February 27, 200917 yr Author Door / rocker protectors New front bumper / core support. you can also see the new HD tie rod from All Pro, and FJ-80 TREs, and the draglink in progress.
February 27, 200917 yr Looks great!! I like the bumper, it looks a little like mine:grin: Great job with it, that thing is gonna be mean!!! Quite the approach angle as well:banana:
February 28, 200917 yr needs stickers along the lines of "JeepEater" officially BAD I think that describes this rig perfectly.
February 28, 200917 yr Wow, that is some really nice work. Very clean, very pro. Br great to see this thing in action......Lets go wheeling!!!!!!
March 4, 200917 yr thats awesome mcbrat! i realy like how the new sub frame is welded to the unibody, instead of just bolted, should make for easier opening and closing doors while offroading =] i like it alot
March 5, 200917 yr Author got some work done today on it. Chris cut the hole in the bed for the fuel cell and made the support frame for it. we test fit the jump seat frame,and it's only going to be moved forward a couple of inches... decided on what route to go with the roll bar.... I removed all the carb and intake spacers from the weber set-up,and now the hood closes. removed the remote oil sender set-up and put thestock sender back in. replaced the centerlamp assembly, and removed all the battery stuff.... and got the driveshafts today too. we set the alignment, and determined where oil pan needs "adjusted" got the t-stat cover for the power steering set-up on, and the PS pump on. I took a few pics that I'll get posted soon.
March 5, 200917 yr Author more pics... Test fitting bumpstops I rebuilt a good centerlamp function, and it just need to be bolted to the new support bar.... Chris checking tire clearance New lengthened driveshafts, and sammy to soob shaft Fuel cell sunk into the bed inner wheel well cutting for tire clearance oil pan clearance.. or lack of. pan will need a beating or a cut/reweld Steering drag link tacked in spacers for weber all removed and power steering set-up installed hood closed!
March 5, 200917 yr Looks really good. The oil pan doesn't look like it will need a whole lot of clearancing. Those tires still look absolutely huge!!! Nice rig though, can't wait to see that thing in action. You're going to have to get some good video of it in action!
March 5, 200917 yr mick, When you get to the finishing up point, are you planning on doing some "easy" trails first to test/break things in? If you are, and the trail is easy enough for a beginner like me, I would be interested in testing out my BRAT too, and could get some video shots of yours.
March 5, 200917 yr Author yeah, there'll be some testing as much as I can do... after it's set to go, I need to take it to get new custom exhaust too I'm gonna try and make the Castana outing over the 4th of July if it's not cancelled again..... it'll be plenty dry then, so the AT's will be fine for that.... unfortunately there's no public trails in Iowa, only private land through the 4wd clubs, and our club doesn't really have aplace yet....
March 7, 200917 yr Author yeah. the rest of the grill will go back on... I brought the grill home wednesday so I can clearance it a little, as it rubs a bit...
March 8, 200917 yr i think my girlfriend is going to be mad with me cause going through this thread i seem to have left a love stain all over her computer desk. lol, but very very :headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang::headbang:
March 9, 200917 yr so are you going to put a passenger seat in the thing? I was wondering how he would do that too, cause of the transfer case sticking up where the seat bottom cushion and inner rail should be. 5Gallon bucket maybe the seatbelt still there LOL
March 9, 200917 yr It's not as bad as it might look. Worst case scenario is that we lose the sliders on the seat and have to raise it about an inch...
March 9, 200917 yr Author yeah, that seat was always pushed back all the way anyway.... I've got some RX checkered seats to go in it.... I've got a Legacy seat on the drivers side right now, but it was starting to fall apart....
March 9, 200917 yr Those are some mad fab skills bro. THAT is something to be proud of! Let me ask you... I have a beat up brat, and I want to put a vw beetle on top of it. I need an EA-81 engine and a 4 speed dual range transmission. What did you do with yours? Edited for pics: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091212.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091212a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091213a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091213.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091213b.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091213c.jpg Edited March 9, 200917 yr by tundrawolf
March 10, 200917 yr it's a roller now.... I like it. It looks clean, yet beefy enuf to lots of fun with
March 10, 200917 yr 6 lug conversion, think not. nice nice. and this is why toyota has small stake in subaru eh? Mick, can't wait to see this.
March 10, 200917 yr Author Chris (BlueJeep) is the guy with the fab skillz I'm still using the ea81 and soob trans (I have a 5 speed in it from a '89 wagon) now that I won't have to beat the engine, I expect to get many more miles out of it.... (only about 5k on the rebuild) Those are some mad fab skills bro. THAT is something to be proud of! Let me ask you... I have a beat up brat, and I want to put a vw beetle on top of it. I need an EA-81 engine and a 4 speed dual range transmission. What did you do with yours? Edited for pics: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091212.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091212a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091213a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091213.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091213b.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/wolfmangk/0309091213c.jpg
March 10, 200917 yr Hey Mick, I had a crazy idea the other day, since the 4wd gears on that trans are directly linked to the main input shaft on the tranny, a good way to keep them from stripping out would be to weld them up solid in the 4wd position. -Bill
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