Make sure you guys are subscribed and have notification turned on! And a lot of people have commented, yes we installed the Torque converter incorrectly, huge mistake on our part (that’s what we get for trying to make things easier). More to explain on that in the next Swap video. LS Swap Parts List: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HDpByCdnKh2DDT_qvMAfHqx-NNP5Ww4GvPHhc3pVzDs/edit#gid=0 LS Swap Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL4qTbXwvo0iBLhc0UNL_tXXugFQOHR-bV.html
problems with fords.??..theres more with chev. why dont you fit an nv4500, auto,s are dangerous for 4x4 ing,DOWN HILL,LEDGES. i have a s/duty,4.2tdi,with a ZF 5 sp., first low goes no where,i have to drive it. plus,i dont have d35,s that blow. or your steering brkts that break off.why couldnt you use the chev transfer,your fitting a weak jeep transfer to a 350 hp engine,.not a good thing,at least ford boxes & transfers are built to take the highest hp motor. 460ci 450 hp..theres also clocking rings you could of used. but,im in aus,so you should know best..your next upgrade after being towed back to shop,2 ford s/duty diffs. if,you sold the jeep,& bought a nissan gu,then fitted the LS, you would have no problems with drive train..& a more capable rig..
best place for any 4x4 alternator,top of engine,good for water crossings,dust mud. air intake,please,get a snorkel,with a sock over inlet. you can turn the stock motor inlet round & have the intake in cab..sounds great..
paint it yourself,its only going to get bashed,& paint it white..internationally safe color.easy seen. cost,paint 300,hvlp gun 50.acc 100. undercouat 150. ,,paint shop 2.5k..
It is so cool to see Cassie working on the her jeep like she is. Best part is when you two talk you both understand what it is all about. Keep up the great videos!
8:41 I sure hope you lined up the torque converter and didn't snug it upto the block with the bolts. If you didn't, you just broke the pump in the front of the trans.
um......you installed the converter on the fly wheel first?.......how were you able to seat it into the trans?????.....you may have just crushed the pump !!??
Once you're done you need to make a video that solely covers everything you had to purchase for the swap. I think it will definitely encourage other people to do a swap like this in the future including myself.
My 2006 LJ was in the same boat and needed a paintjob and some rust repair. I chose to go with Raptor Liner in Basalt Gray. It turned out great and really brought the Jeep back to life. I did it in my driveway with an older 30 gal compressor and didn't have any issues.
I'm in the same boat regarding the paint with my 04' Rubicon. I almost pulled the trigger on raptor liner, but had second thoughts. Once it's on there, there's no going back, and I still have good paint on the doors and quarters. I've been leaning towards repainting the troubled surfaces here lately, still indecisive though.
I monstalined my old tj and that stuff is solid. VERY durable. You can buy a sample chipset of their colors. Their colors online are pretty spot on with how they look in person though.
I vinyl wrapped my TJ. It was a super fun project for my wife and I. It came out really clean. I’ve had it for almost a year now and it’s held up through tree branches and rubber flapper blade drive through car washes. 10/10 would recommend 3m vinyl
You've already received lots of great ideas here in the comments; my 2 cents are: Whatever you go with, please make it a DIY project. You guys have already done so much yourselves, so a coat of "paint" is not something that's going to stump y'all. I wrote "paint" in quotes because IMHO you should go with RED colored LINER (Monstaliner, Rhinoliner, etc.). Red because it already identifies your Jeep and liner because of its ruggedness out on the trails. Great job and keep 'em coming!
I think of this whole swap, the hardest things for me to do would be the mounts (I have a welder, but I suck) and the electrical. It's nice to see how easy you guys make it look though! There is also a TON of room in that engine bay, which is pretty suprising!
Also, as for painting - 99% of the work is prep. I personally would keep it the same colour (no issues with painting door frames, engine bay, etc) and I would honestly stay away from boxliner just because it is very hard to clean. It always looks good at first, but a few years down the road it looks pretty rough.
Love you videos! I am building a CJ8 and putting a LS and 4l60e in it. As for paint, get someone to put a cheap paint job on it. I don’t like the bed liner stuff on the exterior of vehicles. You could paint it yourself but it would take a lot of prep work to your garage so you don’t get overspray on everything.
