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mbatvburg · 10-15-2006, 09:33 PM

i know this isnt tech and i didnt want to post it in the hardcore section. I would like to see pics of jeeps with nasty beat up rusted out bodies but, with a built up drivetrain.

Im not asking questions here and im not looking for advice. i just want to see some pics.

im building a CJ5 with a rusted, bondo beast body and im not gonna do anything to make it look nicer. it's even got a license plate patching up a floor board. i wheeled my nice cj and put a big dent in the rear and bout threw up. i wheeled this one, puts dents in it and laughed it off.

SO, if this has been covered before sorry, but a red star is out of my price range right now. so, let's see what you got.

mbatvburg · 10-15-2006, 09:43 PM

i'll get it started. this made me sick

this one, i could care less what happens to it

it's gettin prepped for an entire drivetrain change. d60/14 bolt. hummer locks, 38's. xj spring rear, granny 4 speed, d300, blah blah, blah

MuddWeiser · 10-19-2006, 08:17 AM

FYI - If you build up a drivetrain with a rusted out frame - your asking for trouble

Yours doesn't look bad at all though... Nice lookin CJ.

jeepfreak81 · 10-19-2006, 09:48 AM

she is coming along... it will be on 34x9.5 TSL's Possibly 4 link the rear with stock TJ parts... but I may leave it SUA leaf and enjoy it.

day I picked her up

Indyguy · 10-19-2006, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mbatvburg

this made me sick

When you realized you bought SSR's

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mbatvburg · 10-19-2006, 03:22 PM

Yeah, ssr's suck in the mud. i got a good deal on 'em so thats what i ran.

the body on the cj5 is pretty nasty but the frame is in good shape and is a good platform to build on. im sure there are guys here that will argue that you should build your own frame too. That big dent on my cj7 was a killer. It "HAD" a rust free, dent free body and i goofed that up. sold it so i could beat up on a junker.

i dont know if i could build up a old willy's other than stock. maybe lockers or a solex carb. i would've wheeled my cj3a with 7.00 x 16 NDT's if i hadnt sold it first.

sand dune coon · 10-19-2006, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbatvburg

Yeah, ssr's suck in the mud. i got a good deal on 'em so thats what i ran.

the body on the cj5 is pretty nasty but the frame is in good shape and is a good platform to build on. im sure there are guys here that will argue that you should build your own frame too. That big dent on my cj7 was a killer. It "HAD" a rust free, dent free body and i goofed that up. sold it so i could beat up on a junker.

i dont know if i could build up a old willy's other than stock. maybe lockers or a solex carb. i would've wheeled my cj3a with 7.00 x 16 NDT's if i hadnt sold it first.

haha thanks for the good news,, i just bought 4 brand new 35x14.50 ssr's on rock crawler wheels for really really cheap too.. how bad are they other than in the mud? how's the sidewall's on them dogs?

mbatvburg · 10-19-2006, 06:40 PM

They're not bad on the rocks. here in illinois its mostly mud and slick hillclimbs. so, i couldnt tell you how they do somewhere else. they are good on the road for a swamper.

ahor-dave · 10-19-2006, 08:06 PM

I can imagine how you felt, I remember when you bought that thing. It was cherry.

First time over to the badlands after I spent 3 months replacing 60% of my sheet metal resulted in this.

Now I dont care.

Dave

mbatvburg · 10-19-2006, 08:31 PM

hey there dave. the rocks at the badlands blew up the gears in my d30. thats why the d44 went in the 7. im just gonna cut to the chase with this 5 with the 60

Indyguy · 10-20-2006, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahor-dave

First time over to the badlands after I spent 3 months replacing 60% of my sheet metal resulted in this.

Badlands has some spots that are not sheet-metal friendly. The rear corners and rocker panels seem to suffer the most hits.

re:SSR sidewalls... not very good. No worse than the generic off-brand MT's out there; but definitely not swamper-toughness when it comes to sidewalls. The tread tends to chunk on them as well depending on the terrain you wheel.
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ahor-dave · 10-20-2006, 05:54 PM

I'm slowly getting mine built up. Still have the 30 up front and the 20 in the rear, with that lock rite and 1 piece shafts. Ive got a 360 that should be going in this winter, hopefully. We just bought a house again so I am short on cash to do anything for a while. Good thing is that I have enough room to build my shop. I've started designing bumpers, sliders and stuff to sell on the side.

Anyway here is our newest addition, I got this for jen because it has an automatic in it. It looks ok but the previous owner riveted thin metal to the floor and then filled it with a thick layer of bondo. This is the first project I have for this winter is fixing all of that.

Dave B

CJ · 10-20-2006, 08:56 PM

This was 15 years ago, the grill and winch are still in use.

mbatvburg · 10-24-2006, 11:37 AM

so whats the story behind that??

sand dune coon · 10-24-2006, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbatvburg

so whats the story behind that??

maybe he just likes hiw cj-5's well done..

mbatvburg · 10-25-2006, 06:36 AM

a cj5 with a "warmed up" 304

mbatvburg · 10-25-2006, 03:42 PM

current status of mine

Monkeybutt · 10-26-2006, 08:09 AM

I've gone through about everything but the body...clearcoat is peeling, rust bubbling out, etc. My winter project will be plating the rear corners and throwing on a cheap paint job....

