2nd to 3rd gen conversion long travel and more!

So, I’m already pretty deep into this build. I have taken tons of pictures along the way, I will do my best to post updates daily from the beginning.

It started life as basically a bone stock 2008 4 years ago.

Body:

Fiberwerx +6 2017 and up Glass
TRD Pro Hood
KC M-Rack
JD Fab inner fenders

Driveline:

URD stage 3 with heavy flywheel
FJ T-case converted to twin stick
Tom woods single piece driveshaft
ARB lockers front and rear
4.88 gears
934 CV’s from JD fabrication

Suspension & Steering

Everything is JD Fab.
+4 front
SUA with Deaver H70HD
Lower pivots
Slide rack with double shear outers
Gusseted spindles and UCA’s
Howe TC pump
King 2.5x8 coilovers
King 2.5x8 Free bleed bypasses
King 2x2 bump stops
King 2.5x14 free bleed bypasses

Wheels and Tires

KMC grenade crawl 17x9 -38
Mickey Thompson Baja Boss 37x12.50

There’s a lot more I haven’t listed.
Here are some pictures on the last setup.

 

On day 1 of pulling it in, the front tear down and prep for the JD inner fenders began.

 

With the inner fenders out of the picture, this seemed like the best time to weld the bypass mounts and UCA gussets in. Then it was time to start fitting the inner fenders. This took a crazy amount of time to get them in the correct position.

The inner fender positioning directly impacts how your body panels fit back together when it’s done, so Taking your time is a requirement. It was an even bigger challenge for me as I was converting body styles at the same time.

 

Are you using a 2nd or 3rd gen radiator support?

 

2nd gen

 

Cool. No issues with headlight fitment then? I wasn't sure what sort of differences there would be between the two.

 

no issues with headlight fitment. But only one mount on the 3rd gen headlights bolts up to the core support. You have to build the rest.

 

The next step was installing the front suspension to cycle things and find the best position on the lower pivots. I also did the 934 frame notch at this time.

 

keep those pictures coming!

 

Once the front suspension was cycled and the bump stops were setup, I then began fitting panels. The conversion is decently straight forward, but does require a decent bit of fab work when you get up to the grill and headlights. I will cover this later on.

 

3rd gen + glass conversion?
@ChadsPride

 

This is not a conversion kit. These are actually panels meant to be put on a 17+. McNeil offers a conversion but the glass was not wide enough for my needs. So I ended up going the hard route.

 

oh I know its not a kit. Didnt even think someone made that. Are you done, or are you just filling us in on your progress so far?

 

I am not done, but I am way further along than what I have posted so far. Hoping to have this thread caught up to current state in a few more days.

 

Im definitely looking forward to it. Looks awesome so far!

 

Thank you!

 

looks great so far. really nice work.

 

Nice build man, gunna be awesome

 

Thank you!

 

Did you get glass for the rear as well?