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jeeper50
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Posted: 30 Jan. 2023 at 5:07pm |
I bought Ian's rock sliders kit and need to weld them up, so there they are just waiting...
I just ordered a tan summertop from Kaiser Willys, they are going to change the rear window opening to the same large rear opening that my Beachwood top had on my CJ3B. Edited by jeeper50 - 30 Jan. 2023 at 5:15pm |
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jeeper50
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Dug the ol towbar and brackets out of the garage today for a session of drilling and bolt tightening onto the channel bumper, the towbar will be ready for duty at a moments notice. Still need to install the wiring for the winch.
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Thanks!
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jeeper50
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I shortened the donor tie rod to 35 1/2 length (removed the R/H threads), had the machinist at work tap the new threads the same depth as the L/H side. The donor rod could have been 3/4" longer to give more threads used on each end but happy as the clamps had threads 1/2 past them on both sides. I ordered a Jeepster R/H tierod with hole but it was zero stock and got tired of waiting so just ordered 4 new rod ends from QTM. I read the posts over on the ECJ5 forum for more info.
Bought the 11/16-18 R/H tap online did not buy a L/H tap
Edited by jeeper50 - 26 Sep. 2022 at 6:20pm |
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Would you mind sharing dimensions......and did you have to run the threads deeper? Looking good. |
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jeeper50
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Yesterday I finished up my single tie rod mod, now I have a single tie rod between the knuckles bought a tie rod end set from QTM in GA. Shortened up a tie rod from a mid seventies CJ5. Simple mod, 3/16 toe in drives good seems to be easier steering but that could be a mirage.
Next on the list is to straighten up my shifter cane and close up the floor. Then finish up the Winch install.
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The visegrip bug is welded to a steel plate that is attached with magnets. Just grab it and pull it off then stick it to the fender for safe keeping. More info here;
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/one-piece-tie-rod-conversion-pointers_topic51268.html
I bought this M38 floor pan to modify for my floor to cover up the SM420 and shifter for the OD and transfer case shifters
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Belleview ol skool winch soon. '48 CJ2A 283 V8 sm 420 granny low, tera low D18, overdrive,lockers Texan at heart,Alabama by retirement |
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Ol' Unreliable
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How are you supposed to fold down the windshield with that hood ornament in the way?
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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jeeper50
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Still need to paint the windshield frame to prevent somebody from thinking I'm a bulldog fan.
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Belleview ol skool winch soon. '48 CJ2A 283 V8 sm 420 granny low, tera low D18, overdrive,lockers Texan at heart,Alabama by retirement |
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jeeper50
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So I figured it was time to install the winch bumper and winch on the jeep. I had this on my 3B and removed it when I downsized my herd.
Still need to wire it up and wrap some rope on it, but it's coming along fine. pics
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Pics of the rear axle install, be sure to drill the axle grease drain through the bracket before bolting it up. use the bearing retainer when it's all apart for a template to locate the hole.
Edited by jeeper50 - 05 Aug. 2022 at 8:04pm |
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Was just re reading through your posts…
118:1 crawl ratio… wow!
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Looking great! I’m very happy with my disc kit from Brennan also.
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jeeper50
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I finished up installing the brennans discs on the dana 41, the first set of rotors I drilled up the stud holes and caused them to ride eccentrically causing them to hit the spacers for the calipers. Turns out the chamfer on the back of the rotors keep them from centering on the short stock hub shoulder on the D41. The front axle didn't have that problem. The new rotors I bought, fit the lug studs fine with just a light rap on them with a dead blow hammer. Problem solved they work great, put probably 150 miles around town. Next project is swapping the steering tie rods over to a one piece setup, waiting on a jeepster tie rod to start the process, Waiting on KW to ship mine when it comes in.
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Belleview ol skool winch soon. '48 CJ2A 283 V8 sm 420 granny low, tera low D18, overdrive,lockers Texan at heart,Alabama by retirement |
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jeeper50
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Continued mocking up the Brennans disc swap. set it up with my 16 rim, no grinding required, then swapped over to a 15" bronco rim no rubbing either. no pics today
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jeeper50
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This past weekend I began mocking up my Brennan's disc brake mod. I removed the old hubs with drums, brake lines as required. Also removed the hoses and hose guards for new hose clearance issues.
removed both spindles to see which axles it came with. Rt side has a Bendix and Lt side has a Spicer type axle. Temp installed spindles to fit the Bracket to hold the caliper and get it clocked correctly. Loosely bolted up caliper, while waiting for bolt kit from Brennan's garage and longer wheel studs from FLAPS, I used the dorman 610-034 studs. they will be long enough for the rotor and the thick Jackman rims that will be going on this jeep. Still need to replace the axle to frame flex hose and replace the axle brake lines. Still need to ream the lug stud holes in the rotors a bit so they slide on. Let me say it was very hard hanging on to get these crappy shots of the progress. But it will be nice with the disc brake setup! Thanks metcalf!! No more pics |
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Put pencil to paper for a crawl ratio calculation, SM420 7:1, dana 18 with tera low gearset 3.15, stock 5.38 gear ratio. If I did the calculation correctly it comes to 118 to 1.
Spent the day working in the garage on a sunny spring day. Did the final adjustments on the hyd clutch linkage, installed a new speedo cable and took it out for a short drive around my area with zero brakes. backed it into the garage for room to remove the front wheels for the next mod. Clutch works great! Ordered the last parts (hoses) for the calipers with the Brennan's disc brake swap for the front axle project. Later this summer I'll install them on the rear too. Edited by jeeper50 - 06 Mar. 2022 at 4:42pm |
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rest of the pics
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