Project Hookup - Now with Solar

[WJJEEPIN]

Man I would love to get one of those upper a arms for the rear. Do you know if they sell it separately? I havent seen anything like that anywhere else. Lookin good man.

Check in with Josh at IRO and see. I dont see why not. The adjustability of the pinion is really easy with this. And it makes a TON of difference on the road.

With the 5.5" lift and short arm it the jeep felt top heavy and had a ton of body roll. Once I installed these it feels much more centered and lower cog.

Also just picked up some bils for the front.

[Jeeptech01]

I was planning on adj lowers with the spacer but it would be really nice to be able to adj the upper too. How is the polished turdy holding up?

[WJJEEPIN]

I was planning on adj lowers with the spacer but it would be really nice to be able to adj the upper too. How is the polished turdy holding up?

So far the D30 is doing well. I havent put much time off road on it yet. I have been piecing the jeep since my daughter was born in July 09. Now that the LA is on the rear I will be heading down to HH in the near future to put it through some paces.

[Jeeptech01]

Ha yea I forgot you mentioned the kids thing earlier. Yea I have 2 also and I know what you mean LOL keep at it.

[WJJEEPIN]

Ha yea I forgot you mentioned the kids thing earlier. Yea I have 2 also and I know what you mean LOL keep at it.

Nice, Yeah two isnt twice as hard as one, its about 10 times harder. My son is 2yr 9mo and daughter is 9mo. She is just on the edge of being mobile and the fun starts. My son will do his first wheeling trip with me in the next month. I am stoked to get him on the trail.

[Jeeptech01]

Cool. Yea my son is 3 1/2 and my daughter is 2. Everyone says it gets easier as they get older we'll see...

[fredr1980]

So far the D30 is doing well. I havent put much time off road on it yet. I have been piecing the jeep since my daughter was born in July 09. Now that the LA is on the rear I will be heading down to HH in the near future to put it through some paces.

Looks good. I think I actually saw your jeep over at Comberson's in Campbell a couple days ago as I was driving by. I'll be hitting Hollister next Sunday with a couple people if you want to come and test out your rig then.

Fred R.

[WJJEEPIN]

Looks good. I think I actually saw your jeep over at Comberson's in Campbell a couple days ago as I was driving by. I'll be hitting Hollister next Sunday with a couple people if you want to come and test out your rig then.

Fred R.

Morning Fred, yup its back at the shop to repair the upper a-arm mount, re-attach the sliders, and potentially look at fabbing a new Trac-Bar Bracket on the frame to correct the angle I created by flipping the DL. Ill throw up some pics once I have her back.

Hmm, that is tempting, I would like to hit it with a group. Ill check in with the Boss and see our schedule. Should I PM you?

[WJJEEPIN]

Picked her back up last night. Still have some minor things to go over. But here she is up on the rack.



Here is the mount for the upper link.



Here you can see the new flowmaster muffler. Sounds mean outside but not that noticeable in the cab even at fwy speeds.

Also check out the inside of the upper link.

[Jeeptech01]

Hmm I thought that A arm mounted in the factory location


Looks great man.

[WJJEEPIN]

Hmm I thought that A arm mounted in the factory location


Looks great man.

It has the factory bushings so you might be able to work the into the factory location. Though I think it's wider.

[Jeeptech01]

I'll have to call them in a few months when Im ready and see what they can come up with. I finished the tuck too btw. I also put up some pics of it on the lift. Lemme know if you need another angle.

[WJJEEPIN]

Uh Oh. Finally got a hold of Jes from Pirate 4x4 and we tackled the gas tank skid raise today. Havent loaded all the pics up but here is a teaser.

[WJJEEPIN]

Here are a few more pix from my iphone, I need to get the pix from my buddy.



Where we put the hole for the filler tubes





I ended up trimming the filler tube up a few inches to assist in alleviating the sever angle but left the breather tube.



And my brother came into town and brought my son his bday gift for his 3rd bday. He works for the forest service up in south shore of Tahoe and is a sawyer. So how fitting to get my son home depot faux chain saw. makes sound and the saw blade moves back and forth.

[Jeeptech01]

Cool! By far one of my favorite mods that I did to the WJ.

[MoonyJohn]

Nice.. getting that dirty diaper a raise. Have you finished yet? I want to see how you seal everything up. Ive seen some people cut about 4" off the sides where its flat, not to where it gets to the curve. Hopefully the newb questions dont bother you, I need as much info as possible so I can go do it someday.

Nice jeep btw

[Jeeptech01]

I left part of the curve in mine since it will keep some strength and rigidity in the panel. Not that it matters now I guess LOL.

[WJJEEPIN]

Nice.. getting that dirty diaper a raise. Have you finished yet? I want to see how you seal everything up. Ive seen some people cut about 4" off the sides where its flat, not to where it gets to the curve. Hopefully the newb questions dont bother you, I need as much info as possible so I can go do it someday.

Nice jeep btw

So for some bling I got some diamond plate to cover the hole. I only cut out the tire carrier at the curve for the same reason as JT01. I am 95% done. I just need to get some dynamat to cover the bottom and deaden some of the sound and I figure it will assist in sealing the gap. I plan on finishing up this weekend and will toss some more pix up at that point.

[Jeeptech01]

Diamond plate = good!

[WJJEEPIN]

Diamond plate = good!

Yeah, I like it. I went with 2/16th and looking back I should have gone with 1/4" for more sturdy. I went with 33"x35" and it works but it is a tad shy after trimming, so if I were to do it I would go with 35"x35".

[Jeeptech01]

2/16th? Yea I used 1/8th too

Plenty strong.

[WJJEEPIN]

Mobile upload:

So here is the cut diamond plate.


Here is the dynamat trimmed and laid down. I used waterproofing foil tape for the creases.

[lakailimited06]

man thats nice, i jsut used 14g steel and like this door trim stuff and glued the carpet back onto it lol

[WJJEEPIN]

man thats nice, i jsut used 14g steel and like this door trim stuff and glued the carpet back onto it lol

Caulked and in.


And kept the plastic brackets to hold the cover. I need to trip a bit if the plastic but it's a good fit.

[jborushko]

just out of curiosity why did you dime out for diamond plate just to cover it with carpet? why not a cheaper metal? you said "bling" but you covered your bling!