The Metamorphosis of MumboJumbo

Mumbo is going to the spa tomorrow to have his long arms installed. Finally found a local shop that I trust to leave him at for a few weeks while I'm at work.
 
Thanks, Sir! I do appreciate it. I didn't realize the RockJocks we're going to end up being such a PIA to use for the coilovers, and I haven't even started the install yet, I'm only making sure all the bracketry is going to work, lol.
 
On another note, Mumbo sounds a bit manlier this morning. I installed the new Dynomax Evolution exhaust this morning and he sounds GOOOD now. Has a deeper rumble but not annoying in the least, perfect exhaust for the 6 speed manual, yup.
 
Thanks, Sir! I do appreciate it. I didn't realize the RockJocks we're going to end up being such a PIA to use for the coilovers, and I haven't even started the install yet, I'm only making sure all the bracketry is going to work, lol.

They're not that tough, it took me 4 hours for the first and 30 minutes for the second.
You'll see, they're very nice though.
I used a 4" cut off wheel - too hard, switched to a sawzall - way better with a metal blade.
 
They're not that tough, it took me 4 hours for the first and 30 minutes for the second.
You'll see, they're very nice though.
I used a 4" cut off wheel - too hard, switched to a sawzall - way better with a metal blade.

You need a bigger cutoff wheel?

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Mumbo finally got a set of sexy blue coilovers installed today. I addressed the lower bracketry issues earlier in the week as the EVO Bolt-On kit wasn't really made to be used with RockJocks, so a few modifications had to be made.
First, since the C's are much closer to the stock shock mounts on a RockJock than on a stock axle, I wasn't able to use the provided lower relocation bracket so we instead opted to reinforce the existing bracket instead as it is pretty close to where it would've been moved to anyway.
Next was what to do about the RockStars. The LCA mounts on a RockJock are too wide for the RockStars to fit around so butchering a perfectly good set of RockStars was in order, but we made it work as the extra length on the shock mounts the RockStars provided was necessary. We simply stripped the bracketry from the LCA mounts and welded the RockStars face to face onto the LCA mounts. ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402810468.346157.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402810497.348984.jpg

So this morning we got an early start, about 10:30, and headed down the hill to take over Conman's driveway once again. ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402810701.056804.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402810720.504914.jpg. After the sad loss of a perfectly good cup of coffee, we were on a roll. ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402810844.185098.jpg. With a quick text to Panda to see what this spacer was forImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402811004.552131.jpg we had the rear done before we knew it. ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402811090.134678.jpg. Next came the front and back up on the barstools it went. ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402811254.836064.jpg The front went just as easy as the rear and before long it was done and we were packing up to head for home. ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402811376.867272.jpg. And Done!ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402811458.619636.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402811479.487345.jpg. Still have to work the bugs out of it and get rid of that hideous body lift but I think it turned out ok being the first one I've ever done. ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402811635.870078.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1402811666.822889.jpg. A big thanks to Conman for his help and the use of his driveway yet again👍.
Edit: It wouldn't be like me to not rub it in someone's face that it only took 7 hours, (not weeks), no phone calls to other vendors, and this one single thread to pull it off. I certainly hope he learned something.
 
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