Building my winch challenge TJ "The Muss"

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Building my winch challenge TJ "The Muss"

Postby 4wdRick » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:20 pm

Slowly but surely getting the bloody thing finishedImage
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It is a 1997 TJ that was once owned by "Jake the Muss", it has 6 inch Skyjacker springs, XJ auto, prado transfercase, safari axles, Superwinch hydrulic winch, and one day when the handbrake will allow I dream of fitting a supercharger.

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Postby SMOKEY » Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:52 pm

Go Rick, your pulling at my heart strings ---- I want one :roll: .
Is this a Air Bag model and if so what have you done about it :?: .

AND I DON'T MEAN LEAVE HER AT HOME :wink: ,

FITZY.

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Postby 4wdRick » Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:06 pm

Are you talking about my handbrake? She will thump you.
Yep, dam it, those bloody air bags have caused some headaches, but we think that we have found a way around not reinstalling them, will find out next month when I hope to be going for cert and compliance.
Aussie competion rules make you remove them before competing, not supprised tho, why would you need a airbag when you are wearing a 4 piont harness inside a roll cage.

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Postby TJ » Sat Aug 25, 2007 6:55 pm

In US, dealers can sell you a switch that deactivates the air bag on the passenger side as its sold as a "utility vehicle" with no rear seat. Therefore, to carry your little children in the front, you are allowed to have the switch in there. Might be an idea to do such a switch.

By the way, TJs have the sensor just above the transmission tunnel behind the dash.

Looking good, finally someone with a Jeep (or whatever is left of it).

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Postby 4wdRick » Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:06 pm

Not much point in using a switch, Tem Morison blew the bags when he hit a bridge on the West coast, and the space left in front of the passanger will be put to good use, it will carry my lunch which I'll eat when waiting for Toyotas and Nissans to catch up!

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Postby hiriklux » Sun Aug 26, 2007 4:24 pm

4wdRick
Posted: 2007-08-25, 13:06:22

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Not much point in using a switch, Tem Morison blew the bags when he hit a bridge on the West coast, and the space left in front of the passanger will be put to good use, it will carry my lunch which I'll eat when waiting for Toyotas and Nissans to catch up!


wakeee wakeeee rik its time for work :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby SupraSurf » Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:28 pm

Must say those are very nice tyres you have there !
Wish I had some of those :)

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Postby rokhound » Sun Aug 26, 2007 6:31 pm

I'll bet you do!. But they are far too flash for you Mike :wink:
Ugly is a state of mind..... and the state of my truck!

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Postby zukmeista » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:10 am

C'mon, updates :!: :!: :!: :evil:

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Postby Steve_t647 » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:32 am

Customers cars have taken all his time recently, that is good and bad but like any project there is a re-think in progress and things may change.

Once Sheffield is out of the way he may have some more time to spend on it.

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Re: Building my winch challenge TJ "The Muss"

Postby 4wdRick » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:36 am

Hi all

Have been busy with work lately, so the truck went on hold for a while, but we have made some progress latley.
Pulled the suspension out because I was unhappy with it, it just was not going to provide the articulation and comfort that I was after.
So we have started on a 5 link front end and 3 link in the rear with a A arm top link, the front end is relatively easy to set up, but the rear has taken some brain power to get the anti squat, anti roll and anti walk set up.
Will post some pics soon

Rick

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Postby hosehustler » Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:15 pm

4wdRick wrote:Not much point in using a switch, Tem Morison blew the bags when he hit a bridge on the West coast, and the space left in front of the passanger will be put to good use, it will carry my lunch which I'll eat when waiting for Toyotas and Nissans to catch up!

More like put spare jeep/nissan parts there, you busy??? never :lol:
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