Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ engine mounts

What did you do to your TJ today?

Go my refrigerator mounted and wired in. The Yeti cooler mounts do a good job of keeping it from moving up and down but not side to side. That's probably my fault, maybe need to move the mounts to the opposite edges of the handles.

The fridge was able to cool from 85°F to 40°F in about 15-minutes.

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Installed a Rough Country chase light. It has parking light, brake, chase, reverse, and a license plate lights. I want to use the license plate light function as a cargo area light, but I figured out that the TJ switches the dome lights on the ground leg. Now I got to figure out the wiring to make that work since the ground is common in this light. I am only using the reverse and brake light feature. I don't have a switch for the chase light and didn't want the parking light.

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I just have to remount my amp. It's going to get mounted to the driver rear floor board. I've just got to decide it I will screw it directly into the floor or some other way.

What's that beast on coilovers?
 
What's that beast on coilovers?
My brothers JK. It has a GM 6.2, 1-tone axles, and 43" MT stickies. It's 1 of 3 he has (2x JK's and a 392 JL).

The red JK has a truck conversion on it. He only shows it. It has a LT4 out of a ZL1 Camaro, 1-tons, and 43's.

Can't find a good picture of his 392.

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My brothers JK. It has a GM 6.2, 1-tone axles, and 43" MT stickies. It's 1 of 3 he has (2x JK's and a 392 JL).

The red JK has a truck conversion on it. He only shows it. It has a LT4 out of a ZL1 Camaro, 1-tons, and 43's.

Can't find a good picture of his 392.

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I rode in a zl1 one time. That was enough. With race tires it would break loose at 80mph if you weren't careful
 
I rode in a zl1 one time. That was enough. With race tires it would break loose at 80mph if you weren't careful
We haven't found anyone who has big enough balls or wallet to pay for the wreck, willing to floor this one from a dead stop. 1/2-3/4 throttle will almost pull the front tires off the ground. With the engine work that was done before it went in (cam, head work) and tune, it is wicked. And I think it has 5.13 gears.
 
Hard work is paying off on the LJ😁
Took quite break on my Jeep since I've been working
Been stacking miles on my diesel gladiator as much as I don't like daily driving it since this Lj is my daily
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Don't be fooled i only painted the back half of the frame 😆
On/in the axle
Jeeps west brackets
5.13s & Eaton trutrac
(Gonna be on tomorrow) some questionable Alloy usa Chromo shafts that have cuts on em since the P.O cut the bearings off 🙃
Nice Staintless ARP hardware 😁


Edit- Another pic,got some touching up to do here and there once I'm done scratching it from shifting things here&there
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Edit- And No....I didn't take the time to freshen up the brakes.....I just wanna drive&enjoy how this thing handles with the new brackets&arms etc.

Another edit-
Track bar is in somewhat centered 🤷 got it 32.5" bolt hole to bolt hole
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I really should have done this 5 years ago when I bought the Jeep. Its a mini fuse/relay box. If I had, I wouldn't have relays scattered all over the place! One of the few things I could do this time of year...

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Still, I have plans for at least 3 of the circuits, 1) The Rock lites I already have in hand, but not installed, 2) Intercept the fogs - and power them from the relay, 3) Ditto for the "off road" lites I installed years back.

Why is it that a neat little product like this comes along, yet it ALWAYS has the damn wiring coming out of the wrong end? Its not a really big deal, but it would have been a cleaner installation if it had been made backwards from what it is. I even thought about putting it on the driver's side in the same location, but the horn is in the way on that side. Sigh...

I ordered up a 6 gauge wire assy from Battery Cables USA to power it.
 
I really should have done this 5 years ago when I bought the Jeep. Its a mini fuse/relay box. If I had, I wouldn't have relays scattered all over the place! One of the few things I could do this time of year...

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Still, I have plans for at least 3 of the circuits, 1) The Rock lites I already have in hand, but not installed, 2) Intercept the fogs - and power them from the relay, 3) Ditto for the "off road" lites I installed years back.

Why is it that a neat little product like this comes along, yet it ALWAYS has the damn wiring coming out of the wrong end? Its not a really big deal, but it would have been a cleaner installation if it had been made backwards from what it is. I even thought about putting it on the driver's side in the same location, but the horn is in the way on that side. Sigh...

I ordered up a 6 gauge wire assy from Battery Cables USA to power it.

That looks awesome. Where did you get that?
 
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I really should have done this 5 years ago when I bought the Jeep. Its a mini fuse/relay box. If I had, I wouldn't have relays scattered all over the place! One of the few things I could do this time of year...

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Still, I have plans for at least 3 of the circuits, 1) The Rock lites I already have in hand, but not installed, 2) Intercept the fogs - and power them from the relay, 3) Ditto for the "off road" lites I installed years back.

Why is it that a neat little product like this comes along, yet it ALWAYS has the damn wiring coming out of the wrong end? Its not a really big deal, but it would have been a cleaner installation if it had been made backwards from what it is. I even thought about putting it on the driver's side in the same location, but the horn is in the way on that side. Sigh...

I ordered up a 6 gauge wire assy from Battery Cables USA to power it.

Zorb - what do you illuminate with the Rock Lights down there in Florida?

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Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ engine mounts