Jo6pak's KJ

[Jo6pak]

OK, so finally getting around to posting pics of my Liberty. I would have gotten to it sooner, but I've been delayed by a chronic case of procrastination.

Here is it as I bought it in October of 2008. The first picture of it was, of course, taken at the rifle range

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Then last May it got a bit of a transformation.
New UCAs, shocks, springs, Boiler's plates, clevis, extra isos, trans. and T/C skids.

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Tear down of the rear.

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Out with the old, in with the new

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Also painted the wheels and put on new Goodyear SAs

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And voila!

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Still need to put on front tow hooks, and find fuel tank and engine skids.

 

[yellocoyote]

Looks good so far!

Maybe one of these days we can get north and south (WI/IL) to meet up and run some trails sometime.

 

[Havok]

Looking good!
Love the job on the wheels man. A+

 

[ridenby]

Nice ride

 

[Jo6pak]

Thanks guys. I'm suprised how much the little suspension boost and painted wheels improved the look.

 

[Jo6pak]

A few pics of interior stuff


2-D LED Maglight fits nicely on the passenger side of the console. A nice handy spot to mount it. Just make sure the glovebox door clears and the seat doesn't hit it when fully forward.

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The "usual" mounting for a Fire Extinguisher.

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If a start to wheel more, I'll probably mount another in the opposite window.

And the AmmoBox catch-all.

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Bungeed down to the cargohooks on the floor so it's secure, but easy to move when I flip the seats down.

First Aid kit in the little cargo net spot to the right^^

 

[Dave]

Looks good. I like the ammo box idea too.

Dave

 

[Ry' N Jen]

Lookin' good Don.
The wheels really pop and make your KJ stand out nicely.

 

[Jo6pak]

Thanx Ry

The wheels need to be redone. The Duplicolor paint isn't holding up as well as desired, they have suffered a few chips and the lug holes are flaking out. The instructions said that primer was optional, I should have done that optionp:

Once I get my eye surgeries taken care of and a few other stuff tidied up, I'll look into having them fixed. May try to use Duracoat. We've used it on a few motorcycle projects and it seems to work well. Maybe see how it holds up on a 4x4.

Also need to fix the front driveshaft CV, put the skids back on, mod a '05+ engine skid to fit, and get a fuel tank skid.

 

[JeepMaster]

Was it hard to do all that in general? Had you done that kind of stuff on the rear before?
Now for some action photos!

 

[Jo6pak]

Rear suspesnion is a piece of cake. The front was a little more involved, but no too difficult. Tips on this forum helped a ton.
I'm not what you'd call a gearhead, but I can turn a wrench:smokin:

Once I get the front driveshaft back in, I'll post some action pics

 

[SabaII]

Lookin good. If your in the Rochester area sometime come find me.

 

[Jo6pak]

A friend asked me the other day, "What the hell do you keep in that wood box?"

Well, here it is..

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Folding shovel
Kukri knife (better than a machete)
Tow strap
Work Gloves
Bungees
Ball Hitch
Rear Tow Hook
Boot Knife
Clay Pigeon Hand Thorwer
~25m of paracord
Some rolled up rifle targets
An MRE (currently vegetable lasagna)
Snow Brush/scraper
Wool hat and Gloves
And a Brush Axe bungeed to the top.

(I put the 2 ratchet straps and collapsible H20 bottle back in after the pic)

 

[Jo6pak]

Proof is in the Pics

Had to get out to check the deer blind today. A good enough excuse to roam the logging trails and let the KJ play a little.

First climb up a narrow lane.
Steeper than it looks

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Back down the other side on a new trail from last falls logging.
Again, steeper than it looks

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Shameless poser shot:icon_twisted:

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Trying to show how steep the hill is..

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All to get here.

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[jeeper4life]

Looks good man, I love little trails like that..