@@bigmac22ify It can be removed but it is very difficult and costly. I own a mobile blasting business and mostly blast vehicles. It has to be scraped off then blasted. Blasting is not very effective on rubberized products. It wants to bounce off.
Good job Cassie! Since you’re thinking about refinishing the outside, how about pulling the motor one more time and painting the engine bay? The engine looks really nice, it would be a shame to set it in an old dirty engine bay. As far as repainting the body, you and Ben could pull it off!
You should ALWAYS install the torque converter into the transmission and then bolt the assembly to the engine. You install the torque converter bolts through the starter hole. Doing it the way you guys did it in the video is a for sure good way to damage the pump inside the transmission if it is not perfectly lined up. Those holley mounts look nice though. Excited to see how everything fits once you get it down in there.
You could try painting the Engine bay area, since you are taking the engine out to do the welding and see how it goes. Then you can decide if you want to tackle the exterior. That being said, I’d like to see a diy vinyl wrap or diy matte red liner. ✌🏼
My wife and I literally just got done discussing getting rid her Ford because of all the transmission issues and then Ben had his input. Perfect timing.
We are actually looking at raptor liner ourselves for my wife's jeep. Going two tone Blue and Black. Would love to see you guys do a raptor liner. I've personally seen great results with people using it, even years later.
This is a lot fun to watch. I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing it run. My vote on paint is not to do that. Just do a really cool wrap. That way you can change it up every few years. I'm thinking about that for my Jeep. I've got a 3.8 so looking forward to Ben's Hemi swap.
It’s best to put the converter in the trans first then double check that the converter is all the way in by spinning it and pushing it in at the same time you should feel it engage on a TH 350 you feel it twice I’m not sure about the newer ones then mate it to the engine
MONSTALINER!!! jeeps done with monstaliner always look really good. you can get paint chips from them to check the colors you might want. Their chassis saver is incredible too if you need any of that
We painted my CJ7. I have access to alot more shop space than y'all do. I'd probably go with some type of coating for the trail jeep though. Its alot more durable. I've already got some "pinstripes" on the CJ. (Paint is only about 5 months old. Also prep is key. We have a little over 200 man hours in that job.
Raptor liner would be amazing and I really enjoy the fact that you do it all yourself and not have a team behind you building it for you.(built not bought) Keep up the good work very inspiring. Cheers
I hope you didn't destroy your pump on the transmission. Typically the torque converter is installed in the transmission and then bolted to the flywheel after the engine and transmission are bolted together. Good luck with that.
The car accessory drive might be an option for hood clearance issues, I know yours fit but if it didn't that is an option to go with. My LS swap was a lot eaiser than yours, I put an ls in a vehicle that already had a small block chevy and it dropped in easy. It's cool that you would go through all that work to shoe horn that thing in.
I did raptor liner on my jeep, blue outside, black inside. It sprays easy enough and I liked the quality of it. Been on about 2 years and it still looks good. I can get you some pictures if anyone would like to see it. Only problem I have is that it rubbed off the door hinges. I sprayed at 50 PSI with no thinner. If I were going to do it again I would thin it out just a bit and spray at 60 PSI. This would give it a finer finish, think 100 grit sand paper vs 60 that I have now. I think this would be thin enough to fit into tighter places without rubbing. There is a video of a guy on youtube who sprayed an XJ red and did it this way. I would spray it exactly the way he did.
Great progress! As for paint, keep it red. Paint it yourself, one section at a time if need be. Just my suggestion. It's gonna be a long wait 'till next update, looking forward to it.
Just watch this again for like the fourth time, love the video. But I got to thinking that if it was me, I would’ve pulled the fenders off completely. The last engine swap I did was on a 70 CJ, I put a 360 AMC in it. Fenders off was the way
Just a little note about the angle/clearance Clarence issues with the 1 ton hoist. Thinking outside of the rails; next time you could deflate the tires or take them off completely, giving you the depth needed.
