I finally have everything here to get this project rolling. This Saturday will begin the transformation from ordinary to extrodinary.Your gonna love it buddy.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The Jeep is finally here
I finally have everything here to get this project rolling. This Saturday will begin the transformation from ordinary to extrodinary.Your gonna love it buddy.
The lift kit has arrived
Well, I just got back from Washington DC today to find the Rubicon Express lift lit has finally arrived. I did an inventory to make sure all the parts were there and to give them a once over to see if RE has made any changes to their kit before I begin the installation. Everything looks great. They did powder coat their sway bar disconnects silver to match the rest of the parts, and all the critical fasteners are grade-8. They also shipped the new CV driveshaft to go with the transfer case rebuild kit that had arrived with the last shipment.This saturday I will begin the tear down of the old components and start the installation of the new parts. At this point it is a necesstity to make room in the garage.
The only part that we are still waiting for is the new front bumper. I expected this delay since the bumper is a custom made unit, which normally takes 6-8 weeks after the holiday orders come in.
Towing the Jeep to the garage
This past weekend I moved Jims Jeep from his ranch back to Dallas. It took a total of 9 hours and nearly 500 miles but I got it here without any problems.Thursday, January 17, 2008
The Motherload has arrived
Let me just start by saying that without exageration there are probably 10 pounds of hardware that will be used to mount all these parts. When you look at everything as a whole it seems like a daunting project. Who am I kidding, this is almost the funnest thing I could do with my time next to playing with my little munchkin.
Almost all the the parts have arrived. I had to break down boxes for 1 hour when I got home just to have room to walk through the garage. VERY COOL!
This is the Bushwacker Front fender flare with extra clearance for those big tires.
This is the Bushwacker rear fender flare to keep the mud off the side of Jim's Jeep.
There were 5 Cragar black powder coated street-lock rims. I know you are thinking there is a lot of black parts but trust me when I say that it will balance out very well with the white paint on Jim's Wrangler. I cant wait to start putting this ride together.
This is the differential cover for a Dana-30 for the front end of Jim's (Really Kathleens) Jeep.
These are Superlift suspensions differential covers to protect the axles on this beast!!
This is the Superwinch 9000 pound electric winch. In a comparison by MoabJeeper that was conducted three months ago this winch went toe to toe with the Warn 9000 pound winch. They had almost the exact same numbers in a very grueling real world test called winches in Hell. The article can be read in JRations Magazine - Standard issue 8. The only difference was that this winch is almost half the price. You cant beat that.
This is the Optima Yellow Top deep cycle battery. It does not have any liquid so you can beat the hell out of it. Since it is full of gell instead of liquid acid it can be mounted sideways, upside-down or in any configuration you can dream up. This battery will handle the draw put on it by the SuperWinch even with the radio and air conditioning running at the same time.
These two bad boys are the ARB rock sliders that will mount on the sides of the wrangler. These will look great and take one hell of a beating every single day. You can stand on them, jump on them, smack them into rocks or small vehicles that get into your way. When Jim buys his hi-lift jack he can just jack the whole side of his Jeep from under one of these and never worry about even denting one of these suckers. Super Tough and good looking to boot.
They even have their emblem embedded into the sides. The detail of craftsmanship on these are incredible.
This is the laser cut Warn emblem found on each end of Jims new rear bumper.
The entire Warn rear bumper with tire carrier is very heavy duty. You can easily mount the weight of a 35" tire on this bumper and never worry about stressing the hinges. It also has a class three hitch built into the bumper, just in case Jim needs to pull a trailer or mount any number of assesories that are available for any jeep wrangler.
This is the tire carrier for the Warn rear bumper. It has a very well made mount for Kathleens ( I meant Jim's) full size spare tire.
This is my garage with the parts layed out. Dont worry, there will plenty of room when I remove the 69 Mustang and get rid of some of these boxes and packing materials.
This is the view my wife Staci had when she came outside to check on me.
Almost all the the parts have arrived. I had to break down boxes for 1 hour when I got home just to have room to walk through the garage. VERY COOL!
This is the Bushwacker Front fender flare with extra clearance for those big tires.
This is the Bushwacker rear fender flare to keep the mud off the side of Jim's Jeep.
There were 5 Cragar black powder coated street-lock rims. I know you are thinking there is a lot of black parts but trust me when I say that it will balance out very well with the white paint on Jim's Wrangler. I cant wait to start putting this ride together.
This is the differential cover for a Dana-30 for the front end of Jim's (Really Kathleens) Jeep.
These are Superlift suspensions differential covers to protect the axles on this beast!!
This is the Superwinch 9000 pound electric winch. In a comparison by MoabJeeper that was conducted three months ago this winch went toe to toe with the Warn 9000 pound winch. They had almost the exact same numbers in a very grueling real world test called winches in Hell. The article can be read in JRations Magazine - Standard issue 8. The only difference was that this winch is almost half the price. You cant beat that.
This is the Optima Yellow Top deep cycle battery. It does not have any liquid so you can beat the hell out of it. Since it is full of gell instead of liquid acid it can be mounted sideways, upside-down or in any configuration you can dream up. This battery will handle the draw put on it by the SuperWinch even with the radio and air conditioning running at the same time.
These two bad boys are the ARB rock sliders that will mount on the sides of the wrangler. These will look great and take one hell of a beating every single day. You can stand on them, jump on them, smack them into rocks or small vehicles that get into your way. When Jim buys his hi-lift jack he can just jack the whole side of his Jeep from under one of these and never worry about even denting one of these suckers. Super Tough and good looking to boot.
They even have their emblem embedded into the sides. The detail of craftsmanship on these are incredible.
This is the laser cut Warn emblem found on each end of Jims new rear bumper.
The entire Warn rear bumper with tire carrier is very heavy duty. You can easily mount the weight of a 35" tire on this bumper and never worry about stressing the hinges. It also has a class three hitch built into the bumper, just in case Jim needs to pull a trailer or mount any number of assesories that are available for any jeep wrangler.
This is the tire carrier for the Warn rear bumper. It has a very well made mount for Kathleens ( I meant Jim's) full size spare tire.
This is my garage with the parts layed out. Dont worry, there will plenty of room when I remove the 69 Mustang and get rid of some of these boxes and packing materials.
This is the view my wife Staci had when she came outside to check on me.
My wife called me at work to let me know the UPS guy was at our house and proceeding to unload everything he had in his truck into our garage. It is the motherload of Jeep parts. It was as if I had won the Jeep parts lottery. Jim has a very cool wife to let him do this project.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Poison Spyder Customs Parts Arrive
The parts are beginning to build up in the garage. This is only the start to a very large undertaking of transforming a stock 2003 Jeep Wrangler into a quality trail rig . My wifes car has been put outside to make room but the 1969 mustang will always have a warm roof.
The parts from Poison Spyder Customs arrived today and I have to say these trail corners are better than the last set I have seen on another Jeep last year. The powder coating on them is perfect and the fasteners that were included are very high quality. They are pre-cut for the fuel cap opening, tail lights, license plate mount and tailgate hinges. They are also pre-drilled for the mounting screws. I have to admit that I am a little bit jealous that Poison Spyder does not make these for a Jeep Cherokee.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Tire question?
What side do you want to face outside, the side with the white letters or the side with the black letters? The builder votes for black side out. Let me know Jim.
Jims Jeep Build Begins
The tires were delivered today (14 January 2008) I will keep you posted on the details of the build so Jim will be able to follow his project as the parts arrive and as I change the Jeep into a rig to be reckoned with.
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