Just got it back late monday night. I still have to mount the TJ flares (saturday), but the fenders are already cut for it. :D

I still have to mount the TJ flares

blasphemy!!!! your going to hell for your sins.:flipoff2:

looks good so far

Did you flip your rear springs or go with 55 springs?

how about a better side pic before you put those flairs on?

Nice job by the way...


bennett

LOOKIN SAWEEET!

NICE RIDE MAN.

Looking sweet! I don't think I've seen your cruiser around town yet, I'm sure I will eventually. :skull:

I wish I could take credit for the work, I have no welding skills. It was done by Mark Whatley here in AK. The springs have been flipped. fronts to rear and rear to front. Due to the spring offset Iguess it is essentially the same as just flipping the rear. Due to the work load at Mark's shop it took a month, but was worth the wait (hence not being seen around town) As for the Heep parts I have some :eek: CJ hood catches too! Cheap but effective. Gawd power steering is Awesome.

pre cut pic

Do you have a traction bar?
If so how about a pix of it.
Butch

I'll get a pic of that tomorrow. Forgot about that.

Looks AWESOME! :beer:

Looks like Shregs, except much nicer:D

Here's a pic of a traction bar:

http://www.jkcustoms.com/Traction/track01.jpg

green73,
Got pics of the FJ60 steering box and the pitman arm you used?

Looks great! Now time to put it to work! (ok hard play!)

traction/anit-wrap bar

at the diff

FJ60 steering pix

under hood

another under hood

and the passenger side steering arm... Helocat, if you can send me a pic of your cage 4 sale. I am leaving AK on Oct 1st or 2nd, and am passing through Portland. Interrested in the cage.

Green 73,
Can you ask Mark what pitman arm he used and what mods he did? Looks like it was heated and bent, and also had the tierod pivot ball welded in...
Thanks!

Hey Green,

Looks great!

What did Mark use to support the steering column/shaft at the firewall? Did he duplicate a Saginaw-type pillow block bearing setup or...? Thanks :D

So your traction bar doesn't use the ladder shackle that a lot of them seem to use. Any idea how you determine how high and how far forward the front mount needs to be? Should it be parallel to the ground?

the pitman arm is modified, some how cut and welded back together, then some more reshaping. So you are correct about it looking modified. it wasn't heated I don't think.

the steering column is from a FJ55, for the bering.

As for the track bar measurements, I really have no idea about how to determine the measurements, but will ask.

nice ride dude :beer:

Originally posted by green73
Due to the work load at Mark's shop it took a month, but was worth the wait (hence not being seen around town)

He wasted a day standing around and shooting the sh!t with me!! :flipoff2:

Looking good!!

Your BS scession had nothing to do with the length of time it took. His D-shaft builder decided to go hunting before finishing my D-shafts. that added a week to the time:mad: . Sorry I missed you on your way through though.

I think his chatting is considered part of the 'workload' anymore...We were there for what, an hour and a half last night?:D


And hey, what're you doing up at 8:30 in the morning when you don't have to work?:flipoff2:

Finally got the TJ Flares mounted...