Draco III
Draco II
Draco I
Draco as bought
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Draco III - Project History
- [Fall/Winter 2011] Charging problems. Electronics 85% functional. I need a &%$&/$%/* heated garage!!!
- [Summer 2011] redid all wiring: Painless 10106 kit for OEM harness, then two full weeks worth of full time (I'm talking 16~20h vacations days here) custom re-wiring and relay junction boxes. New Pro-Comp 15x8 chromed mags.
- [Spring 2011] *finally* got it painted good old khaki!!!
- 5 days dissassembly, Strippped/sanded/grinded entire body, hard doors and hard top.
- 2 days day masking , Skinned + painted winter wheels and full hard doors. Added door 1/8" diamond plate inners.
- 1/2 day of actual gun painting.
- 5 days re-assembly, POR-15's / khaki (re)painted parts + , Kentrol thingies (used and new), seals and flares re-tinted and refinished.
- [2010] Designed new dash, bought all sitches, leds, trail/driving lights, HellRoaring dual battery isolator switch. Got new dash cutout made from aluminium plate. It's still fugly yellow.
- [Spring/summer 2009] Cleaned and POR-15'ed interior, refitted all gizmos: racing seats, bumpers, tire carier, winch, Kentrol hinges and stuff, dual battery tray and all. Still effin' yellow.
- [Fall 2009] Got the entire driveline + bumpers/tire carrier from my 79 fitted. Scrapped the old trans, engine, axles and all. Kept the Dana 300 as spare. It's still effin' Yellow.
- Got the truck [Summer 2009] a 1984 CJ with a YJ tub. 4sp T18 trans and small block 304ci engine. I hated the trans: It felt like a BlueBird school bus trans and the 304 seemed less powered than my old i6 with more gas consumption. Plus it was fugly yellow.
Draco II - Project History
- Complete rebuild of both axles & brakes anew with 4:10 gears and rear AMC 20 Detroit locker [Fall 2008]
- Refitted Bestop soft-top and ordered soft door paddle/latch assemblies [Summer 2008]. The darn things wouldn't clip to the body.
- Refitted Custom bumpers, YJ brake booster and added a Warn 8500 winch [Spring 2008]
- Refitted all the YJ's recyclable parts: Kentrol accessoires, 95 YJ Rollbar & seatbelts, rear fold'n'tumble seat & front racing seats, fenderwell NATO grenade cans. Also redid the floors with POR15 and Tomken diamondplate driver and passenger floorpieces [Fall 2007]
- Got the truck [Fall 2007] it has a fairly fresh paint job and it IS a 1979 CJ!!!
Draco I - Project History
- Ran into multiple electrical problems [summer 2007] with the 4.0 setup so I kept all the custom stuff: Kentrol accessories, racing seats, bumpers, etc. and decided to part with the carcass.
- Bought 2nd body to strip [fall 2006] but never got the dough nor the time to do the swap.
- Bestop Supertop & Full Soft Doors [summer 2006]
- Kentrol Door Hinges [summer 2006]
- OEM/Delco alternator & Optima Red Top battery [summer 2006]
- 120A MSD alternator [spring 2006]. Was later removed: MSD don't know the first thing about Jeeps. A "Chrysler Generic Application" just won't do!)
- Flex-a-lite 16" Electric Radiator Fan [spring 2006]
- Engine & drivetrain Swap [fall 2005 & winter 2006]
- custom front bumper, winch plate [summer 2005]
- custom rear bumper, tire & hi-lift carrier [summer 2005]
- 33"x12.5x15 Hancook tires [fall 2004]
- Molded racing seats [spring 2004]
- Swapped the old Khaki stock soft top for a (very crappy, but at liquidation price) gray Steel Horse replacement [summer 2004]
- 120A Powermaster alternator [dec 2003]
- Exide Orbital Battery [sept 2003]
- 33" Hankook AT's (matched a used 33x12.5 BFG AT but had to position the sidewall's nooks p-r-e-c-i-s-e-l-y near the tailgate handle!) [aug 2003]
- Xenon XN8200 Extended Flares [aug 2003]
- Offroad-core rad rebuilt (large chnnel interweave, easier to clean up mud splashes) [aug 2003]
- CJ Fan Shroud [jul 2003]
- Changed steering column [june 2003]
- Speedometer cable [june 2003]
- Installed 2.5" BDS lift kit [may 2003]
- Repainted & lined fenderwell boxes (NATO grenade cans) [Feb 2003]
- Coil/Gel Orbital (Chrysler's Optima) battery [jan 2003]
- Swapped in 4.11 axles from a 2.5 YJ [nov 2002]
- Full door locks, Tailgate lock [Nov 2002]
- Custom Hard Top Rack + paint touchups [Nov 2002]
- Floor: patches, drain plugs & Hippo Liner [Oct 2002]
- Hard top carpet lining [Oct 2002]
- Hood & CJ grille paint job [Apr 2001]
- Rear brakes linings & cylinders [Apr 2001]
- Stock carpets cleanup [May 2001] Never reinstalled... What's the point?
