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Zabhawkin

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Joined: Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:26 pm

Cars: 13 Nissan Pathfinder
99 Nissan Frontier
84 Jeep CJ7 (rock crawler)

Post Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:02 pm

The Ugly Duck

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Specs:
1984 Jeep CJ7
Front Axle: Dana 44 out of an 89 Jeep Waggoneer 4.56:1 Gears with an Eaton E-locker
Rear Axle: Dana 44 out of a 99 Honda Passport 4.56:1 Gears with an Eaton E-locker
Custom full roll cage, with additional sub frame in the body.
Custom 13 gallon fuel tank, made out of 3/16" reinforced steel plate with 2 fuel pickups at opposite corners with a fuel pump for each pickup. A third mechanical pump makes sure the engine has enough pressure even with it standing on its tail.
Brake booster/master cylinder is a dual diaphragm out of a Jeep Grand Cherokee. (it leaks much less than the OEM system)
Smitty built XRC8 8000lb winch with dash controls.
Tires: Rather warn out and beat up 31" BFG KM2 mud terrain.

Engine: mostly stock 4.2L I6 168K hard miles. (it smokes a lot)
Distributor ignition module replaced with an HEI unit.
Progressive 2 barrel Webber carburator

Current mod in progress
If you look at the top picture you can see the power steering box hanging way low, shortly after the picture was taken a rock found it and damaged it.

So a new box out of a Jeep Cherokee
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Future mods:
LC9 or L33 5.3L V8 or equivalent.
NV 4500 Transmission
Re clock the transfer case so its flat.
Flat center skid plate
3.5:1 or a 4:1 gearset for the transfer case.
Move the spring mounts to the side of the frame so they don't catch on everything
4" suspension lift
37" tall tires.
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conan

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Post Fri Nov 27, 2015 9:48 pm

Re: The Ugly Duck

This thing is freaking awesome! Looks like a shitton of fun! :)
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