Great work.

It looks sooo much better with those wheels/tires on it. IMO it looks a lot better with the full doors on it too.

 

4WD for the bumper (scratch-n-dent with Rustoleum flat black), AtoZ for the d-ring tabs (gift from another member on the board)

"This Old Jeep"

thanx ya'll, and i agree about the doors. i'm going to get that other door cleaned up asap to paint with the fenders and flares here soon.

 

so pretty much everyone on Jeepin. om are saying i need to ditch the 2" coils and put the factory ones back ... what do you guys think??

and i need a pass side inner wheel well plastic ASAP, i think it will look way better all black and a shadow in there with that much wheel well showing. also still trying to aquire not only a set of mirrors (YJ, TJ, JK anything factory jeep), but a pass door fold in mirror for when my other full door is painted and together.

 

say it looks too tall, too much wheel well showing. i kind of agree ... but kinda like it

 

35's, 6spd, 3.21's, and the 3.8(with superchips program) ... mixed review. so the driveability isn't really all that bad at all, i have no issues gettin around and soon this week i'll have a gas milage check. the gears are longer then i'd like, and everything has moved down one gear. i no longer can use 6th, 5th is for 65+mph flat or down hill only, and so on. i can do 40mph in 1st and 60mph in 2nd. (assuming my speedo re-cal is correct, i still need to GPS check it. and the 5500 redline). there is adaquite to good acceleration once the motor passes 3k (pulls WAY better to the red now with the programmer), but sub 3k just BLOWS. i run motors hot to begin with ... but i've launched a '63 beetle with 4 big guys in it harder then this thing. 1st gear starts you really gota think about and if up-hill the clutch gets a workout. its honestly worse then driving my sisters 4cyl/auto YJ from a start untill you get past 3k. gearing to 4.88's would put it better (higher) then stock R's and i'm bettin would really drive pretty nice, will be this winter's project for sure.

also decided that for just more then a used rubi rear d44, but less then a new one ... i could build a 35-spline chromo 9" with nodular 3rd and potentialy a spider housing. seams like a no-brainer to me.

 

different sites ... different views

 

looks good, your ready for Jkfest in October!

 

ive been watching this build step by step, congrats for finishing it up and doing such a great job it looks great, now get it out there on the trails

 

my buddies wedding is that weekend in northern MI! ... but i'd have to fly there ... what do i do!?

 

Promise him you won't miss his next wedding