Thumper gets another Mod

Metcalf wrote: I do wonder how the spring pack will hold up with the leaves removed.

Yeah, I really don't know if they will last. Rick G is running Black Diamond springs on Gus if I remember correctly. As you know he wheels pretty hard. He finally did break a main leaf on the rear in Colorado at FCT in September. He managed to weld it back together with another leaf and it got him by the rest of the week. I plan to carry one of the leaves I took out along just in case the same happens to me. If it does I won't mind too much. That just gives me a reason to finally have some new ones made.

Just wanted to give an update on the Motorcraft 2150 swap. I had a chance to give it a real world shakedown last weekend at Rush Springs.

I must say I was pleased with how it did. It performed much better than my old Rochester 2 Jet. It's still not fuel injection but getting much closer. Angles didn't seem to bother it like the Rochester. Hard bouncing also didn't have much effect. The picture below shows one time where it wasn't able to stay running. I may be asking a little much out of it. I do have another idea on how to make it do a bit better on severe angles I'm going to try. I will update with that at a later date.

Metcalf wrote: I can make it run even better off-road..... This mod I invented converts the fuel bowl into a 4-way baffle box. The fuel always has to climb a wall and that allows the float to shut the fuel off at very extreme angles. On the later model you will need to delete the high speed air bleed system. It isn't hard. You just have to cut the draw tube off and epoxy shut the hole. Deleting the high speed air bleed usually helps air fuel mixture when the engine is at low vaccum and on the power valve. Most of the OE motorcraft stuff is SUPER rich on the PV. The late model ones with high speed air bleeds did tend to have slightly smaller PVCR passages.

I have your mod installed. I've never tried it without your kit so I can't really compare the before and after. I'm sure it makes a huge difference.

Over the last few years my rockers have been taking a bit of a beating on the rocks. I've been looking at Ian Liljeblad's rock sliders for a while now. I liked the look I just didn't know how tough they would be. Well, Stan put a set on Grandpa's Jeep before his last trip to Moab and they did in fact prove to be Stan proof. So I went a ahead and ordered a set for myself.

Ian offers the DIY weld together kit or you can get them already welded together. I went with the DIY kit. It is a fairly easy kit to install. The hardest part of the whole thing was trying to get my rockers straightened back out enough to mount the new sliders to them.

Here's a shot of the passenger side rocker. (I had already drilled the mounting holes for the slider.)



A few shots of the install and the final product.

Looks good Alan.

Bridog wrote: AKoller wrote: Over the last few years my rockers have been taking a bit of a beating on the rocks... Your wheelin' buddies must be bad spotters or a bad influence.  Or maybe those little skinny tires don't keep the rocks away like the wide 33's did.  Either way rock sliders look awesome on Thumper and are a great mod!

It’s hard to get use to the traction of the NDTs. Your 33s would slip on rocks where the NDTs will either climb it, or rip it out of the ground and suck it up into the undercarriage. I recommend climbing bigger rocks

i don't trust spotters. I drive my own line, I have my reasons and I always get up to the end of the trail.

The only damage i  have done to my Jeep that you can see is a ding in an exhaust pipe. I have dragged both axles, the skid plate, my PTO, rear springs, rear crossmember, etc. As I aid, I like to choose my line.

Those look good!  and should help for sure.

Gives a preview of what they would look like on Wilson,  same color.