Plush Master-G (ZJ)

[scottsdale87]

Thought i should start a build up on the grand. Here are a few pics of the sye, 6.5" rock krawler coils, home made bumper, and stock poser pics.

[agjohn02]

hmm, someone's been reading JP magazine lately.

[scottsdale87]

what NOOOO :D

[sasquatch]

what side drop are those again? passenger?

[sasquatch]

nevermind, they are driver drop. i couldn't remember. i've got two 44s i'll sell you if you're looking to swap the 30 out

[scottsdale87]

I think I have one lined up already with chromoly shafts and a mini spool, but if that falls through all give you a call

[BMFScout]

what about Plushmaster 2000? Sounds more like a recliner/marital aid!

[Graystroke]

where are those pictures at? looks like my granny's farm. is your place close to hamilton?

[scottsdale87]

nope i'm about 5 miles west of rosebud

[J Cooper]

did you run over a puppy??

[RCcola55]

how much do you want for the stock front coils?

[stx4wheeler]

looks bad ass matt, i like the rear bumper

[jerryg79]

Don't call it a grand, that's gay.

[scottsdale87]

did you run over a puppy??
nope i just thought the pic looked funny with the puppy under the jeep

[scottsdale87]

how much do you want for the stock front coils?
I don't know it'll still be a few weeks before i'll be able to start on the lift

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Nick, you and myself are going to have to get together over dinner and brewski's to discuss our projects and the foundation of TAMOR Central Texas...

[scottsdale87]

That sounds good. Just let me know when.

[scottsdale87]

Made some progress...

[RCcola55]

any idea about the springd yet

[scottsdale87]

I'll take 25 for them

[scottsdale87]

got a little bit done last night. SYE and crossmember.

[stx4wheeler]

looking good matt keep up the good work

you might add another l bracket like so that bolts on as well, maybe even put a small triangle gusset on there like i have pictured, to help to not bend the crossmember where it attaches to the unibody.

[Sharpe]

Look good but methinks this area needs some kind of support. Kevin's idea wouldnt be bad either.

[scottsdale87]

I got the second crossmember and the rear streched 2" and done. I still need to gusset everything though. RK coil springs are pure beef compared to the stock coils. Now to start on the front.......

[scottsdale87]

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[agjohn02]

whats your vertical separation? did you think about using astro van coils?

[scottsdale87]

It's about 16" compressed. I never thought about using different coils.

[scottsdale87]

pics....blurry but pics

[scottsdale87]

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[william_ace]

so whats the axles, 9" and 44?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

awesome work matt

[scottsdale87]

so whats the axles, 9" and 44?
Yes

[BMFScout]

sweet! is it going to make it to Clayton?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

yes, and I hope the belle is still streetable as his cousin is going to need trailer room on the way home ;)

[scottsdale87]

sweet! is it going to make it to Clayton?
yeah its going to make it. I still need to put shocks on. Probally put them on tuesday when I get back.

[stx4wheeler]

kickass matt, glad you got it done. Does it still have the dvd player in it? Now thats peempin!

[scottsdale87]

kickass matt, glad you got it done. Does it still have the dvd player in it? Now thats peempin!
Hell yeah!!! Its for tha kids!!! :gigem: :flipoff2:

[BMFScout]

yes, and I hope the belle is still streetable as his cousin is going to need trailer room on the way home ;)

I guess it is, I drove it down the street last night. :gigem:

[DRAGOONRANCH]

sw33t...

Now just don't fawk 'er up too bad so she can make TCC ;)

[scottsdale87]

sw33t...

Now just don't fawk 'er up too bad so she can make TCC ;)
If I fawk it up i'll have it fixed by TCC. :gigem:

[DRAGOONRANCH]

that's what I am talking bout there, we need to show up towin w/ the big rigs together. ;)

[scottsdale87]

That would be fawkin awsome!!!

[scottsdale87]

built sliders for the jeep pittin them on somtime tomorrow. They turned out pretty slick. will post pics later.

