Here is the build of my 90 MJ. Matt at Independent4x did all the tube work last yr. Now I am doing the build this yr.

This is what I brought Matt to start with
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/50/50/7/94/29/2963794290057109497pFdDOR_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2963794290057109497pFdDOR)

This is what the front half of the Exo cage looked like

http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/46/46/4/12/96/2950412960057109497DfjDcp_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2950412960057109497DfjDcp)

Front view
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/55/55/2/32/9/2587232090057109497mgPGeS_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2587232090057109497mgPGeS)



This is where it got fun

http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/10/10/2/90/15/2453290150057109497oyxEgr_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2453290150057109497oyxEgr)


For some dumb reason I thought I would be happy with my leaf springs after chopping it so

http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/52/52/5/24/2/2615524020057109497oafDXs_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2615524020057109497oafDXs)


here is how Matt tied everything in
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/44/44/6/97/97/2154697970057109497LOnYXL_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2154697970057109497LOnYXL)


This is how it looked after Matt was done
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/56/56/9/37/97/2481937970057109497YHlnfM_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2481937970057109497YHlnfM)



This was on its first trip
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/46/46/9/76/1/2581976010057109497umtXUp_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2581976010057109497umtXUp)




Fast forward a yr. after 2 trail runs and broken Chromo shaft I decided it was time to step and build a rig

More stuff to read and follow along on

!4 bolt for the rear
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/53/553/6/54/75/2558654750057109497ygnMQK_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2558654750057109497ygnMQK)

Of course you knew it would be a D60 up front
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/57/657/6/28/41/2068628410057109497vBDBFt_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2068628410057109497vBDBFt)


At first I was going to keep the leafs

http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/14/15/8/87/52/2724887520057109497uWkcgb_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2724887520057109497uWkcgb)


The Dturdy just wasn't up to the task... after breaking a Chromo at PAP I knew it had to go

http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/16/16/2/3/79/2448203790057109497EcUSCV_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2448203790057109497EcUSCV)


I was given this as well as a NP203
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/59/59/4/16/57/2953416570057109497NuucRL_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2953416570057109497NuucRL)


Plans for the motor and tranny are 4.3 and turbo 350
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/44/45/3/91/30/2622391300057109497IZASeW_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2622391300057109497IZASeW)

This is how I am going to join the 2 t-cases together
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/59/659/0/44/80/2077044800057109497rhMyod_th.jpg (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2077044800057109497rhMyod)

Tire choice
42" Iroks
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/16/17/7/71/28/2905771280057109497PvnBLo_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2905771280057109497PvnBLo)


I went with H1's for rims
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/16/16/3/5/12/2702305120057109497pUbSRm_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2702305120057109497pUbSRm)

Here is a pic of the centers jsut sitting there
http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/57/457/5/19/45/2637519450057109497xZnwQw_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2637519450057109497xZnwQw)

OK tell me what you all think so far and flame away