It's taken 6 years to get this rig built! Finally, this year will be the year she makes an appearance

This is what I started with...hey she was free! Free is good, especially when you are on a tight budget!

Eric fab'd the frame for it.

We cut the tub in the door frame, and stretched the tub 12".

More fab.....

Cage in process....

Arriving at her new home in Pollock Pines

what ever it take to get up there and have fun. looks like she's came a long way :thumbsup:

My 1st piece of Bling

nice!

tits

Exhaust....

Makin' progress!

Getting closer.......



Look...my seat tester got bigger

Thought these hood pins would be different...


Time to sand blast!

Got Bondo ?





Battery Tray & Compressor mount...

Another delivery


We have Color! There will be three different colors on her, so blue goes 1st

Damn I likes alot.......sweet rig!

Thanks.....It's been a long wait! Eric is in the shop right now masking off the blue, another color this weekend!

Sorry the pics are so big

OH'S NO'ES!!!!


My mom's rig is better than KURTS!

More painting this weekend...

looks good for a jeep keep up the good work and hope to see that thing on the trail

Posted By kranker on 21st Apr 08 at 10:59am

 

looks good for a jeep keep up the good work and hope to see that thing on the trail

June 20-22 we'll be on the Con for her maiden voyage :thumbsup:

Man ur jeep is looking good! Keep it up!

The paint is done :kranker:

Either you or Jenson have to repaint your jeep or you'll be twins......

Posted By HOGAN on 28th Apr 08 at 3:56pm

 

Either you or Jenson have to repaint your jeep or you'll be twins......

Ya know, I did notice that last week....oh well

good call on the v-band clamp. and the good hood pins :thumbsup: ever get that plate bent up?

Posted By TROUT on 29th Apr 08 at 9:31pm

 

good call on the v-band clamp. and the good hood pins :thumbsup: ever get that plate bent up?

I like the hood pins...they are different, not your usual Jeep hood latches ...as far as the plate, not yet, soon though :thumbsup:

The plate is bent and ready for install...
rear has been pulled, cleaned up and painted...
the plumbing is on going and $$...
the hood got it's last bit of color..

and we are down to 25 days :thumbsup:

lookn good :thumbsup: maybe we will see you up there that weekend :kranker:

damn that things gonna be sexxxaayyyy

I'm getting so excited !!

Worked on break lines, hydro steering placement, other plumbing and wiring this weekend. Mounted the winch and grill. It's really starting to look like something.

lookn real good dont for get to paint that front axle

We're waiting on some parts to finish the front....hopefully this weekend we'll get it opened up, cleaned up, put in the Detroit and paint.

looks sweet!!!

Awesome weekend :thumbsup:

The motor was a bit rough, but she run's!!! Eric later found a 3/8 hole, patched it.

We also pulled the front last night. We'll get it taken apart, cleaned up put in locker and painted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttGHrnulLEk

fancy! i like it!

very nice

WOW...that looks awesome :thumbsup: Cant wait to see it in person. You must be so excited

Thanks guy's ..

The front is rebuilt and painted! This project is really wearing on us. I think by the time we get to camp next weekend, we'll sleep most of the time :kranker:

Here is Eric's version of our weekend...

Long weekend.. still not driving as I had hoped. That means if there are any large issues that pop up, this weekend will be in jeopardy.

I always forget how many small pieces these things have. At the end of each day there are less parts on the floor/shelf/box 'o parts. Perry and Alfred gave a hand on Friday and Alfred and Lisa again today.

Ran into plenty of issues to overcome and ran out of energy.

But it's getting closer.

D60 is done except teh drive flanges need some mods and missing some snap rings

Hydro steer linkage is 100% ready for some power

Hydro lines done, except the one I didn't buy hose for (or cant find...I dunno)...going with a plan "B" until correct line comes in.

Rear driveline is in, front has some issues, waiting for a special seal and I need to talk to STaK about the front output preload.

trans tunnel is done and ready for install

finished the mods on the front seats

headlites work

made progress on the belly pan

exhaust is done and ready for install

cant wait to get on the trail so I can take a nap.

Keep it up. Shes looking good :thumbsup:

Tied up a lot of loose ends today... not driving still, but the exhaust sounds good. motor has what sounds like lifter noise.. hopefully just from sitting so long...Oil press is OK, but no radiator yet to run for long periods.

This was taken last night...No way to shift gears except underneath (shifter was not in yet) and no breaks. But we needed to see if it drove. We are doing some last minute adjustments this morning ..

I apologize in advance for my goofy ass screaming like a girly...I have waited along time for this moment :thumbsup: :kranker:!!

Mov'n under it's own power.... AWESOME! ! ! ! ! :thumbsup:

hope you guys have fun this weekend looks good :thumbsup:

SWEET!!!

Time to wrap up the build...finally :kranker:

Wow lookin good, but I don't see any pics of you drivin ?
Looks like the next build might be a cooler rack!! Looks like you guys were going for a week long stay hahahaha

Oh and I don't know about that sticker on the front

1:Jen was not real keen on driving it much,, the brakes aren't what they should be yet.. but they do work.
2:We have a trailer to go behind her to haul more crap and free up the back seat for kids
3:nobody kicked down the Zombie stickers


Well, its time to move this rig from "project" status to "Trail Rig" status.

Is it done? No, they never are, but the current list of issues could be a lot longer that it is. Overall, I'm very happy with most of it... we had to pull some hack stuff to get it done tho.

This project would not have been possible without the help of a lot of people, both recently and over the last few years. Thank You,...

in no particular order:

Mike R.
Erik W.
Rick F.
Josh C.
Alfred and Lisa H.
Perry G.
Aaron B.
Dan O.
Chris B.
Dennis M.
Mike V.
Brooke B. and her friends James and Kevin.

I'd also like to recommend the following businesses for either excellent products, superior service, or just plain putting up with me during this build.

In no particular order:

Performance Drivetrain, Cotati CA
Four Wheel Drive Hardware http://www.4wd.com/
StaK http://www.stak4x4.com/home.html
Art Carr http://www.artcarr.com/page/home.acpp
PRP http://www.prpseats.com/home.html
NAPA Auto Parts, Pollock Pines Ca
SPD http://www.spdexhaust.com/
RT's Mobile Welding, Shingle Springs CA
PSC http://www.pscmotorsports.com/
True Value Hardware, Pollock Pines CA
High Angle Driveline http://www.highangledriveline.com/
Lehr Electric, Sacramento CA
Summit Racing http://www.summitracing.com/
4 Wheel Perfection, Santa Rosa Ca


I spent today cleaning the shop... I plan to pick up my new rig over the 4th of July weekend. ...

Eric

Edit: oops, forgot someone

We hope to see a build on yours next!!

The breaks and kinks are worked out....She kicks ASS :thumbsup:. Went to Buck this past weekend, got really sunburned and drove out in the rain :kranker:

Looking good Jen! Can't wait to see it on the trail.