Uh Oh. Lookit what Hazel brought home.

No biggie. If you can't laugh at yourself.....you uh.....shouldn't build Jeeps.

 

Been a little while. I rebuilt the Dana 20 myself and had a co-worker of a buddy rebuild the TH400 at the dealership he works at. Slammed it all where it goes today. Pretty beat.

Lots more to do, but it's closer to being a runner.

http://blogs.jpmagazine.com/6654016/custom-jeep-projects/thrashin-day/index.html

 

Hung some Rancho 44044 Waggy springs up front with a shackle reversal today. Sorry for the links, but if I do a project buildup here I'll probably get in trouble with THE MAN.

http://blogs.jpmagazine.com/6655816/custom-jeep-projects/no-really-its-progress/index.html
Mock-up

http://blogs.jpmagazine.com/6654562/custom-jeep-projects/lotsa-welding-going-on/index.html
Frame box plates

http://blogs.jpmagazine.com/6656848/custom-jeep-projects/comman-doh-suspension/index.html
Finished - kinda

 

And one more showing the profile:
http://blogs.jpmagazine.com/6656863/custom-jeep-projects/wheelbase-differences/index.html

 

Looks good, how much lift are you expecting from the waggy springs?

 

Last photo shows the lift up front. Rear is stock springs with a humungoid add-a-leaf. Guesstimate it's probably 2.5-inches, but I did use very short spring hangers up front and submerged the shackle pivots into the framerail, not on the bottom.

 

Thanks, I am looking for about 3" of lift, and a wider than stock spring for my 68, might have to look at the waggies a little more.

 

Looking great, I love those wheels!

 

Thanks. They're off my '99 XJ; 15x8 American Racing with 33x10.50-15 BFG Bajas.


Shocks are done: http://blogs.jpmagazine.com/6685830/custom-jeep-projects/comman-doh-shocks/index.html

 

Here's the new stance. Cut the fenders, added some Spidertrax wheel spacers, got the 304 purring nicely, had the TH400 rebuilt with B&M components, rebuild the Dana 20 myself, and hung some Rancho 44044 Waggy springs up front with a homemade shackle reversal. Front axle is moved forward about 2 inches.



Next up is build the cage, mount the seats, install the new B&M shifter (column shifter is kinda vague), and mop up a couple more odds and ends before putting it on the road. Gonna do some P-40 Flying Tiger nose art as well for the heck of it.

I'll drive it for a while like this then I'll put in some different axles. Originally thought 1-tons, but I may just do a Ford 9-inch out back and a Waggy front D44. Wheels and tires will be my Walker beadlocks w/ red powdercoating off Muderous Overkill and maybe some 38x13.50-17s of some sort with a bit more fender trimming.

 

Coming along nicely!

 

Took it on a couple drives just locally. No off-roading yet. It falls on its face in the upper rpms but that's 'cause I've got the floats lowered so much for off-roading it's actually starving for fuel! R)

It runs great except that the column shifter was just too vague going into Reverse, so I tossed this in there yesterday.

 

Nice. So what is going to be involved in the $#!+box derby? Just wondering, I swear Pete has not offered me any money if I can find out R)

 

Can't say. Should be entertaining, though.

 

Aww. Add in a reverse beauty contest, that should be interesting, whoever has the ugliest vehicle wins.

 

Derby is done. Sorry for the big photos. Comman D'oh did great! Now that the Sh!%box Derby is out of the way I can move on to Stage II of the buildup starting with the cage and putting my old Mastercraft seats from my Ramcharger in it.