Dynamite Design - Sling Shot

David G 4x4 · Jan 12, 2014

A wild series of events, has led to the beginning of Dynamite Design. The last few years you would more than likely find me mowing yards, or sitting in the house sketching random things on paper.

A man named Josh Twomey contacted me, out of the blue a few months ago. He needed some shock tuning done on his rig. We met and did the tune. After this event, Josh basically took it upon himself to fill my garage with more than enough fabrication equipment, to start a business.

PJ at M&M did the suspension work on this rig not long ago. Josh has done a lot of work on it himself. I am going to do some finish work on it, and hopefully prove Josh's faith in me.

I called this thread "Sling Shot" because just a few months ago, all I had to work with was a $100 flux core welder and a grinder.... Game on....

Rokcrler · Jan 12, 2014

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Awesome...looking forward to uber bling fab and weld pics!

crawlin85cj · Jan 12, 2014

Welcome back to the dark side DG. Put that talent to work as it should be.

highrolrcustoms · Jan 12, 2014

Did he take this rig to fall crawl in harlan this past October? Looks like same rig. Sound strong. Also watched him almost total it on creampuff...made it 3/4 way to top then it turned sideways on him. Luckily they were able to winch him straight before rolling to the bottom

David G 4x4 · Jan 12, 2014

Yeah, he was there. He got more body damage than he wanted.

Working on something like this right now /first.

David G 4x4 · Jan 12, 2014

crawlin85cj said:
Welcome back to the dark side DG. Put that talent to work as it should be.

Feels good

Joshua1086 · Jan 12, 2014

highrolrcustoms said:
Did he take this rig to fall crawl in harlan this past October? Looks like same rig. Sound strong. Also watched him almost total it on creampuff...made it 3/4 way to top then it turned sideways on him. Luckily they were able to winch him straight before rolling to the bottom

Yeah I was hoping no body seen that! A little bit of a pucker factor, next time i will hit it with some speed!

Joshua1086 · Jan 12, 2014

Lets talk about why its getting some work done. First I couldn't be more happy with the work that PJ at M&M did for me. He did a lot more than just the suspension and really did a lot more than I though was possible with the pile of crap that I dropped of at his shop. Since I got it from PJ I have driven it to work a few times, drag raced it, mud raced it, shake down at Uwharrie, Flipped it at the flats, had a blast at Harlan, and jumped it at RDB Morris Mountain (a good 8 feet high). I absolutely Love this jeep! As far as the work PJ did and the ability of the Jeep there is nothing I would change. The suspension is flawless, and I don't feel like I am even close to pushing its limits. The flip was due to my stupidity.

What I don't like,

1. I hate the factory dash and all the useless stock wiring from the ABS, airbags and blah blah blah. I want to be able to power wash it and I want it more functional. I also want 1 fuse block and neat/simple wiring.

2. I do not like the drive by wire throttle.

3. Not enough power (factory 6.0 LQ4)

4. I don't have rear seats

5. The fuel cell is in the way of my storage area.

So how do we fix this,

1. I ripped out the entire wire harness and I am going to replace it with a totally new Painless Wiring integrated engine and chassis harness 60617. This will also allow me to put a drive by cable setup in. It is simple and will give me one fuse block and all the wires are labeled. I will also be able to hook my AC up.

2. David's task are to build a new Baller ass cage, a new dash, and a new fuel cell. That way I can have my rear seat in and also have some storage area.

3. I am going to build my LQ4. I am swapping in LQ9 pistons for higher compression, Lingenfelter CNC heads with 64cc chambers, a custom cam, LS7 lifters, pushrods, new true roller chain, high volume oil pump, and a Edelbrock XT intake manifold. I am hoping for 400 to the tires. I plan on Dyno tuning it.

4. I will build my own 4L65e to hold the power. I will be using a Trail Blazer Inline 6 torque converter which should put me at a 2400 to 2800 stall.

That is about it. David has his work cut out for him and something to prove. I figured it was worth a shot to give him a chance and see what he can do out of his own shop.

