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so the new plan for my red jeep is to keep it in running/moving condition while i build my d60 front and find a 14 bolt rear.
so here is teh list of things i need to do to it.
stiffen the unibody
interior cage
long arms
d60 front
14 bolt rear
raise the gas tank through the rear floor.
this is going to be a slow build as it takes alot of money to build things properly.
ive learned ALOT through the 2 jeeps ive gone through. and im pretty excited to get some actual axles under this beast.
ill get some pics up later of the d60 i picked up, and in a couple weeks ill probably have a lil progress on the build up of it.
mmmmm.... tasty....
started to get to work on this thing.
Question- Anyone know wats the best way to add an upper link on the drivers side??
Ive been looking around to find a bridge to build over the housing, but no luck.....
so i got bored this morning and decided to go out and make some unibody stiffeners
its 3x3 angle 3/16s thick that i picked up for free courtesy of millstone nuke plant
probably radioactive or something, if your wondering why a couple of the wholes are located different on each side, its cuz my unibody was to bashed in so i had to drill wholes where i could get a good weld to.
also started work on a crossmember, basicly going to be something like claytons crossmember, nothin fancy
mk.... so i need opinion/ideas
well first off, my good luck has run up with teh rear end of my jeep after this weekend.
here is the list.
driveshaft
axle tube spun a couple degrees
leaf springs snape'd
and now my rear shackle bolt wont come out cuz the welded nut broke off on teh insode of the frame
i got it all ripped apart, and am figuring i might as well beef it up a bit.
here is my plan,
1.) first remove the gas tank and relocate it through the floor by cutting a whole in the floor and welding a stock gas tank skid in from the top. then relocate the tank into the skid plate and building a box ontop of it. this way i wont have to worry bout the tank anymore
2.) next i want to cut the stock shackle mounts off the frame and plate the unibody with the left over angle iron i have from the frame stiffeners.
3.) then i will build a new shackle box that will lower the shackle by about 1 inch and will be way more heavy duty then the sheet metal that is on there now, this way i wont have to worry about the damn nut breaking off of the frame again. it will also allow me to use 3 inch springs instead of the 4.5 that are on it now.
4.) i wana make some cage tie in plates for a later time that will be built off the shackle box and plated frame
5.) i think im going to weld the tubes on the 29 spline the way it sits now, and move the leaf perches so they are at the same degree angle. i dont see any way to twist the axle tubes back, so this seems liek an easy alternative.
6.) get the rear end back together and go have fun
i want to start on a ladder bar as well to help control my axle wrap, so i can save some driveshafts but dont feel like mounting it on the 8.25
if anyone has any good ideas to add/modify my list let me know and im open for ideas. i really just wana do it right now, so i dont have to do it agian.
about teh cage tie in.... the frame would be boxed all teh way around at that point, and basicly a plate welded across the section for a strong mount.... this would mainly be if i did an interior cage, which i havent decided about, but figured i would weld it on there now, compared to doin it later.. obviously if i did an exo the cage would be mounted onto the bumper and this would give me a chance to moutn the bumper to the boxed section.....
kinda hard to explain but i can vision it in my head.....
yup.... so here is my beautiful snape'd
and here is the big whole in my floor
[IMG]http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd289/JustTorchIt
/DSC00729.jpg[/IMG]
gas tank skid fitted in
mmkay, update time.
i fucked my car up the other day so this project went into overdrive and im happy where im at now.
- i got the rear of the unibody plated and the leaf mounts boxed aswell.
- put 3 inch leaf packs in the rear, sits a lil unlevel, but im happy with it
- welded the axle tubes on the rear axle
- cut teh leaf perches off then rewelded them on so they are even
- cut the shock mounts off and moved the shocks up, now using stock rear shocks
- welded the gas tank skid in, ratchet strapped the gas tank in the rear
- did a bunch of little time consuming shit
i still gotta build a box over the gas tank and seal it up with greatstuff, cuz my exhaust dump right before my axle and it comes right into the cab, and having the windows down isnt allways going to be an option.
I also registered it and its my daily driver again. =]
sits about 2 inches lower
----Update - 2/16/09----
basicly just been doing maintnence to it,
-filled the whole in the rear with greatsuff to keep heat in and noise/exhaust out.
-all new radiator/cooling system parts
-found a matching rear i gotta pick up for 100 bucks, just needs gears, a yoke and some welding.
-finally got back to working on the 60 front, took it apart, wire wheeled it, just gotta repack the bearings, slap some coil buckets on, some link mounts, and gears(5.38s).... im gonna just weld the front spiders.
-still gotta build some longarms for the front.
