Looking good, perfect color blue for that rig!
Looking good, perfect color blue for that rig!
Looking good, about time to get it dirty.
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"A wise and frugal government...shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government." Thomas Jefferson
Very nice Michael. Now time to pinstripe it
The StRanger (August 31st, 2017)
Looks good!
So when we see it on the trails?
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Crazy- You call me crazy, but you wouldn't know crazy if Charles Manson was eating Fruit Loops on your front porch. Suiciadl tendancies- intatutionalized
Thanks guys for the compliments. I still have a few things to button up and then it's ready for the trail. I have to finish the new traction bar, reconnect the lockers, install tailgate, rear seats, rear bumper, sliders etc
Got a new drive shaft in. I'm pretty sure the old one was bent while contacting the front skid. Gonna be clearancing the skid plate before it goes back in.
Finally started installing the hydro-assist on my TJ, all the old parts are out.
You will love it. What ram are you going with?
I bought a full PSC kit, new pump, steering box, reservoir, ram, hoses, etc. Also bought a remote cooler.
Very cool, doing it right. Hope it's a smooth install
Got some bling for the red 4Runner today. Now just need to wrap some big rubber around them!
So bright I need
TJS86TOY (November 3rd, 2017)
With Moab trip coming up this weekend (still hoping we can get some more to join Trent and I), it was time to swap the carb jets to one size bigger. I've been running 47 jets which work really well here in Colo at the high elevations, but Denver is kind of the bottom limit - if not pushing it a bit too low. So swapped in the 48s last night and should be good to go for Moab (4000') and will leave them in throughout the winter and spring here in Denver. Will swap back to the 47s next summer when the high elevation trails open back up.
Why would you want electronically controlled TBI when you can have this kind of fun...
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James Orofino
1970 CJ5
1958 Willys Wagon
Got to love carbs.
Have fun in Moab.
Good time to be there cooler temps.
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Crazy- You call me crazy, but you wouldn't know crazy if Charles Manson was eating Fruit Loops on your front porch. Suiciadl tendancies- intatutionalized
On my way back from Moab - picked these up off CL posting in Grand Junction.
They are BDS 2.5" lift leaf springs unused with sticker still on them (and hardware). Not 100% sure they are going to work in terms of the amount of lift to clear my 33s. These are generally the most popular leaf sets for the early cj crowd - and if they clear properly, should provide lots more flex and articulation than what I am running now (unknown stiff leaf springs - probably Rancho kit). Overall measurements of the eye to eye length and true spring length also suggest these should be a little longer than what I have currently, and that should help push the shackle from my currently undesirable vertical alignment to slightly forward - this should help with droop. Each of these leafs has a low friction sheet layer between them to help with flex, and they are double 'military' style wrap on the ends for more durability.
Hopefully they will provide the needed clearance for my 33s - and I guess I could go just a bit longer on the shackles if needed - as they should definitely provide some additional flex. Now if I can just figure out my leaking radiator.
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James Orofino
1970 CJ5
1958 Willys Wagon
You should like those BDS springs. Ran them on my truggy and was very happy with them.