Todays update. Should be done and driveable tomorrow
. At that point I will need to take it to have the exhaust redone and then we will fine tune the shock and bumpstop pressures. Then it will be time to take it out and see how well it performs.
This is drivers side at full extension of the shocks. You can also see the trimmed outer fender skin. Brakelines went on after this picture was taken.
Same view on passenger side.
From the front. I think we got the steering angles close enough to eliminate bumpsteer
. We used Hi-steer arms from Blue Torch Fabworks and modified them slightly to work around the track bar mount.
The upper track bar mount. Sorry it is hard to see. I'll get better pics of it at a later time if anyone wants.
New trans crossmember that also supports the upper and lower link mounts. This is not a removable piece, so it should make any future trans work quite interesting. I have been assured that the trans will still come out with a little motivation.
Still to come is a new crossmember up front, a belly skidplate, along with the exhaust work I mentioned. At this time we are not going to mount the winch or build any sliders for it. The shop is getting back logged and with the holidays (and my desire to hit the trails) those things will have to wait.
I am incredibly excited to get this out of the shop and in the dirt. I can't wait to see how it does. I also will need to relearn how to drive as this is my first wheeler with a 5 speed (although I am already planning a C4 swap in my head).
