The CheapJeep

[DRAGOONRANCH]

no, he may just generally be curious as he is tryin to figure out how to split money between his offroad and midget thai porn habits.

[agjohn02]

actually, the "who's paying for it" part is rhetorical. just trying to point out its near impossible to foresee every little cost, which add up very quickly. just make sure you have plenty of cushion before you tear it all down and run out of money before its wheelable.

[fbronco86]

actually, the "who's paying for it" part is rhetorical. just trying to point out its near impossible to foresee every little cost, which add up very quickly. just make sure you have plenty of cushion before you tear it all down and run out of money before its wheelable.

I did not know we needed a club mom

[jerryg79]

I did not know we needed a club mom

[KrazyKarl02]

I did not know we needed a club mom

Wow, burned by Mike, how does that feel?

[agjohn02]

makes me feel inadequate, lonely and cold. i take solace in the fact that theres a EB out there that still has at least one flat tire.

[fbronco86]

makes me feel inadequate, lonely and cold. i take solace in the fact that theres a EB out there that still has at least one flat tire.

I dont have compressed air as an expected cost. So maybe next pay check I can take care of that.

[CheapJeep]

I sent my sbc block out this past monday to be bored and honed. I'll be ordering my 383 kit within the next couple of days and should get the block back next monday.

I'll most likely head home sometime later this week or weekend to work on the Jeep in preparation for TCC. First and foremost I'll be swapping in my fuel cell as well as a couple other small things. I'll also be making new rear shock towers, install rocksliders, and dovetailing the rear fenders. Depending on how things go I might even get the cage work and other tube work knocked out in time. We'll just have to see.

A couple pics from Katemcy back in February





Basic build list of what will be happening after TCC.
-383ci sbc, th350,np203/d20 doubler, fuel cell
-Dodge Dana 60's with 4.10"s welded f/r
-ram assist and rear traction bar
-dovetailed rear
-stinger/radiator hoop, new front half of cage, custom rocksliders I got from Scott
-custom dash with autometer gauges, c.b., sound system, tilt column

[redcagepatrol]

why would you want to dovetail it? Did you narrow the axles? Looks to me like you have plenty of tire sticking out past the body to not worry about hitting it anywhere

[stx4wheeler]

yeah i dont get that either, i think it is gonna make it look funny

[AggieTJ2007]

really funny, only works on fullsizes or jeeps w/ stock width axles. Your tires would stick like 2 ft from the body,

[CheapJeep]

I guess I really wouldn't call it dovetailing. Basically I'm going to start the bend at the b-pillar then bring the corner of the rear fender to where the corner of the tailgate/tub meets. If you look at the third pic you can see a line where the sheetmetal meets near the bend past the reverse lamp. That edge will meet with the seem of the tub where the tailgate opens.

[davido]

I think that qualifies. Seems like a lot of work for nothing. I'm in no place to talk about cherry rigs, but are you really that worried about a few dings on the rear corners?

[DRAGOONRANCH]

If you are just looking to do this for nothing more than some more fab experience and have the time and resources, than I say go for it. Yes, I agree w/ Creighton and David, I think that it may not be worth it, but I aint gotta wrench/pound on it when it gets busted up and broken either.

[bburris]

I think you'll have to roll the Jeep to touch those rear corners on anything... The inside of your tire is almost even with the outside edge of the body as it stands. It seems like that would be pretty low on the to-do list, even just for cosmetic reasons.