[scottsdale87]

(homer simpson voice) mmmmm....37's....drool drool drool :D

[scottsdale87]

also took off the bumper for paint.

[BroncoJo]

Hell ya :gigem:

[TMatheaus]

are you goin with new wheels too

[scottsdale87]

yep. got 17's on the way. rock crawler soft 8's

[TMatheaus]

awesome

[DRAGOONRANCH]

oh snap :D

Do I hear a sawzall in the background??? :gigem:

[scottsdale87]

oh snap :D

Do I hear a sawzall in the background??? :gigem:

Ha ha may have to trim the back a little.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Ha ha may have to trim the back a little.

Do you know how many times that has been said right before somebody backhalfs or truggys their rig??? :flipoff2:

[JeepPhisherman]

Do you know how many times that has been said right before somebody backhalfs or truggys their rig??? :flipoff2:

Can you truggy a grocery getter?

[scottsdale87]

Can you truggy a grocery getter?

Yes. Its been done many times before. If you would like to see some go to mallcrawlin.com. I don't have a build page there but I do like to look and see how other people build theirs. :D

[scottsdale87]

Do you know how many times that has been said right before somebody backhalfs or truggys their rig??? :flipoff2:

That may be in the far future. First I need to get this thing rollin' on the 37's and inspected! :D

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Can you truggy a grocery getter?

isn't st. johns in that situtation?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

We just gotta get nick off his ass and get the ol' bronc outa the barn so we can meet up at alba's for some grub. :gigem:

[JeepPhisherman]

isn't st. johns in that situtation?


Truggy = truck + buggy? Grocery getter = SUV ≠ truck.

[Seth]

can i have your old tires and wheels? really

[scottsdale87]

We just gotta get nick off his ass and get the ol' bronc outa the barn so we can meet up at alba's for some grub. :gigem:
I think he is making a little bit of progress. He ordered body mounts the other day.

[Seth]

can i have your old tires and wheels? really
??

[scottsdale87]

can i have your old tires and wheels? really
The rim/tire combo is not mine they are nicks. You'll have to talk to him about them.

[Seth]

even better. are they 35s on 15s?

[scottsdale87]

yep. My rims won't be in for another 3 weeks though.

[agjohn02]

Truggy = truck + buggy? Grocery getter = SUV ≠ truck.


his used to be an XJ before it was a gruggy before it was a truggy

[JeepPhisherman]

So it's built on a truck frame now?

[agjohn02]

its on a st john frame now

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Buggy, Truggy, Juggy,
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f192/DRAGOONRANCH/Stupid/Group.jpg

it's all the same....

[scottsdale87]

Got a 2" receiver mounted in the bumper. Stll no paint though.:( Maybe next weekend.

[Seth]

too wet, at least you have a good excuse.

[nickas]

We just gotta get nick off his ass and get the ol' bronc outa the barn so we can meet up at alba's for some grub. :gigem:

ok a- hole ill post new pics, it might be self propelled by the time you get back to briary

[nickas]

even better. are they 35s on 15s?

35x12.50 15 BFG Competition A/T on Performance Wagon Crushers 5x5.5 very high quality shister. make me an offer

[DRAGOONRANCH]

ok a- hole ill post new pics, it might be self propelled by the time you get back to briary

Does jane know you have a mouth like that??? :flipoff2: That is sweet, you have till the 18thish of may.

[Seth]

nick - check PMs

[nickas]

Matt's Front Bumper Ideas

[AggieTJ2007]

loooks like a rear bumper with a stinger welded on

[nickas]

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[scottsdale87]

loooks like a rear bumper with a stinger welded on

the ZJ is pretty flat across the front. That was about all i could come up with using 4.5" pipe. ;)

[Eckert]

looks like a trail boss replacement bumper. got enough room to stick a winch behind there?

[Seth]

Heavy?

[scottsdale87]

looks like a trail boss replacement bumper. got enough room to stick a winch behind there?

