At Parts Mike™ we believe in the parts we sell. To prove that, Mike built a Jeep to show off all of the goodies. It started with a fairly clean YJ and a laundry list of parts and ideas. Here is how it all went together:
| I found a YJ that was running good enough to drive home. The next six months spent taking it apart and selling what I could. Everything that didn't sell and would not fit into the project I scrapped. What I had left was a frame, steering box, body, fenders, hood, grille, gas tank and a lot of miscellaneous nuts, bolts and accessories. |
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| Now was the time to start acquiring parts. I located a new crate GM 3800SC (super charged) engine, not quite the normal conversion engine. I choose it as it was light in weight, decent power and its dimensions would afford a lot of room for everything I wanted. Next I invested in a 700R4 backed up by an AtlasII transfer case. Up front would be a Ford reverse cut Dana 44 high pinion front axle narrowed and equipped with an ARB air locker and 5.13 gears, APM knuckles, PM high steer arms, tierod, draglink and pitman arm. In the back went a Dynatrac Pro Rock 60 center section. Brett, a friend and great fabricator (BRC Motorsports), installed the axle tubes, gear set and air locker along with Ford Motorsport rear disc brakes and Dutchman 35 spline semi-float axles. |
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| I wanted to keep the leaf spring suspension so I installed Rubicon Express SOA 5 leaf spring packs along with my PartsMike designed Wrap Control bar. I had J.D. Champion give the body a great looking Dodge Durango blue paint job. |
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| Great! Look at all the pieces. I slowly started assembling the Jeep. Each day I thought about what I wanted to do and at the end of the day I would look at the pieces but would be tired from my regular work. I kept procrastinating and putting off assembly. The weekends would roll around and by Sunday night the project not have moved forward. Decision making time was here as I really liked what I had and I wanted it done RIGHT. |
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| I called my friend Brett and made a deal on getting it all assembled. This was a wise choice. Brett being a little compulsive is probably the best technician I have ever known. He is quick, has all the tools, and the ability. When he takes on a customers project it will be done the same way he would do his own. |
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| He installed the Drivetrain and all the rest of my parts including the Buick ECM and stock harness that he modified for the Jeep installation. He also installed new Bestop seats, Super Top, Tuffy Lock box console, Omix overhead console, Radio Shack CB, Sony sound system, Chicken Lips antenna splitter, Auto Meter, Lokar shifter along with a multitude of other parts into and onto my rolling chassis. |
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