Ted and Eric knocked out most of Aaron's Rubicon upgrades... Savvy offroad aluminum raised gas tank skid, Clayton oil pan and t-case skid/crossmember, 3/4" poly spacers, 1" motor mounts. We are waiting on inner axle seals for the front from the dealer so we can get this truck off the lift and I can work on my truck!
Hopefully Ted can finish the e-brake system on Henry's yota while we wait.
Chris and I are coming up with design pics for James' YJ cage. He should have the Jeepspeed rear shocks done soon. I'll probably work on the website photo gallery a bit.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
I'm closer on the diesel. going to try a couple procedures tomorrow and hopefully I will have my truck back. The guys and some friends have been helping me out with that.
Ted has been mentoring Eric and helping me out around the shop today. Eric is doing great. He prepped the Clayton skids with paint, installed the trail gear sliders and Daystar 1" motor mounts on the Rubicon.
Chris figured out a game plan on mounting the rear bypass shocks in John's Jeepspeed today, despite some cage work that will get removed. Tomorrow he'll work on that. If there is time left, we will start stripping the interior of James' YJ and designing his family style roll cage... 6 point, spreaders, grab handles, seat cage, harness bars front and rear.
Ted will be working on Henry's 4runner if thedamn brake cables show up. He will also tackle the front D44 seals in Aaron's Rubicon while Eric does motor, tranny, and gas tank skids with some 3/4" coil spacers in the mix too.
The rest of the week will be finishing up the vehicles we have a the shop, working on the rollcage, and we will drag Cory's 4runner back in. Ted and Eric will work on the wiring and mounting the 5spd/chain drive t-case. I think we have everything we need except the master cylinder and pedal assembly to complete that swap, assumng we don't need any driveshaft work. But that's unlikely.
Ted has been mentoring Eric and helping me out around the shop today. Eric is doing great. He prepped the Clayton skids with paint, installed the trail gear sliders and Daystar 1" motor mounts on the Rubicon.
Chris figured out a game plan on mounting the rear bypass shocks in John's Jeepspeed today, despite some cage work that will get removed. Tomorrow he'll work on that. If there is time left, we will start stripping the interior of James' YJ and designing his family style roll cage... 6 point, spreaders, grab handles, seat cage, harness bars front and rear.
Ted will be working on Henry's 4runner if thedamn brake cables show up. He will also tackle the front D44 seals in Aaron's Rubicon while Eric does motor, tranny, and gas tank skids with some 3/4" coil spacers in the mix too.
The rest of the week will be finishing up the vehicles we have a the shop, working on the rollcage, and we will drag Cory's 4runner back in. Ted and Eric will work on the wiring and mounting the 5spd/chain drive t-case. I think we have everything we need except the master cylinder and pedal assembly to complete that swap, assumng we don't need any driveshaft work. But that's unlikely.
The weekend was good. Chris and I finished up a couple things on the race car so we could run it on saturday. She pulls really well with the new dual carb set up. The tranny is geared perfect for the new motor and the shifter glides like butter. 5099 is a completely different animal now. All she needs are a few tweaks here and there, a jet kit and some brake maintenance. She should be good for some more practice time and finally back to racing!
Yesterday, Ted was moving out of his house. Chris and I worked on the 12V suburban bid and did research about what it's going to take.
We also swapped an injector on my F350. Hopefully, we'll get all the air purged out later today.
This will be a good day. Ted will work on Henry's e-brake system and Joe's Trans Am. Chris has the rear shocks to mount on te Jeepspeed. Eric will start working with us today and get familiar with the shop. I'm going to the tax office and try to finish my Ford
Yesterday, Ted was moving out of his house. Chris and I worked on the 12V suburban bid and did research about what it's going to take.
We also swapped an injector on my F350. Hopefully, we'll get all the air purged out later today.
This will be a good day. Ted will work on Henry's e-brake system and Joe's Trans Am. Chris has the rear shocks to mount on te Jeepspeed. Eric will start working with us today and get familiar with the shop. I'm going to the tax office and try to finish my Ford
Thursday, June 25, 2009
this bumper is kicking my ass. back to the drawing board for some reengineering.
Ted did a Tundra leveling kit and worked on Henry's e-brake.
Chris finished the Jeepspeed engine cage.
