Well this is what we started with.

And at this point we have a 99 vortex 5.7, T-400, stak 2 speed 4:33:1, D60 in front, d 60 in the rear but we are getting ready to cut the spindles of press on the outters from a front and put in some cromo 35 spline axels for rear steer. Next week we will start making the links from 2x.250 4130 and j joints.Just got the tires and wheels this weekend 42x14.5x16 iroks. Im still stuck if I should go with air shocks or coils. we built the frame then we got the t case and it was to wide so we had to cut and add 3" on both sides still need to grind and weld on gussets.

Nice start.

Im still stuck if I should go with air shocks or coils

What are you gonna use if for?

I'd do air shocks for the relative simplicity.

Nice start.



What are you gonna use if for?

I'd do air shocks for the relative simplicity.

trail only

Here are some pics of the progress we made this weekend. Pretty happy the way it turned out but not sure how its going to work being this is the first time we have done something like this. going to put the front in this week.

I'm gettin ready to start putting the front in I see some rigs with the 4 link and the lowers are pretty much straight (no angle) and the uppers have the angle from the frame to the center. Is that a good way because I can't get the lowers to the center tranny is in the way. Or should I go 3 link with a panhard???

trail only

Air shocks. Too much money for coilovers if you're just gonna craw.

We got the front links in this weekend so while we are waiting for the shocks we put the body on to see how things were going to line up. right know its sitting on 4x4s and is to far back. its going 5" foward and way down. we are going to have about 24 to 26" of frame clearance

Looks good..............:smokin:

That is :grinpimp: Nice job so far. You said you were cutting off the rear spindles, is that still in the plan or later down the road?

later we have to press in new tubes and oder the axels

What's a "Vortex" 5.7? :flipoff2:

5.7 L small block

good lookin frame dude.

keep up the good work

Here are some pics from this weekends progress. next we have to finish the cage and tie it in to the frame then mount the rear shocks. I know I put a yj hood and grill on a CJ5 but I needed the space in the longer hood its hard to fit the the shock hoops in when my wheel base is 105". the frist chance I get I'm going to fill in those squares and put in some round head lights:flipoff2:

This weekend we got the rear shocks in and lifted it to see what it would do the hoist would not go high enough we are going to have to lift it with a fork lift to find the roll over point. We still need to finish the cage and tie the cage to the frame should have that finished up by next weekend.

On the last set of pics you can see that my grill is not in yet its just sittin there for the pics

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has any one used the howe full hydro steering if so how do you like it?

How much up travel in the front.

43" but the cherry picker ran out of lift we are hopeing for 46" to 50". We still had a couple of inches of shock left

nice work

Lovin the 5 absolutely awesome so far

Thanks this is the first time I have built something like this. So far it has been a grinding expirence. My son is 11 he is in the pic with my dad and he is learning to weld and use the plasma. I think he is going to be pretty good.

I got a chance to do a little work on the cage this weekend. I hope to have it finished next weekend and have the new harness and ecm in

I like this build. I am not a fan of the CJ5 in stock wheelbase form...but I really like them when they are stretched out. Nice work, nothing ultra fancy just good clean solid work. Nice shop BTW.

Iam suprised that no one has comented on the best tool in the shop. its behind the jeep:D

:smokin:beer on tap?

Very nice work. stretched 5s are awesome. I hope you have something good on tap!

coors light, tacate and a home brew honey wheat:D

coors light, tacate and a home brew honey wheat:D

:mad3: I'm still buying cases :mad3:

The build is looking good. Keep up the good work. Whats the projected finish date?

Hunter

Looks nice. One thing that kinda worried me: The front shock hoops, are you going to maybe brace them? They look OK if they were just shocks, but since they hold up the vehicle, I can see them moving/tearing from the frame without some extra bracing. Maybe some gusseting down where the vetical tube runs past the frame (looks like its welded to the frame just by the small horizontal piece of tube). I'd gusset it there and run a bar from the left to the right hoop...

