I'm sorry to hear about your situation. What kind of work are you looking for?

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'05 Renny 6 speed
OME/Bilsteins, Spidertrax Wheel Spacers, Husky Liners all around, Gutter Guarded Grill, 1 ISO each side rear, Boilers top shims front. And a whole list of things yet to do.

I thought you landed a new gig. As for your wife, I am sorry to hear about that. Wish you were in Nevada my law firm handles SSD. Keep us posted and my wife and I hope all works out for you two. Stay positive.

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My Rig:
2008 Jeep Wrangler JKU
OME HD lift
35" tires (thus far)
plus a ton of other things. J.E.E.P.

got any stuff we might want to buy off you so you have more modding funds?

Thanks, I'm looking for an industrial electrician/maintenance/millwright/mechanic type position. Got a couple leads, put in a few apps, but nothing has come of them yet. I keep hoping one of them will call me back.



Not yet, see above, Thanks again and I'm trying to stay positive, but ........



Ya, I'll be adding more stuff in the for sale section in the next few days!

Best of luck Larry. So what do you have left on the build?

Breaking it down to simple terms it doesn't sound like much ... just mount the new radiator, wire the starting and charging circuits, rewire for the new gauges and dash, replumb the fuel lines, fab new linkages for transmission and transfer case and have new driveshafts fabbed up! But .. each of those things entails several different aspects that will require time.

Motor mounts : Done
Crossmember: Done

Radiator: widen the radiator support brackets, figure out the actual mounts, get new hoses and replumb, add trans cooler and plumb lines to the transmission

Wiring: Decipher the existing wiring diagrams, remove unneccesary wires, tie in to existing wiring, wire new temp and oil senders, rewire fuel float, wire for new speedo and tach, wire for new MSD ignition system, wire for new electric fan and more I'm not thinking of right this second.

Fuel: Remove tank, replumb pickup tube tie in to existing fuel lines, install new fuel sending unit and reinstall

Linkages : Not sure what all this is going to take, at this point I'm thinking I may try and fab some new brackets and use the existing shifter and adapt to the C4 trans, same with the BW1354 transfer case, but when I get that far I may find I need to install an aftermarket shifter. If that happens, I'll go with a B&M ratchet shift since the C4 has a full manual valve body in it. The 1354 is a manual shift transfer case so it will have to be linkage too.

The driveshafts will be measured when everything is set and will be fabbed up at a local diveline shop here in Toledo.

There is a plan (kindof) for everything, it just takes a little (a lot) time and more money! Again this list is broken down to simple terms and even as I expanded on it there are thing that are not on the above list. It sounds like I haven't done a whole lot with everything left on the list but getting the motor mounts and crossmember done were major items that actually took quite a bit of time in themselves. After all, this is not a shop build! I am doing all of this on my own (with help from Tommudd and BugginKJ ) in the driveway in front of my 1 car garage and winter is coming here! I didn't even have my own welder until about 3 weeks ago.

I'll keep posting updates periodically, Thanks everyone for your encouragement and well wishes for my wife.

Back to the job search!
Larry

Hang in there Larry !!! You took on a serious JOB with your KJ, I know when family and job get disrupeted the jeep will be put on the back burner . That ok no need to rush, just keep on truckin or "jeepin" !!!

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96 XJ with a lot of crap !!
04 KJ with some crap!!
15 Forester XT
14 STI Wagon
75 Cutlass "S"

Got another one of my severance package checks yesterday! MORE PARTS!!!!!!

Ordered more parts from Jeg's this morning : ARP engine fasteners, carb studs, intake manifold and starter for the V8!
This should be all of the parts for the engine other than wires and fluids (unless I decide on a new MSD distributor! ), now I can do a final assembly.

Here's what's coming:
Engine fasteners: ARP 554-9501 - ARP Engine & Accessory Fastener Kits
Stainless Steel, 12 point fastener head


Carb Studs: ARP 400-2401 - ARP Carburetor Stud Kits


Intake Manifold: Edelbrock 7121 - Edelbrock Performer RPM Manifolds & Kits for Ford


Starter: JEGS Performance Products 10070 - JEGS Chrome OEM Replacement Starters




and coming soon on the next order:


Full Ratchet Action for the manual valve bodied C4!

Single hand operated reverse lockout feature meets NHRA/IHRA requirements. Easy operation, even with race gloves. Simply push the trigger forward and ratchet to reverse & park.
Quick and easy to operate.
Stick always returns to center position after shift.
Easiest unit to ’double-shift’ with an air, C02 or electric shift mechanism.
Short throw ratchet action reduces shift time.
The leading choice for 3 & 4 speed transmissions.
Supplied with a lightweight brushed aluminum cover.
Precision ratchet action works with either standard or reverse pattern valve bodies.
Includes neutral safety switch, backup light switch, gear position indicator and both forward and reverse pattern indicator decals.
Supplied with a 5’ Super Duty race cable part #130-80833.


WOOHOOO!!!!! More Progress!!!!!!!!!!!!


