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Great progress. Did you modify the stock gauge panel to fit your new gauges, or did you end up fabricating an all new piece to hold them? Looks nice and clean by the way.
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Thanks! It's the stock plastic gauge cluster but heavily modified. Originally it had three smaller gauges and heater controls in it. I basically cut everything out and bonded an aluminum plate to the face, then laid out and cut new holes for the gauges. Sounds simple but I have far too much time into it.
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Moving along nicely. I really like that you're putting so much of the factory trim and parts back on the outside.
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Thanks! The trim is another part of the character of these Jeeps, it just has to be there.
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Pieced together a roof rack and rub strip set today and got those on. Polished up what's left of the paint on the roof. Patina for days.
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Pretty much everything I've been doing is small stuff lately so I haven't had the need to update. Pulled the engine/trans a lot of times to take care of all kinds of minor details. Cleaned up and painted a lot of stuff, etc. I got the wastegate piping finished so that's a plus. I also got the cage for the fuel cell welded up, you can see it in the first picture. I'll update with more pictures when it's finished. I'm going to make it work with the factory fuel fill.
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Been a bit of a struggle working one handed but I managed to get the carpet and interior in. Also touched up a few things under the hood. Getting somewhere for a change.
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It looks good in there.
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Holy smokes!!! Thats going to be insane!! Great build, looking forward to seeing its progress.
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Been working on a bunch of stuff but the fuel tank is really the only one with visible progress.
Bought Holley Hydramat, shouldn't have any issues sucking air. Also figured out the fittings for my dual Walbro 255s. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps2jna6dpr.jpg [img]http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c324/ghinmi/1983%20Cherokee/DSCN8244_zp****9hr42.jpg[/img] Made a plate with barbs to hook up to the stock fuel filler and a fuel level sender. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psk8bsneyh.jpg Cage complete minus mounts and paint. Also added a return line fitting to the tank. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps1jpx5gaw.jpg Also, Holley finally released flex fuel capability with the V4 update so I got a sensor and a badge. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pszzzogcaa.jpg |
Nice progress. It looks like those pumps will move some serious fuel!
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Thanks! I was just planning on running one and using the other to supply the surge tank, then the Hydramat and flex fuel sensor came along. One wouldn't be enough one e85 and the other wasn't going to get used anymore so overkill happened.
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Finally got the tank mostly installed. Still have to cut the fill lines to length and hook them up but no biggie. Probably took the stupid thing in and out half a dozen times which really sucks to do one handed. On the plus side, it doesn't hang down terrible far and look terrible. With the Jeep on the ground you'll have to pretty much lay on the ground to see it.
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I'm not a mopar guy, but that thing is pretty awesome looking. I wasn't expecting the overall look of that body style to change that much being that low however it did and looks killer.
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Thanks! I'm not a Mopar guy either, always been an AMC/Jeep guy. Kind of hurt to swap to a brand x engine but the modern stuff is just so good. Coyote was too expensive and the mt82 trans sucks, ls/6 speed combos were too expensive and easy. The hemi came out to the right cost and was just enough of a pain in the butt that it's perfect for the build, lol.
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More progress!
Hoses and such hooked to the tank. Clearance is tight but she fits! http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps0m2v2vw0.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psdjeq9940.jpg Factory fill tube hookups. This is key, I hate having to fill a fuel cell the regular way. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psi0iudomq.jpg Drive Shaft Shop CV style driveshaft for the fixed flange TR6060. Super nice guys to work with. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psk1suxerf.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psajrfaywd.jpg PCV catch can mounted and hooked up. Still need to do the breather side catch can. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psbaxoegrx.jpg Power steering (finally) figured out and hooked up. This was a lot more trial and error than it should've been with pumps, different pulleys, and fittings to make it work. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psbet5ivev.jpg Had to modify the oil pan because the factory drain hung down past the crossmember. I don't like playing those games. Played it safe and got out the cutoff wheel and welder. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pscikte07p.jpg Starting on heat insulation. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pswteuethc.jpg Done http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psz7zz9slu.jpg Radiator hoses were a pain, I ended up figuring out a factory application that would work for both top and bottom. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psu9pkjj5s.jpg Got a start on the brake lines. Clutch line is hooked up and bled. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pstycz1rlo.jpg And the clutch pedal finally works! This is the first vehicle I've ever owned with a clutch! http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pstsisrhmz.jpg |
Looking good. Glad to see you making good progress. Do you think you'll have it driving this year before winter sets in?