Advanced Adapters 50-435 worked well for me. Just make sure everything is sealed up with silicone and/or gaskets. I had to remove mine twice for adapter leaks
If you're looking to do Raptor Liner, I'd definitely say go that route over paint. But if you have the extra money to burn and you're going that far, just do a full-on Line-X spray.
You put converter on flex plate then installed it into transmission. There's about a 99.9% chance you broke the oil pump inside transmission. Hope you didnt do this
Wow that LS looks so good in there. I have been pondering the idea of an LS swap for my TJ and you all are making it hard to say no. lol . I personally would do a wrap that way you could change it every few years to a different color . Just a suggestion . Looking forward to your next video . Take care and be safe guys.
Hope I'm mistaken about what I think I saw. Tell me you didn't bolt the trans to the engine with the torque converter bolted to the flywheel. That is a good way to break the pump in the trans. When mating the trans to the engine, the converter should be inserted all the way into the pump on the trans, then after the trans is bolted to the engine, the converter can be slipped forward and bolted to the flywheel. Looking forward to the first start up. God bless, stay well.
Use raptor liner, that's what I did on my TJ. I ended up matching my factory color with the tintable raptor liner so I didn't have to paint under the hood or anything like that. It turned out great.
Hey Cass the Jeep is coming along great, what you and Ben do is fantastic. It really sucks that kaleena and I couldn't come down and hang out with you guys in Virginia at the Jeep jamboree but I hope we can meet up soon. Kaleenas 9 months pregnant and my son will be here any day now. I think you guys moved farther away but I think we still might make the trip and I could definitely use both of your opinions on what I should do with my Jeep, generally I always do my own work but at the time I didn't have access to a lift and the jeep dealership messed my Jeep up really bad turning my dream into a nightmare. I'm rambling so keep up the good work bye for now, James.
I vinyl wrapped my Jeep and regretted it since I off-road and the branches scratched and ripped the vinyl everywhere. I liked the color so I had a paint shop match it so I can add it to the tintable raptor liner. I haven’t painted my Jeep yet but I have used it on my wife’s floor pans and fender armor. It’s been a year of serious rock crawling and it’s holding up well.
If you want to paint at home you need a massive air compressor, a least a 60 gallon 220 volt. By the time you buy everything you need it may cost the same to have it done some where. What you can do is do the body work, doesn't look like you need much then take it to a shop and have it resprayed. Personally I would go with the same color, it looks good and it matches your valve covers, or it looks that way through the camera.
I think you need to seperate the engine and trans and replace the front pump that you guys probably broke putting them together the way you did. The Converter needs to fully seat in the trans first, then bolt to the flywheel. Then raptor liner the Jeep in red
Paint is expensive and can get scratched up. Go with Monstaliner. It's tintable, wont fade like the others, doesn't get chalky, and can be glossy. Totally worth it.
Keep it red, it will match the interior and under the hood. I would love to see you paint it your selves. come on give it a go! P.S love the LS swap, this is great info for when i do the same to my 06 LJ.
Please don't raptor line, if its just the clear coat thats messed up just cut and buff and reclear coat at home, if not id personally take it to a shop, but would also love to see ya'll tackle that project in the garage for the viewers! Rock on guys!
I would paint it I would wrap it or Rhino line it with the color of choice I would keep the red or maybe a special color of your choice but keep up the great work can’t wait to see it on the trails this year
U can go to a shop, or u can do it at home with youtube help! I used the 23 spline kit for mine in my MJ. Glad I did since I got to learn alot about the 4L60E trans.
Make sure you guys are subscribed and have notification turned on!
And a lot of people have commented, yes we installed the Torque converter incorrectly, huge mistake on our part (that’s what we get for trying to make things easier). More to explain on that in the next Swap video. LS Swap Parts List: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HDpByCdnKh2DDT_qvMAfHqx-NNP5Ww4GvPHhc3pVzDs/edit#gid=0
LS Swap Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL4qTbXwvo0iBLhc0UNL_tXXugFQOHR-bV.html
problems with fords.??..theres more with chev. why dont you fit an nv4500, auto,s are dangerous for 4x4 ing,DOWN HILL,LEDGES. i have a s/duty,4.2tdi,with a ZF 5 sp., first low goes no where,i have to drive it. plus,i dont have d35,s that blow. or your steering brkts that break off.why couldnt you use the chev transfer,your fitting a weak jeep transfer to a 350 hp engine,.not a good thing,at least ford boxes & transfers are built to take the highest hp motor. 460ci 450 hp..theres also clocking rings you could of used. but,im in aus,so you should know best..your next upgrade after being towed back to shop,2 ford s/duty diffs. if,you sold the jeep,& bought a nissan gu,then fitted the LS, you would have no problems with drive train..& a more capable rig..
