TJ ton swap

[klungly]

Took out my gas tank and gave it to a buddy for his 1 ton swap on his jk. Took out the old sway bar and put in an antirock. The old sway bar wouldn't fit on the Dana 70 and the old gas tank was going to interfere with the new axle.

 

[OverlanderJK]

Damn you’re a nice buddy to give away a fuel tank.


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[klungly]

I decided to go a different route with the swap. I have a set of super duty axles that I'm putting in. I went ahead and replaced the rear frame rails with the motobilt back half kit and comp cut the rear. It's time to pull the engine and do the front half kit and then put in the atlas that arrived a few days ago. Putting in some new seats that can have 5 point harnesses

 

[Snboarder113]

I like that motobilt frame section looks clean

 

[MericaMade]

Impressive build you are doing. Nice job all around!

 

[klungly]

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I like that motobilt frame section looks clean

Thank you

 

[klungly]

Impressive build you are doing. Nice job all around!

Thank you

 

[klungly]

I pulled the transfer case and transmission. I have the motobilt 4 link kit and test fit it up. It needs a little trimming then I can weld it to the frame. Pulled the engine to be able to do the front half frame kit. I'll rebuild the engine while it's out. I'll take the block to the machine shop to get hot tanked and magna fluxed. The cylinder walls still have the factory honing marks with 120,000 miles. Still deciding what to do to it.

 

[klungly]

I torn the engine down to the block. One of the bolts holding the oil pan skid plate seized and one of the engine mount bolts was cross threaded. I put in a helicoil in the cross threaded hole. The seized bolt, I cut out the shank of the bolt with an end mill and pulled the thread out.

 

[klungly]

Took the flywheel in to get resurfaced and the head to get check out. I got them back, the head checked out fine. I have to go out to sea for a couple months and when I get back I should be able to take the block into the machine shop to get baked and magnafluxed, new cam bearing and some honing.

 

[klungly]

Cut off the old frame and mocked up the new front half kit with the winch and grill for clearance.

 

[klungly]

Put the engine back in and put in the front shock hoops.

 

[klungly]

 

[klungly]

I made a new bracket to bolt to the new skid plate and the stock transmission support bracket.

 

[klungly]

I didn't document a lot of the work I did to get ready for the shake down run. The first run went well.

 

[klungly]

The 37s weren't big enough so I went to a 40 and it made a huge difference.

 

[Cousin Clyde]

The 37s weren't big enough so I went to a 40 and it made a huge difference.

40s look perfect. Great jeep.

 

[klungly]

Happy with my few runs to Tahuya it was time to take the TJ to sand hollow.

 

[klungly]

40s look perfect. Great jeep.

Thank you!

 

[klungly]

While in Utah one of our group flipped over, I put in a new cage from exofab. I had to shorten the rear section of hoop to get the soft top to fit. I made a fixture to drill holes perpendicular in the A to B pillar section for the door plastic to bolt in. Along with 5 point harnesses and my dog, Olivia, is ready to get out there.