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Thanks! I'm hoping to be driving it sometime in the near future. The to-do list is getting smaller (picture from a couple days ago).
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Fuel cell looks good ion there.
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It runs!!!
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Getting very close to driving. Been finishing up a lot of odds and ends. The throttle cable was a bugger with floor hinged pedals but I got the geometry figured out and it works now. I had been hoping to not run an IAC but it had issues stalling out without one. With the IAC and some help from my friend at Holley EFI, it now runs like it should. The Ford pwm IAC looked terribly out of place front and center on the engine so I remote mounted it to the frame rail. Just needs a very few things finished up and a pre-flight inspection before it hits the road. Hopefully this weekend.
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Well, there's that out of the way. I ended up putting about 50 miles on it and hanging out with friends in town last night. Got home at 5 in the morning. I'm pretty happy with it so far!
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Pictures from yesterday/last night. The black SRT8 has a pretty wicked supercharged build, over twice the power I'm hoping to make. Made for a heck of a neat shot by pure luck, it's the first time I've ever seen it.
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Awesome! Congrats on getting it running and being able to enjoy it this weekend. You're right. That shot of your Jeep and the SRT8 is a great picture.
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Really cool build so far! Are you going to put a good blow-of valve on the inlet side of the t-body? Rear end gear ratio( I may have missed it if posted already).
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Thanks guys! And d'oh, I forgot to post the pictures of the engine bay in running condition. It's got a JGS 50mm blow off valve. I was waiting until I had some of the other specifics nailed down before I locked in final placement. Rear gear is a 3.64, it's a NASCAR take-out center section with Ron Sutton's light springs in the locker.
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So cool! Glad to see it's finally moving under it's own power and you are out enjoying it.
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Thank you Lance! It's been great following your build and seeing how much it's progressed as you've refined it. I hope I can get this thing half as dialed as yours.
Took a video of cruising through town this weekend. Had a friend over with his mint '91 Grand Wagoneer Final Edition in Hunter Green. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psbcu2njff.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psca9m4mhz.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pswfi2qvnz.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psgzek0gi7.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psmvwpox1x.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psarcrrkyy.jpg |
Got a little over 1000 miles on it since I got the electronic speedo working two weeks ago. Probably 1300ish miles total so far. Been driving it all over the place. Cruised down to a show in Three Oaks (115 miles one way) this Saturday, hit Indiana for dinner, cruised up the lakeshore to Holland and met up with some friends, then hit the beach. 290 miles just on that trip. Loving it. Aside from fixing a couple minor leaks and such, it's been flawless so far.
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Our new favorite build thread for sure! It looks really mean lowered with those meaty tires! We're glad theres still unique builds out there keeping the forum fresh. :thumbsup:
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Congrats! Nice to see you out cruising in it.
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Love the pictures next to the lifted J10!
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2300 miles on it now.
Got stripes made for the fenders and tailgate (Thanks Frank!!!), looks a ton better now. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psm8nvaewr.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps6jew4kmm.jpg Then convoyed with Frank and his wife down to Toledo for Jeep Fest. Over 1000 Jeeps and tens of thousands of people showed up even though it was a rainy day. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps4ppmmmga.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pslazbaohs.jpg There's an event I want to do that requires drag radials so I bolted on a pair and went to the 1/4 mile. Found a few things to iron out the first trip, only managed a 12.3 @ 109 but it was having a wastegate issue. Went again this past Friday and ran 11.4 @ 120 on only 6 psi. Pretty thrilled with that. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pswvmq3fdl.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psbgbcv9dp.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pso61dpewm.jpg |
Nice times! Glad you've been able to get out and enjoy the jeep.
