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Post by 1tonflattie on Aug 9, 2008 10:43:29 GMT -5
I had this week off so i got a lot done and took some pics. I finished all the body work which included welding up some of the seams that were coming apart, patching some holes, notching out the firewall and dovetailing the rear. I spent a good 20 hours or more welding sheet metal. A guy walked buy my shop and asked if i was a professional body guy. nothing is too fancy here since once its done the body is going to get beat on a lot. dovetail   heres the firewall. I welded in some thicker plate where the pedals and booster bolt up  The bottom of the tub and firewall ahve several coats of rustoluem flat black oil based enamal, applied with a brush heres a view of the floor and roll cage tie ins  I raised the whole drivetrain 2.5" now its pretty much as good as it gets. from the top  from below  heres my pedal assembly and booster. the booster stock from an 81 cj and the pedals are from the same jeep, slightly modified to fit in my jeep.  the steering column is from the same 81 cj7 I would say this is one of the most involved parts of this whole project was getting the pedals, column, and booster to fit right. Measure 1 dozen times, cut/ drill one time and they came out awesome    poser shot  and a box came....oh shit....  more to come |
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Post by 1tonflattie on Aug 10, 2008 20:44:41 GMT -5
good to see everyone at the m&g for the brief time i was there... I would have hung out longer but i had this shit on my mind, hope it is worthy of ducking out early. steering box mount... using a stock yj box drilled and tapped for hydro assist by greg @ banditt (the old box on his jeep) start  the plate is 5/16 thick. the little round pieces are from a towing shackle set that same with my big jeep. I laid the box flat on a table and measured the distance from the ears to the table then added 1/8" to each lenth (so the steering box sits 1/8" off the mount) fully welded and drilled. The box is held on by four 7/16" bolts  finished  Measuring Frame. not easy to do the box is heavy. double check measurements on mount  Drill inside  Drille outside  Cut a piece of 1/4" plate to reinforce outside of frame  Clamp  Weld  Drill  Mount mount  weld  sweet    i still have some trimming and reinforcing to do but thats basically it. next is the steering shaft  |
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Post by Buffalo Phil on Aug 10, 2008 21:42:04 GMT -5
Shit's built, dude.  |
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DUG
 
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Post by DUG on Aug 10, 2008 21:45:13 GMT -5
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Post by 1tonflattie on Aug 12, 2008 23:34:37 GMT -5
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Pedro
Watch out for that.... tree
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Post by Pedro on Aug 13, 2008 20:59:08 GMT -5
holy awesome dude. but what was in the box?!?! or did i miss something
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Post by 1tonflattie on Aug 14, 2008 22:01:19 GMT -5
griffen aluminum 2 core radiator should have pics of it installed by the end of the weekend then i start wiring it
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Post by 1tonflattie on Aug 17, 2008 0:00:20 GMT -5
I cut the front crossmember in half to make some extra room for the radiator and steering: start: plasma cut  clamp 3/16 plate  cut off excess then weld  notch with some 1/2 tube for steering shaft  finish: cap ends with 2"x1/8" smooth, paint  steering shaft: cj/yj hybred  installed  notch works nice  now i can steer with the steering wheel |
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Post by 1tonflattie on Aug 17, 2008 0:15:42 GMT -5
the radiator doesnt quite fit the way id like it to... its 24X16 i may go with a 22x19. I did some odds and ends with the engine today, tomorrw i start wiring |
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crosbike
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Post by crosbike on Aug 17, 2008 20:36:07 GMT -5
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Post by 1tonflattie on Aug 17, 2008 21:47:57 GMT -5
a couple more pics of the steering cj7 firewall bracket with some trimming  lines  engine bay   custom shifters   key  wiring I am iscolating the fuel injection part of my factory s10 harness from my old truck to use with an aftermarket chassis harness (like the one in my other jeep) start the bible  start with the two ecm plugs and the pinouts in the manual and work backwards  done, everything labeled and wrapped up ready to install, 2 hours later  sleeping girl friend, uninterested by wiring  small collection of TBI ECMs  |
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Rico
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Post by Rico on Aug 18, 2008 6:34:36 GMT -5
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Post by Dr. Thunder on Aug 18, 2008 8:05:56 GMT -5
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XJLI
The Nina, The Pinta, The Santa Maria.
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Post by XJLI on Aug 18, 2008 8:26:09 GMT -5
pretttyyyy shweeet dude that FI wiring looked like fun |
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Post by 1tonflattie on Aug 18, 2008 22:59:36 GMT -5
the wiring is actually not bad i think i could do it in a lot less time having done it once. I have another harness im going to do for a spare........... might do all the same stuff to the little jeep next year as far as pedals, steering column, 4.3 tbi and an sm420.
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called dutchman motor sports today (finally). I am probably getting a custom 1541H alloy long side shaft built. It is not chromoly but stronger than stock. I have to fill out the order form tomorrow and fax it in. I dont plan on gernading a lot of 60 parts.
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