I guess I will just have to go AWOL then.
Man help a kid have some fun and.................. bam get smacked down
What did you do to your TJ today?
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I guess I will just have to go AWOL then.
Man help a kid have some fun and.................. bam get smacked down
Noticed this the other day… used to be a rugged ridge stubby antenna on there. Looks like it’s broken off instead of unscrewed too, maybe it flew off on the highway or some person ripped it or something?
DougyintheBushies
TJ Enthusiast
Oh I almost forgot they threw these in with my sticker order. 
Today was depressing. I thought the bulk of my build was supposed to be done Friday. Shop did not call, so waited. Today got a text that it was "done". I went and looked at the mess they made. Googled the problem for an hour, went back to look at the mess they made - showed them where they screwed up. They would not even offer to try to make it right. They said it would get fixed when I had an alignment done. I don't think fixing a lift install is usually part of a standard alignment job. Oh well.
They were installing a Savvy Lift and a Currectlynk. My front axle now is offset 2" to the passenger side (he set track bar to factory length, disregarding the fact that it was adjustable for a reason). The offset is so bad it forced the Johnny joint on the adjustable track bar into the coil spring. Steering wheel is nice and centered, only a little off - little being about 60-70 degrees (but oddly enough, once the front axle is moved an 1" to the drivers side, that will probably clear up mostly). I know the mechanic - I have to wonder why the blue !@#$! he was thinking that this is an acceptable way to install a lift. (This is the 3rd vehicle I have had him work on, he can do good work). All I can figure is his assistant ditched him (not shown up for 4 of the last 5 days, messing up his shops schedule - not to mention his time budget on the installation. Already went to another shop to schedule the alignment - next Friday... Arrgghhh.
On the better news side, the radio mount from Arizona Rocky Road came in today. So I have several evenings worth of electronics installation to pass the time over the next 2 weeks - cameras, new head unit for the stereo, and a GMRS. Not to mention the hard top sitting in the yard. I probably can pull the roof platform off and take it to the aluminum fab shop to work on the rod holders... So perhaps it is not an entire 2 weeks wasted.
They were installing a Savvy Lift and a Currectlynk. My front axle now is offset 2" to the passenger side (he set track bar to factory length, disregarding the fact that it was adjustable for a reason). The offset is so bad it forced the Johnny joint on the adjustable track bar into the coil spring. Steering wheel is nice and centered, only a little off - little being about 60-70 degrees (but oddly enough, once the front axle is moved an 1" to the drivers side, that will probably clear up mostly). I know the mechanic - I have to wonder why the blue !@#$! he was thinking that this is an acceptable way to install a lift. (This is the 3rd vehicle I have had him work on, he can do good work). All I can figure is his assistant ditched him (not shown up for 4 of the last 5 days, messing up his shops schedule - not to mention his time budget on the installation. Already went to another shop to schedule the alignment - next Friday... Arrgghhh.
On the better news side, the radio mount from Arizona Rocky Road came in today. So I have several evenings worth of electronics installation to pass the time over the next 2 weeks - cameras, new head unit for the stereo, and a GMRS. Not to mention the hard top sitting in the yard. I probably can pull the roof platform off and take it to the aluminum fab shop to work on the rod holders... So perhaps it is not an entire 2 weeks wasted.
This is a good juncture to explain my sense of humor-
Some people would dress a guy like that and push him in the water.
I’d use a real old lady.
justinhustle
TJ Enthusiast
Thanks bro. I think my plan is to stubby the front bumper and then line X bumpers and sides to match?
Here is mine- it was done in an hour maybe, on the jeep-
I used a speed square, marked the angle top and bottom, sliced it, folded the front back and welded it-
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Got the door panels finished , Levi interior is looking good.
Got the third brake light put on , in the center of the spare .
Stealth ! Smoked lens !
Got the third brake light put on , in the center of the spare .
Stealth ! Smoked lens !
No, it was just a local custom car shop. He does nice custom cars, but those are much higher budget. He takes on smaller projects when he has time. I assume he thought he had time before his assistant decided to stop coming to work - then the lift install was taking a longer than he budgeted.
I probably will pull the LJ into the driveway tomorrow and see if I can adjust the track bar myself - at least enough so I don't damage anything before getting it aligned.
You mean like this : If your waiting for me your backing up !
Got three of these , have not decided where I am going to put them , if I use them
Here is my key fob :
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Don't push it.
Thanks Boog- I’m going to need help from you guys over in enforcement with @John Cooper - He would give a headache to an aspirin.
I think you were my surgeon. That looks like the scar I have after 5 hernia surgeries.
Doesn't have to look pardy from the back , the scar tissue on the inside aint gonna matter , the plastic surgery on the outside what's count. Did I say that backwoods enough ?
Kiwi TJ
I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy every minute
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lolI have noticed since I dropped the skid plate 1" to fix the drive shaft vibration that shifting into 2nd 4th and reverse has been impaired . Is there a concern I should know of ? I am going to put a SYE on but not right away. I am braving my first longish trip and I guess this will be a shakedown and a telling if I made all the right moves on my lift. Put plugs new cap and wires , sure starts up better and I could tell a difference. Trans shifts okay but have to really pull it good going into those gears. First Jeep adventure , hope it is uneventful of any trouble . Fresh oil and everything lubed up ..... cross my fingers !