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Bill's 1 Ton TJ Build
Bill3753:
Hey everyone. So, its been almost a month since I updated this thread. I thought I'd take some pictures to share and see what everyone thinks.
The body armor is just about done now. A few more holes to drill and one more slider to mock up and then I get to pull everything off for paint.
Anyways, here ya go. Starting off is the front highline stuff. To make the supercharger clear the hood, I added an additional 1" of lift on the body mount to the grill only. This raised the point where the hood closes and makes everything clear. It worked really well and looks good. Additionally, this will fix the issue I was having with the pitman arm hitting the bottom of the radiator. I am very happy with the results of moving the grill and also happy a Nate recommended the idea.
Here are some of the body work for the stretch and the rear highline.
Like I said, still some more work to do to call the mock up phase of the body armor complete, but its close. I am very happy how it came together.
Once I'm done mocking up the body armor, I plan to move into finishing the assembly of the front axle (shafts, spindles, brakes) and doing an alignment on everything suspension and steering wise. After that, I'm putting the wheels and tires on this thing. More then just wanting to see it sitting on tires again, I'll actually need to at that point. I want to mock up the rear tire carrier and tail gate and I can't do either without rolling it forward in my little garage.
The following measurements are estimates based on the center-line location of the axle and total diameter of the tires. They will change once the weight of the Jeep is on the tires, ect.
Ground to highest point with the top on: 78 1/2"
Ground to Transfer Case Skid: 22 1/2"
Ground to Fender opening: 50"
Ground to Rocker: 30"
Ground to Front Bumper: 28"
Ground to Rear Bumper: 28"
More updates to follow. Hopefully with pictures of it sitting on tires and wheels again.
JohnC:
great fab work. everything looks super neat. I can tell you spent a lot of time on lining all that stuff up. Good job!
Mr Rock:
lookin good, that 14 bolt is sexy with the disc brakes!
reptile610:
holy crap nearly 2ft of ground clearance! i wanna do the hi line fenders front and rear on my CJ. did u buy these or make them? also in the rear did you just cut everything up to the top of the fender well?
Bill3753:
--- Quote from: JohnC on February 05, 2012, 05:20:53 PM ---great fab work. everything looks super neat. I can tell you spent a lot of time on lining all that stuff up. Good job!
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--- Quote from: Mr Rock on February 07, 2012, 12:48:31 AM ---lookin good, that 14 bolt is sexy with the disc brakes!
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Thanks guys. I just need to get motivated and off my butt to finish putting the front end together and I'll have some pictures up (finally) of this thing on tires and wheels again.
--- Quote from: reptile610 on February 12, 2012, 02:38:19 PM ---holy crap nearly 2ft of ground clearance! i wanna do the hi line fenders front and rear on my CJ. did u buy these or make them? also in the rear did you just cut everything up to the top of the fender well?
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Highline fenders are defiantly the way to go. There is a variety of ways you can do it and they wouldn't be very hard to build with a basic tube fender kit similar to what gearhead used on his rig. The same way he built his tube fenders, you could build the highline fenders and then just cut the hood to fit. I bought mine already built though, mainly just because I don't have the time anymore to build the stuff. In the rear, I started with corner guard blanks, cut a basic wheel opening, welded the tube flares on, and then cut it all out as high as I could without getting into the passenger compartment of the tub. I am very happy with how it came out and would build it the same if I had to do it all over again.
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