The driveshaft pricing is all just estimated, It was also on the high side. We will know more for sure once he talks to them on the phone and gets everything sorted out that needs to be done.

On a side note, I got the spacers friday night so I installed them saturday night when I got back from the yards. I also installed the aisan hubs while I was at it. Although I probably made more work for my self seeing as how I decided that re-packing the wheel bearings would probably be a good idea since they probably haven't been done since leaving the dealership 16 years ago. All well I guess, its not that hard to rip apart again. I will get the exhaust bolted up today or at some point this week so we can be pretty much good to go engine wise. And I will do a light grinding to the bumper and sand the rock sliders and get those painted up this week. Can I do the bumpers and rock sliders in a REALLY florescent pink color??? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />. I kid. I will do black but do you want flat or gloss black? I need to see if jay will come over so I can have him take some real pictures of your truck and the T-case in the truck since my only source of camera is my phone. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />.

And by the way lloyd I got the pressure switch and the check today. We will see how far we can stretch it for you.

Wow, great progress! What ever paint you got that is black. But I think I actually like the gloss.

Tease me with some photos.... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

just missed the driveshaft shop today i had to take some last minute measurements for the flanges and tube size and that put me behind on calling them, but i'll call them in the morning by the time i get home from work they'll be open.

I'll get some photos posted of the truck very soon. I want to get the bumper cleaned up and painted, along with the rock sliders. I would also like to get the winch in to give the bumper that full effect thing. Are we suppose to be adding hoops to the front bumper? The truck is starting to look pretty sweet.

BTW, this post almost has 20k views! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

I painted all my plastic trim and bumpers, etc. gloss black. I should have hit it with some clear aterwards, though. It fades to flat fairly quickly.

John B.

Just use kyrlon flat or satin, any gloss paint will fade and look crappy and oxidized after about a year.
Might want to wait on painting or grinding the bumper, i can sand it down and maybe when Lloyd gets here he can bend the hoops and i'll weld them on so he can tell people he helped build his bumper. Go ahead on the sliders and the front frame mod, just run it over with a grinder. I'll have to get the welder over there to make the auto shifter bracket and weld on the rear bumper.
What are we doing for a T-case shifter?

Might want to look into Hammerite Rust Cap. A very hard, durable paint available in aerosol, and you can paint over rust. A bit more expensive than regular Krylon, but more durable. Available in a bunch of colors too. It's what I'm going to be using once I get around to getting sliders and bumpers done. In silver to match my trim. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Help with the hoops so I can say I helped <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> Starting to feel like some dude with no wheeling experience that bought a 2012 Rubicon and took it to the most expensive shop on the West coast for every mod available <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Those shifters are creepy......Wonder about an after market Rubicon knob?

Paint durability is the most important certainly.