Recent content by Underpowered

and just when i thought i was done.......i see this on Craigslist. had planned on re-doing my rear suspension anyway, and i can pick this up for less than the cost of a new set of lift springs.

DONE! well enough to wheel next weekend atleast.

cage is all welded in and ready for paint tomorrow. i must say, glad i don't have to do that every day. welding in tight spaces sucks!

added stinger to it tonight. weld it all up on thursday.

Cage is tacked in fully and ready for final weld. :rocking: added these braces to it today should make for a nice place for my spare to reside also, had some time so i changed the gear oil in the diffs as i know they have both been under water. rear looked great, brand new but the front...

got the a-pillar bars both tacked in, both door bars cut. not gonna put them in till i go to fully weld it all as the seat is a PITA to take in and out with teh door bars in. drivers a-pillar i am Not happy at all about how the passenger a-pillar turned out. once again had issues getting...

got the Steering box back on tonight. 3 new grade 8 bolts and i was set. the old bolts. one broke, one bent, and one stripped. took longed than i anticipated to get the broken bolt out, but got it going again so i am set. as far as the cage goes, did not get alot done. got the roof...

thanks Dave, i try to do the best i can with what little i have to work with. got more work done today. where it has been chopped, the section where the hatch used to sit is lower than the rest of the roof, so it had to be notched out for the tubes to slid through. then floor plates were...

Time to install a cage in the Old Heep. Labor day weekend i flopped the jeep on its side while out wheeling. didn't really scare me, as i figured it would happen sooner or later. but it did bring to light that it really can happen, and it could end up much worse than a simple easy flop on...

10 point roll cage

Roll cage is on its way, all the pieces to build it should be here early next week, then time to get to welding

looks good, any updates?

big things are a comin' cage will be here in a couple weeks, re-doing front bumper as well as building a rear bumper for it. rear-stretch of atleast 5", possibly as much as 7" to come this winter.

spare tire high lift jack 2 30' 50.000lb straps 1 30' 40,000lb strap 2 20' 18,000 LB straps 3 to 5 shackles front and rear reciever top points. extra fluids (tranny, power steering, oil, carb and brake cleaner, and spray lube, and atleast 2 gallons water) smal tool kit lug wrench, 20# CO2 Tank...

thoughts on a rear stretch? thinking of replacing the rear leaf springs this winter. if i do, gonna mount them backwards, giving me about 5" or so of rear stretch. good idea? bad? i know alot of other work must be done to do so. longer D-shaft, brake lines, re-located fuel tank, shock...