-gotta do the yearly take off skids and bumpers to repaint from lovely winter salt.
so the new plan for my red jeep is to keep it in running/moving condition while i build my d60 front and find a 14 bolt rear.
so here is teh list of things i need to do to it.
stiffen the unibody
interior cage
long arms
d60 front
14 bolt rear
raise the gas tank through the rear floor.
this is going to be a slow build as it takes alot of money to build things properly.
ive learned ALOT through the 2 jeeps ive gone through. and im pretty excited to get some actual axles under this beast.
ill get some pics up later of the d60 i picked up, and in a couple weeks ill probably have a lil progress on the build up of it.
mmmmm.... tasty....
started to get to work on this thing.
Question- Anyone know wats the best way to add an upper link on the drivers side??
Ive been looking around to find a bridge to build over the housing, but no luck.....
so i got bored this morning and decided to go out and make some unibody stiffeners
its 3x3 angle 3/16s thick that i picked up for free courtesy of millstone nuke plant
probably radioactive or something, if your wondering why a couple of the wholes are located different on each side, its cuz my unibody was to bashed in so i had to drill wholes where i could get a good weld to.
also started work on a crossmember, basicly going to be something like claytons crossmember, nothin fancy
mk.... so i need opinion/ideas
well first off, my good luck has run up with teh rear end of my jeep after this weekend.
here is the list.
driveshaft
axle tube spun a couple degrees
leaf springs snape'd
and now my rear shackle bolt wont come out cuz the welded nut broke off on teh insode of the frame
i got it all ripped apart, and am figuring i might as well beef it up a bit.
here is my plan,
1.) first remove the gas tank and relocate it through the floor by cutting a whole in the floor and welding a stock gas tank skid in from the top. then relocate the tank into the skid plate and building a box ontop of it. this way i wont have to worry bout the tank anymore
2.) next i want to cut the stock shackle mounts off the frame and plate the unibody with the left over angle iron i have from the frame stiffeners.
3.) then i will build a new shackle box that will lower the shackle by about 1 inch and will be way more heavy duty then the sheet metal that is on there now, this way i wont have to worry about the damn nut breaking off of the frame again. it will also allow me to use 3 inch springs instead of the 4.5 that are on it now.
4.) i wana make some cage tie in plates for a later time that will be built off the shackle box and plated frame
5.) i think im going to weld the tubes on the 29 spline the way it sits now, and move the leaf perches so they are at the same degree angle. i dont see any way to twist the axle tubes back, so this seems liek an easy alternative.
6.) get the rear end back together and go have fun
i want to start on a ladder bar as well to help control my axle wrap, so i can save some driveshafts but dont feel like mounting it on the 8.25
if anyone has any good ideas to add/modify my list let me know and im open for ideas. i really just wana do it right now, so i dont have to do it agian.
about teh cage tie in.... the frame would be boxed all teh way around at that point, and basicly a plate welded across the section for a strong mount.... this would mainly be if i did an interior cage, which i havent decided about, but figured i would weld it on there now, compared to doin it later.. obviously if i did an exo the cage would be mounted onto the bumper and this would give me a chance to moutn the bumper to the boxed section.....
kinda hard to explain but i can vision it in my head.....
yup.... so here is my beautiful snape'd
and here is the big whole in my floor
[IMG]http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd289/JustTorchIt
/DSC00729.jpg[/IMG]
gas tank skid fitted in
mmkay, update time.
i fucked my car up the other day so this project went into overdrive and im happy where im at now.
- i got the rear of the unibody plated and the leaf mounts boxed aswell.
- put 3 inch leaf packs in the rear, sits a lil unlevel, but im happy with it
- welded the axle tubes on the rear axle
- cut teh leaf perches off then rewelded them on so they are even
- cut the shock mounts off and moved the shocks up, now using stock rear shocks
- welded the gas tank skid in, ratchet strapped the gas tank in the rear
- did a bunch of little time consuming shit
i still gotta build a box over the gas tank and seal it up with greatstuff, cuz my exhaust dump right before my axle and it comes right into the cab, and having the windows down isnt allways going to be an option.
I also registered it and its my daily driver again. =]
sits about 2 inches lower
----Update - 2/16/09----
basicly just been doing maintnence to it,
-filled the whole in the rear with greatsuff to keep heat in and noise/exhaust out.
-all new radiator/cooling system parts
-found a matching rear i gotta pick up for 100 bucks, just needs gears, a yoke and some welding.
-finally got back to working on the 60 front, took it apart, wire wheeled it, just gotta repack the bearings, slap some coil buckets on, some link mounts, and gears(5.38s).... im gonna just weld the front spiders.
-still gotta build some longarms for the front.
-gotta do the yearly take off skids and bumpers to repaint from lovely winter salt.
)
i want this thing rolling on 4 tires next weekend
2000 XJ with goodies soon to be in pieces 
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