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Scratch
Member Joined: 30 July 2019 Location: Hudson, WI Status: Offline Points: 1442 |
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Posted: 18 Aug. 2019 at 4:05am |
Since I don't have any pictures of a build going on right now, I thought I'd show you all some pics of a build I did a few years ago that turned out pretty well. My two girls wanted a cool wagon to be pulled around in at the state fair… OK, actually I wanted a cool wagon, cuz I never had one. Sniffle sniffle… I asked my girls, 4 and 6, what they wanted in a wagon and they said they wanted it to be pink... …What “I” heard though, was something about a double triangulated 4 link coilover suspension system with 4 wheel steering, simulated beadlocks, front and rear bumper with D-ring shackles and rear receiver hitch, rear diamond plate cooler rack, and they said it had to look like a 1947 Jeep CJ2A with removable hood. I was shocked to hear that they even knew about this stuff at such a young age, let alone where in the world they could have learned about it, but who was I to judge… …I was on a mission. I set out on my mission by building a cardboard replica of the body to get the scale size figured out and to see if it would actually look like a Jeep and meet with their approval. I made one model, but they wanted to be able to squeeze in themselves and their 2 buddies so I ended up with a .35 scale model. Of course I wasn’t about to build some wimpy wagon that they would outgrow in a few years, (or that I would wreck flying down our hill...) so I made the entire body out of 11 gauge steel. Edited by Scratch - 18 Aug. 2019 at 4:11am |
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44 GPW 230283 OD 46 CJ2A 50100 Tan 46 CJ2A 77632 Wht 47 CJ2A 141681 Grn 48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel 48 CJ2A "Lefty" 181341 Red 61 CJ5 123120 Tan 03 TJ Inca Gld |
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Scratch
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I then built a frame out of 1” square tubing, and built some axles, (portal type) out of 1.5” round pipe. Then I tacked them in place to figure out the link locations.
Edited by Scratch - 18 Aug. 2019 at 4:10am |
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44 GPW 230283 OD 46 CJ2A 50100 Tan 46 CJ2A 77632 Wht 47 CJ2A 141681 Grn 48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel 48 CJ2A "Lefty" 181341 Red 61 CJ5 123120 Tan 03 TJ Inca Gld |
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Scratch
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Then I started working on the links and the steering system. Edited by Scratch - 18 Aug. 2019 at 4:13am |
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43 GPW 93487 Blk
44 GPW 230283 OD 46 CJ2A 50100 Tan 46 CJ2A 77632 Wht 47 CJ2A 141681 Grn 48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel 48 CJ2A "Lefty" 181341 Red 61 CJ5 123120 Tan 03 TJ Inca Gld |
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Scratch
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Mounted the body tub, and figured out how to make the compound bends in the hood. Made the bumpers, cooler rack and beadlock rings.
Edited by Scratch - 18 Aug. 2019 at 4:16am |
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44 GPW 230283 OD 46 CJ2A 50100 Tan 46 CJ2A 77632 Wht 47 CJ2A 141681 Grn 48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel 48 CJ2A "Lefty" 181341 Red 61 CJ5 123120 Tan 03 TJ Inca Gld |
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Scratch
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Got my coilover shocks mounted then started painting and assembling. Edited by Scratch - 18 Aug. 2019 at 4:18am |
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43 GPW 93487 Blk
44 GPW 230283 OD 46 CJ2A 50100 Tan 46 CJ2A 77632 Wht 47 CJ2A 141681 Grn 48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel 48 CJ2A "Lefty" 181341 Red 61 CJ5 123120 Tan 03 TJ Inca Gld |
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Scratch
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Finally, I painted and mounted the body. It’s not exactly the lightest wagon out there… who am I kidding… it’s one of the heaviest, but it rolls extremely easy and was relatively easy to pull my two kids and a bunch of other stuff at the fair this past summer. We’ve also been asked to be in 2 parades with it, which the kids loved too! The handle can be made into a tow bar to be pulled by an ATV which is great for buzzing around the yard.
Edited by Scratch - 18 Aug. 2019 at 4:19am |
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43 GPW 93487 Blk
44 GPW 230283 OD 46 CJ2A 50100 Tan 46 CJ2A 77632 Wht 47 CJ2A 141681 Grn 48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel 48 CJ2A "Lefty" 181341 Red 61 CJ5 123120 Tan 03 TJ Inca Gld |
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TateC
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Boy what a good dad. That’s impressive work for just a little pull behind wagon. Nice job!
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Tate Christensen
1941 Ford GP #9687 1943 Willys MB #263100 1944 Ford GPW #234613 1945 Willys CJ2A #10226 |
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ndnchf
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Glad to see you didn't go overboard!
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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Joe Friday
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With that high a CG I expected a full roll cage tied into the frame.
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rocnroll
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Nice!y engineered.
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Scratch
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They get a full roll cage when they keep their rooms clean for a week!
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43 GPW 93487 Blk
44 GPW 230283 OD 46 CJ2A 50100 Tan 46 CJ2A 77632 Wht 47 CJ2A 141681 Grn 48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel 48 CJ2A "Lefty" 181341 Red 61 CJ5 123120 Tan 03 TJ Inca Gld |
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Rick G
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Wow, if that’s just your kid’s play wagon, I can’t wait to see the jeeps you build!
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