Nice start!

The build is looking good. Keep up the good work. Whats the projected finish date?

Hunter

March or when the snow melts on the rubicon

The build is looking good. Keep up the good work. Whats the projected finish date?

Hunter

Looks nice. One thing that kinda worried me: The front shock hoops, are you going to maybe brace them? They look OK if they were just shocks, but since they hold up the vehicle, I can see them moving/tearing from the frame without some extra bracing. Maybe some gusseting down where the vetical tube runs past the frame (looks like its welded to the frame just by the small horizontal piece of tube). I'd gusset it there and run a bar from the left to the right hoop...

Nice start!
What I did is take some 1.5x .250 dom and went through the frame welded that in them took some 1.75x .120 dom slid it over the other dom welded it together the welded my hoops to it. I hope it holds up has alot of $h!t tear up before it breaks I HOPE

I,m going to put in howe full hydro, build a gas tank, mount the winch and the rear suck down winch, build cage for motor, build a skid plate and finish the wiring just got a new wire harnes and ecm (howell from adam ant at aa fab)

nice build!keep up the good work.

What I did is take some 1.5x .250 dom and went through the frame welded that in them took some 1.75x .120 dom slid it over the other dom welded it together the welded my hoops to it. I hope it holds up has alot of $h!t tear up before it breaks I HOPE

That should help it from tearing, but anything to help it from flexing inward? Think shock-tower brace for road cars. Otherwise, they might bend inward like: /___\ over time...

That should help it from tearing, but anything to help it from flexing inward? Think shock-tower brace for road cars. Otherwise, they might bend inward like: /___\ over time...

I put a truss across the top that is removable I will get some pics tonight and post them

I put a truss across the top that is removable I will get some pics tonight and post them

cool :)

Looks real nice overall

Nice work Jay. I dig it.

haggar hear are the pics of the truss and the tube disconects I got from adam at AA FAB

Me and my son built some safety bars that hinge like a door. My son is 11 and I wanted something to protect him from a rock or something hitting him when we flop it. He is getting better at welding and cutting with the plazma. so here are some pics of what we did...

Nice jeep! I was wondering what type of shocks you are running? I have a similar build...My jeep sits 3 feet in the air, has a 4 link setup on the front and a quarter eliptical spring setup in the rear, which I will be changing to a 4 link soon.

They are fox 2.5 16" air shocks

how is the "door" going to attach to the b pilar,

ive been thinking about a set for a long time but i was never able to come up with a good way to latch it.

I'm going to use small shock tabs top and bottom and use a pin with a ball bearing so it dont come when it is on its top. When I get it done I will post some pics

cool

very good idea!

Damn that thing is kickass! how long did it take you to build of what you got now?

about 1 year. It should be done in march I hope ( and thanks)

Well dont stop there it keeps lookin better and better.

Damn good lookin triple tapper. The 5 is kickin ass too.

Nice 5, ya'll keep up the good work.

Well I'm finally getting back to work on the 5. This weekend I built saddle and skid for the Howe ram and put in the new hydro pump. Next weekend I hope to have the fire wall re-plated for strenght and install the orb valve and cnc brake assembly . I ordered the radiator, fuel pump, prp seats, and drive lines this weekend so I should have shit to keep me busy for awhile. And don't give me shit about the pics I know:flipoff2: I will get some better pics tomarrow and Im holding the front up with the cherrie picker just in case you were wondering.

not much better........ camara is a pos

The CJ looks great I am building one myself

I like the plow/skid/ram mount on the front axle...well done, nice build.

