THEN! I swapped on my Smitty front bumper (made sure to keep the floods on.
OH YEA, it CANE WITH FLOODS!
and they work too!
Then I swapped in my projector front lamps for a GREAT visibility improvement!
Coming soon! Hard top and full doors (Yes, Ill look funny with a Black Jeep with RED DOORS till summer, I might Plastikote them black for a while, but they WILL be painted Black professionally.
AND! Im swapping my 3.5" Lift, shocks, 1 ton steering, and Tcase SYE!
AND THEN, FINALLY, Ill get off my A55 and prep/install the 8.8 that WAS SUPOSED to go into my '90!
THEN! I swapped on my Smitty front bumper (made sure to keep the floods on. OH YEA, it CANE WITH FLOODS! and they work too! Then I swapped in my projector front lamps for a GREAT visibility improvement! Coming soon! Hard top and full doors (Yes, Ill look funny with a Black Jeep with RED DOORS till summer, I might Plastikote them black for a while, but they WILL be painted Black professionally. AND! Im swapping my 3.5" Lift, shocks, 1 ton steering, and Tcase SYE! AND THEN, FINALLY, Ill get off my A55 and prep/install the 8.8 that WAS SUPOSED to go into my '90!
Started ripping apart the '90, got the front and rear off, sitting in the garage waiting for next week, and 2 days off in a row to put them on the '93.
I had a 2002 Mustang GT that I just loved and I was rear-ended on the freeway and it was totaled. I bought a 2006 to replace it, and like you, it felt so weird to let it go. I wasn't able to swap anything over (nor did I want to) except the wheels, and now I feel like I still have a little bit of it left. But you will have the best of both Jeeps plus the added luxury of the 4.0 fuel injection. I think maybe the bimbo that hit you did you a favor.
Didnt do much today, installed my entire stereo into the '93, and painted my roll bar CB mount black.
Next 3 days I work 10 hours, Ill get home and it will be dark.
My next item will be removing the posi lock cable form the '90 and hiding the stereo wires in some conduit tubing tucked out of the way (it got dark and I ran out of time).
Also plan on installing the Hard top on the 93, and plastikoting the outside of the full doors black till Summer, when i remove them anyway, and ill get them painted then.
I cant wait till I get my axles with 4:10 and 33's on it...
The more I think abotu this, th emore I wonder
Current diff tag says 3:07, and I have 31's on it.
Will going to 33's and 4:10s be to much gearing?
Remember, Im used to an anemic 2.5L TBI where the "sweet spot" was 3K RPM
This 4.0L is hauling ass with 3:07s and a seemingly LOW "Sweet spot" around 1500 - 2000 RPM....
Depends. Do you wheel it? I would assume so. If so I would go with 4.10's. I have 3.07's and 33's and it was a DOG with the tired old 4.2. With the new stroker motor though it doesn't even matter. If I weren't building this thing to wheel I could leave it as is and it would be fine. It's a friggin' hot rod now, although I have barely been able to drive it, I am still sorting out the little bugs. For the record I am building with the goal being 38's on Ford axles, and I am leaning towards 4.88's, although 4.56's have appeal as well.
They do pull hard at those low rpm's, that's why I love these engines, and also why i built a stroker 6 over doing a v8 swap.
Started my day fixing my tailgate lock, it was not even hooked up, ended up digging through my spare junk pieces tin and found an orange rod clip, modded it to fit and took a pic, it works perfectly now, (added a few zip ties just incase it decided it hated me later.
Then I started tearing apart my soft top, removed the roll bar padding (never liked that idea), and my Cross bar with eh CB mount (I missed a spot and its still a tad red)....
Got it all bolted together, now I need to paint my doors (I got Plastikote for now) this summer.
Got my Roll cage CB mount in, and next is the lift and 33's with my 4:10 axles from my '90!
Also, I think I found the image that will best fit this Jeep, DEATH MECHANIC!
I just need to find 2 5" and one 12" decals for various locations....
Ill take adaytime pic tomorrow at work, kinda weird seeing my old red doors on it...
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Related Threads
?
?
?
?
?
Ask a question
Ask a question
Jeep Wrangler Forum
9M posts
468K members
Since 2005
A forum community dedicated to Jeep Wrangler owners and enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about reviews, performance, trail riding, gear, suspension, tires, classifieds, troubleshooting, maintenance, for all JL, JT, JK, TJ, YJ, and CJ models!