(also updated costs on first page )

glad too see the ball is rolling again.... can't wait to see this project when its done

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08 Revenge- Rock Lizard (Skink Sliders & Gecko Roof Rails), High Clearance Trimmed Front Bumper, Mopar skids, Riddler Diff Cover, JBA (5.5 Arms, 6" rear Springs, Front Adjust-A-Struts), 32" DuraTracs, Superior 4.56's, Front & Rear ARB Lockers, Fastman Throttle Body, AEM Intake, Hypertech Tune, Custom Ram Air, RunCool Louvers

I used to have one of those ratchet shifters, you should enjoy it

*Chirp*

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03 Renegade (Black)
177k miles 3.7L gas - 45RFE
Command Trac / 4.10s
Lift: ft. 790+ rr. JBA4+
The last of the TrailReady Front&Rear Bumpers and TR Rock Rails
Jarhead Offroad light covers
31x10.5R15 RedLetter Grabbers on Blackrock Dunes
L.O.S.T #KD098632

Cool Larry. If you need new wires, check out Taylor SS's I believe, got them through Summit. They are like $40-45 per set, cut to length, etc. I've had 4-5 different sets from my 4.3L's, 3.8L in Bird, and both 350's I've had and they have always been good.

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'99 Tahoe, 3" BL, 285/75/16's , MT II's.
'05 Liberty Sport, -wifey's
'98 Poncho Fireturd, 3.8L, .....the purple pig!

if the 347 fits in your KJ, i should really look into my buddys 4.7 w/ the 45 RFE he has just laying in his garage from his Grand Cherokee which is a 5.7 now..

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04 Rocky mountain KJ (SOLD)
OME Front Kit 790 springs on OME NS131s
skyjacker rear shocks and springs
ARB Deluxe bumper w/ Warn 9500i
Skid plates all under
ARB On-board Air w/ Front & Rear Air Lockers
JBA 4.5 UCA's
Lots O' Lights

"If it ain't broke...it might be after i try this!"

Go for it!!! But...... It's a lot of work. A lot to it. Mine's been down since last June. Money and a warm garage to work in would have helped to speed it along a little, but it's still a lot of work. I still have to completely rewire almost everything that goes through the PCM/TCM (because there isn't one anymore!). Starting circuit, Cooling fan, Charging, all dash gauges have to be completely rewired, Speedo, Tach. All the linkages for the new trans and transfer case still have to be figured out and fabbed. New throttle linkage to the carb. new radiator,mounts and hoses have to be done. New driveshafts have to be made. Getting the hard parts to fit (motor, trans, tranfer case) wasn't really the hardest part ... it's all the other little stuff.

Think before you leap! How much money do you have to put in to it? How long can it be down? Do you have a second car to drive while all this is going on? Do you have lots of friends with knowledge to help? What can you do yourself and what do you have to have made? Lots of questions to answer beforehand! TJKJ is still planning his I think, but he's doing his right! He'll have everything all figured out ahead of time I'm sure. I'm just kinda wingin it and when I hit a wall I figure it out then. Had to do a couple things twice that way, but..... I'm figuring it out!!!

Good to see ya back to ordering things!
Figuring things out as ya go is the fun part

Glad to see you are moving along again. I would have to agree making everything Big fit is a pain but the little things take longer getting everything to work. (I put a 302 in a ranger a few years ago)

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2003 KJ Renegade, 5 speed, frankenlifted,Al's a Arms 4.5,Moabs 245/75/16 BFG KM2's, custom rock rails, full Mopar skids, Hella ff220 lights,Hd cooling,Front DTT,Riddler diff cover,Rola safari rack,Cobra 29 peaked & tuned.

Pastafari Alum, Pink shovel recipient

i stuffed a 302ho in a older boxy ranger a couple years back, i'd def. say it was less of a tight fit than stuffing a SBF or 4.7 in the KJs

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03 Renegade (Black)
177k miles 3.7L gas - 45RFE
Command Trac / 4.10s
Lift: ft. 790+ rr. JBA4+
The last of the TrailReady Front&Rear Bumpers and TR Rock Rails
Jarhead Offroad light covers
31x10.5R15 RedLetter Grabbers on Blackrock Dunes
L.O.S.T #KD098632

Yeh, I was able to get a V8 explorer radiator in it but no room for a fan so a used a pusher in front of it. But it sure was fast in a 2,300 pound truck. It would pull the drivers front wheel up with the right traction.

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2003 KJ Renegade, 5 speed, frankenlifted,Al's a Arms 4.5,Moabs 245/75/16 BFG KM2's, custom rock rails, full Mopar skids, Hella ff220 lights,Hd cooling,Front DTT,Riddler diff cover,Rola safari rack,Cobra 29 peaked & tuned.

Pastafari Alum, Pink shovel recipient

Unwrapped my new goodies!!!












Didn't do much else out there today except look at it sitting there in the driveway!!

Ya lazy slob! Where the bageezers is all your help!?!??!?!?! Get all that white crap off of it, the heat fired up and a warm welcome to the abode and maybe we can talk
Them sure are some perty parts there

Just cut a hole in the house then put the Jeep in the living room. A nice cozy place to work on it! PLUS, you could watch Pittsburgh win the superbowl while working on the Jeep!

Terry

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2011 Ford F-150 XLT 4X4