overdue pics of crossmember. 1/4" plate, 2x2x1/4" box.
overdue pics of crossmember. 1/4" plate, 2x2x1/4" box.
Steven W
02 Dodge 2500
82 CJ-7 - sitting in a field...
"....Your theory is f*cked up like a football bat...."
I bet they are tucked up a bit better than what the picture shows, and a cutoff wheel would get rid of anything that is really sticking down too far.
Ok, well, with the tube on the way I'm looking for ideas on fender protection. I do not want to do tube fenders, so please don't recommend that. The rear will be in the far future, so I'm trying to concentrate on the front.
I want to start at the stinger and run the tube even with the top of the fender through the fender flare and tie it into the a-pillar and slider.
I'm really looking for pictures of other jeeps that have something like this done. Anyone got any?
you fail at posting pics...
anyways. i remember you discussing this in clayton. in theory, its sounds great and fancy. but i think, it is a waste of time. the bar will get bent in because you think, hey i have something to protect my fender, and all it ends up doing is pushing it into your fender thus defeating the purpose of having it. this is why you see, stock, tube, or no fenders, and not so much of what your planning.
just build a tube fender to look like a stock one, and not so much like a flat fender.
old school
Thanks coop, thats almost exactly what I was thinking except have the bars partially hidden by the tj-flares, and wrapping into the cab to tie into the a-pillar.
Do you remember how his held up? It looks like they are in good condition there, but did he beat on them at all?
Like this. . .
http://s406.photobucket.com/albums/p...t=NewImage.jpg
Got a 435 and adapter/mainshaft.
Got most of it installed with Flem last night but ran into a problem with too much play in the mainshaft. The old one didn't have a thrust washer/shim in between 3rd gear and 3rd to 4th synchro. The new main shaft needs one. So I ordered a small parts kit and gasket kit from standard transmission in Fort Worth. Should be in Monday.
gearing now: 34:1
gearing after: 65:1