best place for any 4x4 alternator,top of engine,good for water crossings,dust mud. air intake,please,get a snorkel,with a sock over inlet. you can turn the stock motor inlet round & have the intake in cab..sounds great..
paint it yourself,its only going to get bashed,& paint it white..internationally safe color.easy seen. cost,paint 300,hvlp gun 50.acc 100. undercouat 150. ,,paint shop 2.5k..
Done!
I think u should go with paint and if u want to keep it red I think jk deep cherry red orr 99 xj chilly pepper red
It is so cool to see Cassie working on the her jeep like she is. Best part is when you two talk you both understand what it is all about. Keep up the great videos!
I really appreciate that Cassie and Ben do their own work.
When are we installing the supercharger?
Yeah?
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah Cassie, you have the intake off so you're already half way there 😂
Next video??
YES PLEASE haha
8:41 I sure hope you lined up the torque converter and didn't snug it upto the block with the bolts. If you didn't, you just broke the pump in the front of the trans.
um......you installed the converter on the fly wheel first?.......how were you able to seat it into the trans?????.....you may have just crushed the pump !!??
Once you're done you need to make a video that solely covers everything you had to purchase for the swap. I think it will definitely encourage other people to do a swap like this in the future including myself.
enjoy your channel
been a mechanic for 50 years never seen such clean knuckles and finger nails
I love that you guys don't drag it out. You give a really good explanation, but at a nice pace. Not too slow, not too fast. Keep it up!!
RAPTOR LINER ...I did my 07 jk interior and exterior ... amazing finish, extremely durable for all weather and easy to clean
Did you spray it very fine or very coarse?
@@JS-tb9hu interior was fine, exterior coarse ..dried perfect
Great video. Nice work
I wish my wife liked cars and machines this much.
I wish mine led me that much.
@The73rdSecret Don't we all...
Great Job Cassie!!!!! You're absolutely KILLING IT!!!!
My 2006 LJ was in the same boat and needed a paintjob and some rust repair. I chose to go with Raptor Liner in Basalt Gray. It turned out great and really brought the Jeep back to life. I did it in my driveway with an older 30 gal compressor and didn't have any issues.
I'm in the same boat regarding the paint with my 04' Rubicon. I almost pulled the trigger on raptor liner, but had second thoughts. Once it's on there, there's no going back, and I still have good paint on the doors and quarters. I've been leaning towards repainting the troubled surfaces here lately, still indecisive though.
If you must paint it, colored bed liner/raptor liner would be my choice. That way you won’t be afraid to get after it on the trails.
Monstaliner gets my vote, lots of colour options and extremely durable.
Now what color!! Thats the hard part, im not too big of a fan of the textured colors.
Check out their website for colours, I love their predator green and purple people eater.
I monstalined my old tj and that stuff is solid. VERY durable. You can buy a sample chipset of their colors. Their colors online are pretty spot on with how they look in person though.
@@JeepGearGadgets orange
I vinyl wrapped my TJ. It was a super fun project for my wife and I. It came out really clean. I’ve had it for almost a year now and it’s held up through tree branches and rubber flapper blade drive through car washes. 10/10 would recommend 3m vinyl
You've already received lots of great ideas here in the comments; my 2 cents are: Whatever you go with, please make it a DIY project. You guys have already done so much yourselves, so a coat of "paint" is not something that's going to stump y'all. I wrote "paint" in quotes because IMHO you should go with RED colored LINER (Monstaliner, Rhinoliner, etc.). Red because it already identifies your Jeep and liner because of its ruggedness out on the trails. Great job and keep 'em coming!
