend to that steering?

jdoom
06-16-2005, 03:21 PM
Was wandering the exact same thing about that steering. WTF That sucks

chopshop
06-16-2005, 03:55 PM
it's just a bent tierod. it's wierd that it bent downwards, they usually go backwards into the diff.

we just took it off and one of our buddies 3 rigs back who owns truro-offroad.com sold him a brand new alumiflex from toys by troy. i installed it and away we went. 20 minutes. we had used spares, but dude just got off an oilrig, so he had 20 paychecks to blow. sometimes it's easier just to buy a new one.

jdoom
06-16-2005, 04:07 PM
I wish I had paychecks to blow. Jealousy. :finga:

chopshop
07-29-2005, 03:59 PM
i had a big skid, but it was heavy as hell and was wicked ugly.

and i want to be able to fit a 4link under here eventually, need room for the rear uca mounts on the axle.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/66ce6b30.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/1520260d.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/4c6a739c.jpg

it's almost flush with the bottom framerails.

chopshop
08-15-2005, 02:58 PM
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/7f26e3a0.jpg

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/eef056b2.jpg

chopshop
08-15-2005, 03:05 PM
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y166/chopshop69/80253b69.jpg

OverkillZJ
08-15-2005, 03:32 PM
Gas tank mod is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet :partyman:

JeepinHank
08-15-2005, 05:04 PM
Lookin good!

chopshop
11-17-2005, 02:37 PM
http://media.putfile.com/Jans-ZJ-On-Krack-Jeep-Video



stupid tailgate popped open. heh.

ELLLLLIOTTTTT
11-17-2005, 05:43 PM
be careful flexing that unibody up with the hatch open. I could fit my hand through matt's door jamb after he was winching Ron's axle back in place b/c he left the hatch open.