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Back at it.... Fabbing up a new crossmember. I have planned on adding it since I built the jeep. It is 1.25" square tubing with a 1/8" wall. I did all the cuts on the bandsaw and cleaned them up a little with a flap disc. I planned the crossmember offset so I could clamp the entire thing...

I got back out in the shop today.... I built this little flange press die. It offsets a 1/2" lip on a panel about .040-.050. There is a little material spring back, I should have probably used some 14 gauge to make the offset more like .060 after material spring back. Overall the die worked...

Opps....

The new battery is all tucked into it's new home.... I ended up having to mod the inner fender to get the space I wanted around the battery. It's not my favorite modification but it will work. I need to throw some dirt on the new undercoating :) For those looking to run a battery system...

I've been slacking with the updates again.... So far..... I stole one of the Parts Due features and am relocating my battery. This is a Group 51R battery and it BARELY fits in this location. I still have some minor fender mods to do but the paint is drying on the new mount right now. The...

Thanks! My original plan was to drive to the Rubicon and back this summer so this is going to be the next step up from that!

I guess I should update this thread again... It's now official! http://www.fourwheeler.com/ultimate-adventure/1405-2014-ultimate-adventure-the-final-six/ I applied for the Ultimate Adventure trip with 4wheel&Offroad magazine and was selected as one of the six readers to be invited on the event!

Just a short boring video from Moab.

My advice. Take the minimal amount of stuff you need and take the extra money on the trip. A light jeep is a happy jeep. The payload of your common JK is pretty pathetic really if you get to looking. Try and keep it as front heavy as practical, this is more difficult than it sounds. It is...

I will try that when I have it apart again. Thanks for the tip.

Moab EJS roadtrip report.... I drove the little guy over to Moab for a long weekend, wheeled it a bit, and drove it back home. My hope was that the new engine would get through its break in miles on the trip..... The only odd thing that happened was the day before my trip my Wideband gauge...

Thank you very much. I tried to go over some of the engine stuff but really I don't have the patience to document it all. Honestly if the chassis wouldn't have been built to use the old 225 I would have changed it out for something more modern. I'd really like to build another one with one of...

Speed is your enemy. The aerodynamics on those old trucks are terrible. I was able to get decent mileage with my old 1978 ford but the mileage always dropped WAY off after about 60mph. My 1992 Dodge is much the same but the Cummins helps a lot...but speed is still a BIG factor.

Thank you very much. Those pictures for the article where just over a year old now. That was RIGHT when I got the new transmission and transfer case installed but before I had the 5.38s and done all the prep for the 2000 mile trip. The little guy is still evolving all the time. I just got done...

I think that totally catches up this thread to the present day. That was probably post overload, sorry....

I installed the gaskets last night. No more exhaust leaks. I took it for a test drive last night. You get some really odd vibrations when you have one hub locked in with an automatic locker. Other than that things seemed to go pretty well. Power seems good. Honestly it feels much the same as...

Ok, ok.....best day ever! If that wasn't enough.....which is was......but anyways.... I fired up the flattie and took it for a short drive around the neighborhood to warm up the coolant so I could run a few more tests on the fan switch. I was getting it up to about 205-210F according to the...

A candid picture from the weekend.... The misses caught me in the whirlwind that was this weekend. At this point I am trying to remember how the heck a timing light works. Is this thing on. It took me a while to find my old Montgomery Ward timing light. It has been with me for a lot of years...

Ok....what did I do today to get the jeep running. Honestly it's kinda fuzzy. I think I started out there about 8:30 this morning.....then all of a sudden it was like 4pm already. The basic list of things.... -Made the mount of the recovery tank -Mounted said tank. -Filled the cooling...

Somehow buying the parts for and wiring in the fan control took most of the afternoon... The relay pack is from a Volvo car, generally the same one the fan came from. It is a totally integrated OEM level part. I used a BMW dual speed grounding fan switch. I am running a 180 thermostat so I...