I was thinking flat belly when you change to a real t-case but looks like you have a doubler and moved your axle back far enough to have a decent d-shaft. Might work out ok:flipoff2:
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i'm a fan of cj5's, i love mine, build what you want and tell everyone else to go f them selves. just look at flem and his retarded rovers
rovers are cool! 5's are cool too - not stretched a ton - and if your a midget.:D
i prefer to cut down full sized axles and then bolt them into cj's without outbording. ive done it several times for different people and am about to do it to a 60.... to each his own
I've been thinking about how im going to fit my exhaust under the rig and because of how tight everything is (and lack of money) I plan on doing it myself. So my question is, what is the general consensus on useing the flexible exhaust pipe?
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Will it hold up? Is it complete crap? Will it work for a relatively tight bend?
Edit* just to clarify, I want to use the flex pipe at the down pipe where the exhaust bends and heads to the rear of the jeep.
the only thing i would "exhaust" with that is my dryer
you could get it done right by someone else for around $100 so just work a couple hours overtime and dont be gay
i dont have any experience with the flexible exhaust pipe but i do know that big rigs use it so there must be some out there that is worth a dam
There is almost no room for my exhaust, I imagine it would cost alot more than $100 for someone to do it, if I could find someone willing to do it at all.... Im no exhaust expert but im pretty sure the skid will have to be removed and reinstalled multiple times to make all the bends necessary for it to all fit.
Sooo.. back to my question. Is the flex pipe worth a damn? If it is, it will make the hardest part of the whole thing be pretty easy.
it might work but seems ghetto to me... and that is coming from a guy that re-used old frame
Don't use it unless you plan to keep it for a short time. It is ok in a street application, but on a rig that will see a good bit of flex it will wear out pretty quick. Especially if you are using it coming right off the engine where it will see the most movement. I am sure that Rusty can get your hard bends put in for the C-note and you could finish out the rest. Building it all yourself wouldn't be a bad 'learning experience though. May have to do that on mine once it's all said and done to really tuck it up like it needs to be.
There is a guy in Bryan off south college close to the bend, that did an awesome job on my bronco tucking it up tight. I supplied the muffler and I think it was around $250 and worth every penny. I think some people will disagree with me, but from the two times I tried to use him he sucked. Rusty can go blow his trombone that guy is a douche.
I think the key to having Rusty doing a good job is to not get it done on Saturday right before he is closing (and right before you need to be taking off on a ~4000 mile round trip :flipoff2: )
My rusty experience has also been so-so. He does do decent work, just not high on my cestomer service scale.
Thanks Ed that is exactly what I wanted to know. I guess that means i'll be spending some time doing exhaust work. I will not take my stuff to Rusty's even if he can do a good job. That guy is an a$$. Besides judging by my last experience with him, he wont do my exhaust without putting a $200 catalytic converter on it....
i have used mcalister and sons on texas, they do good work, they did give me some grief about not putting on a cat so they just ran the pipe to that point and then i put my muffler on it
update:
I finally got around to working on the jeep again.
some brackets for bracing.
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bout time......
I got some more work done this week.
Body mounts.
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Shock mounts.
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Transmission Mount.
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Capped off the end of the frame and added some clevis mounts.
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Made new square drive shafts.
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For the rear I just retubed the old shaft using 2" x 3/16"wall square tubing.
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Bracing for frame side lowers.
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I started on the exhaust and fuel lines. Plus redid some wiring. Next week i'll finish the fuel lines, exhaust and brakes. After that, it should be mobile again.
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So, how important is a proportioning valve on a off road rig? I am running all new brake lines and if its not important I will leave it out...
Also, i'm using my stock tank in the back of the jeep. I cut all of the fuel lines off when I started the 4 link now i'm trying to put it all back together. The tank has 4 ports (plus the filler tube). One port is the line going to the fuel filter then onto the carb. At the fuel filter there is one input line and two outputs. One of the outputs is the one going to the carb. I believe the other is a return line to the tank. What is the point of that line returning to the tank? I dont know what the other two ports on the tank are for. I believe one is a vent that went to the evap canister but, I don't really remember. It has been over 8 months since I cut all this stuff out and now I dont really remember what went where.
I am a fan of simplifing things so, would there be adverse effects to capping off everything but the supply line and a vent line?
I don't run a proportioning valve. All it does is reduce pressure to rear brakes. If anything I still don't have as much rear brakes as front. Makes no difference in 4wd though.
The other two lines were for the evap ****. I plugged them and now have no vent, would recommend having a vent. I think they ran a return to keep the fuel moving so as to prevent it from getting hot and vapor lock. Also convenient when converting to fuel injection.
Looks good man.
Good to know. I'm ditching the proportioning valve.
Thanks, I guess i'll run the supply line and a return line and plug the other too off.
Thanks, i'm getting tired of working on it. I'm ready to do some wheeling. This week I should be able move it under its own power for the first time in 9 months. Why the hell do my builds always take ten times longer than I want them to:confused:.
Jeep is looking good!
I would add one. They can make a HUGE difference. Plus you have drums now. When you go to add discs later, I would think you'd really want one then.
You can also add either electronic or manual line locks which are great makeshift e-brakes.
You need a vent line. I don't have one and it'll die after a while. Only been like this since I cut the back off. Not sure why the gas cap let's fuel out but won't let air in.
I have a willwood prop. valve and found it was pretty important when tuning the braking power from front to rear when going to 4wheeldisks. I run the front with no prop. valve though, only have the willwood on the rear.
Got some more work done.
Brake lines
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I made short steel lines to adapt the plastic lines to the drums.
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Rear Center limit strap
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I still have lots of little things to finish up but it was great to finally drive it again. The new crawl ratio is awesome. it flexes great but im going to have to try changing up the front leave springs to get more even articulation. As it sits now the rear is doing all the work.
looks good
Why so unhappy? :flipoff2:
Nice. Now you need some bigger tires
I have 36's for cheap.
I finally got around to working on the jeep saturday.
I modified my old d300 shifter to work again.
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It is not bling cable shifters but it will get the job done. Untill i twin stick later down the road.
I also started on the shifter for the doubler. My original plan was to just make a shifter and figure out a way to make solid linkage work. Then i did some searchin on pirate and found a affordable cable to make a cable shifter. So now i am ordering a mcmaster sealed cable. It will be much easier to package and much cleaner looking this way.
I am in need of a fuel cell. I had planned to reuse my stock tank for a while but when i drained the old gas it looked pretty bad inside and the sending unit was very corroded. So now im looking for a cheap 10-15 gal fuel cell. Also the fuel pump is leaking like a stuck pig so i will have to replace it.
Wheelin the xterra last week gave me the itch to get this thing wheel able again.
Finished up some little thing like brake lines, new fuel pump, fuel lines then got started on a fuel cell mount.
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I waisted a ton of time getting a broke bolt out off the Dana 300 and got started on a rear support for the 300.
I finally got around to ordering a cable for the 231 shifter.
Left to do:
Np231 shifter
New floor
Exhaust
Skid plate
Rear bump stops
I plan to hit up down south Offroad on the 18th for a shake down run. Anybody interested?
I'll be at DSO on the 18th with the Krew from Krosby Kustomz.