Red YJ Build

[Loganwayne]

was this thing sitting outside or friday or saturday? im pretty sure i drove past it on my way home.

 

[Jody Treadway]

Nice work man.
YJ's make such a great platform for what you're building. Nice touches too.
Beware that ratchet strap track bar. It works great to the left but fails miserably to the right

 

[adamk]

was this thing sitting outside or friday or saturday? im pretty sure i drove past it on my way home.

Sure was. My garage enters from behind the house so the Jeep is parked outside there when not being worked on.

Nice work man.
YJ's make such a great platform for what you're building. Nice touches too.
Beware that ratchet strap track bar. It works great to the left but fails miserably to the right

To overcome the single sided control of a ratchet strap track bar, you simply add a second one in the opposite direction. Works like a charm

 

[Chris_Keziah]

To overcome the single sided control of a ratchet strap track bar, you simply add a second one in the opposite direction. Works like a charm

Did with my Jeep in Fish Fossil when it had a Bluetooth track bar mount.

 

[adamk]

Did with my Jeep in Fish Fossil when it had a Bluetooth track bar mount.

And bluetooth upper link, and blue tooth driveshaft....

 

[adamk]

Parts have taken longer to ship than I anticipated. As of now I've received the brake parts (cailpers, MC, and mounting brackets), and the engine bracket. Still waiting on Motobilt to ship the diff cover. I got the MC bled and installed. Also got the driver's side caliper, pads, and lines run. Went to do the passenger side only to find that the caliper mounting bracket they shipped me was cross threaded. Luckily @Chris_Keziah has a spare bracket in the shop I can use.

No real pictures to share except how I mounted the brake lines from the frame to the caliper. The brake lines I used are for 08-14 Super Duty's. I actually won them in a raffle a few years back and they have been sitting on a shelf collecting dust until now.

 

[adamk]

Got the passenger caliper and lines installed. Also got the engine bracket installed. Not super happy with it but it’ll do the job. Had to modify the coil bracket since it didn’t fit the way Brown Dog says it would.

now I can get the trans mount finalized and start on the rear brakes.

 

[adamk]

Got the rear wheel cylinders, and brake lines installed. Got the brakes bled but will probably go at it again because I think it can be better. Also got the rear tail lights in. @Chris_Keziah let me use his weather pack kit so I could reuse the factory connectors. Came out great and no random wires floating around.

As I get closer to finishing up the rear, I need to find someone who can sand and paint the rear corners. Right now they just have some rattle can primer on them. I'm looking to color match with the factory paint. If anyone has any suggestions on decent shops, let me know.

 

[77GreenMachine]

Got the rear wheel cylinders, and brake lines installed. Got the brakes bled but will probably go at it again because I think it can be better. Also got the rear tail lights in. @Chris_Keziah let me use his weather pack kit so I could reuse the factory connectors. Came out great and no random wires floating around.

As I get closer to finishing up the rear, I need to find someone who can sand and paint the rear corners. Right now they just have some rattle can primer on them. I'm looking to color match with the factory paint. If anyone has any suggestions on decent shops, let me know.

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Same guy that straightened your frame can paint too. @southern

 

[adamk]

Same guy that straightened your frame can paint too. @southern

Can't believe I forgot Scott could do it. Just shot him text. Thanks man.

 

[adamk]

In preparation for the steering ram that should be here next week, I decided to do weld on high steer. Initially I was just going to run to the factory arm on the knuckle but Offroad Anonymous sells a kit that looked nice and was reasonably priced. Tonight I tackled that project. Wasn’t too bad. I do wish I had planned this ahead of time as it would have been much easier and faster to weld on with the axle disassembled. Had to go slow to make sure I was pumping too much heat into the knuckle and associated parts.

anyways, got it done and rolled the Jeep back out of the garage. Also installed a Motobilt diff cover.

 

[77GreenMachine]

I made the journey all the way up to Adams place to give him a hand. This rig is gonna be really sweet when it’s done!

We got the TMR double ended ram steering cradle fitted up and ready to go on, and Adam got to test his measurements at full bump and discovered that it was all dead nutts perfect and everything clears

 

[adamk]

I made the journey all the way up to Adams place to give him a hand. This rig is gonna be really sweet when it’s done!

We got the TMR double ended ram steering cradle fitted up and ready to go on, and Adam got to test his measurements at full bump and discovered that it was all dead nutts perfect and everything clears

Thanks again for making the trip up to lend a hand and be a sound board for me to bounce ideas off of. Hoping to get the ram mount burned in tonight or tomorrow morning. Also, when Phillip says everything was perfect, it really couldn't have gotten any closer without major conflicts in space. Radiator to truss clearance is about 1", trackbar to diff cover is about 1/8", and upper link mount to radiator is about 3/4". Once the ram mount is on, and ram installed, there will be about 1/2" clearance between the ram and trackbar.

 

[drkelly]

Thanks again for making the trip up to lend a hand and be a sound board for me to bounce ideas off of. Hoping to get the ram mount burned in tonight or tomorrow morning. Also, when Phillip says everything was perfect, it really couldn't have gotten any closer without major conflicts in space. Radiator to truss clearance is about 1", trackbar to diff cover is about 1/8", and upper link mount to radiator is about 3/4". Once the ram mount is on, and ram installed, there will be about 1/2" clearance between the ram and trackbar.

Sounds well engineered!

 

[Jody Treadway]

very nice build buddy.

 

[adamk]

Sounds well engineered!

very nice build buddy.

Thanks guys. I just wish it was moving along faster

 

[NickMaul]

Thanks guys. I just wish it was moving along faster

Help me finish mine next


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[adamk]

Slowly making some progress today. Will have the ram mount done and try to knock out the trans mount and antiwrap bar.

 

[adamk]

And today’s shop help comes in the form of 4 legs. This is my 3 y/o pit who’s making sure no squirrels come and sabotage my build.

 

[adamk]

Well I got the trans mount and traction bar done. For now it’s back to its parking spot outside until the orbital arrives. What a PITA that has been but it should be here this week.

 

[Cribb]

Can’t wait to see this thing work.

 

[adamk]

Can’t wait to see this thing work.

You and me both lol

 

[rcalexander105]

And today’s shop help comes in the form of 4 legs. This is my 3 y/o pit who’s making sure no squirrels come and sabotage my build.

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Any chance you know of a lab and want to breed that dog? Lab/pit mix will be my next dog (after the wife gets her damn golden-doodle).

 

[adamk]

Any chance you know of a lab and want to breed that dog? Lab/pit mix will be my next dog (after the wife gets her damn golden-doodle).

She's already had her baby making items taken so no breeding for her. Besides, she's batshit crazy haha. Loves people (never met a stranger) but only gets along with one other animal, our 8 y/o boxer.

 

[adamk]

Got the ram mount finished and bolted it down. Also got the tie rods made. It’s a tight package but everything clears. I’ve still got about 3/8” to 1/2” of useable ram so I’ll grind down the stops on the knuckles. Tires clear the arms by a mile so more steering angle will be had.

the orbital is here and waiting to be mounted. I’ve got to order some fittings and measure for hoses and then the steering will be ready for a test.