'Nother Diesel Build Thread

Supper work!  

Got the power steering pump bracket fully welded and in place. gonna hafta find a spot for the reservoir after the fenders are back on. Just wish I had made the bracket a wee bit shorter so both V-belts would be the same size.

We'll start the redesign on the passenger side. I had a bunch of 1" square tubing from a canoe rack I made for my old TJ. Don't have the TJ anymore, so time to repurpose the tubing. I was just a little reluctant to use the tubing, as the wall thickness isn't super thick, but it's exactly the same tubing that is in the seats. Also, the seat belts/harness will bolt throught the floor and to a spreader welded into the roll cage. I want to sorta duplicate the Willys set up, whereby I can tilt the seat forward, although the highback seats limit the tilt. I also want to be able to remove the seat easily. Instead of the stock set up with a flar spot in the hinge allowing the hinge to be disassembled, I made mine with pins. I also rigged it to sit down over a stud in the back and lock in place with another pin. This should keep the seat from flopping up over bumps.

Thank you.
The rear U-bolt plates are from an 80's Dodge rear spring. I talk about them on page 1. Looking down into the engine bay, the driver's side is from a 1988-98 Chevy/GMC 1500 u-bolt plate, which allows you to flip the ubolts. Because the spring pad is cast into the pumpkin, the passenger side is a stock Wagoneer spring pad and u-bolts.