World's slowest build thread

[Doty152]

I've had my Jeep for about a year, I am going to be gettin a "Jeep Fund" job to slowly finance this build.
Currently this is what I have:

2005 TJ
31X1050X15 Primewell PA 100s With stock spare
2inch (I think) lift
D44 rear
D30 Front
Stock Tranny
stock T-Case
scratch and dent special paint package
Stock Bumpers & Fenders
Stock Wheels

Goals:
5 35X1250X15 Pro Comp Mud Terrain
15X8 Procomp Extreme Black Steel Wheels
4.5 Long Arm
Keep the D44 rear, Possibly D44 front, Lock the rear
4.56 gears
repaint, keeping black, custom hood paint
not sure on Bumpers yet
Tube Fenders
Spectre Performance Cold Air Intake
On Board Air
Bed Lined interior and Grill
Light bar on roof
Banks Power full exhaust
remove as much rust as possible


This build is for two reasons:
1. I want to learn how to do all this stuff
2. It will be a lot better off-road and look bad-ass

[Dick.Breakey]

glad you have a good direction on where you wanna go. having that is the first step(and sometimes the hardest) to any build.

you have a time frame? 1yr? 3yrs? 5yrs?

[Doty152]

Well, hopefully before schools done ( a little over a year) but for sure 3 years.

[tjblair]

Looks like a good plan! But I would go with 8in wide rims insted of 10

[Doty152]

Looks like a good plan! But I would go with 8in wide rims insted of 10

I wan't sure on this, I was figureing with a tire at 12.50, 8 would be too small

[Sycotik Skier]

i was running my boggers (35x14.50x15) on eight inch wheels. When you air down off road it helps the beads stay on

[tjblair]

8in is the way to go with 12.5 tires.IMO

[Deadman 94 xj]

I ran 10" with 12.5" tires and while it handled fine, if I would have known better at the time I would have run 8". The only benefit to running a 10" wheel is the tires will wear more evenly at a higher psi. The down side is you run a better chance of blowing a bead while aired down.

Plus you tend to get more crap stuck between the wheel and tire with a wider wheel.

[Doty152]

So it looks like I have to start with the exhaust, sea foamed it yesterday and a lot of the smoke came out the middle of the Jeep, seemed it was coming from under the skid plate

[2002wranglerX]

Goals:
5 33X1250X15 Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac - Maybe 35's

I vote 35's

15X8 Procomp Extreme Black Steel Wheels
4.5 Long Arm
Keep the D44 rear, Possibly D44 front, Lock the rear

Not really necessary with 33's... with 35's it'd be nice.

4.56 gears

Again, with 35's sure, but it'll be ok with 33's without regearing.

repaint, keeping black, custom hood paint
not sure on Bumpers yet
Tube Fenders
Possibly Snorkel
On Board Air
Bed Lined interior and Grill
Light bar on roof

I'd stay away from the light bar

Banks Power full exhaust

PM 6dof. there's a company that makes borla headers and sells them rebadged for like 200 bucks!

remove as much rust as possible


This build is for two reasons:
1. I want to learn how to do all this stuff
2. It will be a lot better off-road and look bad-ass

I'm diggin it

[Deadman 94 xj]

APN headers?

http://www.ineedparts.com/auto-parts...-manifold.html

Banks knockoffs that last.

[Doty152]

I haven't went out to see where the leak is yet, I am hoping that Just getting a cat-back will do. At least I have till next July for inspection.

[2002wranglerX]

I haven't went out to see where the leak is yet, I am hoping that Just getting a cat-back will do. At least I have till next July for inspection.

i wouldn't spend big $ on a cat back that you're just going to rip off. john brown does exhaust for us, cat back is usually around 100 bucks installed if you provide the muffler. 2.5" mandrel.

[Doty152]

Do you have info for him?

[2002wranglerX]

jason at jtech knows him. 724-284-tech tell him dunbar told you about brown and you were trying to track him down

[Doty152]

Now that I have my Jeep back, I ordered up some stickers, put Forever black on the missmatched bumper ends, realized my back bumper was now lighter than the the end caps, 1.92 in spray paint later, most scratches are fixed and the bumper looks new. As soon as the rain leaves, stickers are going on.

[2002wranglerX]

Now that I have my Jeep back, I ordered up some stickers, put Forever black on the missmatched bumper ends, realized my back bumper was now lighter than the the end caps, 1.92 in spray paint later, most scratches are fixed and the bumper looks new. As soon as the rain leaves, stickers are going on.

a writeup on how to put the stickers on may be helpful...

[Doty152]

Instead of the snorkel (I like the looks of it, just not sure if I want it on mine) I am thining about this



http://www.quadratec.com/products/17006_7000_07.htm

$160 bucks on quadratec, better than a grand in a snorkel

[tanz45]

You drill a hole in the firewall?

[Doty152]

You drill a hole in the firewall?

When I install I will

[gonecheenin]

Instead of the snorkel (I like the looks of it, just not sure if I want it on mine) I am thining about this



http://www.quadratec.com/products/17006_7000_07.htm

$160 bucks on quadratec, better than a grand in a snorkel

Saw that on Xtreme 4x4 the other day - actually a pretty good idea assuming you don't mind the noise from the intake being in the passenger compartment (or experience an intake backfire!)

[Doty152]

Saw that on Xtreme 4x4 the other day - actually a pretty good idea assuming you don't mind the noise from the intake being in the passenger compartment (or experience an intake backfire!)

The louder the better haha no, but hey, for $160 bucks worth a try.

[ridgerunner97]

Saw that on Xtreme 4x4 the other day - actually a pretty good idea assuming you don't mind the noise from the intake being in the passenger compartment (or experience an intake backfire!)

Intake backfire would be fun LOL

[tanz45]

Chances of an intake backfire are slim to none unless you're running some NAAAAAAAWZ.

On good thing is a tree branch won't rip this off the side of the jeep.

[ridgerunner97]

oh odds of a backfire are slim, and it getting through the filter are as well, still would be a fun time LOL