I think of this whole swap, the hardest things for me to do would be the mounts (I have a welder, but I suck) and the electrical. It's nice to see how easy you guys make it look though! There is also a TON of room in that engine bay, which is pretty suprising!
Also, as for painting - 99% of the work is prep. I personally would keep it the same colour (no issues with painting door frames, engine bay, etc) and I would honestly stay away from boxliner just because it is very hard to clean. It always looks good at first, but a few years down the road it looks pretty rough.
Love you videos! I am building a CJ8 and putting a LS and 4l60e in it. As for paint, get someone to put a cheap paint job on it. I don’t like the bed liner stuff on the exterior of vehicles. You could paint it yourself but it would take a lot of prep work to your garage so you don’t get overspray on everything.
Exactly, correct me if I’m wrong but bedliner is permanent
@@bigmac22ify It can be removed but it is very difficult and costly. I own a mobile blasting business and mostly blast vehicles. It has to be scraped off then blasted. Blasting is not very effective on rubberized products. It wants to bounce off.
Good job Cassie! Since you’re thinking about refinishing the outside, how about pulling
the motor one more time and painting the engine bay? The engine looks really nice, it would be a shame to set it in an old dirty engine bay. As far as repainting the body, you and Ben could pull it off!
Keep the stock red. No Raptor liner. DIY in the garage, can't be any worse than the delam paint on it now & probably much better. Good luck!
My buddy used the bed liner stuff on the outside of his Toyota Tacoma and it looks really good. He never worries about scratches on the trail.
Nice, I am not sure what anyone else has to say, but it's nice to see you involved with the upgrade. I am sure you are having fun with the upgrade.
You should ALWAYS install the torque converter into the transmission and then bolt the assembly to the engine. You install the torque converter bolts through the starter hole. Doing it the way you guys did it in the video is a for sure good way to damage the pump inside the transmission if it is not perfectly lined up.
Those holley mounts look nice though. Excited to see how everything fits once you get it down in there.
Mounts Look Beefy!!
You could try painting the Engine bay area, since you are taking the engine out to do the welding and see how it goes. Then you can decide if you want to tackle the exterior.
That being said, I’d like to see a diy vinyl wrap or diy matte red liner.
✌🏼
Nobody's perfect. I think you guys are doing an amazing job!
My wife and I literally just got done discussing getting rid her Ford because of all the transmission issues and then Ben had his input. Perfect timing.
Awesome job! And I do have to say Ben is a lucky guy. Smart, pretty, can turn wrenches, and welds. Damn
We are actually looking at raptor liner ourselves for my wife's jeep. Going two tone Blue and Black. Would love to see you guys do a raptor liner. I've personally seen great results with people using it, even years later.
This is a lot fun to watch. I'm looking forward to seeing and hearing it run. My vote on paint is not to do that. Just do a really cool wrap. That way you can change it up every few years. I'm thinking about that for my Jeep. I've got a 3.8 so looking forward to Ben's Hemi swap.
Monstliner!! In either "Read my Lips" or "Lady in Red" you can get color chips send to you to get a feel for the true color.
It’s best to put the converter in the trans first then double check that the converter is all the way in by spinning it and pushing it in at the same time you should feel it engage on a TH 350 you feel it twice I’m not sure about the newer ones then mate it to the engine
MONSTALINER!!! jeeps done with monstaliner always look really good. you can get paint chips from them to check the colors you might want. Their chassis saver is incredible too if you need any of that
We painted my CJ7. I have access to alot more shop space than y'all do. I'd probably go with some type of coating for the trail jeep though. Its alot more durable. I've already got some "pinstripes" on the CJ. (Paint is only about 5 months old. Also prep is key. We have a little over 200 man hours in that job.
Raptor liner would be amazing and I really enjoy the fact that you do it all yourself and not have a team behind you building it for you.(built not bought) Keep up the good work very inspiring.
Cheers
Currently doing a 6.1 Hemi swap on a TJ and it uses the same mounts. Complete and total PIA to get lined up.
So cool to see your kids running around in this video
Go with a vinyl wrap!
Add a blooper or two at the end as well. I’m sure you and Ben have plenty. Lol
Great videos guys. Keep them coming!
