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Post by 1tonflattie on Dec 4, 2007 0:00:33 GMT -5
offering cheap tube bender rentals!  j/k, let me know what night you need to come over yea sounds good, ill probably be over later in the week, once i get the engine back in i have to make up a transmission crossmember, it shouldnt be too complicated. Once it drives, I might have it there for like a week to make the cage. |
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Post by 1tonflattie on Dec 4, 2007 0:04:50 GMT -5
Update: I plasmaed the old motor mounts off off of the frame tonight as you may or may not be able to see in this pic  heres the new engine mounts engine bracket:  Frame Bracket  what it will kinda look like, just imagine a rubber bushing in between the two pieces:  |
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Post by 1tonflattie on Dec 4, 2007 22:34:27 GMT -5
tonight: test fit the engine and welded in the engine frame mounts. heres a couple pics    as you can see I have a lot more room on the left now Does anyone have a spare cherokee booster and master cylinder i can borrow and potentially buy if it fits under the hood? |
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Post by 1tonflattie on Dec 6, 2007 22:51:22 GMT -5
engine mounts are done tonight
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Post by 1tonflattie on Dec 9, 2007 23:57:45 GMT -5
havent done much but got the engine in with the new mounts and its pretty nice passenger side  driver side  shorter rear shackle  also got a brake booster and master cylinder, pedal assembly, and clutch master and slave from a 96 cherokee today everything looks like it will work good, going to ditch my 700r4 and put a 4 speed in it. 17 inch rear driveshaft just doesnt seem right to me |
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Post by XJLI on Dec 10, 2007 1:20:15 GMT -5
 those welds are fantastic
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Post by Jeep Creep on Dec 10, 2007 9:29:52 GMT -5
automatic > stick for offroad IMO
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Post by grundlepunch on Dec 10, 2007 10:57:30 GMT -5
i prefer wheeling with a manual... if you got the right gearing.
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Post by Buffalo Phil on Dec 10, 2007 11:13:30 GMT -5
Automatic, standard, doesn't matter, it is personal preferance. If you can shift on rock faces and in rock gardens then all the power to you. It is my personal preferance to get an automatic with properly geared axles because I am not the kinda of guy who likes to hear the rev limiter all day long.
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Post by 1tonflattie on Dec 10, 2007 20:38:24 GMT -5
ive wheeled with both. many years with an auto, and the little time ive wheeled with standard i seem to like it better. looking at going with a ford NP435 with a EB dana 20. The 435 has something like a 6.5 1st gear and the ED dana 20 has about 2.4:1 crawl ratio with an availible 3.15:1 gear kit, so i could have like a 120:1 crawl ratio. not that i care too much about numbers. or an sm420 with a flipped dana 300. Well see. Got a chevy bellhousing today.
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Post by XJLI on Dec 10, 2007 21:08:03 GMT -5
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Post by 1tonflattie on Dec 11, 2007 21:53:22 GMT -5
actaully it will be around 100:1 wth the 20LO kit, 75:1 without. Transmission and transfer case should be in next week, coming from HOYT4x4 of pinellas park florida |
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Post by 1tonflattie on Dec 12, 2007 0:24:43 GMT -5
not much else to say. cant do much else until the tranny and xcase get here, as all of the body prep is base on mkaing it fit over the tranny. Probably going to take it easy for the next week. Maybe, pull out my manual shift 700r4 and SYE'ed NP231 and think about putting them up for sale and start shopping for clutch parts.
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Post by kracker on Dec 16, 2007 8:14:43 GMT -5
this build is mindblowing,man! Just curious,tho....why do you think it(jeep) sits too high? and BTW....that is some of the most badass welding ive seen in a real long ass time! cant wait to see this thing get done! i go by killingworth all the time(used to live in chester) ,ive gotta see this with my own eyes! good job
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Post by 1tonflattie on Dec 16, 2007 20:15:13 GMT -5
this build is mindblowing,man! Just curious,tho....why do you think it(jeep) sits too high? and BTW....that is some of the most badass welding ive seen in a real long ass time! cant wait to see this thing get done! i go by killingworth all the time(used to live in chester) ,ive gotta see this with my own eyes! good job thanks. i thought it was too high because i could not get in haha but i do like the height now, i might have to put some kind of step to get in. plus i want it to be stable on and offroad, keeping the center of gravity as low as possible would be good. i was upside down one time before and i could do without it. altho i usually try to push the limits so it will be getting a very sturdy cage |
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