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I bought my 99 Wrangler used, it already had a 3in BDS lift, Garvin Wilderness rack, 2 sets of rims and tires and all the stock parts.

First set of mods: Arb Bull bumper, Fake beadlocks w/ the ring painted white, Hella Rallye 4000 HIDs, Pioneer AVIC-N1 navigation system. York/Kilby OBA.

Second round of mods: Rubicon Express 4.5 Superflex lift kit, black hinges, black grill cover, Off Road Only Lightdots, Ipod, Cobra CB..

Future plans: Warn 9.5si MOSFET winch, w/ ORO Synthetic Line, BFG Mud Terrians 35's, 4.56 gears(or 33's with 4.10 gears) ARB locker installed in the rear 44, an Aussie Locker installed in the front. Off Road Onlys Swayloc and U-turn, Rokmen Cornor Guards, and Walker Evan Beadlocks.
 
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#81 ·
:woot: i now have the whole frame cleared of all bolt on's. Only had 2 hangups, 1 rear body mount bolt was toast, involved cutting into the rear box mount but thats going away soon :) the other hangup i expected a firey death when i had to cut 1 gas tank mounting bolt off after disconnecting the fuel line and brake lines (i just remembered i have a nut buster that i could have used instead:fish:) Tomorrow i think ill mock up some of the armor and the new fenders and start stripping down the rear axle.

Here are more pics :)






oh and those wondering no the rack isnt holding up the door, it clears by less then 1"
 
#83 ·
I got more work done last night, i stripped the front drivers fender and mocked up the new armor. I gotta say the parts from Genright are TOP NOTCH!!! very high quality. I do have an issue with the strech rocker guards not fitting with the front fenders, most likely cause of the tube flare. Ill call Genright later today and see what they say, probably chop the rocker guard. Any way here are more pics.


Damn there is a lot of crap here; the evap junk, OBA junk, and ARB compressor are already off.

New fender vs. Old fender


Genright Hi-line flared tube fenders, Tub guards(yellow), strech rocker guards & rear strech corner guards.

Louver hotness!

From the back.
 
#86 ·
I got a good amount of work done last night. As per Genright's instructions I cut the rocker guard to to fit the fenders. I got to break out the plasma cutter...WOW now i cant wait to chop the rest of the Jeep apart with it, makes things soo much easier. I need to modify them to fit a little bit better but for now things fit just the way i want them.


After fitting the new armor i got bored and mocked up the front suspension with the JK arms. So far i dig it! With the strech the JK arms give me up front and the strech im gonna do in the rear, i should be looking at a wheelbase from 99-103. Im gonna shoot for 101 which with my measurments i should be right on that. I need to rework the steering box mount, cut off and get a new track bar mount, and get a flat pitman arm and the steering will be set. Things are gonna be tight in there. I need to decide as to what to do with the coil mounts on the axle, either cut them off or cut to fit the control arms. Also here are some measurments I took last night. I also think i need to buy some 39's






 
#88 ·
thanks, funny thing is i have some lovered panels for the hardtop and im probably gonna put a louvered panel on the hood too. I like the classic look of louvers so the more the better.
 
#99 ·
Update:

This past weekend I got all the armor mocked up. The rocker guards just need some final grinding and some slight trimming and they will be perfect.

This weeks goals:
Order steel for the rear frame, chop the rear suspension mounts off and the shock/gas tank cross member, build the new rear frame, cut the coil buckets off the front end, trim the front fenders to fit the tube fenders, cut out the rear wheel wells and trim the back end.
 
#100 ·
more pics, i finished up the rockers, cut out the rear tub for the strech and mocked up the wheelbase. Looking at a wheel base of 101", now i need to figure out the steering. i think a flat pitman arm, clocking the box and moving it up and forward will be necessary.






 
#107 ·
its special rock crawler tape, holds up fine. Hardtop FTW!!! Oh i did get the drivers side frame and shock mount chopped off last night, now i have plenty of room for coilovers.
 
#112 ·
I got the drivers side ready for the coilover hoop. I got all the steel i needed to build the new rear frame.

Tonight I need to take my stock hood and cut it down to fit the new fenders so i can figure out how tall i can keep the coilover hoops, goin for maximum height without going through the hood. I also wanna start stripping down my rear HP60 so i can get the new truss on it.
 
#113 ·
Last night i cut down the hood and fitted it for the fenders. Im still tempted to go buy a Lexan hood, but my factory hood will work for now. I also pulled all the OBA parts off and got those ready to be shipped out(wont fit with coilovers). I took off the steering box and need to get a flat pitman arm. Pics later tonight.
 
#116 · (Edited)
i work an 8 hour day then come home and work till 11pm on the Jeep. I want things to fit perfectly, perfection takes time:sonicjay: It should have a new rear frame and sitting on coilovers by Sunday.







oh and my 4 Speed Atlas should be ariving next week :woot:

The drivers hoop stands on its own and is at 90* When the hood is shut there is less than a 1/2" till the top of the hood. No doubt ill have to lower them but its far smarter to start high and then lower them.
 
#117 ·
ahhhh great success, the front is ghetto ass rigged, sitting on coil overs. I stole one of Whiterhinos 39's to test fit and now im sold on getting 39's. Im going to have to do some major front frame work to get everything to fit but progress has been made, pics in the morning. Remember everything is just nasty put together lol
 
#121 ·
i chose coilovers because this Jeep isnt on any diet, its a fat pig. Plus it will still see plenty of street time.

its looking good - nice work :thumb:

on the 90 hoops; are your coils going to clear the frame ok when its flexed out ? i dig'em stealth - tucked inside like that :naughty:
It appears that they will :woot: At this moment im more conserned about the steering hitting the frame.

your bald
 
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