Yeah i should have enough room. I don't know when or if I will ever get one though.
I like to let the guy with the winch go first, then he can pull me up.Thus eliminating the need for me to get a winch.:gigem:

Plus I'll be very poor after I get all the other mods I want on the Jeep.:D

[scottsdale87]

Heavy?

wha???

If your asking if the bumper will be heavy, then yes it will be able to take some abuse. The 4.5" is goin to be 3/16 or 1/4. Whatever we have layin around the house.:gigem:

If your asking if the Jeep is going to be heavy, yes it already is.:flipoff2:

[JeepPhisherman]

He's probably asking if you've accounted for, what looks to be, 70-100# of weight hanging off the front end.

[sasquatch]

who cares i have no idea how heavy my front bumper is. i just made it and bolted it on. if it sags the springs get bigger ones

[Seth]

I like the idea of overall light weight, and this is one of those places where you can lose/gain alot.

[scottsdale87]

the front of the heep is a little tall so if it squats it a little it'll make it look mo better.

[scottsdale87]

replacement parts for carnage from Clayton...

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Changing the oil in the living room again???

[Seth]

That's obviously blinker fluid.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

:gigem:

[agjohn02]

snicker

[scottsdale87]

Changing the oil in the living room again???

Yeah it was pretty cold outside today, so i got the jeep bicycling on two wheels and drove it in.:D:flipoff2:

Its really just how the carpet is made.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

So you rode it Jabnasty style into your living room.


Jimmy would be so proud. :D

[scottsdale87]

Well I got the 37's mounted and balanced on the soft 8's. I drove it 70mph down the highway with no DW at all!! VERY NICE! :D

(Not sure if cook fixed the pics so i'll post them individually)

Pics BLANG! BLANG! :D

[scottsdale87]

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[scottsdale87]

Oh, I also painted and put a 2" receiver in the bumper.

[scottsdale87]

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[scottsdale87]

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[scottsdale87]

Now all I need to do is to get it inspected and the front end aligned.:gigem:

[DRAGOONRANCH]

That ***** looks bad ass! :gigem:


Somebody get this man a window sticker!!!

[scottsdale87]

[QUOTE=DRAGOONRANCH;182108]That ***** looks bad ass! :gigem:
QUOTE]

Thanks Ed.

Are you going to be at TCC?

[BroncoJo]

Thats looks too good, go get some body damage:gigem:

[JB]

I like it

[scottsdale87]

Thats looks too good, go get some body damage:gigem:

no such thing as too good. :D

I was doing some Rural wheeling over a concrete colvert and hit my rocker panel right behind the sliders. So I have a little body damage.:flipoff2:

Plus the small dents that were there when I bought it.

[davido]

That's pretty slick looking! What's going up front?

[CheapJeep]

Nice grocery getter... Seriously though, that thing looks badass.

[agjohn02]

looks pimp

[Sharpe]

I dig the diamond plate. Nice.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

That ***** looks bad ass! :gigem:


Thanks Ed.

Are you going to be at TCC?

no, I am not going to be home until Memorial Weekend :(


Thats looks too good, go get some body damage:gigem:

x2 :D

[scottsdale87]

no, I am not going to be home until Memorial Weekend :(

Damn that blows.:( I was going to try and hang with the cheby on 44's.:D

[scottsdale87]

What's going up front?

Me and nick made a bumper on solidworks. I think its going to look very similar to that. If you want to see it look at the end of pg 5 and the beginning of 6 in this thread.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Damn that blows.:( I was going to try and hang with the cheby on 44's.:D

Yeah, I know. Just have what ever you grenade on this trip fixed by Memorial weekend and you can come show the cheby how it's supposed to be done. ;)

[bcolman]

Damn that blows.:( I was going to try and hang with the cheby on 44's.:D

if sharpe gets the engine swap done then there will be 2 chevies on 40+ tires there

[scottsdale87]

Yeah, I know. Just have what ever you grenade on this trip fixed by Memorial weekend and you can come show the cheby how it's supposed to be done. ;)

Sounds like a plan. I just hope I can go Memorial weekend.

[FJAggie07]

That looks awesome Matt!

