Project: Financially Irresponsible....bc you cant take it with you

[05rckymtn]

I wanted to build something cool, learn some new skills....so I jumped in on a 1-ton, money burning project after selling my harley last fall

my build plan, which has changed 1,000,000 times is this:

2006 LJ
4.0L, auto trans
241 T-case
Ford D60
14 bolt
42's
full hydro
4 link front and rear
ORI's


I have purchased all of the above mentioned parts and currently i am tearing down the jeep while I await the arrival of my freshly re-geared 1 tons, which are being done by BayStateBob.  I have given myself a 6 month window to get this thing driveable.  I will be working on it as much as possible between now and then with my only responsibilities being work, overtime and the gym.  I will be asking a LOT of questions and trying to document as much of the process as possible.  

BTW, this build is going down at my parents house in Seekonk, MA where there is a fridge in the garage and a incredible take out BBQ place around the corner.

Here goes nothing....
Andrew

[Axle]

bbq? I'll come by.

[Twisty]

You can't do this, and then leave us without pics.....


Why the ORIs?  That's some serious $$!!

[XJFever]

whats an ORI?
BBQ ORLY?
looking forward to watching this build.

[Twisty]

http://oristruts.com/products/shocksstruts/st-strut/

[jeepgod]

ori= waste of money

they suck in rocks and high speed

good luck with that

oh and i know a guy who was sponsored by them; aka got them free! after running them for a while i asked what he thought of them. his exact words were "cant wait to get rid of them"  get them for free and still hate them. i would say that is a huge reason to not run them. i can get you in touch with him if you want real first hand account of them.

[Ian]

If you want to go big, go with coilovers

[mika401]

Looking forward to seeing how it turns out Andrew.
Oh and look at it this way, if you dont like the ORI's     you can always sell them 
They sell pretty easily on Piratte
I dont see any pics or is it just me?

[05rckymtn]

Im workin on getting pics up

As for the ORI'S, I searched them and read great reviews, hardly anything negative.  I liked that they are not typical and, assuming that as advertised, they would eliminate the  need for airbumps and swaybars.

Jeepgod I would like to speak with your buddy, just to hear his opinion and get the other side of the coin..

And a set of kings with reservoirs, air bumps, and swaybars come out to some serious $$ too.

At the end of the day I know if I end up changing my mind on them I will have no problem getting rid of them and prob get 99% of my money back as the turnaround time is around 8-12 weeks in most cases.

[05rckymtn]

Also, the bbq place is called the Boneyard and they have incredible wings and pulled pork.


42" Rocker
my buddy after picking up the 79 D60 from NH
racelines
ruff stuff 4 link brackets and 1.25 heims

[05rckymtn]

more...

[brooksy]

nice!!!!

[burtonjeeplj]

Those tires look familiar

[05rckymtn]

so far I am having a blast just tearing it down and planning my attack.  I want to get the stock axles out of there by the end of next week so the following monday I can work on cleaning up the frame and getting the tires mounted.  

On that note, it seems most go with the plastic bb's from Walmart, but i read about some folks who put golf balls in instead and achieved great results.  Any of you guys heard or even tried this method?  Seems crazy but I like crazy....

[Ian]

So this is going to be a street drivable rig?