Tomorrow, I'll figure out what to do with this Landcruiser. Ted will finish the e-brake and start on the 5spd conversion on Cory's 4Runner. Chris will work on the rear shock mounts in the Jeepspeed.
We also have to prep 5099 so we can test it out saturday. Next week we will continue with Cory's 4runner. Build a cage for James' YJ. Start planning this 12V swap in the 2500 Suburban. And will look at rewiring an FJ40 with a V8 and nitrous.
Ted did a Tundra leveling kit and worked on Henry's e-brake.
Chris finished the Jeepspeed engine cage.
Tomorrow, I'll figure out what to do with this Landcruiser. Ted will finish the e-brake and start on the 5spd conversion on Cory's 4Runner. Chris will work on the rear shock mounts in the Jeepspeed.
We also have to prep 5099 so we can test it out saturday. Next week we will continue with Cory's 4runner. Build a cage for James' YJ. Start planning this 12V swap in the 2500 Suburban. And will look at rewiring an FJ40 with a V8 and nitrous.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
It was 103 degrees today. I bet it was 120 in the shop.
Just updated the photo gallery. There are pics of the rear Carli desert suspension on Tori's Megacab, shots of the ongoing Jeepspeed project, and the rear bumper I just finished on Laura's FJ62 Landcruiser.
Today the Cruiser wasmy project. Ted worked on a Volvo AC system, put Cory's T-case together, and did a bit of work scrounging e-brake parts for Henry's 4Runner. Chris knocked out a tranny and t-case swap on John Lloyd's Tundra.
This heat is whooping us all. Tomorrow will be a leveling kit on a Tundra, finishing the engine cage on John's Jeepspeed Cherokee, finishing Henry's e-brake system, checking the AC on Jane's Firebird, and possibly pulling Cory's 4runner back in the shop for the 5spd swap. We got the clutch today and may need to build a new crossmember for the 4runner. Either way, it needs to be back in for wiring.
Just updated the photo gallery. There are pics of the rear Carli desert suspension on Tori's Megacab, shots of the ongoing Jeepspeed project, and the rear bumper I just finished on Laura's FJ62 Landcruiser.
Today the Cruiser wasmy project. Ted worked on a Volvo AC system, put Cory's T-case together, and did a bit of work scrounging e-brake parts for Henry's 4Runner. Chris knocked out a tranny and t-case swap on John Lloyd's Tundra.
This heat is whooping us all. Tomorrow will be a leveling kit on a Tundra, finishing the engine cage on John's Jeepspeed Cherokee, finishing Henry's e-brake system, checking the AC on Jane's Firebird, and possibly pulling Cory's 4runner back in the shop for the 5spd swap. We got the clutch today and may need to build a new crossmember for the 4runner. Either way, it needs to be back in for wiring.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Another Monday...
Ted just got back from the junkyard with Cory's t-case. He'll be swapping in a 23 spline input shaft and going over it before the t-case is mounted to the Marlin adapter plate... when it gets here.He also snaked an adjuster piece to make Henry's El Dorado e-brake calipers work.
Chris is working on the shock mounts, bump pads for the Radflo air bumps, and engine cage on the Jeepspeed truck.
After I get off this damned computer, I'll be building a custom rear bumper for Laura's FJ62.
Tomorrow I will be finishing up the sides of the Landcruiser bumper. Ted will be working on Henry's e-brake system and sleeving Ryna's FJ80 lower control arms with 3/16" wall DOM. Chris will be swapping a transmission in John's 03 Tundra.
Ted just got back from the junkyard with Cory's t-case. He'll be swapping in a 23 spline input shaft and going over it before the t-case is mounted to the Marlin adapter plate... when it gets here.He also snaked an adjuster piece to make Henry's El Dorado e-brake calipers work.
Chris is working on the shock mounts, bump pads for the Radflo air bumps, and engine cage on the Jeepspeed truck.
After I get off this damned computer, I'll be building a custom rear bumper for Laura's FJ62.
Tomorrow I will be finishing up the sides of the Landcruiser bumper. Ted will be working on Henry's e-brake system and sleeving Ryna's FJ80 lower control arms with 3/16" wall DOM. Chris will be swapping a transmission in John's 03 Tundra.
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