5.2 Magnum Swap Part 3: The Last of the Stock Components
Over the years we have been slowing replacing, and in some cases, flat out removing stock parts that we didn't need. While some parts have been upgraded like the driver seats and axles, we have removed little things we don’t find necessary...
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 2: Out With the Old
This week we started out with a simple goal, remove the old 4.0, transmission and transfer case. On a typical WJ this is easy enough and the motor and transmission can be lifted out together after removing the headlights, grill, radiator and anything else in the way. The TTB WJ is a little more difficult.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 1: It’s Finally Happening
It has been a long time coming and we are finally ditching the trusty i6. We have been wanting to do a v8 swap for years but it's hard to throw away a perfectly good 4.0 i6 with less than 70K. These motors are reliable and with proper maintenance can last 300,000. Our i6 has never let us down, but it is time for more power under the hood.
Continue ReadingNew Dash
Building a new dash is something we have been excited about for a while but we have always preferred performance over looks and the center mounted stock gauges and small Garmin GPS had been doing the trick until now. With the recent suspension upgrades and shock tuning we have been driving faster and covering more […]
Continue ReadingNew Bumper and Tire Carrier
With our new 35s it was also time to rebuild our tire carrier and bumper. The first step was to remove the old bumper and any surrounding metal. Happy with the mock up location we built the new tubes around the tire. Couldn’t forget to add hi-lift and shovel […]
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