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My Yj; 6.0 V8, 700R4, D44, D60, H1's, 37's and OBA

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Current Picture, Look through thread for buildup:

6.0 updates start here

http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=665&page=13

Stats and info: (cut and pasted from another site i have the info posted on)

Vehicle year: 1994 (base vehicle),1991,1998,1985, 1984, 1975, 2001 :D

Year purchased: 1999

Engine and engine mods: 2001 Chevy lq4 6.0 77k miles [strike]355 Chevrolet, Mild cam Edelbrock intake and carb, De-emissioned, dual Exaust, [/strike]

Drivetrain and drivetrain mods: Built 700r4 with manual overrides, Np231C

Axles, gearing, and mods: HP D44 front USA Alloy shafts, Spicer joints Spartan Locker/D60 rear Ford limited Slip, 4.88 gears

Tires & wheels: H1 Double Bead Locks, 37x12.5 Cut BFG Baja (for now), [strike]37x12.5 Goodyear Surplus tires[/strike]

Lift and other suspension mods: BDS 2" SOA suspension and Shocks, removed Swaybar and Trackbars, modified teraflex traction bar

Exterior mods: Custom Rear bumper built by Nick_sg and I, Front bumper built by me with winch mount and TX2 12,000lb 2 speed winch, Foglamps, rock rails with side step, functional ram air scoops for venting excess heat.

Recovery and safety equipment: Koz Sport Cage, 12,000lb TX2 winch, 8klb Warn rear winch, Hi-lift jack, Strap, Tree saver, and a fire extinguisher, assortment of tools and a rag

Skid plating: Stock Skid's for now

Other mods: YORK OBA, (currently disabled)

Best modification: V8 and the 4 wheel discs and tranny by Killer "b"

Worst modification: Rear Tube bumper, bent too easy, the hitch flexes under load, feels like it would come off-- oh wait it did

Primary trails or events: Mounds, Big Rapids, and Silver lake, have done some Whitehall and would like to hit Grayling and Mio (nothing around my house other then my field), did west branch and St. Helen as well

Club/Organization affiliations: GLFWDA, web-boards and friends

Very near future mods: Tons









and here is my just completed install of the New improved 355. .030 over, mild cam























and yes I know I need to replace my gooseneck gasket... i see it belched anti freeze on the intake it wasnt leaking 3 days ago... but i never changed that seal when the engine was apart as i didnt take off the gooseneck
 
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#155 ·
I probably will be in the garage all weekend. The wife is going out of town and I should have my tranny and axle back this week :fingers crossed: Whether I get to the floor pan though I do not know. My goal is to have it back on it's wheels and the front shaft hooked up so I can move it. That and measure for a new rear shaft.
 
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Got the trans and axle back from All-Pro, Ken is a great guy. Got them awhile back and just now have made room to work in the garage. I hope I can remember how it all goes back together...

Working on assembling the axle and painting it.







I have about 90% of what I need to finish it. I just have to find the time to work on it. I work pretty slow out there :sonicjay: I still have not finished the floor :sonicjay:
 
#166 ·
Finally made it out to work on this a little bit. About an hour's worth.

Bought new lockouts, I'm going to try the Warn standard versions. I like the positive 'click' they make and 1/4 turn to engage them. The spring is also beefier. Dave at Cascade 4x4 broke out both boxes and separated them so I could take a look at how they go together and figure out what I want. The drawback is the plastic knob, but I figure if I break that then I will upgrade. Always GREAT customer service when I see Dave.

I now have all the parts except the passenger brake caliper to do the disk brake conversion on the D60. I plan on getting that in the next week or two. Just depends on if I have time to work on it.

Parts waiting installation...



Caliper brackets painted



New trans Next to the old...



Closeup of the broken bell housing.



Readying it for installation. Now I just need to find my transfercase shifter, and all the other crap. Rear axle shaft removed as well.

 
#167 ·
A 4 month old slows progress, but it's still faster then before I had him :teehee:

Something tells me the choice to go disks instead of fixing the drums was the right one. I don't think these have worked in years, even though they came off a 'working' truck. (Mud truck)



No sign of mud in the drums though, surprisingly. I was expecting them to be packed.

 
#174 ·
It will be funny when the jeep is all blah and it has bright shiny lug nuts :sonicjay:

Hopefully I will get it painted this year too. Nothing like NitzPixs though...

I got a rough quote for a skid plate for the trans and t-case from Unlimited, and have them make my draglink/tie rod. It is do-able, I just hope I can loosen my wallet up and bring myself to fork over the cash, I am a cheap bastard and that is part of the reason this has taken so long.

If anyone is good with tuning carbs/engines, I could use a hand. This engine is fresh with less then 500 miles, but my Oil pressure always seems f'in low and underhood temps are ridiculous. It seems like it runs well though, but you tromp on it and it falls on it's face. If you ease into the throttle a bit so the secondaries are already opened, then tromp it, then it rockets.
 
#176 ·
Steering shaft came, but the one end's joint is the wrong one, so I have to exchange it.

New valve covers came, they are the tall ones, but they are the cast aluminum and they were clearanced so they were cheap.

We just need to get the line lock installed, the front lines installed, and bleed the brakes. The right rear needs to come apart to replace an axle seal though. The new press made easy work of the lug studs :woot:





Bling lug nuts lol



skid back in place



and new tool :woot:

 
#179 ·
Is that what gave out on you? I couldn't find the thread? I tried to figure it out so I could fix it.
yea the plates are made of cast iron.. there are many cases of them cracking down the middle.. Im not sure which co. it is but someone on pirate under the venders makes them out of a better metal..
 
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#184 ·
OK Apparently I have no clue what the shaft size of my Steering box is. 2nd U-joint came for the input shaft and it doesn't fit either. I thought it was a 3/4" 30 or 36 spline, but neither fits. Looks like I have to send yet another one back. They are both too small.

Adam stopped by and we got more stuff done...

New front shackles



One new rear shackle



The other... ugh.



We also got the new Lokar shifter in, and Adam fixed/modified my t-case shifter to be a LOT nicer.










Cleaned out 'the shed' as Adam has come to call it.

 
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