Jeep Stretch YJ "Might as well" Build

[LJTim]

I love how your front lights turned out. This is looking very clean, and well thought out. - despite the damage I saw on facebook. I'm also digging your strap hanger. I might need to rip that off. I have been struggling to figure out how to do limiting straps on my set up.

 

[SSR]

At the end of March my kids and I returned to Moab to assist on another trail project. This time the trail project was Pritchett, this would be a great opportunity to run the trail, while also offering a helping hand with the project labor. The jeep performed excellent on the trail, only being denied by Rock Pile.

 

[SSR]

For EJS we ran Rusty Nail and Pritchett Canyon.

Rusty Nail was a fun day, I was able to walk up everything for most of the trail. Then Jeff Stevens served me a slice of humble pie on a line he easily climbed, it took me several attempts to clear the obstacle. Obviously guilt ridden about it, he talked me into climbing ButtScratcher to cheer me up again. There was a great photographer that was running this trail with us, so the entire group was treated to some really neat photos.


Pritchett Canyon was awesome, the entire group was made up of capable builds and drivers. We moved through the obstacles at a smooth pace. Several including myself, tried Rock Pile, but it was not to be. On one of my attempts I broke the ears on a stub shaft, then just to prove a broken axle wasnt enough, I accidentally backed into a overhanging rock. My wife smiled at the damage assessment, but I don’t think she meant it .

 

[I Lean]

So are 1550 u-joints in your future now?

 

[SSR]

I love how your front lights turned out. This is looking very clean, and well thought out. - despite the damage I saw on facebook. I'm also digging your strap hanger. I might need to rip that off. I have been struggling to figure out how to do limiting straps on my set up.

Thanks Tim, I agree the lights really helped finish the front. I also found someone to make the sections to close off the back of the front fenders. I was checking out his work on a couple of other builds and I think they will work great.

 

[SSR]

So are 1550 u-joints in your future now?

Yep, I was surprised at how affordable they are for the entire assembly with joint. Hopefully they are a significantly more robust assembly as well.

 

[Bart]

Your rig looks amazing and extremely capable. It's always fun to do runs with Jeff and that crew. They know parts of trails that others don't.

 

[SSR]

Some of you remember my ill fated attempt at fitting a LJ hardtop onto my build so I could measure for the cage. Needless to say it didn’t end well.

Fortunately I have since been lucky enough to find another hardtop, so here we go Round 2. It needs a little love, but should be good enough for winter wheeling.

 

[LJTim]

I prefer the tarp.

 

[SSR]

I prefer the tarp.

? Me too, I’m not happy about going from a custom tarp to a hardtop.

 

[mbryson]

Searching tech today.... what’s this cutie up to these days?