I hope you didn't destroy your pump on the transmission. Typically the torque converter is installed in the transmission and then bolted to the flywheel after the engine and transmission are bolted together. Good luck with that.
The car accessory drive might be an option for hood clearance issues, I know yours fit but if it didn't that is an option to go with. My LS swap was a lot eaiser than yours, I put an ls in a vehicle that already had a small block chevy and it dropped in easy. It's cool that you would go through all that work to shoe horn that thing in.
You're pretty talented Gal - I just ordered a full size Bronco Badlands pretty loaded can't wait to get it but I will be waiting I'm afraid
I did raptor liner on my jeep, blue outside, black inside. It sprays easy enough and I liked the quality of it. Been on about 2 years and it still looks good. I can get you some pictures if anyone would like to see it. Only problem I have is that it rubbed off the door hinges. I sprayed at 50 PSI with no thinner.
If I were going to do it again I would thin it out just a bit and spray at 60 PSI. This would give it a finer finish, think 100 grit sand paper vs 60 that I have now. I think this would be thin enough to fit into tighter places without rubbing.
There is a video of a guy on youtube who sprayed an XJ red and did it this way. I would spray it exactly the way he did.
DIY the paint job. Awesome video. I learn so much from you and Ben's channel. Thank you!!!
Raptor line it. Did my JKUR at home in the garage. 24hrs of effort. Lots of prep but extremely happy with the results.
Great progress! As for paint, keep it red. Paint it yourself, one section at a time if need be. Just my suggestion. It's gonna be a long wait 'till next update, looking forward to it.
Just watch this again for like the fourth time, love the video. But I got to thinking that if it was me, I would’ve pulled the fenders off completely. The last engine swap I did was on a 70 CJ, I put a 360 AMC in it. Fenders off was the way
Just a little note about the angle/clearance Clarence issues with the 1 ton hoist. Thinking outside of the rails; next time you could deflate the tires or take them off completely, giving you the depth needed.
Or a Floor Jack Under front end??
Advanced Adapters 50-435 worked well for me. Just make sure everything is sealed up with silicone and/or gaskets. I had to remove mine twice for adapter leaks
Love this! I had no idea that companies were designing parts such as that speed sensor to make specific swaps easier!
Happy to see the v8 going in, i wish i could put a v8 in my yj but german bureaucracy unfortunately wont let that happen
Sorry about that lol
If you're looking to do Raptor Liner, I'd definitely say go that route over paint. But if you have the extra money to burn and you're going that far, just do a full-on Line-X spray.
Anything but pink or black ... the red always looks great
They make spray on vehicle wraps now. You can peel it off and change colors at a later time.
Tintable red raptor liner! Love the red and black theme
Go with the Kevlar coating!! Y’all are awesome and much inspiration to my wife and I ...
Raptor Red looks real good. Spray it on use fine coat looks great.
Red raptor liner would look sick. And it would be an easy home project.
Keep her red!!! Great video. Impatiently waiting for the next video.
You put converter on flex plate then installed it into transmission. There's about a 99.9% chance you broke the oil pump inside transmission. Hope you didnt do this
Can't wait for the rest of the swap videos!
Can't wait to see the LJ back on the road!
Same here! I cant wait for the first burnout
I’d do the raptor liner in like a military gray.
Wow that LS looks so good in there. I have been pondering the idea of an LS swap for my TJ and you all are making it hard to say no. lol . I personally would do a wrap that way you could change it every few years to a different color . Just a suggestion . Looking forward to your next video . Take care and be safe guys.
Looking good. I’m guessing the NP241 will get a slip yoke eliminator? What about reduction gears?
Raptor liner was cheap and easy. U can pick any color u would like. I did my old the in orange. The stuff is bullet proof!
Y’all are making great progress. Can’t wait to see it finished!
For paint color I highly recommend rescue green
Hope I'm mistaken about what I think I saw. Tell me you didn't bolt the trans to the engine with the torque converter bolted to the flywheel. That is a good way to break the pump in the trans. When mating the trans to the engine, the converter should be inserted all the way into the pump on the trans, then after the trans is bolted to the engine, the converter can be slipped forward and bolted to the flywheel. Looking forward to the first start up. God bless, stay well.
