Nick's CJ

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 8:58 pm

Got some more work done this past week. Spring and shackler hangers welded up, springs in, 60 put together. Nice to have it back on 4 wheels for the time being.

I really need to suck it up and spend money on some full high steer arms to get it steering again. Hopefully Friday I can turn it around and start on the rear. Ugh.

Post by **zach119** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:02 pm

Looking good Nick, run some H2s and you can get your width down some (buy mine

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Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:08 pm

dodgeguy119 wrote:Looking good Nick, run some H2s and you can get your width down some (buy mine )

haha I figured there would be a sales pitch in there

I'm guessing my only complaint with H2's is that I can't just buy DIY beadlocks, weld em on, and go. Although Aluminum wheels would be sweet.

Whats the backspacing on those things? I'd like to get em as close in as possible without running my tires into the leaf springs.

Post by **zach119** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:14 pm

I'm pretty sure the backspacing is somewhere around 5.5". Even if you don't really want them just let me know and i would be more than happy to pull two of them off so you could get an idea on how much backspacing you will be able to use.

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:12 pm

Forum has been rather dead this week so I'm posting a picture of my new toy. Alec give up the gym and come bend some tube for me.

Post by **BadAssEddie** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:02 pm

BadnewsCJ wrote:Forum has been rather dead this week so I'm posting a picture of my new toy. Alec give up the gym and come bend some tube for me.

Call me whenever, itd be fun. Seriously

Post by **zach119** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:07 pm

Are you going to leave it manual or convert it to hydraulic?

Post by **Jwlman** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:20 pm

Manual really isn't as hard as people make it out to be

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:17 pm

dodgeguy119 wrote:Are you going to leave it manual or convert it to hydraulic?

Converting it to lumberjack....didn't you read Alec's post?

Post by **BadAssEddie** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:24 pm

BadnewsCJ wrote:
dodgeguy119 wrote:Are you going to leave it manual or convert it to hydraulic?
Converting it to lumberjack....didn't you read Alec's post?

Since its not a wood bender I will need someone to learn me on it

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Mon Nov 08, 2010 10:47 pm

Got my old rusty rear frame cut out and new one welded in. Still needs fish plates and gussets but the hard part is at least done. Jeep really sucks at quality fabrication. My poor skills combined with the fact that nothing on a Jeep is perfectly square and true made this project interesting. My new rig will probably crab walk like my old rig did, oh well. Hopefully I get it reinforced and springs mounted on Wednesday and then I'll be more or less done with the bull shit fab work on this thing.

I've pretty much given up on the "driving by winter break" goal. I'd still like to get a majority of the work done before next semester though (wiring, plumbing, brakes.) Gotta find me a rear end asap.

Post by **BadAssEddie** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:25 am

is the rear crossmember still catawombus? That last picture looks pretty evenly spaced to me.

Post by **BadnewsCJ** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:38 am

BadAssEddie wrote:is the rear crossmember still catawombus? That last picture looks pretty evenly spaced to me.

It's still catawombus, but not that much. The tub is a little catawombus on the frame, and the frame is rather catawombus in general. But unless I point out where it's catawombus I doubt any one would really notice. Catawombus.

Post by **Username** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:43 am

catawampus

Origin:
1830â€“40 for earlier sense â€œutterlyâ€

Post by **willhf1011** » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:43 am

BadAssEddie wrote:is the rear crossmember still catawombus? That last picture looks pretty evenly spaced to me.

I think you just wanted an opportunity to use catawombus