Took it to my buddy's shop to pull the body off the frame.

Sand Blasted the frame.

I made my own motor mounts and trans mount.

 

What the fawk was that doing there!!
What are some of the build plans besides the Chevy drivetrain?

 

Put a Dana 60 and a 14 Bolt in it. plus it a ready had 3 1/2 lift springs in it.

Now it sits a little too high :shaking:

Also sand blasted the floor.

So i bought some stock springs off Craigslist, and now it sits a lot better.

 

Oh yeah, I cut the sides off, so that i can boat side it. Loaded it up to that to a guy's house name Tab. so that he can make the sides for me.

I am thinking about buying a ******* ram and some kind of Locker for the front. also want to buy a fuel cell.

The motor is the 350ci 330hp crate motor, turbo 350, 205 t-case. 4.88 gears

 

Looking at the pics it looks like the wheelbase is stretched is this right and if so how did you do it. My YJ is built about the same.

 

Looks like all he used was a perch with a 1" offset center hole.So 1" stretch in rear.

What are your wheeling plans?Rocks,mud or what?I suggest you shave the 14bolt.Atleast get rid of the lip on the bottom.Also for that size a tire I would push the rear out a few more inches.Around 106" or so WB.Also you need to put a traction bar on the rear.NO ifs or ands about it.Stock YJ springs SOA.There is NO choice.

What are the plans for the boatsides.Looking good keep the pics coming.

 

Yeah I have the offset perch in the rear. and i already have the brackets for a traction bar. Should i try to make the springs a little stiffer? or just leave them the way they are. I did also move the front forward about 2" to 3" not sure.

I like to hit the trails witch have some mud and rock.

 

I think the stock springs will hold up fine. I wouldn't try to make them stronger or stiffer. Just make sure you have a rugged anti wrap bar.

 

Alright, Thanks.

What would be a easy way to get the axle back another 1" or 2" with out changing springs. I was thinking about drilling another hole in the main leaf and slide the rest of the pack back to the new hole. I plan on four linking it next year.

 

Instead of Redrilling the spring pack. Move the front leaf spring mount back on the frame and run a longer shackle in the rear. Will keep good shackle angle and move the axle back. redrilling the leaf spring will just add a weak point that isnt necessary.

 

That sounds like a good ideal. So if i was to move the mount back 2". How long should i make the shackle? 2" longer than the stock one.

SOOOOOOO....How was that sweetness:smokin:? Anygood I had to ask.....

Yeah the sweet leaf went in the trash, I don't smoke and plus how knows what could have been in it. :shaking:

 

SOOOOOOO....How was that sweetness:smokin:? Anygood I had to ask.....

 

hahah Sweet leagf indeed! That is a way to fund the build, hahahah!!!!

 

The shackle length wont be a number equal to the amount that the front spring hanger was moved.

Mock up a piece of scrap that is longer than original shackle, and find the proper length of the shackle to be at a 45-60* angle with the spring bolt 2" farther to the rear.

 

Alright, Thanks

 

Along with moving the spring hanger back I would move the shackle hanger back alsn my old CJ-7 I move the shackle hanger back by unbolting and moving the front hole to the back bolt.Then welded it to the frame.Don't go with too long a shackle.4"-5" is plenty.
I would find a nother set of stock YJ springs and blend them into your current packs.I used 2 sets of packs to make a 7 leaf pack for the rear of my fullwidth SOA CJ-7.Ran a set of stock YJs in front for alittle while.But they settled bad and I had wrap.So I swapped in a different set.

 

Got some parts today....

 

Boat Sides

I like what i see. Im interested in seeing how your boat sides turn out.:mr-t: I pitty the foo who don't like this thread!

 

I like what i see. Im interested in seeing how your boat sides turn out.:mr-t: I pitty the foo who don't like this thread!

I will post pics when i get them done.

i am in the middle of doing boat sides in my rig and i cut off my body mounts so i could go all the way to the frame. i am using 1.5 round tubing so far it is turning out pretty sick.personally i have run rancho rs44044 springs in my rig front and rear with a ladder bar shackle set up for going on five years. works great flexes like a bad dog and is very stable. **** links!!!!! oh yeah shackle reversal is key to keeping your front leafs alive.

My boat side are going to just mount to the body and not the frame. The springs that you are running, are they a lift spring or are they like a stock spring? I'm not sure if i want to do a shackle reversal yet. maybe next winter. I have a lot to do to get it ready for this spring/summer.

 

Nice build.

 

i am in the middle of doing boat sides in my rig and i cut off my body mounts so i could go all the way to the frame. i am using 1.5 round tubing so far it is turning out pretty sick.personally i have run rancho rs44044 springs in my rig front and rear with a ladder bar shackle set up for going on five years. works great flexes like a bad dog and is very stable. **** links!!!!! oh yeah shackle reversal is key to keeping your front leafs alive.

 

lift springs with the third leaf from the bottom of pack taken out. cush ride at high speed in rocks and good support. my wheelbase is 102

 

A few pics of the almost finished boatsides are up on Greatlakes.

 

Here are pic's of the boat sides.

 

Boat sides

Dude those are bad ass. I am for sure going to have to do some thing along those lines. I love how the body mounts are tide in to them. Keep up the good work!

 

Dude those are bad ass. I am for sure going to have to do some thing along those lines. I love how the body mounts are tide in to them. Keep up the good work!

Thanks! I also have a 3/16 thick plate that i am going to weld on the face of the side.

you need to put a pot leaf somewhere on that jeep:flipoff2:

I will have to pass on that ideal :shaking::laughing:

The boat sides look bad ass! Are you gonna do anything to protect the body mounts?

Build looks sweet, nice work.

Yeah i think i will have to do sometime. just not sure how yet.

 

you need to put a pot leaf somewhere on that jeep:flipoff2:

 

I will have to pass on that ideal :shaking::laughing: .

Aw... Come Awn... I concur, it needs the Leaf Man...

:laughing:

 

The boat sides look bad ass! Are you gonna do anything to protect the body mounts?

Build looks sweet, nice work.

 

do you have some detail specs on those boatsides ? would live to send a drawing or specs to a sheetmetal shop here in ontario

 

Send Bruce T a PM, He might give them to you. He is the one who made them. or he could just make you a set

 

Lookin good. I like it.

 

Got a little more done this weekend.

Patch the floor

Made a hood bar for the front bumper and welded some D-ring mounts.

Mounted the battery box, TBI, Pulley's....ect.