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thats pretty sweet looking im going to have to definitely look for one of thoughs
im going to check out my truck and let him know about the brake lines and tell him about that oil filter relocation kit
Builds bj 70 + lj 71 = my build
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thats pretty sweet looking im going to have to definitely look for one of thoughs
im going to check out my truck and let him know about the brake lines and tell him about that oil filter relocation kit
yotahed
Diesel Head
Heres a pic of my trans/ t-case x member.
Its an advance adapters part. Actually meant for a 40 series using a chevy v8.
The hole pattern for the back of the tcase needs 2 or 3 holes slotted a bit to fit.
I used some 4x4 1/4" steel box with a gusset welded inside and welded the supplied mounts to that.
Two 3/4 bolts per side through the frame rails with 1/8 plates on the outside to prevent it from collapsing the rail. One day ill take it apart and weld in some proper sleeves for the bolts. But no issues so far.
Its an advance adapters part. Actually meant for a 40 series using a chevy v8.
The hole pattern for the back of the tcase needs 2 or 3 holes slotted a bit to fit.
I used some 4x4 1/4" steel box with a gusset welded inside and welded the supplied mounts to that.
Two 3/4 bolts per side through the frame rails with 1/8 plates on the outside to prevent it from collapsing the rail. One day ill take it apart and weld in some proper sleeves for the bolts. But no issues so far.
Looks to be coming together nicely Neil!
What's the ETA on her?
What's the ETA on her?
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well some update since last week
some pics of the front 3 link set up
pic of the rear end welded up
the rear shock tower mount (not welded in yet )
pic of the frame completely lowered no binding what so ever
another pic of the frame raised all the way up also no binding
im very happy with the work he has done
wheels turned to show how much clarence there is between tire and front link
over head view of frame
thats about it for this week
tomorrow is cleaning frame for painting
i hope next week body is back on and waiting for engine to come back
some pics of the front 3 link set up
pic of the rear end welded up
the rear shock tower mount (not welded in yet )
pic of the frame completely lowered no binding what so ever
another pic of the frame raised all the way up also no binding
im very happy with the work he has done
wheels turned to show how much clarence there is between tire and front link
over head view of frame
thats about it for this week
tomorrow is cleaning frame for painting
i hope next week body is back on and waiting for engine to come back
awesome build! this rig is gonna be a killer!
i hope i dont sound like a dick here but about your rear links. the top links should be almost parallel with the ground, no? looks like the axle is gonna climb under the truck and cause some major wheel hop?
hopefully im wrong
good luck
i hope i dont sound like a dick here but about your rear links. the top links should be almost parallel with the ground, no? looks like the axle is gonna climb under the truck and cause some major wheel hop?
hopefully im wrong
good luck
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Nop not at all
Always good to ask questions
The answer I got was this
The uppers terminate behind the center line of the rear axle. Basically nullifying that issue. If the uppers and lowers were terminated in front of the axle center line then we would have an issue. Hard to explain but if u run an imaginary line through the termination points and accept that as level the links are where they should be.
Hope that helps
Always good to ask questions
The answer I got was this
The uppers terminate behind the center line of the rear axle. Basically nullifying that issue. If the uppers and lowers were terminated in front of the axle center line then we would have an issue. Hard to explain but if u run an imaginary line through the termination points and accept that as level the links are where they should be.
Hope that helps
yotahed
Diesel Head
Looks the goods man.
You might not like the steering feel on those high steer arms though. If you.look at the length of the rear stock arms, youll see what I mean. I had mine made quite a bit longer than any others on the market and the steering is really nice. You may find that system too quick for any kind of road driving. But it.may be ok since you have a shorter wheel base.. just to be aware of it.
Looks good though other wise
You might not like the steering feel on those high steer arms though. If you.look at the length of the rear stock arms, youll see what I mean. I had mine made quite a bit longer than any others on the market and the steering is really nice. You may find that system too quick for any kind of road driving. But it.may be ok since you have a shorter wheel base.. just to be aware of it.
Looks good though other wise
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The high steer has not been installed yet and the steering box has to be moved back some more to get the proper angle , so that should happen Today as well as the hydro assists steering.
I hope it works out too lol
Will see when I drive it lol
I hope it works out too lol
Will see when I drive it lol
yotahed
Diesel Head
Thats why I went with chevy y-link system. It shortens the drag link by about 4-5inches and pushes the bottom end forward an inch or so. I also moved my diff foward an inch. The drag link is now only about 2-3 inches forward from the tie rod at the steering box. This also compensated the shortening of my panhard by 5 inches, now only about 2 or 3 inches difference to the drag link instead of 6.
Man my shop is a mess...haha
Impressive build! congratulations, im eager to see how it turns out!
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hey guys a bit of an update on whats going on
hight of rolling frame
a bit high right now might lower it 3" with the coilovers will see when its all put together
but for now here it is
frame is finally rolling
front strut mounts
rear strut mount installed and welded
hope u like for now
hope next week body is on but will see
hight of rolling frame
a bit high right now might lower it 3" with the coilovers will see when its all put together
but for now here it is
frame is finally rolling
front strut mounts
rear strut mount installed and welded
hope u like for now
hope next week body is on but will see
Painted frame
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Well finally got the body mounted on the frame seems like we don't need body spacers but the body is sitting 1" higher then it's will be
And with the coilovers seems like we will be able to lower it 3" to so I was happy about that
Now time to start putting her back together finally lol
And with the coilovers seems like we will be able to lower it 3" to so I was happy about that
Now time to start putting her back together finally lol
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in these 2 pics shows what we didgood bye old girl
and hello new GIRL
striping the new truck LJ71 took 1 ½ days every bolt came off with no trouble
we didnt want to cut the fire wall so we just measured everything seems like the fire walls are the same just have to cut out the spots needed for the brake and cluth and what ever else was needed for the conversation hope these pics help a bit
Great build!
Just out of curiosity, how long will the fresh paint keep rust away? That is not an issue down here, so it amazes me when I see you Canadians talking about frames rusting away in a ten years! It would be heartbreaking to put all of that effort into a build and have it rot.
Just out of curiosity, how long will the fresh paint keep rust away? That is not an issue down here, so it amazes me when I see you Canadians talking about frames rusting away in a ten years! It would be heartbreaking to put all of that effort into a build and have it rot.