10-15-2006, 09:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
mbatvburg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20839 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 45	Rat Rig Pics i know this isnt tech and i didnt want to post it in the hardcore section. I would like to see pics of jeeps with nasty beat up rusted out bodies but, with a built up drivetrain. Im not asking questions here and im not looking for advice. i just want to see some pics. im building a CJ5 with a rusted, bondo beast body and im not gonna do anything to make it look nicer. it's even got a license plate patching up a floor board. i wheeled my nice cj and put a big dent in the rear and bout threw up. i wheeled this one, puts dents in it and laughed it off. SO, if this has been covered before sorry, but a red star is out of my price range right now. so, let's see what you got. __________________ Brendan 46 CJ2A

10-15-2006, 09:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
mbatvburg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20839 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 45	i'll get it started. this made me sick this one, i could care less what happens to it it's gettin prepped for an entire drivetrain change. d60/14 bolt. hummer locks, 38's. xj spring rear, granny 4 speed, d300, blah blah, blah __________________ Brendan 46 CJ2A Last edited by mbatvburg; 10-19-2006 at 08:27 PM.

10-19-2006, 08:17 AM	#3 (permalink)
MuddWeiser Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Member # 42444 Posts: 150	FYI - If you build up a drivetrain with a rusted out frame - your asking for trouble Yours doesn't look bad at all though... Nice lookin CJ. __________________ It's not the miles per gallon... It's the SMILES per gallon! Last edited by MuddWeiser; 10-19-2006 at 08:17 AM.

10-19-2006, 09:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
jeepfreak81 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Member # 16901 Location: Owosso, Mi Posts: 105	she is coming along... it will be on 34x9.5 TSL's Possibly 4 link the rear with stock TJ parts... but I may leave it SUA leaf and enjoy it. day I picked her up __________________ 1994 Wrangler -- 355 Chevy, 700R4, D44, D60, 37's 1946 CJ2A -- 225 V6, and 34's towing a 1966 M416

10-19-2006, 03:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
mbatvburg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20839 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 45	Yeah, ssr's suck in the mud. i got a good deal on 'em so thats what i ran. the body on the cj5 is pretty nasty but the frame is in good shape and is a good platform to build on. im sure there are guys here that will argue that you should build your own frame too. That big dent on my cj7 was a killer. It "HAD" a rust free, dent free body and i goofed that up. sold it so i could beat up on a junker. i dont know if i could build up a old willy's other than stock. maybe lockers or a solex carb. i would've wheeled my cj3a with 7.00 x 16 NDT's if i hadnt sold it first. __________________ Brendan 46 CJ2A

10-19-2006, 06:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
mbatvburg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20839 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 45	They're not bad on the rocks. here in illinois its mostly mud and slick hillclimbs. so, i couldnt tell you how they do somewhere else. they are good on the road for a swamper. __________________ Brendan 46 CJ2A

10-19-2006, 08:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
ahor-dave Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Member # 30353 Posts: 9	I can imagine how you felt, I remember when you bought that thing. It was cherry. First time over to the badlands after I spent 3 months replacing 60% of my sheet metal resulted in this. Now I dont care. Dave

10-19-2006, 08:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
mbatvburg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20839 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 45	hey there dave. the rocks at the badlands blew up the gears in my d30. thats why the d44 went in the 7. im just gonna cut to the chase with this 5 with the 60 __________________ Brendan 46 CJ2A

10-20-2006, 05:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
ahor-dave Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Member # 30353 Posts: 9	I'm slowly getting mine built up. Still have the 30 up front and the 20 in the rear, with that lock rite and 1 piece shafts. Ive got a 360 that should be going in this winter, hopefully. We just bought a house again so I am short on cash to do anything for a while. Good thing is that I have enough room to build my shop. I've started designing bumpers, sliders and stuff to sell on the side. Anyway here is our newest addition, I got this for jen because it has an automatic in it. It looks ok but the previous owner riveted thin metal to the floor and then filled it with a thick layer of bondo. This is the first project I have for this winter is fixing all of that. Dave B

10-20-2006, 08:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
CJ Rock God Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 71 Location: Woodside CA Posts: 2,088	This was 15 years ago, the grill and winch are still in use. Attached Images __________________ Matt 81 CJ7 Last edited by CJ; 10-20-2006 at 08:57 PM.

10-24-2006, 11:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
mbatvburg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20839 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 45	so whats the story behind that?? __________________ Brendan 46 CJ2A

10-25-2006, 06:36 AM	#16 (permalink)
mbatvburg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20839 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 45	a cj5 with a "warmed up" 304 __________________ Brendan 46 CJ2A

10-25-2006, 03:42 PM	#17 (permalink)
mbatvburg Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Member # 20839 Location: Peoria, IL Posts: 45	current status of mine __________________ Brendan 46 CJ2A

10-26-2006, 08:09 AM	#18 (permalink)
Monkeybutt Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Member # 26995 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 411	I've gone through about everything but the body...clearcoat is peeling, rust bubbling out, etc. My winter project will be plating the rear corners and throwing on a cheap paint job.... Attached Images __________________ 2002 Ford Focus Wagon...baby seat, pull-down sun shades, and drink holders front & rear

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