A wolf in Jeeps clothing - Goatbuilt 1200 LJ/TJ Chassis build

[C.R.D]

That drill press looks great.
Looking forward to seeing this thing on the trails.

 

[1Sinner]

Bitchin!

 

[HYDRODYNAMIC]

Drill press was worth the work. I restored an old Rockwell drill press for the cost of of a new import. Different is the quality of the metal. More true with less flex. Easier to make or get parts for.

 

[gt1guy]

Get that thing done and beat on it like the Husky.

 

[Penetrode Offroad]

 

[67StingrayJ]

Little shop update:

Got the DD finished and... ...gave the shop a good cleaning.

I love a clean Shop almost as much as I love a dirty one! But this can't be your personal shop, is it? IF so... then damn!

 

[bad zuki]

For sale. Will post for sale ad shortly.

This was the biggest upset I've ever read on a thread. lol.
Bravo build Sir.

 

[chaplinfj60]

I love a clean Shop almost as much as I love a dirty one! But this can't be your personal shop, is it? IF so... then damn!

it is his shop. i have been there twice. i said the same thing.....

 

[gt1guy]

I need to fly him here and have him clean my shop.

 

[Wisconsinite]

I need to fly him here and have him clean my shop.

Do it, that will give me a deadline to get the damn bushings done. Hahaha

 

[thrillbilly85]

Ohh man, I had a Husky TR650 Terra with SM kit on it. It was fun <75 mph, anything more and it would start trying to say "no"... Which is fucking terrifying. "Tank slappers"

Turns out, BMW (they owned it before KTM) basically took the TR650 Strada, and but dual sport trim on it. The DS suspension on the Strada frame makes for some sketchy geometry. Not really much of a fix, so I sold it.

Also, sucks about the deer. I way-laid one earlier this year at 75 in my pickup. $13,000 RO. I had just prior renewed my policy, and had accidentally put the comp deductible @ $99 vs $999.

As Bob Ross would say, a "Happy mistake"

Awesome build man. I've been dabbling a long for the last week. Drawing inspiration for mine.

 

[Wisconsinite]

I am back on this, for the 1,000,000th time.

I need to get the axles off my table and to the blaster, and I needed to make sure the axles fit and everything is good to go. I started by cleaning the thirds of all the KOH dust and rust.

Bearings on and installing the ring gears. I tossed them in the oven, and heated the gears to 200°F, then they slid right on. Added locktite to the bolts and torqued to 65ft. lbs.

Any input on the pattern? I think the pinion needs to come in a little bit, right now there is a .020" shim between the case and the pinion support.

 

[TTRAxle&FAB]

Definitely need to add shim. Most 3.25 cases with a Daytona Pinion Support want in the mid .030s on Pinion shim

 

[Wisconsinite]

Definitely need to add shim. Most 3.25 cases with a Daytona Pinion Support want in the mid .030s on Pinion shim

Huh, so you are saying that I need to add .010 to the pinion support? I was going to try going down to .015 from .020.

 

[TTRAxle&FAB]

Yeah your deep. Need to move the pinion away from the ring gear. So need to add shim

 

[Wisconsinite]

I assembled the axles this weekend, and all the shafts fit! That was nice to get done. Mocked everything up one last time, set alignment (roughly) and fit the steering stops. I used 5/8-18 coupling nuts and 5/8-18 bolts/jam nuts for the steering stops. The coupling nut was welded to the knuckle and a machined piece of 1 x 1.5 4140 bar stock was fit to the inner C. They are a little heavy, but they should take some abuse.

I didn't take many pics of this process.

Then started tearing down the axles and getting everything ready for painting/powdercoating.

While I was tearing apart the rear, I needed to make a stand to hold the thirds while painting. My thought process started out with a weldment of 1.5" square tubing (I have a bunch of scrap). I figured that would take me too long, and thought about making them out of 2x2 wood since I have some at the shop for building pallets. Still a lot of dinking for a one time use thing. Trying to KISS, I decided on a heavy duty cardboard box, stapled together for rigiditiy, and then loosely covered in stretch wrap. Plopped the thirds in and we are good to go. Cheap, easy, effective. And they are pre masked for painting (for the most part).

I also picked up a cheap shelving unit to help hold all the parts during tear down.

Now I need to decide on a color for the axles. Black is a no go.

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

Now I need to decide on a color for the axles. Black is a no go.

What color is the body going to be?

 

[Wisconsinite]

What color is the body going to be?

Tangelo pearl by house of kolors. I am kinda digging the FOX racing theme, and thought about a black/orange/grey color combo. The seats are black, orange, silver.

 

[Bebop]

Gray.
Steel-it kinda gray

 

[mobil1syn]

pink is the obvious answer

 

[ridered3]

Tangelo pearl by house of kolors. I am kinda digging the FOX racing theme, and thought about a black/orange/grey color combo. The seats are black, orange, silver.

In order to get all the ducks when at the mall, the axles need to be paint matched to the body...

 

[Wisconsinite]

pink is the obvious answer

I asked the powdercoater about that, they don't have pink...

In order to get all the ducks when at the mall, the axles need to be paint matched to the body...

I thought about that, no joke. I stretched the chassis to fit alllll the ducks in the back.

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

Definitely Steel-it gray or that bad ass color Skipped_Link used on his chassis.

 

[ridered3]

I asked the powdercoater about that, they don't have pink...


I thought about that, no joke. I stretched the chassis to fit alllll the ducks in the back.

Bet FSU Off-Road knows a guy that can get bright colored powders

Gotta channel your inner "Handsome Jay" with the Mallcrawler build.

 

[chaplinfj60]

my vote would be some sort of grey for the axles. the f150s and maybe other vehicles have a bad ass grey.

 

[gtxracer2]

Just my two cents- Paint axle housings dark gray (steelit) with orange accents. Anodize and paint little parts orange like fill caps and tie rods. Beadlock rings orange, wheels dark gray. Mix in black for a contrast.

 

[Wisconsinite]

Bet FSU Off-Road knows a guy that can get bright colored powders

Gotta channel your inner "Handsome Jay" with the Mallcrawler build.

Hahaha. Good point on using FSUs coater. Haha.

Just my two cents- Paint axle housings dark gray (steelit) with orange accents. Anodize and paint little parts orange like fill caps and tie rods. Beadlock rings orange, wheels dark gray. Mix in black for a contrast.

Do I just go steelit instead of powder? And the accents are going to be blue, spidertrax is blue, wilwood is blue, some brake line and plumbing fitting are blue.

The beadlocks are already assembled, and don't want to coat the rings right now, but I like where your head is at.

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

Steel-it is easy to touch up when the inevitable rock scrapes happen. Powder coating, not so much.

 

[Wisconsinite]

Steel-it is easy to touch up when the inevitable rock scrapes happen. Powder coating, not so much.

Aint no rocks where I am going.

 

[SLOWPOKE693]

I kinda figured as much.