Joshua1086 · Jan 12, 2014

Here is the Original Pirate4x4 thread that I started and It also has PJ's work in it.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/jeep-hardcore-tech/1058973-mild-wild-tj-lq4-14bolts-ori-struts-2.html

muddinmetal · Jan 12, 2014

Joshua1086 said:
Lets talk about why its getting some work done. First I couldn't be more happy with the work that PJ at M&M did for me. He did a lot more than just the suspension and really did a lot more than I though was possible with the pile of crap that I dropped of at his shop. Since I got it from PJ I have driven it to work a few times, drag raced it, mud raced it, shake down at Uwharrie, Flipped it at the flats, had a blast at Harlan, and jumped it at RDB Morris Mountain (a good 8 feet high). I absolutely Love this jeep! As far as the work PJ did and the ability of the Jeep there is nothing I would change. The suspension is flawless, and I don't feel like I am even close to pushing its limits. The flip was due to my stupidity.

What I don't like,

1. I hate the factory dash and all the useless stock wiring from the ABS, airbags and blah blah blah. I want to be able to power wash it and I want it more functional. I also want 1 fuse block and neat/simple wiring.

2. I do not like the drive by wire throttle.

3. Not enough power (factory 6.0 LQ4)

4. I don't have rear seats

5. The fuel cell is in the way of my storage area.

So how do we fix this,

1. I ripped out the entire wire harness and I am going to replace it with a totally new Painless Wiring integrated engine and chassis harness 60617. This will also allow me to put a drive by cable setup in. It is simple and will give me one fuse block and all the wires are labeled. I will also be able to hook my AC up.

2. David's task are to build a new Baller ass cage, a new dash, and a new fuel cell. That way I can have my rear seat in and also have some storage area.

3. I am going to build my LQ4. I am swapping in LQ9 pistons for higher compression, Lingenfelter CNC heads with 64cc chambers, a custom cam, LS7 lifters, pushrods, new true roller chain, high volume oil pump, and a Edelbrock XT intake manifold. I am hoping for 400 to the tires. I plan on Dyno tuning it.

4. I will build my own 4L65e to hold the power. I will be using a Trail Blazer Inline 6 torque converter which should put me at a 2400 to 2800 stall.

That is about it. David has his work cut out for him and something to prove. I figured it was worth a shot to give him a chance and see what he can do out of his own shop.

Be careful with the 4.2 tc. If you build a ton of low end torque expect a 3200 stall. Maybe the large intake and a big ol' donky **** cam will lower that

Joshua1086 · Jan 13, 2014

Is there any way to know exactly what it will be? I am having the "big Ol'donky dic specked for torque. The only thing that might bring the curve up and in later is the manifold. I like this converter due the cost. But I also don't want to build to much heat. 3200 would be way to much. Any suggestions??

David G 4x4 · Jan 13, 2014

race_jeep · Jan 13, 2014

David G 4x4 said:
Some a that North Carolina Dynamite.

Ummmm what is it?

David G 4x4 · Jan 13, 2014

bad80cj · Jan 13, 2014

David G 4x4 said:
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Buleer?

Rokcrler · Jan 13, 2014

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C pillar mounts.... at first I thought they were shackles

bad80cj · Jan 13, 2014

got it now, sort of. Nice weld porn :****:

zukiscott · Jan 13, 2014

bad80cj said:
got it now, sort of. Nice weld porn :****:

REAL nice

race_jeep · Jan 13, 2014

bad80cj said:
got it now, sort of. Nice weld porn :****:

I had to study it for a minute :****:

muddinmetal · Jan 13, 2014

Joshua1086 said:
Is there any way to know exactly what it will be? I am having the "big Ol'donky dic specked for torque. The only thing that might bring the curve up and in later is the manifold. I like this converter due the cost. But I also don't want to build to much heat. 3200 would be way to much. Any suggestions??

Unfortunately no, the more torque you make down low the high the stall will be. Had a buddy build a stock compression 418 with a torque ish cam and it stalled at 3700 with a tb 4.2 converter