Dalton KJ Renegade Build

[dalton]

Took it out to test the new tires :favorites37: They were on another planet compared to my bald stock SRA's.

One of my older friends that believes his lifted TJ is the god of all Jeeps told me that even if i lifted it, (and i quote) I "could never do this little flexy obstacle with a dumb Jeep liberty". Well i did and i sent him a picture and he never replied :happy175:

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Rear flex:

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[eyehatetofu]

What size turrs you running? Good looking rig. Digging the front bumper too.

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Nice work gettin it dirty, Dalton!

 

[dalton]

They're 265/70/16 treadwrights and thank you.

Lol it rained yesterday and when I took it out there was also another guy there with a YJ with im guessing 35" or 36"super swampers. Well he looked at me really funny since I was driving a liberty- like 20 minutes later he came and asked if I could pull him out of sone mud

 

[ridenby]

Yeah,this is what Libby owners should,ought to,can aspire to. Fine ride,job well done.

 

[dalton]

I made a radiator skid out an old washing machine door, its 1/16" thick. And yes i know im weird for using a piece of an old washing machine screwy.gif but hey it was free on the side of the trial where i wheel.
Total Cost: $2
Measured it all out, cut it up, sanded it down and rattle canned it.

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installed:

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[dalton]

Took her out again with some friends.

AS you can see from the pics, Dan and I got into a predicament. The trail has multiple river crossings and you can choose which one you want to take. Well you come up a hill, and right as you crest the hill, it drops about 3 feet straight down into the river bank. We tried backing up but i was sunk in to deep, so we set up the tow strap and waited for the others to come pull us out.

WE got bored and decided to go swimming and found the water was only about knee height and the bottom was rock, not sand. So we decided to cross rather then wait. The other side now has a nice set of ruts for the next person- but we made it :gr_grin:

From behind:

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Dan just gettin in the river, and you can see the drop off and the drivers side front tire is sunk in mud:

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View from across the river:

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Who knew sand was so squishy? We had to be pulled out of this one:

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[ridenby]

Cool

 

[dalton]

Took her out with some friends:

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Someone tilted the camera a bit, but its still pretty steep.

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Also, Started on a front bumper. Heres the CAD file:

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Got the front mounting brackets almost done, gonna add some more support for the top of the crossmember.

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Also got to stick weld for the first time ever, decent for the first time? Im used to a MIG- sooo much easier to use and what ill be using on the bumper:

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[dalton]

Started on the bumper:

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[DirtyKK]

lookin good!

 

[dalton]

Thank you! Got the rest of the pieces cut out last class, so it should be done in about a week

 

[Dave]

Looks like fun. Good pics. Your KJ is coming along nice Dalton.

Dave

 

[boebr1]

Only thing wrong in this picture is a jeep full of topless guys...

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Please take lots of pictures for your bumper design... i'm really interested in this

 

[dalton]

Hahha i was waiting for someone to say something about that. Someone threw a piece of mud, which turned into a full scale mud fight. That is the only explanation i can give lol.

Ive taken quite a few, Ill post them all up tomorrow when i get to work on it some more.

 

[dalton]

Got some more done today:

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[dalton]

Took her up to Bridgeport, TX today with my dad. Did a bunch of 2 diamond, a few 3, and a 4 diamond trail.

Oh, and i bought some synthetic winch line from TJKJ :gr_grin:. I go outside last night to swap the lines out, and my winch will freespool but when i try to engage it, the solenoids make a loud click. Tested it all out and i need some new solenoids:icon_evil:
Anyway, here's some pics. Resized so they're not enormous like the last batch- sorry about that..

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First bit of the 4 diamond:

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Hamburger Hill:

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http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh236/dalt102585/?action=view&current=DSCN0981.mp4

 

[ridenby]

Nice pics of a nice Libby. Really digging the bumper.

 

[jeeper4life]

Looks cool man! Nice pictures

 

[dalton]

Finished it up. Painted with Rustoleum flat black.

Wire wheeled:

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Primered:

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Mounted:

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