[scottsdale87]

Got the heep inspected today. I should be driving it to CS next week.....

[DRAGOONRANCH]

We need to make plans for the Rosebud Christmas Parade. ;)

[scottsdale87]

I'm in if your going to be around for it. We need to drag an old car, then stop in the middle of main street and crawl over it.:D
Or maybe just an RTI ramp on wheels;)

[DRAGOONRANCH]

We can ramp it in front of the methodist church or at the corner of 77 and main afterwards. I say methodist church, since that is where the chili will be. :D

I will call the chamber next week to find out. Forgot to do it last night.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

We can just stop in the middle of main and crawl on some tires. Kick nick in the junk and tell him to get his pile ready. :D

[scottsdale87]

We can just stop in the middle of main and crawl on some tires. Kick nick in the junk and tell him to get his pile ready. :D

Crawling on tires sounds good. I think I can get on top of your 44.:gigem:
I'll have to kick him real hard to get it going by then. :D

[scottsdale87]

Got a little mo progress with the jeep. I got a full width 9, 31 spline from the junk yard, i completely rebuilt it and added a detroit. moved the spacers to the front, and started on the front bumper. should have the bumper done and painted this weekend.

The best new mod is probably the new name! Sloth Hoss

Sloth cuz its slow and green
Hoss cuz, well its a hoss and some of it is probably overbuilt.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Awesome, not get nick to finish his up and yall follow us to Colorado in June!!!

[scottsdale87]

I'd love to go to colorado, but i think i'm gonna be pretty busy workin for pops this summer, and i have to take a couple summer classes online. Plus i don't think the funds will come through on that one.

My cousin is having his batchlor party at glimer the weekend after trees so i'll be lucky just to go to that.

[DRAGOONRANCH]

I hear that, I remember being the only one having to go home every weekend we didn't have Corps activities and work for Grandad. I had a couple of city boys in the outfit who I suckered into helping me every once in a while. Gma kept em fed well though. :D

[scottsdale87]

Had a good time at trees. Jeep held up great, good thing cuz i don't have time to fix it befor next weekend at gilmer. Trails were tight, not to friendly for us with lots o glass. got a little body damage on the hatch when it "rubbed" against a tree. My cousin almost flopped his XJ, his tire carrier and tire saved him, and got a little scratch on the same tree i got the damage on. The guy in the green TJ on 33's, john i think was his name, was cool as sh!t and, though he had the smallest tires in our group, crawled up almost everythig.

Some pics..

[scottsdale87]

few more..

[DRAGOONRANCH]

As bad as I hate to say it about a jeep, that rig of yours sure looks sharp!

[scottsdale87]

Thanks man. sill need to put a hoop and paint on the bumper, then it would look mo pimpin..

[scottsdale87]

got a winch in the front bumper and threw some paint on it. Also built a tire carrier, they both turned out pretty slick. The carrier pic won't lod so i'll have to try later

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Turned out real clean.


(maybe we get the TAMOR Rosebud branch together for lunch when I am home the end of the month)

[Sharpe]

Looks good. What kind of winch?

[scottsdale87]

Turned out real clean.


(maybe we get the TAMOR Rosebud branch together for lunch when I am home the end of the month)

Thanks Ed. Yeah lunch sounds good to me. I'll be around either haulin corn or sunflowers just let me know when your rollin into town.

[scottsdale87]

Looks good. What kind of winch?

Harbor freight, chicago electric, 10,000lb. My cousin has the 8,000 on his XJ and it worked pretty good. pulled him and ryan up a hill at trees with no problems. I don't wheel that much so it won't get used that much anyways.

[scottsdale87]

got it to load

[uglyota]

holy crap dude that looks great!

[DRAGOONRANCH]

Now the question is, does the tire spin?

WOD!

[Seth]

Lookin good. I like how the swing arm breaks in the middle to follow the contour and the bottom is real clean for departure angle.

Looks like those side mirrors will be getting used!

[JB]

Mine needs some bumpers like that. Let me know if you want to build another front and how much.