Use raptor liner, that's what I did on my TJ. I ended up matching my factory color with the tintable raptor liner so I didn't have to paint under the hood or anything like that. It turned out great.
Raptor liner like a desert light brown would look sick or even red
Keep it Red. Have a shop paint it... New Motor, New Trans, New Paint... NEW JEEP!
Hey Cass the Jeep is coming along great, what you and Ben do is fantastic. It really sucks that kaleena and I couldn't come down and hang out with you guys in Virginia at the Jeep jamboree but I hope we can meet up soon. Kaleenas 9 months pregnant and my son will be here any day now. I think you guys moved farther away but I think we still might make the trip and I could definitely use both of your opinions on what I should do with my Jeep, generally I always do my own work but at the time I didn't have access to a lift and the jeep dealership messed my Jeep up really bad turning my dream into a nightmare. I'm rambling so keep up the good work bye for now, James.
Congrats!!! Ben and I will be back in the NC/VA area sometime this year. I’ll keep everyone posted on possible travel days!
Awesome partnership with the installation.
Love the videos. Now I’m ready to start my project 😊
Raptor lined my 2009 jku absolutely love it best thing I've done to my Jeep
You can get die/tincture for the raptor/monster liner.
Raptor liner would be my vote! With a new paint job you'll have Pinyon pinstripes in no time
I vinyl wrapped my Jeep and regretted it since I off-road and the branches scratched and ripped the vinyl everywhere. I liked the color so I had a paint shop match it so I can add it to the tintable raptor liner. I haven’t painted my Jeep yet but I have used it on my wife’s floor pans and fender armor. It’s been a year of serious rock crawling and it’s holding up well.
Letting the air out of the front tires is an easy way to improve the approach angle for the install.
I see this has already been suggested.
If you want to paint at home you need a massive air compressor, a least a 60 gallon 220 volt. By the time you buy everything you need it may cost the same to have it done some where. What you can do is do the body work, doesn't look like you need much then take it to a shop and have it resprayed. Personally I would go with the same color, it looks good and it matches your valve covers, or it looks that way through the camera.
I think you need to seperate the engine and trans and replace the front pump that you guys probably broke putting them together the way you did. The Converter needs to fully seat in the trans first, then bolt to the flywheel. Then raptor liner the Jeep in red
You continue to impress and great roll model for all the gals out there
Paint is expensive and can get scratched up. Go with Monstaliner. It's tintable, wont fade like the others, doesn't get chalky, and can be glossy. Totally worth it.
Raptor liner looks good I did it on my tj and have had it for a while and it hasn’t faded at all and looks awesome
I love how you guys work together. U Go Gurl!
if you bolted the torque converter on the flywheel first the trans pump is history on first fire up
Keep it red, it will match the interior and under the hood. I would love to see you paint it your selves. come on give it a go!
P.S love the LS swap, this is great info for when i do the same to my 06 LJ.
Definitely the Red Liner, it is tough and flexible and will strenghtne the body panels.
you guys have a great family , keep up the good work.
Stick with red! 100% 👍🏻
we did blue raptor liner on our 07 jku and it turned out great!
Love the video. Cannot wait for the next one. If it were my jeep, I would do a tinted raptor liner. They can make those many colors...
Lime green is my vote
Please don't raptor line, if its just the clear coat thats messed up just cut and buff and reclear coat at home, if not id personally take it to a shop, but would also love to see ya'll tackle that project in the garage for the viewers! Rock on guys!
Hopefully it's not too late, but I was going to recommend paint the engine compartment.
I would go with the Berliner, you can get different colors and it will hold up very well.
Definitely tube fenders to get rid of the rust on the fenders. Then raptor line the Jeep.
I would paint it I would wrap it or Rhino line it with the color of choice I would keep the red or maybe a special color of your choice but keep up the great work can’t wait to see it on the trails this year
U can go to a shop, or u can do it at home with youtube help! I used the 23 spline kit for mine in my MJ. Glad I did since I got to learn alot about the 4L60E trans.