1991 Jeep Wrangler Yj - fuel Cell - Photo 27288184

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A fuel cell carries gas safely up out of the way. You can see Ron's PowerTank mounted forward between the seats. Look closely and you can see the Rockworx boat tail bodywork.

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Remember the Chevrolet L98? It had plenty of low-end torque and great driveability. Ron's has been stroked to 383 and has been warmed up a bit. Some of Ron’s friends think it’s a bit too much, as it’s the Chevy V-8 and Ron's foot that sometimes gets him into "situations." Two Predator sealed batteries are mounted cleanly on the firewall. The aluminum radiator is frenched into the grille shell for clearance and could probably be just a bit larger.

Rockworx installed a PSC full-hydraulic steering system. Ron Dawg's able to steer, no matter where the Jeep is.

The front Tera CRD60R has 35-spline axles in and out, 4.88 gears, and an Eaton Detroit Locker. The Tera front and rearends are proven and reliable. Rockworx built the custom four-link (three plus track bar) front and four-link rear long arm suspension, using aluminum control arms from Summit Machine. Ron Dawg's Jeep is no hangar queen, as attested to by the gouges in the skidplate.

A trusty 4.3:1 low-range Atlas transfer case sits above the flat crossmember.

Rockworx is noted for its clean work. Here you can see its trademark long triangulated upper/lower control arm geometry. The front and rear CV driveshafts have been built and rebuilt by Six States Distributers.

Rockworx front frame crossmember doubles as a clean stubby bumper and sits in front of the Ramsey Patriot 9500UT winch. The grille hoop gets a workout every so often.

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A fuel cell carries gas safely up out of the way. You can see Ron's PowerTank mounted forward between the seats. Look closely and you can see the Rockworx boat tail bodywork.

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The rear CRD60R has 4.88 gears and an Eaton Detroit Locker. Rubicon Express TJ coils and Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks work well in this application.

The interior is still recognizable as a YJ. Gauges are Auto Meter and the seats are from MasterCraft. Right and left steering brake controls are within easy reach.

Rock Slide Engineering rocker guards protect the sides. Frame reinforcement is evident here. The custom 1/4-inch aluminum armor was built and installed by a friend of Ron’s in Logan, Utah.

Rockworx cleaned up the YJ's frame, added hoops, and replaced Ron's old coilovers with Fox 14-inch coilovers.

Sway control is handled by a Currie Antirock swaybar with aluminum arms. Rockworx replaced the rear of the frame from vehicle center, cleaning things up considerably.

Sticky 39x12.50R17 BFG Competition Krawlers are mounted on 17x9 Boyd Coddington alloy wheels with Champion beadlocks.

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