Looks great! I'm just starting the exact same build with my 79cj5 and was wondering how a 5 would look stretched. fawking awesome!
What wheelbase did you end up with, and what length air shocks did you go with? I've heard mixed reviews on the air shocks, but you cant beat the price when compared to coils.

shit. i should have read the thread more carefully before re-asking the same questions, i'll flame myself:shaking:

Very nice build Jay, gonna have to come over and check her out. Keep up the great work

Thanks I got alot of work done today. I will post some updates tomarrow before the game

I have been working hard to try and get this rig out of the shop, skinned the body, got all the hydro lines in and bled, got the motor fire, built the front drive line and I got my seats in from AA fab ( Thanks Adam for putting up with all the call and pointing me in the right direction)

Am I seeing this right?
Tilt column for full hydro? If so, it needs to be in the 'little things' thread!
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=356835&stc=1&d=1204689792

I put tilt steer in so my 11 yr old son could drive and so my fat ass can get out. I dont get your point:flipoff2:

I put tilt steer in so my 11 yr old son could drive and so my fat ass can get out. I dont get your point:flipoff2:

It was a compliment. :p
I really like it and think the "its all about the little things..." thread is worthy of the fab!
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=287801
:cool:

My bad and thanks
:laughing:

I have been real busy and finally got back to work on this pig. built the stinger and put the winch in. this weekend we are going to build a skid plate for the under side and and try to get started on the air bumps..... My 11 yr old son cant wait to get it out on the con there is a shot of him driving it through a ditch.

any update

Nice looking 5, well except for the YJ crap. :flipoff2:

I have been waiting a long time for some one to say some thing about the hood and grill. I would have kept the hood and grill but there was not anough room so i was forced to use the 8" longer hood. I do have some updates I will get some pics tomarrow. I'm going to put the air bumps in next weekend and should be able to take it for a test to prarie city the following weekend.

Hell yeah. I am doing a '66 5 right now, I like your setup. That thing is done 100% awsome.

Built my fenders this weekend. and got the t-case coverd up. I just need to paint the center con put it back together and put in the air bumps and should be ready to go

I was really enjoying this build until I saw the square headlights :flipoff2:

Trust me I wanted to keep the round head lights but the yj hood is 8" longer and I needed the space in a big way. Me and my dad are going to try and fill the squares in and make them round :D

Just pick up a CJ7 front clip, hood and grille. I did that swap on my YJ and worked extremely well and I got more waves as well :D. Awesome build man!

RockZJ

were messin around yesterday and we got the fork lift out. every thing seemed to look good wont know till it hits the trail

Very nice build man. Really love that tilt hydro steering wheel its :smokin:

Well I got my air bumps in today and painted my rockers that me and my dad built last weekend. All we have left is put the rear bumps in, install the premier welder and air tank then put some color on it and beat the SH!T out of it :D

we took it out to prarie city today for the first time to test it out and it seemed to work really well. just a few things we need to tune up but we were very happy with it. Thanks for stoping and saying hello paul...

You too buddy. Good to meet you today, rig looks like it was working well. Nice work.

Take it easy.

i am doing a cj5 like yours did u cut out some of the rear finder to move the seats back , looks sweet

yea i cut about 4 inches out. it made a big difference and thanks

i hear that i am 6 ' and my knees were in the dash now that i streched it out i will do the same, thanks

When are we going to see some pics of that YJ tackling the little sluice?:D

as soon as this jamboree shit is over we will be up there

Here are some pics on the con. Made it to soup bowl and had to turn around my brothers jeep was starting to have some issues and we got a late start

Did some painting this winter. I have to paint the rear end but I'm going to make some changes (rear steer) then I will paint it. Added some "ROUND" lights and did some work to the cage.

Great motivation - sweet ass build dude. Lets see some of your boys welds - we know you can do it but are you a good teacher???:smokin:

Great build...lets see some updated pics!

Here are some updated pics. Yesterday i went to a surplus store and bought a army tent. Im goin to cut it up and make a bikini top out of it..

Looks nice buddy.

Looks nice buddy.



X2...that thing is TIT's!

Took my 12 yr old son out to prarie city today cause he wanted to drive for the first time and he did really good :D