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Finally getting around to documenting my Drag Week experience. For those that don't know, Hot Rod Magazine puts on a week long event with 5 days of drag racing and road tripping between tracks each day driving your race car over 1000 miles. I've wanted to do it for years and while this isn't an ideal drag car, you can drag race anything.
Friday 9/9/16: Finished packing. That's 4 wheels/tires, a floor jack, stands, every tool I could think of, spare parts, welder, cooler, and clothes for a week. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psyye3oava.jpg Saturday 9/10/16: Loaded up with my buddy T-bird Mike and drove 6 hours through the pouring rain to National Trails near Columbus. Surely nobody thought I was going to trailer it down, lol. Found a couple water leaks but that was the only issue for the first 360 mile leg leading up to the official week. Safe and sound outside the first hotel. We were within walking distance of a Texas Roadhouse so we got some decent food and crashed for the night. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps202uirzn.jpg Sunday 9/11/16: Got to the track at around 9am for registration day. Did I forget to mention that I was only on the waiting list and not even officially in yet? Got some wrong information from an official and almost didn't get in but thanks to the nice lady at the registration booth I finally got in the tech line at 4pm. Ran into the man himself, he'd helped me out the week before when I was testing. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psqtzd33lx.jpg Still waiting in line. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psgw9qatdw.jpg 9pm after being at the track for 12 hours, I finally got through tech, paid up, and registered for Drag Week and got the sticker to prove it! Back to the hotel to meet up with our other buddy JP who was spectating and splitting rooms with us. By the time we were at the hotel, everything was closed so we had to order in pizza and just about passed out in the lobby waiting for it. Hanging out in the sun at the track for 12 hours is no joke. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pso3hpvszw.jpg Monday 9/12/16: Get up early and head to the track, unpack, switch tires, head to the drivers meeting. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pstfg1pgwc.jpg At the drivers meeting we found out that our class would run 2 hours after the start of the other classes. This turned out to be a blessing because we could sleep in most days. This particular day started late because the ambulance didn't show up on time. Finally got called to the lanes, made a 11.54 pass and called it good, packed up and hit the road, success! http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psqvgiwdlj.jpg Stopped to fuel up outside the track and a guy with a Grand Wagoneer stopped and took our picture. Someone on Facebook recognized me and tagged me, small world. Also met a really nice couple with an early Mustang towing a trailer that we ran into several times throughout the week. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps6ynyl51x.jpg First checkpoint, Benders Food & Spirits in Massillon, OH. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psbf5kdyao.jpg Second checkpoint, Fountain Inn Park in Mansfield, OH. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psny22afo1.jpg Pulled into the track in Norwalk late, found these guys changing a starter at the gate. They'd shut the car off to take a photo and broke the snout off the starter trying to start it. They had the situation handled so we grabbed some crappy fast food and met back up with JP around midnight at the hotel for the night. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pse3o0mo1m.jpg |
Tuesday 9/13/16:
Slept in because we knew our class wouldn't be running until later. Almost didn't seem fair, lol. Rolled into Norwalk, unpacked, waited for an hour, made an 11.55 pass, repacked and hit the road. Most efficient day at the track of the week. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psse5aljhf.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psddmrvvqb.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psng00zmb3.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psd4zu8hgy.png Ran into our first issue, the studs weren't pressed in all the way on the front wheel adapters. After 3000ish miles they decided to pull out and let the wheels come loose. Caught it before disaster struck and put on the drag front wheels and tires for the trip. First check point, Stroh Center in Bowling Green, OH. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pstolbljsn.jpg I had forgotten my gas cap at one of the stations earlier in the day so we were stopping at parts stores along the route looking for one. Ran into an absolutely stunning 1969 Camaro broken down at a NAPA. He thought he had a broken alternator mounting bolt so we stuck around since I had an assortment of spare bolts. Turned out to be a broken alternator mount bracket, a total custom piece. Luckily we had a welder with us so we fixed him up with a flux core caterpillar weld in the back parts room of the NAPA and hit the road. I found out later that the couple had bought the car in the early 80s and it burned down and sat until recently when it was rebuilt. It won it's class at the Detroit Autorama and Chicago World of Wheels this year, just a flawelss car (until my welding). The weld held up and they ended up finishing the week. A real feel good story for that couple. Here's an article I found on the car. http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/p...826aae526.html http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psxfcgvdez.jpg Second check point, Phantom Fireworks in Fayette, OH. Got to see some sweet burnouts, particularly the Australians. Peeled out of there and followed the route to US131 Motorsports Park, then HOME! The track is so close to my place that I got to sleep in my own bed. We got in a little before 11pm which I consider a win for sure! It rained overnight but the Jeep was in the garage and never got wet, lol. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pswnnxoshk.jpg At some point on Tuesday, Hotrod Magazine ran an online feature on me and my facebook started blowing up even worse than the previous few days. http://www.hotrod.com/articles/greg-...pr=13601527539 |
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Slept in again and rolled to the track. US131 Motorsports Park is my local track so I got to see all my friends and hang out for a while. Which meant we got tagged in about a billion pictures and videos, pretty cool. Our friend Jerry brought us food which was greatly appreciated. Oh, and we ran an 11.53, putting us at three runs within .02 of a second with a stick shift turbo car. Not bad. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps8xz0i8pg.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pslhlf7yrj.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psbgqrxcyi.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psej58dkfj.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pslibjpdn6.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psrahmrpdq.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psjpbr7hlf.jpg With full bellies we rolled out to the first checkpoint, a restored gas station in Plymouth, IN. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pstrchvtpl.jpg Second check point with a big fat cow in Logansport, IN. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ps6sjhnvu7.jpg We rolled into the hotel exceptionally early (7:30ish), got some food at the Cracker Barrel, and called it an early night in Indianapolis. Nice view from the hotel window. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pstaxzcink.jpg |
Thursday 9/15/16:
Slept in again. Headed to the track. Major delays and oildowns. Flubbed my launch, I was kicking myself all the way down the track and missed 4th gear. Straight back to the staging lanes and ran an 11.72 breaking up a little up top. Does that when you hot lap it for whatever reason. Called it good enough, packed up, and headed off again a little later than we had hoped. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pshpetinnf.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pstdp0cwcm.jpg First check point, Warm Glow Candle Outlet in Centerville, IN. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pst06kdwph.jpg Second check point, Foy's Halloween Store in Fairborn, OH. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pszngbtc3n.jpg Mannequins had very nice... uh... personalities. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psoou6eb4x.jpg Mike Hulked out from too many squats. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psfgmkfitn.jpg Made it to our hotel just in time to grab some food before everything closed down for the night which was a win. Last leg of the official Drag Week route done! Friday 9/16/16 Slept in super late and showed up to National Trail for the final day. Ran a 11.70 on a full tank of gas and not great conditions so I called it good. Ended the week with an 11.61 average. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...pskjmystzo.jpg Parked next to this at the hotel Thursday and Friday night, a legit original paint, original top, original interior HEMI GTX convertible. They drove it 900 miles to drag week, over 1000 during the week, and 900 back home. Nice to see them getting driven. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psffwkzgdl.jpg The awards ceremony ran so long, by the time we got food it was 2am when we got to the hotel. Saturday 9/17/16: Headed out towards home but made a detour to the Summit retail store. Cool place. Left to right, Mike, JP, and myself. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psznmo7eg3.jpg You didn't think we were done and going to pack it in early on a beautiful Saturday night, did you? Of course we hit a Sonic on the way back to hang out. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psja9spiws.jpg We made it back to my place at a bit after 1am on Sunday morning. Went 2055 miles on the week, averaged 16.49 mpg with all the pit driving, racing, peel-outs, revving at people along the route, and driving to make time. Not bad at all! And huge thanks to Mike for being an outstanding navigator and pit crew, and to JP for the help he provided to us and other drag weekers! |
How cool! Sounds like it was a great week and the Jeep did awesome!
Thanks for posting the recap. I'll have to ask a couple of friends that went on the trip if they saw or remember your Jeep... |
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