Remember that small Jeep I was so excited to get three years ago? Remember all the plans I had throughout these two years of buying parts? Now, everything is being put together. A few weeks ago I finished putting together my ford 9 inch and now my jeep is in the garage being torn apart. It seems like everyone anxiously tries to get one final build or one final adjustment in before the start of the next year of rock crawling. I may not be just adjusting or tuning some small detail, but I am just like them building myself a Jeep to take on trips over the summer.
Overall the build started very slow with one small thing being done here or there (whenever we got the chance). This last weekend is when it finally all came together, I pulled out my transfer case to replace with an aftermarket Atlas 4:1 for a lower set of gears and pulled out the transmission to replace the clutch. After I did that, I pulled out the front and rear end as well as the springs and shocks holding them in. The next day my dad and I put in a 1-inch body lift for the atlas to fit and added new shock mounts. Hopefully, this weekend we will get more done so when my dad is off next week we can finish putting mine together and start on my dad's. Spring is a crazy time for everyone preparing for the summer and finishing any projects they had over the winter.
