Mr Piazza helped me tow this to the secret Dysfunctional shop.
Ditributor gear is munched should be fixed this week
http://ajax.extremejeep.com/rocktoad/grandwaggy/Waggy-001.jpg
It was free :D

It has a 360/tf727/np229

d44 up front and centered AMC20 rear.
We think we can get 38"s to fit with minimal lift. I will need gears if I go that route :D

I think I should just get it running and use it as a snow boarding rig this winter. It has power everything and it is supposed to all work :D
When I'm sick of it I will swap the motor and tranny into my CJ-7.

Originally posted by Rock(monkeyboy)toad
When I'm sick of it I will swap the motor and tranny into my CJ-7.
Do that now:D

considering the dist, gear in the other post, I'd say she at least needs a decent camshaft. and maybe a run down to Anaheim for a Mickey head ornament for the top of the antenna.

All I can say is...

Nothing looks cooler than a waggie on 35+ inch tires and TASTEFUL fender trimming.

don't worry about the CJ7, at the pace your going, its never going to get finished anyway. :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Sundowner
considering the dist, gear in the other post, I'd say she at least needs a decent camshaft. and maybe a run down to Anaheim for a Mickey head ornament for the top of the antenna.

Cool thing about AMC Motors is the Cam has a replaceable Distributor gear.

I can hopefully replace the cam side and distributor side gears and be done.

In case you've forgotten what I said in your post about swapping the t-case out...

Originally posted by 4Bangler
I'd swap in a 231 or 241, either should bolt up, track down a '78ish F-250 HP Dana 44 (eight lug of course) bolt that puppy up SOA on stock springs (it's that easy), or 44044's if you're going big, move the perches out on a GM 14 bolt rear, add front fenders from a J-10 and graft the rear flares from a J-10, lock, gear, and tire to suit, add big pimpin' stereo and you've got a killer tow rig and capable trail rig that's not quite full-size, but big enough for lots of stuff. It isn't a woody by chance? Is it? Woodies rule!

Originally posted by 4Bangler
In case you've forgotten what I said in your post about swapping the t-case out...



Catch on the grand waggie is the rear fenders. You don't have that much room to cut anything out next to where the rear door is. So moving the rear axle back a couple inches is probably in order.

Okay, then how about......

Originally posted by 4Bangler
I'd swap in a 231 or 241, either should bolt up, track down a '78ish F-250 HP Dana 44 (eight lug of course) bolt that puppy up SOA on stock springs (it's that easy), or 44044's if you're going big, move the perches out on a GM 14 bolt rear and bolt it up to some F-150 springs to move the axle back , add front fenders from a J-10 and graft the rear flares from a J-10, lock, gear, and tire to suit, add big pimpin' stereo and you've got a killer tow rig and capable trail rig that's not quite full-size, but big enough for lots of stuff. It isn't a woody by chance? Is it? Woodies rule!

Lets weld the rear doors shut chop it as far as you can and put 38s on it..

Oh yeah... even though I hate to say to do this to a perfectly good Grand Waggie (they are getting rarer) specially one that is in good condition.

Chop the top off, 6 point cage, soft top the sucker!


(oh,, and I missed that F150 spring part. personally I'de keep the waggie springs and move it back. Those rear springs are pretty flexy and long as is.

I say make a nice superclean woody rig. Then get your GF/Wife/female friend to drive it around on the trail asking "where's the soccer field?" :D . Seriously though, don't mess it up, it's too clean. (wait till you bend the sheetmetal to mess it up :flipoff2: )

Originally posted by schuss
I say make a nice superclean woody rig. Then get your GF/Wife/female friend to drive it around on the trail asking "where's the soccer field?" :D . Seriously though, don't mess it up, it's too clean. (wait till you bend the sheetmetal to mess it up :flipoff2: )

Haven't you heard about his wife? He can start now... 10 minutes on the trail and its done.

oh... guess thats the underside, not so much the sheetmetal she's hard on. :0 :p


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Dammit! Why is it that all the free junk around here isn't worth towing it home???

I always wanted a relatively stock wood-side Waggy to use as an ultra-cush DD/tow rig.

cmk

Yeah, reletively stock, like I said in the colorfull post above.

I think I will put 31" or 32" BFG all terrains on it and drive the crap out of it. This way I can see what kind of shape the motor and tranny are in over time.

If Sara decides she likes it then I will probably start fixing the interior and exterior up. I was also thinking using it as a tow rig to flat tow my CJ or XJ.

Snowboarding trips should be fun with this beast.

I can tell ya... the one we have kicks but in the snow. Urban wheeling with 18-24" of snow on the pavement about 10 years ago. 30psi in the tires (hey, didn't know about this thing called airing down back then), and some, not a lot of skinny pedal. It went everywhere it was pointed.

Only overheated a little once when the snow packed around the engine stopping the clutch fan from spinning.