Wildman's TJ is getting a face lift

lBasket said:
Dang, coulda cut them up and saved some money on tubing for the jeep! lol
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That would have been funny if I could have.

lBasket said:
So... never? It never really ends does it. lol. It'll feel good I bet, how often are you frustrated looking for shit? That's typically the indicator that my garage is too messy and has too much shit it in for me
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OK done with the Face Lift.....

I really need to clean up and reorganize the whole garage. Ask @kiwi He'll tell you what a mess it is right now.

I've got too much stuff and not enough room. Heck I had to rent a storage unit this winter.
 
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We have sucess... Y pipe fits like it should.

Transmission clearance is good.

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Crossover with flex pipe clears the oil pan.

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It all fits nicely.

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Driveshaft comes close to the down pipe but does clear it.

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Oil filter can be changed without having to drop the exhaust.

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Now I just need to figure out how I can strap it to the back of my bike to take over to get powder coated.

I've still got to install the O2 bungs and make a short section of pipe to raise it up over the crossmembers.
That was what was making it bind up yesterday. I was trying to raise it up and it can't while clearing the oil pan at the same time.
 
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This is my solution to getting the exhaust pipe above the crossmembers.

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It appears to solve the problem. But won't know 100% until I get it tacked together.

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I should add that another TJ owner who did the 408 build and went to 3" exhaust had to do a similar thing on his exhaust.
 
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Wildman said:
This is my solution to getting the exhaust pipe above the crossmembers.

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It appears to solve the problem. But won't know 100% until I get it tacked together.

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I should add that another TJ owner who did the 408 build and went to 3" exhaust had to do a similar thing on his exhaust.
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What are we looking at here. Is it that taper + weird bend that you had to do?
 
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Wildman said:
This is my solution to getting the exhaust pipe above the crossmembers.

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It appears to solve the problem. But won't know 100% until I get it tacked together.

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I should add that another TJ owner who did the 408 build and went to 3" exhaust had to do a similar thing on his exhaust.
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It's just a thought...Have you considered getting a piece of 3" flex tubing to mock up with then you could do all your cuts and adjustments on the bench?

Something like one of these..


Home Depot
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-in-x-8-ft-Semi-Rigid-HP-Expand-Duct-EVER020/313119918


Summit
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aph-24675
 
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lBasket said:
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What are we looking at here. Is it that taper + weird bend that you had to do?
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It's my redneck solution for a short bend. I'm not sure if you could even bend it.

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If I had a muffler shop bend pipe for me it'd have kinks in it where it'd reduce the diameter of the pipe. So this fixes the problem.
3" pipe is huge under a TJ.
At least to me it is.
 
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Wildman said:
It's my redneck solution for a short bend. I'm not sure if you could even bend it.

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If I had a muffler shop bend pipe for me it'd have kinks in it where it'd reduce the diameter of the pipe. So this fixes the problem.
3" pipe is huge under a TJ.
At least to me it is.
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Sounds like your real exhaust restriction is gonna be the headers no matter what you do anyways, so unless you can find a way to fit your better ones this probably won't matter much if at all
 
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lBasket said:
Sounds like your real exhaust restriction is gonna be the headers no matter what you do anyways, so unless you can find a way to fit your better ones this probably won't matter much if at all
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Yes I'm still disappointed that I couldn't get the shorties to work. But I'm moving on and will deal.
For how this engine was built I'm not sure how much I'm giving up.
Won't know until I have it on the dyno.
I'm trying to prepare myself to not be disappointed if the numbers come in lower than I expect.
But honestly how much power does a TJ need?
Of course @NashvilleTJ or @Apparition will say as much as you can get....
 
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Wildman said:
Yes I'm still disappointed that I couldn't get the shorties to work. But I'm moving on and will deal.
For how this engine was built I'm not sure how much I'm giving up.
Won't know until I have it on the dyno.
I'm trying to prepare myself to not be disappointed if the numbers come in lower than I expect.
But honestly how much power does a TJ need?
Of course @NashvilleTJ or @Apparition will say as much as you can get....
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lBasket said:
Could you setup a real small trickle to give a little extra power at low RPMs without blowing everything up
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I could do a 50HP shot I think without blowing shit up.

Let's get the damn thing running and driving before I'm trying to add more power.
 
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Wildman said:
Yes I'm still disappointed that I couldn't get the shorties to work. But I'm moving on and will deal.
For how this engine was built I'm not sure how much I'm giving up.
Won't know until I have it on the dyno.
I'm trying to prepare myself to not be disappointed if the numbers come in lower than I expect.
But honestly how much power does a TJ need?
Of course @NashvilleTJ or @Apparition will say as much as you can get....
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Whatever the numbers are, it will end up spinning your tires very capably and will sound much cooler than a 4.0. 😁
 
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We were having a serious thunder and lightning storm a few minutes ago and the power just went out.
So no work until it's restored.
Power company says 5PM right now to have the power back on.
 
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