Not A Mj But Same Parents

[jimoshel]

Acquired this abandoned baby this morn. Got a '93 5.7 going to fill that empty space real nice.

 

[kolton]

Sweet!

[HOrnbrod]

And here is exactly the way you should built it:

 

http://www.nagca.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43454

[GirsMJ86]

So... the 5.7 is going to be taking up all that space and the cab is going to be mounted back there instead of the bed? Interesting, can't wait to see the build.

[jimoshel]

And here is exactly the way you should built it:

 

http://www.nagca.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43454

Pretty much what I got in mind. Got a complete '93 ZJ been rolled for donor. Got a trailer I built back in '80's sometime with a '47 Jeep bed on it i'm going to use.

[mpace6a]

Pretty sure there wasnt a 5.7 option in the ZJs, but a 5.2 and a 5.9?

[Pete M]

pretty sure he meant 5.2 :D

[jimoshel]

Brain fart, or typo, not sure which. Meant 5.9

[Pete M]

apparently both. since the 5.9 wasn't available in a 93 ZJ... :D

[Oyaji]

Buckaroos, if y'aint seen his vid of the rolling frame on the last page of his build thread, well, y'oughta - it is a thing of beauty:

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I've always been a perfectionist and hard to please, so I think it takes a lot to impress me. Welp - he blew me away. Only possible flaw I noticed is the way he  attached his  towers to the frame for the front springs  and shocks - and he came up with a nifty double-tube over-the-engine brace joining the towers  to make up for the weakness. Seems to me he could have trouble where he welded the towers to the frame - I am curious as to how they will hold up to abuse,  if the deep curves in his double-tube brace connecting the towers will prove  sufficiently stiff or will flex, and if he will need to add gussets to beef up both them  and the frame welds  at the tower bases later.

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But ye gods! what attention to detail and concerns often overlooked by  builders!. 

[BIGHEEP]

apparently both. since the 5.9 wasn't available in a 93 ZJ... :D

Yep, the 5.9 was only available in the 98 Limited. All other v8 ZJs came with the 5.2.

[jimoshel]

Put on my slippers, grabbed coffee cup, walked 1/2 mile and popped the hood. It is a 1993 Grand Cherokee with a 4.0L, AW4, 4WD.

DUH!! So what in hell happened to my V8?   :dunno:  :hmm:  :idea:

[HOrnbrod]

Buckaroos, if y'aint seen his vid of the rolling frame on the last page of his build thread, well, y'oughta - it is a thing of beauty:

 

I've always been a perfectionist and hard to please, so I think it takes a lot to impress me. Welp - he blew me away. Only possible flaw I noticed is the way he  attached his  towers to the frame for the front springs  and shocks - and he came up with a nifty double-tube over-the-engine brace joining the towers  to make up for the weakness. Seems to me he could have trouble where he welded the towers to the frame - I am curious as to how they will hold up to abuse,  if the deep curves in his double-tube brace connecting the towers will prove  sufficiently stiff or will flex, and if he will need to add gussets to beef up both them  and the frame welds  at the tower bases later.

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But ye gods! what attention to detail and concerns often overlooked by  builders!.

That build is absolute perfection. Marcus (Gojeep) is an Aussie (as you can tell in his narration) and has forgotten more about Jeeps than I'll ever know. He has an excellent site here:  http://gojeep.willyshotrod.com/

 

I asked him why this project, and he said he has run out of mods for his XJ and wanted to do something different. I love the way he restored bits and pieces from both the Willys and Grand and incorporated them into this build. I offered to swap trucks when he was finished, and I'd even pay the freight for both vehicles, but he politely declined.  :yes:

[Pete M]

I thought you traded the v8 ZJ away?

[Comanche County]

GoJeep's build is awesome, but hey, old and rusty is cool too.