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So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are. Take the appropriate action, Execute!
your standard grunt level CQB is just putting rounds and rounds on scary stuff till it stops scaring you!
Bobby, you look like an operator...ButI think Bear is the prettier of you two!Sorry dude...grunt/pilot thing...OK Love itFirst suggestion: Move down near me so I can get some sparks applied to that mess and get some real metal on it!Let's make that mod #1
...Or just move!
Was thinking while I was typing earlier today...If I only had a decent revenue stream from this site, and the farm was in good enough shape, I'd offer you rent free livin' down there to watch over the place and work there a couple days a week.But not there yet, and besides that farm isn't local to anything except trees, and more trees!
Bear has grown into one handsome boy! Had a '94 like that, fun vehicle, but tippy when elevated much. Great motor with plenty of power for its size and good mileage for a 6 cyl. Looking forward to seeing it all transform!
Bobby, I've had a couple come in with cracks by the steering gear box....is that the stiffeners on your list? if not, maybe look into something for the gear box. I just used plate I had, but I'm sure they make something specific for them.
I was working out this morning at the gym on the elicptical where your mind turns to mush is you don't engage it.For some reason I was thinking about Bobby's buildThose rocker panels are terrible, and they are a part of that weak unit body.That's when I had my idea.Cut off the whole rocker panel front to back. Leave the outward face of the "Frame" piece. Get a section of 2 X 4 X .125" rectangle steel and weld it in there so that it protrudes past the door bottoms. You just fixed the rust, added a real frame, built in rock rails, and added a step.You could cover the top with no-slip and have a tall step, or cut it out to lower the step slightly, or forget about a stop altogether.You could bevel the front and back to match wheel well contours.Not that is a good idea!
Bobby,Those doors are gone...that's my bet. Saw the bubbles which is only a small part of the real storyBest plan is to find used doors in a junkyard that have no rust, then do the interior in a good undercoating and paint the outside with whatever.But I'd pull the interior panel and take a look at what is going on inside.
Just order the doors from a junkyard.Specify no rust, get them from Texas, or similar no salt placeShould be easy.No hassle and better than repaired
Which doors you need Bobby? I'll keep an eye peeled and ah-lookin down here just south of salts-ville
Always liked those Jeeps. It I needed a smaller ride than the sub, it would go that way. But I do like real frames!!The dog does have nicer hair for sure,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I like that dogWant oneWife says noTwo possible outcomes1. She says yes2. She goes! :o
Heck you ought to see the prices here in Kali.Been looking for a lab, wife says maybe a gold, I am leaning to the black or choc. I have to get a puppy so it can grow up with the cat. Think the wife will say its "her or the dog" must go. To bad it would be so expensive to loose her,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
JR,I'll give ya Shasha...the onerous red dog. You can have her. Mostly golden with some German shepherd (Mother) in her. Sometimes she can back down the sled dog!Can one ship a dog across country?
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb. I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
Does that dog have fat front legs?
Holy cow, does Bear ever have huge feet! How Big is he now Bobby? I'm a Lab guy, but that is one fine looking shepherd!Too bad they grow out of the 'cute puppy' stage.
Sorry for the pointless story, but all the comments about dogs made me laugh. We've had really good luck with GSD's. I know some of them can be kind of neurotic, my father in law used to train them and use them for K9 unit and once in a while he would get a really weird one that wasn't any good on duty. But most trained quite well. I have personally adopted two of them and they have both been fantastic. Both listen to me and obey commands better than my golden retriever that we got as a puppy. The first adopted GSD was a 130 lb male. We adopted him around 5 years old. The second we adopted at 3 years old and he was 100 lbs, but fairly tall, long and lean. This second one grew up in a Chicago downtown condominium and was walked to nearby dog parks. He reacted to meeting people and worked on a leash super well. But when I got home and let him off leash it got really funny. He still listened to my commands perfectly, but when I would throw the tennis ball, my 7 year old golden retriever was WAY faster than him. Something is not right here I said to myself. The new dog is 6 inches taller, 15 inches longer and way more muscular, why is he so slow? So I tested him jumping into my truck - fail, he came up way short. I found myself with a dog that apparently had never been free to be, well, a dog. The first time he was walking in the woods and came upon a 12 in diameter fallen tree he stopped as though it was a 6 foot fence. I had to basically drag him over the darn log. He couldn't jump over it. Never thought I would need to teach a dog how to run and jump. But fast forward 2 months later, he has adapted very well. He can now leap over 4 foot tall fences with ease and he is so ridiculously fast, I would never want to be the one running away from him. It is still funny thou because there are times, like jumping over a 5 foot wide creek that he still waits and watches to make sure the smaller golden retriever successfully makes the jump first. Perhaps he is just too smart to be the first one to get stuck in the mud. They are an interesting breed.
Ought to workI'll bet you get into some work knocking those factory springs down judging from the rust everywhere else. Be sure you have new center pin bolts, the old ones will not be reusable.2.5" seem reasonable
Those rocker panels are terrible, and they are a part of that weak unit body.That's when I had my idea.Cut off the whole rocker panel front to back. Leave the outward face of the "Frame" piece. Get a section of 2 X 4 X .125" rectangle steel and weld it in there so that it protrudes past the door bottoms. You just fixed the rust, added a real frame, built in rock rails, and added a step.You could cover the top with no-slip and have a tall step, or cut it out to lower the step slightly, or forget about a stop altogether.You could bevel the front and back to match wheel well contours.Not that is a good idea!
Cut em out...square steel tubing!
bad vibes???
Check your u-joints, wheel bearings and the output shaft from the transfer case. Is the vibration continuous at all speeds?
I'm sure the guys who aligned it would have noticed if the wheel bearings were questionable...
That thing has a CV joint (Junk) Known weak point. Check that as wellMakes more of a clicking sound when defective
...Like a cylindrical grind that hits only on one spot of a rotating mass.
Quote from: Dustoff35 on December 20, 2014, 03:50:03 PMCheck your u-joints, wheel bearings and the output shaft from the transfer case. Is the vibration continuous at all speeds? That's on the agenda for next weekend. It is continuous, but like I said its not a harsh shake. Like a cylindrical grind that hits only on one spot of a rotating mass.Quote from: Dustoff35 on December 20, 2014, 03:51:14 PMI'm sure the guys who aligned it would have noticed if the wheel bearings were questionable...They didn't say anything, but then again, I left my Jeep at the dealership and had to walk 1.7 miles to work. The guy who dropped it off didn't know anything.Quote from: Flyin6 on December 20, 2014, 06:47:44 PMThat thing has a CV joint (Junk) Known weak point. Check that as wellMakes more of a clicking sound when defectiveI was looking into replacing all the CVs/U joints. Just to have piece of mind. Possibly after I replace the rocker panels.
That sounds like a warped brake rotor.
You can do the U-joints yourself. CV's not so sure...most times one just purchases a new shaft
Quote from: Dustoff35 on December 21, 2014, 12:51:35 PMThat sounds like a warped brake rotor.Replaced the front pads and the rotors didn't seem warped. I'm going to check them again, and probably check the wheel bearings. Just checking everything at this time I suppose.