Srfnfly227
Well-known member
Hey everybody, welcome to the build of my 2006 Unlimited Rubicon. My name is Lee and I'm in Virginia Beach. I'm going to do my best to update this first post whenever a new part is installed. I'll also try to keep an up to date photo on this page. I've got a lots of plans for the Jeep that I plan to get to over the Winter, but I'll start this thread from the beginning.
As the Jeep currently sits:
- Savvy 3" suspension lift (Installed July 23-24, 2011)
- Rancho Adjustable Shocks (Installed July 23-24, 2011)
- Currie Steering (Installed July 24, 2011)
- Currie JJ Front Upper Housing (Installed driver side July 24, 2011, Passenger side welded July 27, 2011)
- 255/85R16 Toyo MT (Installed July 27, 2011)
- Tom Woods Driveshaft (Installed July 27, 2011)
- SpeedoHealer from Blue Monkey Motorsports (Installed August 5, 2011)
- Savvy BL/MML (Installed August 12,2011)
- Novak Cable Shifter (Installed August 22, 2011)
- Savvy UnderArmor (Installed August 22, 2011)
- Spidertrax Wheel Spacers (Installed September 2011)
- Uniden Pro510XL CB Radio (Installed September 2011)
- Firestik II 4ft Antenna (Installed September 2011)
- Centric Brake Rotors with BlackMagic/Centric Pads (Installed Spring 2013)
- Alpine Head Unit (Installed January 2013)
- Polk Audio 5.25" speakers with separate tweeters (Installed January 2013)
Story starts in November 2006 when I finally decided to pull the trigger on a new Jeep. I had been thinking about it for a few months and when I saw a JK in person, I decided to buy an LJ before they were all gone. I was living in Philadelphia at the time and my only requirements were it had to be an LJ, manual transmission, with a hard top. I couldn't find any up North so I drove down to Virginia Beach and bought one for a steal. They only had Rubicon models left and I didn't know what I was truly getting, but I'm definitely happy it worked out the way it did.
So as a happy new Jeep owner, I drove back to Philadelphia with every intention of doing some research and getting her lifted. Just about the time when I was going to pull the trigger on a lift, I decided it was time to take a new job. Good news was that I was moving back to Virginia Beach after 7 years of being away. Bad news was that I was taking a job that started me at a little less than 50% the pay that I was making before. Unfortunately, this put the Jeep mods on hold. Of course I was having fun with it her anyway so all was good. The family of a good friend of mine owned a farm out in central Virginia and we would go out every few months to have some fun on the trails. This left lots of clean up, but it was so worth it.
Me enjoying the weekend
The after fun picture. I hate mud
Other than the visits to the farm, my Jeep was simply my daily driver. I wasn't exactly using the Rubicon for what it was truly capable of, but I didn't care. I was perfectly happy driving around with the top down and and the doors off whenever the weather was good. It was my beach Jeep and that long wheelbase no longer looked funny to me. Especially with my 9 foot surfboard strapped to the rollcage.
Going surfing
Not my first picture of her, but just about the only one I have with the hard top on
Interior shot. Jeep calls it Khaki.
My parents driveway on a nice beach day:
In the Spring of 2009, I finally decided to come up with a hard top lift. The LJ hard top is entirely too heavy. Lucky for me, my parents offered up their garage to be my storage spot. The ceiling is somewhere between 12-14 feet high so the top fits above the garage door. It takes a little time since I have to take down the door opener, but I only use the lift twice a year. Once in the fall to get the hard top up there, and once in the spring to get it back down.
Nice and high:
90 degree PVC to help the rope make the turn:
Good view of the routing of the ropes:
As the Jeep currently sits:
- Savvy 3" suspension lift (Installed July 23-24, 2011)
- Rancho Adjustable Shocks (Installed July 23-24, 2011)
- Currie Steering (Installed July 24, 2011)
- Currie JJ Front Upper Housing (Installed driver side July 24, 2011, Passenger side welded July 27, 2011)
- 255/85R16 Toyo MT (Installed July 27, 2011)
- Tom Woods Driveshaft (Installed July 27, 2011)
- SpeedoHealer from Blue Monkey Motorsports (Installed August 5, 2011)
- Savvy BL/MML (Installed August 12,2011)
- Novak Cable Shifter (Installed August 22, 2011)
- Savvy UnderArmor (Installed August 22, 2011)
- Spidertrax Wheel Spacers (Installed September 2011)
- Uniden Pro510XL CB Radio (Installed September 2011)
- Firestik II 4ft Antenna (Installed September 2011)
- Centric Brake Rotors with BlackMagic/Centric Pads (Installed Spring 2013)
- Alpine Head Unit (Installed January 2013)
- Polk Audio 5.25" speakers with separate tweeters (Installed January 2013)
Story starts in November 2006 when I finally decided to pull the trigger on a new Jeep. I had been thinking about it for a few months and when I saw a JK in person, I decided to buy an LJ before they were all gone. I was living in Philadelphia at the time and my only requirements were it had to be an LJ, manual transmission, with a hard top. I couldn't find any up North so I drove down to Virginia Beach and bought one for a steal. They only had Rubicon models left and I didn't know what I was truly getting, but I'm definitely happy it worked out the way it did.
So as a happy new Jeep owner, I drove back to Philadelphia with every intention of doing some research and getting her lifted. Just about the time when I was going to pull the trigger on a lift, I decided it was time to take a new job. Good news was that I was moving back to Virginia Beach after 7 years of being away. Bad news was that I was taking a job that started me at a little less than 50% the pay that I was making before. Unfortunately, this put the Jeep mods on hold. Of course I was having fun with it her anyway so all was good. The family of a good friend of mine owned a farm out in central Virginia and we would go out every few months to have some fun on the trails. This left lots of clean up, but it was so worth it.
Me enjoying the weekend
The after fun picture. I hate mud
Other than the visits to the farm, my Jeep was simply my daily driver. I wasn't exactly using the Rubicon for what it was truly capable of, but I didn't care. I was perfectly happy driving around with the top down and and the doors off whenever the weather was good. It was my beach Jeep and that long wheelbase no longer looked funny to me. Especially with my 9 foot surfboard strapped to the rollcage.
Going surfing
Not my first picture of her, but just about the only one I have with the hard top on
Interior shot. Jeep calls it Khaki.
My parents driveway on a nice beach day:
In the Spring of 2009, I finally decided to come up with a hard top lift. The LJ hard top is entirely too heavy. Lucky for me, my parents offered up their garage to be my storage spot. The ceiling is somewhere between 12-14 feet high so the top fits above the garage door. It takes a little time since I have to take down the door opener, but I only use the lift twice a year. Once in the fall to get the hard top up there, and once in the spring to get it back down.
Nice and high:
90 degree PVC to help the rope make the turn:
Good view of the routing of the ropes:
