Found a Sweet Grand!!

Azlugz

Adventurer
OK, Got the first wheel painted today!! Decided to do one and see if we liked using a match color. We tried a darker color and a silver but neither looked right. I think we are going to stay with this, looks good to me!! The others are going to take some work to clean .

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Root Moose

Expedition Leader
That looks pretty decent - run it I say.

Another colour that may work is a dark grey or charcoal type colour.
 

alexfm

Explorer
This looks really awesome, kinda makes me regret not getting a black 5.9 ZJ when I had the chance. It was a repo, and only had like 60k miles on it, but had a bad transmission. But anyway, yours is looking great and I really like that roof rack! Im think about getting something very similar made for my Cherokee.
 

Azlugz

Adventurer
Finally took it out an did a little wheeling to test the springs. Unfortunately, I was the only one taking pics and its hard to get pics of myself!!! We also were in a bit of a rush due to some overheating issues early on so we didn't stop for too many poser shots. We went up to 4 Peaks and ran the El Oso Mine Loop. Not hard but fun and a lot of washed out areas for full articulation.

At full stuff, the rear tires still rub a little on the top inside of the fender well, but they no longer rub the sheet metal, so the lift and trim worked there.

The front however, still needs the pinch weld folded and a little inside trimming. The fender sheet metal itself is ok tho and will not require any cutting. I also need to get with Jesse and get some 3" spacers. I have 2" in it now but his friend makes an aluminum spacer to replace it that slides on and has a set screw to hold it there. He can make it any size but I think a 3" will be fine and I would want one much bigger than that....that should level me out!!

The only real poser shots were at the start by a wet wash area, just pulled up on the bank to stuff the rear tire.

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Other side coming down
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This is about the worst the loop got, but it was fun to play for an afternoon and mom and dad were with me so it wasn't too much of a scare for them!!!
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Beautiful scenery up there too!!
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Roosevelt lake
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Back of 4 Peaks on the road out...looks like 3 peaks but one is hidden.... Look at the snow!!
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Ford Prefect

Expedition Leader
SO SAD!!

I can not believe that you are painting those beautiful chrome rims! Man those are SO hard to find! Man, that sucks. Rims that actually stay chrome are hard to get, the matt finish rims are everywhere. Really sad that you did not just use some of those. Could have sold those beautiful rims to someone who would have enjoyed them... sigh, very sad.

Well, the 5.9 looks pretty nice otherwise. Your front bumper sure sticks way the heck out there, but other than that... it is super nice looking.

So when are you going to stick some drawers in the back, and an RTT on top? :)

By the by,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! (to God, Country, and My Family)

God Bless,
 

theksmith

Explorer
hockey pucks glued or bolted to the axle make great cheap bump stop extensions and might not get you as many strange looks as the tennis ball mod ;)

but great looking ZJ!

since you are budget minded right now on the lift - check out ironrockoffroad.com if you haven't already, they make some nicely priced for what you get lifts and are a respected name among grand owners.
 

Momrocks

Adventurer
I love revisiting this thread, what a great Grand. Keep up the good work, it keeps getting better and better.
 

Azlugz

Adventurer
SO SAD!!

I can not believe that you are painting those beautiful chrome rims! .....................................

Actually it was a decision BUT, the reason was that the rims were not beautiful chrome rims. We found the Jeep in Colorado and the rims were rust pitted real bad and an attempt to clean them proved to make polished rust. So, since they would need to be re-chromed anyway...............


.................Well, the 5.9 looks pretty nice otherwise. Your front bumper sure sticks way the heck out there, but other than that... it is super nice looking.......................
Thanks!!!! The reason it sticks out so far is that there is no room in the front of the grand for a winch to tuck in. We could have saved a few inches by sitting it on top and flushing the bumper edge to it but I wanted the winch down in the bumper and wanted more grill exposed to keep the heat problems down with the bigger engine in the AZ heat!!



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So when are you going to stick some drawers in the back, and an RTT on top? :)
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I have been looking at a lot of different drawer and compartment designs to decide how I want to go about it. I intend to mount the compressor and a 1Kw inverter in the back and am waffling on the dual battery placement (hood or rear). I will not be doing a RTT as I have an off road tent trailer made by Jumping Jack that works fine for expedition camping!!
http://www.jumpingjacktrailers.com/features

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By the by,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE! (to God, Country, and My Family)

God Bless,


My pleasure and thank you for the Blessings
 

Azlugz

Adventurer
hockey pucks glued or bolted to the axle make great cheap bump stop extensions and might not get you as many strange looks as the tennis ball mod ;)

but great looking ZJ!............


That is a thot! Hmmmmmmm. The tennis balls were just an experiment that actually, kinda worked. For bouncing thru the rocks, it stops it from hitting but when you really stuff it hard, they just flatten. So I guess it is more....Half worked!. A friend said he could make me some blocks to extend the bump stops but to tell the truth, I have not even looked at how they are mounted. Time is a premium right now but life should slow down soon and I can actually take time to enjoy the build!
 

kndrewa

New member
love the brown and white color scheme!
good call on color matching the wheels.

might be a good idea to remove the bumpers for painting.
i suppose the rust situation where you are isn't as 'imminent'
theres no way you could get all of the nooks and crannies with them on the rig.
 

FlexdXJ

Adventurer
love the brown and white color scheme!
good call on color matching the wheels.

might be a good idea to remove the bumpers for painting.
i suppose the rust situation where you are isn't as 'imminent'
theres no way you could get all of the nooks and crannies with them on the rig.

x2 Your Grand looks great Buddy!
 

Azlugz

Adventurer
love the brown and white color scheme!
good call on color matching the wheels.

might be a good idea to remove the bumpers for painting.
i suppose the rust situation where you are isn't as 'imminent'
theres no way you could get all of the nooks and crannies with them on the rig.



They will be coming off but time is an issue right now. I have lived in the north and east before and know the rust issue there, here we get a little surface stuff and it stops there so I will be ok to hold off a bit. There are some other mods that will cause me to take the front apart and I will do the inside then!!!!




Thanks tho!
 

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