5.2 Magnum Swap Part 14: Giant Radiator in a Little Jeep
At 15% larger, 80% thicker, and a 3” electric fan shroud attached to the back our cooling system quickly became a massive unit to squeeze into the front of the TTBWJ. This week we mount the radiator, mock up the intake, and get up close and personal with our transfer cases.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 13: Cutting and Rebuilding
Sometimes you need to tear things apart before you can build them. That is the case this week as we cut into the front of the Jeep to remove the stock metal bumper, making room for some custom tube work.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 8: Broken and Performance Parts
While we are still moving forward with the motor swap we took a side track this week through ‘Magnum Performance Land’ to see what we could add to the build.
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 7: Cutting and (not) Fitting
Welcome to part 7 of our 5.2 magnum swap, we are shooting to be out testing for Halloween. Although we keep finding parts we want to upgrade so Halloween is a soft goal with the real goal of building it right and building it strong. Read The Rest Part 1: It’s Finally Happening Part 2: […]
Continue Reading5.2 Magnum Swap Part 5: Pulling the 5.2
With the TTB WJ still without brakes and steering it stood still in the garage this weekend and we set up to pull the 5.2 outside. Conveniently, we had better lighting outside and were able to do a timelapse of the day. Check out 6.5 hours of work compressed into 35 seconds.
Continue Reading5.2 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 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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