- Spare 31x10.5x15LT BFG Radial T/A KO [May 2001]
- High beams circuitry [August 2001]
- Hard top [Oct 2001]
- Front brake calipers [Apr 2002]
- High beams adjustment [Apr 2002]
- 31"x10.5 Mud Kings [May 2002]
- Heavy-duty shackles, 1 3/4" lift [May 2002]
- Kentrol Mirrors/Windshield Hinges [June 2002]
- Diamond plate rocker panels [June 2002]
- Clutch [June 2002]
- Interior lights [June 2002]
Trail kit
- Looped 2"x25' Tow Strap
- Hooked 2"x25' Tow Strap
- Flashlight & first aid kit
- Army type woolen blankets
- Safety matches & candles
- Survival shovel
- Battery Booster Pack
- 12V air compressor
- JobMate ToolBox
- Heavy duty Traction Aids
- Class 5 tow hooks, tow ball & shackles assortment
- 5 gal. Water Blitz jerrycan
- 5 gal. Gas Blitz jerrycan
- Spare parts
- Serpentine belt
- Radiator & Power Steering hoses
- Various hose clamps & tie wraps
- Battery cables/teminals
- Axle & driveshaft U-Bolts
- Duct Tape
- More small miscelaneous hardware & parts... :)
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Shopping list & ToDo - Quadratec Wish List
- Exterior stuff
- ✓ Kentrol stainless Hood Kit (latches, vent, hinges, ties$)
- ✓ Kentrol stainless Tailgate hinges
- ✓ Kentrol reinforced short corners
- ✓ Kentrol stainless Gas Filler Neck
- Kentrol stainless Hard top Liftgate Hinges
- ✓ H4 Headlight kit
- ✓ Headlight stainless mesh guards
- ✓ Grille guard to fit...
- ✓ Rock Lights (4x under wheel wells)
- ✓ Driving Lights (on front bumper)
- ✓ Trail Lights
- ✓ Rallye Lights
- ✓ Stickers: Draco icons on "Joop" sides and hood
- CB antenna Firestik (±30$) w/ 8' coax cable
- ✓ 5x AR 707 (±300$) ....4 on 4.5" bolt patterns, 4" backspacing
- 5x 33" TrXus M/T (±800$)
- Major rust treatment, (Done every other year now!)
- ✓ Custom sound bar / overhead console
- ✓ Custom diamond plate aluminium dash
- ✓ Rugged Laptop GoBook XR-1
with RAM mount
- ✓ WiFi, EDGE/GPRS access
- multimedia playback
- ✓ GPS
- CB
- ✓ Marine speakers
- ✓ T-amp
- ✓ Dome light
- Rear bumper stuff...
- ✓ Backup Camera
- ✓ Backup light
- Stainless Pick, Spade & Axe
- Interior stuff
- ✓ Complete hand throttle install (mountain bike speed lever & tandem cables)
- ✓ Line both hard top doors with 1/16" diamond plate sheeting
- Prototype: custom diamond plate aluminium rear seat trunk box/seat with removeable back support.
- 1 Pull-pals
- Winch kit
- Prototype: custom trailer side panels
- $$$$
- On-board Air / Welder
- ✓ Custom dual battery tray, Optima Red Tops with HellRoaring Isolator + Wiring
- 22"x6" Air tank (±60$)
- York air compressor (±190$)
- Helia arc/ mig 24V on-board welder with control box & 115V power outlet
- Engine / Drivetrain
- Snorkle! snorkle! snorkle!
- ✓ Winch! Winch! Winch!s>
- ✓ OEM CJ Hood lock (±22$)
- 4.5 EFI Stroker engine mod
- ✓ Header Hedman (±160$), Flowmaster cat/muffler, Induced air system.
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