Rattlecan78
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- Joined
- May 23, 2020
- Member Number
- 1244
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- 18
I started this build 8 or so years ago(maybe 10) then I had a couple more kids and here we are. Started a thread on the other forum and zuwharrie but they seem dead so I’ll throw it up here.
free to me softop, I ran it in the woods at my house for 3 or 4 years. Started out more or less whole with 31-10.5-15,as it got rashed up and rust took its toll I cut and massaged until I got 33-12.5-15’s on it. When my oldest was born I put in a child suspension seat and we had fun until I noticed that the b pillars were complete rot at the bottom, and the rear fenders and hence the roll bar was not connected to anything anymore. This is the only pic I could find of it before I started cutting it apart.
I extended to rear frame a couple inches and used mid 90’s toy rear springs with an offset center pin to gain some wheelbase. Bent up a new floor pan and started the cage in the back and then life happened for 8 or so years and now I’m back at it
last month or two I’ve moved my spring mounts rearward a couple inches. Made some bump stop mounts and Remade the rear shackle mounts to match. 5.13 gears front and rear. Sitting at right about 90 inches right now.
Plan is Yj springs up front for another 4 or 5 inches to help with fire wall clearance so I can get the front body mounts back to acceptable condition.
thinking I’m gonna work from the back forward and just tackle whatever comes up as I go. Need to mount my fuel cell and weld up some plates on my frame extension joints and I can get the floor bolted down and start finishing the cage. as it sits I can max out my floor jack with a 6x6 and not lift a tire with it still bone stock up front so I’m pretty pleased so far.
Trying to keep some momentum by starting a build thread and getting back into things.
free to me softop, I ran it in the woods at my house for 3 or 4 years. Started out more or less whole with 31-10.5-15,as it got rashed up and rust took its toll I cut and massaged until I got 33-12.5-15’s on it. When my oldest was born I put in a child suspension seat and we had fun until I noticed that the b pillars were complete rot at the bottom, and the rear fenders and hence the roll bar was not connected to anything anymore. This is the only pic I could find of it before I started cutting it apart.
I extended to rear frame a couple inches and used mid 90’s toy rear springs with an offset center pin to gain some wheelbase. Bent up a new floor pan and started the cage in the back and then life happened for 8 or so years and now I’m back at it
last month or two I’ve moved my spring mounts rearward a couple inches. Made some bump stop mounts and Remade the rear shackle mounts to match. 5.13 gears front and rear. Sitting at right about 90 inches right now.
Plan is Yj springs up front for another 4 or 5 inches to help with fire wall clearance so I can get the front body mounts back to acceptable condition.
thinking I’m gonna work from the back forward and just tackle whatever comes up as I go. Need to mount my fuel cell and weld up some plates on my frame extension joints and I can get the floor bolted down and start finishing the cage. as it sits I can max out my floor jack with a 6x6 and not lift a tire with it still bone stock up front so I’m pretty pleased so far.
Trying to keep some momentum by starting a build thread and getting back into things.