Building a Universal Modified

Joe Friday wrote:

Speaking of Moab, if they haven't cleared the rockslide in Glenwood Canyon by then I may be cancelling.

Joe, just pick up I-80 instead of I-70 take a left at Rock Springs Wy. Then follow 191 into Moab. It will only add about 175 miles & five hours to the trip. Or you could take I-80 to Creston WY, then follow Hwy 789/13 into Rifle Colorado where you would pick up I-70. It would add about the same milage but it would only add about 3 hours to the trip.

BTW, CDOT has predicted that Glenwood canyon on I-70 will be open to 1 way traffic after Monday the 22nd of Febuary. Of course all this is subject to change without rhyme nor reason. They will give notice though. CDOT is good at that.

IHTH, Matt W.

They look terrific. Surprisingly authentic. Great work as always.

Tim

1- 1946 CJ2A
2- 1949 CJ3A

I like it

Bob W

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Looks Great!!! While you are at it why not weld in a dome light of some sort since its a permanent structure. And if its removable just wire in a disconnecting plug.

Family Motto "If its not broken lets take it apart and lose some of the pieces and then it will be"

Looks good! You are getting ready for Moab!

"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking."

- General George Patton Jr

Finished with the roll cage:

...This is what BAM BAM will look like in Moab. I'm not sure if i can fool anyone out there but I'm gonna try.

Comparison picture from October last year:

Edited by jpet - 04 Mar. 2016 at 6:38pm

CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
MB #204827 "BAM BAM"

"We do what we can, and we try what we can't"

Outstanding! Clap

Dennis
'47 CJ2A 101823
'74 Cherokee

I already posted this pic in the EJS thread but I thought I'd put it here as well.

Easter Jeep Safari 2016

Fan: the fan suggested on page 47 is much quieter and would be just fine for driving on flat land at speed but it was no good for me in Moab doing long slow climbs. That fan is 1850 cfm. The one I had was 2500 cfm. I guess I can put up with some noise after all. I had to buy another one in Moab so I'll have my old one for sale at the reunion.

Springs: the springs were super flexible. Everyone who rode with me could feel an obvious difference. I did learn that I am going to have to learn more about shocks and get something more appropriate for this new flexibility. I did a lot of bottoming out.

Teraflex: My new 77:1 crawl ratio is way better:

BAM BAM climbed this rock without touching the throttle. He climbed every obstacle without any throttle. Having said that, I almost wish he was even slower on Hell's gate. Lots of decisions to be made on that climb and he was moving a little quick for me but I'm guessing as I get more experience, I will be able to deal with that. I don't need 3-low any lower. I'm afraid I may have to switch between low and high range more often on some of the CFCT trails. 3-low is pretty slow. We shall see. Having the D20 twin sticked was nice when I broke my rear u-joint. I just shifted to front wheel drive and made it back to camp easy. Since removing the pills, now the rear axle stick will pop into neutral in low range. I tied it up with a rope for the trip, but I will need to replace the springs with the heavy duty ones.

Wheels/tires: I had zero traction problems. Even when we were not on slick rock. I could not tell that anyone had an advantage over me in the 33" or lower tires sizes. I ran 8 psi all week. I would have figured if it were not enough, I would have popped the tires off In the "V" notch of Hell's Gate. No valve stem movement. I wouldn't hesitate to go 7 psi except that my tires are squatting so good, I don't think I need to. Now I'm questioning the need for bead locks.

My SM465 keeps destroying front seals. I'm not sure why but soon I will pull the tranny and TC and go through it all again.

Edited by jpet - 27 Mar. 2016 at 11:29pm

CJ2A #29110 "General Willys"
MB #204827 "BAM BAM"

"We do what we can, and we try what we can't"

Bob W

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The CJ-3A Information Page