It's probably not near as hardcore as other builds here, but I've been doing some work to my 46 2a, and I figure I might as well start a thread here, mostly so I can keep my questions all in one thread, haha!
My plan, a daily driven willys, that can tackle mild-medium offroad trails. my TJ is the rock crawler. But my willys is the daily driver! So I want to make it a little bit more comfortable, and beef it up a bit here and there. Nothing crazy. I will not be stretching the frame/body, I'll keep it as intended, short wheel base
MB grill - done
Cage & suspension seats - partially done, still need to tie cage into frame
wheels/tires - done
fuel cell - not done
spare tire & jerry can mount - partially done
2"+ suspension - almost done
radiator, electrical, ignition redo - done
under skids - not done
rock sliders - not done
I'm sure there will be other items!
As I purchased it, in running condition, converted to 12 volt, with lots of bondo. And since this day, it's been my daily driver!
Makes my TJ seem like a monster truck!
First thing I did, was remove the roll bar, I didn't like it's shape, and I knew I eventually wanted something better.
and replaced the TJ tail lights with more classic looking tail lights, that are LED, nice and bright so folks flying down the street will see me at night, haha!
And then, I removed the tire carrier which was bulky, and appeared to have poor welds (several of the welds cracked when I removed it!)
Then I replaced some of the electrical wires, and fuel lines, as needed. And also ditched the factory oil-bath air intake for a simple small paper air filter:
and because I don't like the "bug eye" look of the 2a grill, I replaced it with an MB grill
My plan, a daily driven willys, that can tackle mild-medium offroad trails. my TJ is the rock crawler. But my willys is the daily driver! So I want to make it a little bit more comfortable, and beef it up a bit here and there. Nothing crazy. I will not be stretching the frame/body, I'll keep it as intended, short wheel base
MB grill - done
Cage & suspension seats - partially done, still need to tie cage into frame
wheels/tires - done
fuel cell - not done
spare tire & jerry can mount - partially done
2"+ suspension - almost done
radiator, electrical, ignition redo - done
under skids - not done
rock sliders - not done
I'm sure there will be other items!
As I purchased it, in running condition, converted to 12 volt, with lots of bondo. And since this day, it's been my daily driver!
Makes my TJ seem like a monster truck!
First thing I did, was remove the roll bar, I didn't like it's shape, and I knew I eventually wanted something better.
and replaced the TJ tail lights with more classic looking tail lights, that are LED, nice and bright so folks flying down the street will see me at night, haha!
And then, I removed the tire carrier which was bulky, and appeared to have poor welds (several of the welds cracked when I removed it!)
Then I replaced some of the electrical wires, and fuel lines, as needed. And also ditched the factory oil-bath air intake for a simple small paper air filter:
and because I don't like the "bug eye" look of the 2a grill, I replaced it with an MB grill