Rockwood's XJ

[Rockwood]

I ripped the boot on my driveshaft going up the right side..... now the replacement boot is cracking on its own.... damn cheap stuff.. having a hell of a time finding a replacement  online..

Get a Woods’ shaft? :biggrin:

 

[Realbadlarry]

It's only money right????????????????

 

[Rockwood]

 

[Rockwood]

So, yeah. Things are happening

 

[Rockwood]

More things happening









Whole shebang drops in Saturday

 

[Kraut_n_Rice]

What kit are you using? 

 

[Rockwood]

@Kraut_n_Rice Novak mounts and headers. Atlas 4L60E to NP231 adapter kit. Didn’t like swapping the trans to 23spl if I go Atlas or NP203/205 doubler in the future. 

 

[Kraut_n_Rice]

@Kraut_n_Rice Novak mounts and headers. Atlas 4L60E to NP231 adapter kit. Didn’t like swapping the trans to 23spl if I go Atlas or NP203/205 doubler in the future. 

I recently did the 2LOW kit in my LJ 231.  It's rad.  Being locked front and rear can be a pain sometimes is tight stuff when LOW would be nice, but don't "need" to be in 4x4. Having the the ability to go to low in 2wd was super handy a couple weeks ago when we were in in the Ouray,CO area mob'n around.

 

[Chingon619]

Ohhhh snapp!!

 

[Rockwood]

I recently did the 2LOW kit in my LJ 231.  It's rad.  Being locked front and rear can be a pain sometimes is tight stuff when LOW would be nice, but don't "need" to be in 4x4. Having the the ability to go to low in 2wd was super handy a couple weeks ago when we were in in the Ouray,CO area mob'n around.

Yep, one of the best mods I’ve done. Jeep can do most 7/10 “difficult” trails in 2LO.

 

[Rockwood]

Motor is in



Need to fabricate the transmission mount (well, adapt it to my Jeep mount). 

Then all sorts of fun: wiring, plumbing, more wiring, exhaust, more wiring, etc. 

 

[Rockwood]

Lots of small work, getting the cooling sorted. 


600W brushless C7 Z06 fan, manufactured by SPAL. Had to cut down the shroud to fit the radiator and clear the water pump pulley. Left side of the radiator in the pic (driver’s side) will be fed by another fan that will draw air through both the radiator and the auxiliary cooling stack (trans, oil, power steering). Draw through the radiator will be tougher (denser fins, double core, etc), so I’ll shroud the fan to force it to draw more through the radiator. 

 

[tjZ06]

That thing got a Hemi?  

-TJ

 

[Rockwood]

Cooling stack finally sorted and fully plumbed. This is taking forever. Radiator on the left  blank off panel far left covers the winch solenoid relocation. Factory airbox will be on top (bottom half hacked). Trans cooler (front) and PS cooler (rear) on the right. All ducted so any air entering the front HAS to do some work somewhere. No free rides.



Finally have room to change a belt without tearing half the engine bay apart:

 

[Realbadlarry]

Um, the hoods not gonna close like that..............

 

[Sausage450r]

Want me to fab you a hood?

 

[Rockwood]

Um, the hoods not gonna close like that..............

Nope. 

Want me to fab you a hood?

Gonna do a “shaker hood” with the Vortec cover sticking out for now. If I hate it, yeah, bubble hood time. 

 

[Rockwood]

The pics I have make it look worse than it is. Another swap:

 

[Rockwood]

Like building a house, the big items make it look like you’re almost done, but nowhere near close. 

Rebuilding the gas pedal so it’s in the right spot and uses existing Jeep chit was a PITA



But, not slamming on the gas pedal with the brakes is important. The wiring and ECU will tuck up into the dash (using the stock GM mount), but I haven’t completed everything yet, so no way I’m dealing with that now. 

Intake using the stock GM airbox is also compete:

 

[Rockwood]

IT FACKING STARTED!!!  



The return line is straight pouring gasoline out, so something is up there (clicked to lock, but doesn’t look “right”). 

Getting clooooooooooose to driving this bitch around.