Lynda's "CJ" Buildup Progress

Looking good! Familiar looking, only much cleaner work. :) (Cody, that's a jab at my work, not yours)

I made the mistake of not making the skid before I put the body back on. I could never reach the back nuts to get them welded in place. Such a PITA now compared to what it could be. Almost everything else had welded nuts which makes everything so easy to take apart and put back together.... but not the skid. :( Someday when I finish my floor I'll probably cut out enough of the rotten floor to weld those damn things on.

Did you buy that clutch mount or make it? What kind of slave?

full body - of course. It's a trail Jeep.

I bought the slave bracket and the slave itself from Novak.

Similiar to Cody's but better :flipoff2:

OK,
it's almost time to order expensive steering stuff.
it will be full hydro and driven on the road.

Question 1: Should I go single ended or double ended ram? Single is much easier to set up in my eyes and seems much simpler - and smaller. Less moving parts to wear out too. I don't notice the speed or power difference on mine.

Question 2: TRE's or heims - leaning towards TRE's since we will be driving this on the road

Question 3: Where from? PSC?

Question 4: what arms should I get?

word to the wise, don't use those motor monts. they do nothing to locate the motor or deal with the side to side torque. We replaced the in the Scotti turd because they kept ripping free or they would let the motor slide left/right.

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Originally Posted by Jackasic

word to the wise, don't use those motor monts. they do nothing to locate the motor or deal with the side to side torque. We replaced the in the Scotti turd because they kept ripping free or they would let the motor slide left/right.

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Hmmm - I can see that happening pretty easily. Which Scotti turd? The old runner or the new one?

old runner. i have heard nothing good about those mounts.

I have the same ones and no matter how much you tighten them down, they still move some. They're gonna go when I swap the drive train later down the road.

I'd go with the double ended cylinder on the full hydro. I think the having different amounts of turns lock to lock in each direction would make it drive funny. You can use the double ended one just like a single ended one, don't have to use both ends.

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Originally Posted by eight

I'd go with the double ended cylinder on the full hydro. I think the having different amounts of turns lock to lock in each direction would make it drive funny. You can use the double ended one just like a single ended one, don't have to use both ends.

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:confused: OK...
I can't tell the difference with my single ended ram unless I really think about it.

pics from the weekend.
- the CJ dash didn't line up with the YJ tub, I had to weld and re-drill the holes.
- I made the fuel cell skid plate
- I changed the engine mounts
- I put the headers on

a few more

I also grafted on the CJ tailgate...

Here are some pics of the skids from below

Scott Schubring you're my hero! Looks good.

Yeap!!! Its coming along quick, I cant wait to see it finished!!!!

Looking awesome! I meant to, but never got around to moving my tank back there. I'm curious to see how the spacing differs on yours.