Nick's CJ

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:25 pm

Finally finished up my trans mount monday. The entire drivetrain is actually raked forward cause the bellhousing pivots on the firewall to get the t case up above the frame rails. I didn't want to run a body lift or start cutting into the firewall so its going to stay where it is. My rear d-shaft should be long enough to alleviate any headaches with my output pointing upwards.

97JEEPTJ · Post by **97JEEPTJ** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:37 pm

Looking great Nick

Post by **BadAssEddie** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:51 pm

97JEEPTJ wrote:Looking great Nick

raking up the posts lol

Are you going to have to bend the shifter since its angled forward?
That under belly shot is legit!

Post by **willhf1011** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:11 pm

BadAssEddie wrote:
97JEEPTJ wrote:Looking great Nick
raking up the posts lol

Why do you think hes well over 1000 and one of the top posters on the forum haha

Nick, do you plan to plate in that notch so it doesn't fill with shit?

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:32 pm

Yea I'll have to figure out something with the shifter cause right now it comes through the dash.

And yea Will I'm going to plate it for strength as well as keeping mud and dirt out of it. Need to get Steiny's torches filled so I have some heat to bend up some plate, I dont think I can hammer cold 3/16th's to form into that notch.

Post by **Arya Ebrahimi** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:48 pm

BadnewsCJ wrote:Yea I'll have to figure out something with the shifter cause right now it comes through the dash.

And yea Will I'm going to plate it for strength as well as keeping mud and dirt out of it. Need to get Steiny's torches filled so I have some heat to bend up some plate, I dont think I can hammer cold 3/16th's to form into that notch.

You'd be surprised. 3/8"s no, 3/16"s yes.

Post by **zach119** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:55 pm

Looking good Nick

Alec can jump on it for you and bend it (even 3/8)

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:48 am

Arya Ebrahimi wrote:
BadnewsCJ wrote:Yea I'll have to figure out something with the shifter cause right now it comes through the dash.

And yea Will I'm going to plate it for strength as well as keeping mud and dirt out of it. Need to get Steiny's torches filled so I have some heat to bend up some plate, I dont think I can hammer cold 3/16th's to form into that notch.
You'd be surprised. 3/8"s no, 3/16"s yes.

Word. I shall try it then.

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:50 am

dodgeguy119 wrote:Looking good Nick

Alec can jump on it for you and bend it (even 3/8)

Hell yeah. I watched him and his ox fab up that 1/2" 300 lb skidplate in my driveway last semester.

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:19 pm

Should look familiar to something some of you older guys have seen me wheel once upon a time

Post by **willhf1011** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:24 pm

Looks very nice.

wish I had a garage to wrench in today, this rain sucksss

Post by **Ctrow** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:49 pm

willhf1011 wrote:Looks very nice.

wish I had a garage to wrench in today, this rain sucksss

I second that. Lookin good mayfield....o i remember those good old days of the "no flex" at harlan and wheelies out of the rock garden

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:30 pm

willhf1011 wrote:Looks very nice.

wish I had a garage to wrench in today, this rain sucksss

I guess this explains why your in my garage right now lol

Your stinkin up my house with all that diff welding your doin out there

Post by **shmoken875** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:31 pm

Can't tell, but it looks like you replaced that bent front cross-member?

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 7:51 am

shmoken875 wrote:Can't tell, but it looks like you replaced that bent front cross-member?

Yea we hammered a new piece of tube through the frame rails. I decided I wasn't going to replace a bent frame with another bent frame