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Sorry, not an update again :) I will hopefully have something tonight. I had a few days of work related testing get in the way.....:sombrero: I did get 3 of my leaf springs, my xj pedals, a hood hinge, and my headlight bracket in the mail over the last few days.... More to come soon.

Making it work is one thing....making it feel like factory is another. I can't recall anyone installing the 3.0 diesel in the TJ platform. Even in the larger JK there are some size issues if I remember correctly. I still want to see someone do the older 2.7 5cyl engine as a swap. It came in...

The 2.8 from the Liberty in the US is probably the 'easiest' conversion. Its probably one of the only conversions that is half done from the factory as far as computer communication goes. The liberty already have a CAN to PCI bus conversion box, it just needs a little help to allow the removal...

I got some cool new gadgets in the mail. Again....how did I live without these! They are a small sheetmetal but weld clamp. They space the panel .040 apart and pull the edges of the panel up flush. SOOOOOOOO HANDY! I used them to do this. Its almost like cheating.... Then I did the...

The D44 8-lug rear would be custom. But could be fairly easy depending on what you started with and what width you needed. I could make my factory D44 rear 8-lug with 3/4 ton GM D44 outer parts fairly easy since they still use the 6-lug spindle. I think the 22r would make a really decent flat...

I thought about getting one of those, but I am really happy I found the one I did. It works flat amazing. All you have to do is center punch the spot weld and go. I will probably pick up a smaller version for my tool box.

AAAARRRRRRRGGGGGG!!!!!!!! I got my rear end kicked working on the rear wheel tub! Cutting out the front section went pretty good. I just used a small cut off wheel on a cordless Dremel for a start point for the jig saw. The front section came out pretty nice. It did take a bit to drill out...

I'd keep the 22R for a bit. I would just try and gear it lower and lighten everything up as much as you can. The Dana 60 rear is probably WAY overkill, how about a full float D44 that would match the front? You could do 5.89s pretty easy with D44's front and back. Get a thread going, neat...

Any idea how they mated a T90 to a toyota engine? I'm always up for trails....or will be by then :) Moab is only about 3 hours away for me....I feel SOOOO lucky!

Some stuff... I got the edge welded into the other side of the hood... I laid out the other tub for the mods. My fancy spot weld cutter showed up in the mail so I can start on the tubs next. I located all passenger side spot welds and marked them. Modding these tubs is going to be a little...

That is a really good question! I will have to mock it all up when I get the hinge. Good catch. Its not THAT tight on the back of the fender. I just did a quick doodle and I think the hood hinge pivot location is far enough away that it shouldn't shift that corner of the hood much.

Another two hours in sheetmetal work...... Hey look! My hood is longer now! The second side went much faster and easier. Then I decided to weld in a little 3/16" rod on the cut hood edge for the higher fender location.... Then I welded a lot...then I sanded a lot..... This is what...

If you start a thread for your cool ride I will give you some more ideas :) DOOOIIITTTT :sombrero:

Thank you. I try and build different stuff than normal :elkgrin: You should be able to find some 5.14 gears for your eaton if you dig around in some yards. There are even some 'no-spin' detriot lockers for those floating around pretty often. I like the old iron. The eaton axles are kinda cool...

You should start a thread on that thing! We need more old iron threads!

Very nice!

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Oh the little stuff....how fun.... I cut the hood extension and started lining it up on the back of the hood. I didn't make the cut out on the back for the hinge yet. I wanted to wait to test fit that to the hinge when I get it in a few days.... Tack, bend, tack, tack, tack, bend, grind...

Yup, pretty much. MMMMMmmmmmm drab.....