Pretty basic Golden Eagle

2 Hrs before i left for my trip it started overfueling again FI tech sent me an updated fuel map and i loaded it into the handheld and Wheeled it all weekend, babied it hard the first day and probably shouldn't have. It did fine other than the throttle is like pushing a brick through the floor all of a sudden, and my steering box came loose from the frame halfway through.

Its popping out the carb when i blip the throttle but i think i need to relearn the TPS and replace the cable, checked my timing and its good. IDK

not alot of video of rocks just the Z-ditch which looks alot smaller from this angle but the dude after me Nearly flopped his TJ going around the tree and yeh my PS pump belt was loose and making noise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa3-uGzMXPg
The day before another TJ flopped on a little rock garden that i didnt seem to have too much trouble with... granted i took an easier line.

I made JK friends


TJ with open diffs and a kid in the back with no cage...... could have been worse


Carolina lean



IM already sick of the T18... and stay tuned im buying links

small update... the popping out the intake was still the timing, FI tech says 10* advance, that doesnt work, at least not with a 1974 amc 304 with a torker intake and mild cam. So as my grandfather always advised i put the timing light down and kept advancing until it wouldnt crank when it was hot and then backed it down one bump. Sitting at 18* right now and guess what it runs like a raped ape and has perfect throttle response...

then I put about 3K road miles on this thing, up to 70 its solid and ive driven it on interstate a couple times now :homer:

changed the oil at 1500 miles and it was terrible and with all my overfueling issues it smelled like gas BAD

yesterday the wife and i went for a drive and a little ticking turned into a massive exhaust manifold leak so i've got that to deal with.

I think im going spring over in the rear with colorado leaf packs and slider boxes for now. gonna hack the frame horns off over the winter and three link it with air shocks (fingers crossed) enjoying it for the summer in all its gangsta lean glory, this angle makes it look like its got wings (F-it the police havent pulled me for tire coverage yet)

SO im back to hackfabbing everything... Bought a TF727 for $30.00 and im gonna rebuild that eventually.
Things kinda escalated quickly with the CJ. The rear has sagged and i actually like it so i lowered the front 2" to match. I mocked up some links but there just wasnt room to make everything fit and have more than 2" of uptravel.



SO.. i "Fixed it"


But then i had to fix that



Heres a comparison, its only 3" up and 3" out but it freed up so much room especially on the drivers side, I now have 6" of uptravel sitting at ride height


SO this is what im left with, I will remake some sort of winch plate tomorrow

Photo Dump

14" coilovers came in so ive taken the axle in and out about a dozen times, worked on the steering last night and got a steering shaft with only 3 U-joints and 1/8" of clearance at full bump with the coilover but it fits, i could shove the axle to the drivers side a hair and it would help.
anyways Pictures




and the wife came down and helped... it was like 40* i was in a T-shirt, she had to wear multiple jackets and UGS lol, She gets confused why i keep putting it together and then taking it back apart....



annnd i've been notching all my tube like this :homer:



Who has Run a 1 ton Y-link with TRE's ?
I've had one on heims that was fine... I really like a separate Tie rod and drag link like it was before and like my cherokee but after trying multiple ways to skin this cat... Its getting a Y-link for neater packaging and clearance Ill post those pics tomorrow.

Side note the Body paint color has Yellowed/Oranged IDK i sprayed the links the color i painted the jeep and they looked really light so Ive since resprayed them a little Oranger.

Link to the steering doing steering things.. with very little clearance Its looking more and more like an Orbital box is in its future
https://imgur.com/sEuqQZk

I've been plugging away at this junk. has to be ready by April 27th

Brake lines on and bled, rad and grill back on , PS lines all hooked up

I dont like my limit straps but they work for now, i drilled and tapped the frame with 7/16-20 grade 8 hardware over the fish plates for the top bolt and used the panhard mount and bumpstop on the drivers side for the axle mounting IDK, i couldnt find anywhere else they played nice but I dont like how they look



Im missing a bolt for the fender but the grill fit snugly



Under the hood is a mess but it all fits, Im gonna tidy it up and re-do some wiring tonight. I should have mounted everything to the firewall to begin with to simplify things



OH and the biggest PITA is my front driveshafts 1" short I can bolt it up but its extended all the way so i get to remake that for the 3rd time, I have a piece of DOM that would slide over it im temped to cut it and stretch it that way IDK