Lipstick on a pig

Finally swapped in the shiny rebuilt 4.88 rear today.
It's a whole different Jeep...
I'll swap in the front this week or this weekend...

 

The lipstick, or the pig?

 

pretty pig R)
Jim S.

 

*shields eyes*....is that Vangard in front of me?

Looks good...

 

Yeah, when my Dad rebuilt it, he cleaned up and painted a cover nice shiny black... And it looked really good.
But I had the chromie, so on it went...

 

Good god man, get some paint on those springs! Yikes! R) R)

Hey Jim, we better be careful or Patrick will be out-blinging us!

I'd call hoonage, if I knew what that meant.

 

Hoonage: Aggressively flogging a car, but in a manner that stops just short of reckless.


Taking that turn sideways at 60 miles per hour? That's some serious hoonage.

monkeys

 

Got the front put in today. This is a D25. Regression you say? I don't know. The housing is from an M38. Much beefier looking with more webbing than the 27, and definitely moreso than other 25's I've seen. Larger ring gear than a 27, same bearing journals, tube diameter, etc. It has 27 axleshafts, hubs and wheel bearings, and spindle studs installed. I just used my original 10" brakes for now. Has a drain plug, and Dad installed a vent in the top. All new bearings, seals, and ring & pinion.

 

One more..

 

Looking good! Pretty soon you unseat Jim (or me) as the new bling king!

 

I had the chrome covers on the old axles....

Next I gotta pull the rear housing off'n the transfer case and replace the speedo drive gear. Speedometer is way off....

 

Saweet! :drool:

I doubt that you'll ever notice a difference between the 25/27, other than the 4.88's. :driving:

 

Today I got the speedo gears (drive and driven) replaced, so my speedo is off the same as it was before (due to the 33's).
Also got the rear vent run up inside the rear fenderwell, and the front vent tied in with the trans./ transfer case vents, which run into a small K&N filter up by the battery.
And, I installed these phansy Snap On transfer case shifter knobs...

 

Sheesh, don't mind the dirt.....