Project Black Hole

[NoneMoreBlk]

UPDATED 4/12/05

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, for your viewing enjoyment, Project Black Hole....

Please let me know what you think of it. I'll update the pics as I add stuff. Suggestions are always awesome, too!



Current Specs:
1987 YJ (Base model)
AMC 258 4.2L I6
AX-15 5-spd tranny
NP231 t-case
Canary Yellow w/ Black hardtop
2.5" BDS Suspension
31"x10.5" Firestone Dueler M/T tires
15" black wheels (dunno what brand)
D35c rear
Warn rocker panels
OR-Fab rock bars
Olympia rear bumper
Posi-Lock Positive Axle engagement

Future Plans:
Flat Fender
Warn Rock Crawler front bumper (w/ guard)
Wilderness Accessories rear bumper/tire carrier
OR Warn Rock Crawler rear bumper
Wilderness Accessories Expedition rack
KC Lights - 2 Fog lights on bumper, 2 long-range lights on windsheild
4.0L I6
4.5" Suspension Lift
33"x12.5" BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A tires
Beadlocks (probably street-legal, as its my DD)
Intake, h.eaders, Catback, Exhaust
Dana 44 front and rear
ARB or Detroit lockers
New frame (mine's pretty dang rusty)
Eventually, Chevy 350 or similar, also new tranny then

EDIT: Stupid board censored h.eader

[Keystone Crawler]

looks like a great little project jeep. now go wheel the hell out of it :nod:

[Rygan70]

Looks Great but every ends up going bigger :razz:

[athenscj5]

Are you running a shackle reversal? If not, what are those shackles there? I am not completely familiar w/ YJ suspension.
:USA:

[NoneMoreBlk]

I honestly don't know. If someone could clear that up, I'd be much obliged. I know they are different from my dad's shackles (they are straight), and I assume he has stockers. Past that, I have no clue.

[Penguin]

I got you covered. They are for flat towing the jeep from the shackle point. I have them on my Jeep.
You can barely see them here.

[NoneMoreBlk]

Well, since it won't let me edit my original post...

Got the AX-15 in, as well as a newer NP231, rear yoke & u-joints, and Posi-Lock for the front axle. Doesn't look any different though, so no pics

[YJSAABMAN]

What Lost-One said on the shackles. They're tow bar shackles. Looking good, man! They're always a work in progress. If anyone ever says otherwise, they aren't a true Jeeper. BTW, love those Pocket Style flares. Always have. Wish I'd have had the $$ when I got mine. Just curious, but, why swap a 4.0L in if you eventually want to go V8? There's some basic and easier stuff you can do to the 4.2L until you're ready for that step like a carb swap.

[Rygan70]

I got you covered. They are for flat towing the jeep from the shackle point. I have them on my Jeep.
You can barely see them here.


I cant see the flat towing thing but I can see lights thats for sure. that is alot of light. Do you have to run 2 batterys for that set up?? Nice tho.

[Jefe]

Nice looking rig. It's fun to build'em up and learn as you go. PM me sometime and we'll line up a run sometime. I'm not even 10 minutes north of ya.

Jeff

[drs98tj]

Looks good man. I think every one here could say there project is a black hole. Build it wheel it break it and build it again. :crossbone

[NoneMoreBlk]

Thanks for the comments all! Jefery (with one f!), I'll do that. I'm going to be in Ouray nearly the entire summer (painful, I know), but we'll have to work somethin out.

As for my reasoning with the 4.0 - My 4.2 is nearly shot, and while I'm sure I could make it last, I am the type of person who will willingly spend money I don't have yet to get rid of something that might, possibly need to be replaced in 5 years. Thus the AX-15. I don't plan on putting in the V8 until I've graduated, have a good job, and lots of money. That is more of a dream than anything. And once I have a better DD, I won't really need that much power anyway, I just plan on doing trail stuff, with some moderate rock crawlin, but nothing extreme (I know, that will change eventually, but eh). Bottom line: I need a new engine, 4.0L is a cheap, easy install, and it suits my purposes for the next 3-5 years.

Thanks for clearin up the confusion on the shackles. Its nice to know those are there for that reason.

[cftj]

My brother had a set of towing shackles on his 78 cherokee. Had the towbar baling wired up to his grill. Baling wire broke offroading, dropped the bar to the ground and bent the H E double hockey sticks out of his springs. :smiliesc:

he doesnt have the tow bar on anymore.. (not that anything he has could pull that 5000lb beast..)

[Jefe]

Thanks for the comments all! Jefery (with one f!), I'll do that. I'm going to be in Ouray nearly the entire summer (painful, I know), but we'll have to work somethin out.


Ouray is AWESOME!! We went camping down there last memorial day, had a blast. What are you doing down there? Here are some pics from our trip:

On the way back down from Yankee Boy Basin:



The Highway that runs between Ouray and Telluride, Me and Kim:




Me fly fishing on the Uncompahgre River:

[NoneMoreBlk]

I agree, Ouray rocks my socks. I'm actually going to be working on the maintenance staff at the Bachelor-Syracuse Mine Tour after mid-June. I'm really looking forward to it.

Anyhoo, here is another pic of my Jeep, as well as a couple pics from my Ouray trip last summer. The link at the bottom is for the rest of the Ouray pics (my Jeep wasn't there cause I didn't have it yet)



Yankee Boy Basin:


Outside of Telluride (Imogene Pass is straight ahead, Black Bear is to the right)


Ouray 2004 (http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=6541503&uid=3187028)
Project Black Hole (http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=6499463&uid=3187028)

[bigtj99]

holy moly that is the best scenery ive ever seen. Im getting in my jeep and moving to colorado. period.