neohic Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 So what was this all about? Why the rush? ... not telling just yet. I've got an opportunity for something big is all. Why so many reducers Ben? No room above the cross member for the bigger pipe? I was using what I had kicking around the shop. Every single piece of material was recycled from one project or another! The two-into-one came off of a Scout 800 with a 4.2 and a crazy down pipe. Not sure if it had 3" tube all the way back? There was 2" from the manifolds into the collector, and then 2.5" the rest of the way... mostly. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Why so many reducers Ben? No room above the cross member for the bigger pipe? I was using what I had kicking around the shop. Every single piece of material was recycled from one project or another! The two-into-one came off of a Scout 800 with a 4.2 and a crazy down pipe. Not sure if it had 3" tube all the way back? There was 2" from the manifolds into the collector, and then 2.5" the rest of the way... mostly. :D Now that's re-purposing. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 And the saga continues. :D The truck will be getting a tight fitting exo cage eventually... not sure if it'll make the 16th deadline. :crossfingers: For the seats and harnesses, I made up a quick interior bar. ... that was last week. As for yesterday and today... ... the truck found its way on to a forest of jack stands. The truck then started spitting parts. :clapping: Long arm status. :rock on: Mad flex, yo. Everything needs to be welded yet, but that'll be during the week over my lunch hours. I suppose I'll have to take the Ape out of commission soon if I want to use those axles. :( It'll be for the best though. I keep telling myself it's for the greater good. With the new front suspension, I also added a couple inches to the wheel base for a cool 119". It'll be a mad hill killer fo' sho'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Are you going to put an X in the interior/seatbelt cage, or not worry about it since it's more or less only for the belts? And are you going to do some frame tie-ins for where it's bolted to the floor, or again leave it be? Long arms are looking good. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Thanks, dude! The interior hoop is the way it's going to stay. Thought about doing some additional bracing, but with the future exo I figured "why?". It's really just in there for the harnesses. I put the bolt plates in the rear directly over the frame rails and it bolts in with the pinch welds. The long arms was a good one to (almost) cross off the list. Everything is just mocked up still, but all I need to do if finish weld and make up a couple crossmembers. One will be for the the transmission and the other is just to tie the frame rails together right in line with the new control arm mounts. Truth be told, I really wanted to do a three link but I ran out of room in just about every place I could without cutting up the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Truth be told, I really wanted to do a three link but I ran out of room in just about every place I could without cutting up the floor. I know what you mean, I had to absolutely butcher the floor to do it on my XJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 I suppose we're down to only a few days left before my June 16th "dead line", so I might as well let the cat out of the bag... :smart: A few weeks back while in Moab, between the FaceBook and Instagram followers of the shop I work at we pretty much broke the internet with a Scout II that we had just finished. Not even a week after coming back, the editors from Peterson's 4 Wheel and Four Wheeler Magazine had gotten in contact with the Scout's owner wanting to do a photo shoot. That quickly turned into getting in contact with our shop wanting to know more about us which then turned into another potential photo shoot on the odd ball style rigs that we're getting known for. Then my boss asked the question, "can you get the Comanche done?" So... I'm trying... desperately! :D Now... I won't have everything done on my to-do list, but it'll definitely be in wheeling condition. As for the wheeling condition, the frame plating was completed and finished off with some faux-tina to try and blend it all in with the existing paint/undercoating/mud/donkey and horse $#!&. ... along with a high clearance transmission crossmember with some transfer case protection. Then the poor old Ape got its axles pillaged. Everything got moved over. So... here's the point where I put the truck in the shop because it was mobile again and it was stupid hot outside. The rear axle was pulled from the Cherokee, all of the brackets got cut off, and it then got dropped under the truck. Some spring perches happened, some lower shock mounts happened, brake lines where run, and all the while I was trying to make good time so I didn't take any pictures. :doh: I will though! Throughout the rest of the week I'd like to get a bunch of little odds and ends to wrap up, make up some quick rock sliders, and then I guess we'll see what else I actually have time for. Here's where we're currently at to keep everyone at bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Love it! So are you hoping to wheel it on the 16th? If so, I am very impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Looking good! Get it ready!!!! Can't wait for wheeling pics though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Love it! So are you hoping to wheel it on the 16th? If so, I am very impressed! Yessir! Wheeling the hell out of this weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Looking good! I'm assuming you're going to add flanges to the tranny crossmember if/when you need to remove it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Have a closer look at the crossmember. I put two Trail Gear tube joints in line so I can drop out enough of it to remove the trans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellaheep Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Have a closer look at the crossmember. I put two Trail Gear tube joints in line so I can drop out enough of it to remove the trans. I was gonna ask the same question..... sneaky sneaky! Looked like you just goofed and slipped in 2 sections of tube. I think I'd prefer to be able to remove more of it for better access but maybe you gots toothpick arms and carnie hands...... lol. Nice work Ben, I dig the progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Hmm... starting to get a big rattle from what sounds like the transfer case. Things are looking grim for my weekend. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Wheel it and see what falls off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 Not worried about the wheeling. I'm more concerned with the three hour drive on both directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 17, 2017 Author Share Posted June 17, 2017 Well... no wheeling for me this weekend. Tore into the transfer case to find nothing wrong. From where the sound was coming from I was really thinking somethain't with the planetary... guess it's transmission related. Bummer. Huge bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 Now after everyone in my shop has driven my truck, the issue has been thought to be actually coming from the rear end and transferring its way up the driveshaft. Apparently my old worn out rear end could use a rebuild. Good news? Maybe. Just something else on the list. :shake: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 I've been driving this truck for a few weeks now. This past weekend I was really happy that I didn't get around to cutting up the bed yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 you should leave the bed. chopping it up is the easy way out. plus chicks dig scars :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 Naw... I hated dragging the Cherokee's @$$ all over the place! I can't imagine how this big ol' booty would fair on some of the trails I run. :laughin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Leave the bed alone, enjoy it and use it as a truck! Just go all out and build a tube frame buggy to drag around on all of those rocks... tow it there with the truck and you can still can take the truck out on easier trails each trip when you break the buggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Naw... I hated dragging the Cherokee's @$$ all over the place! I can't imagine how this big ol' booty would fair on some of the trails I run. :laughin: never know until you try. :D maybe some trimming up to the tailgate at the rear, but I would totally rock that (with some appropriate armor of course). anyone can get a buggy up the hill. takes a man to haul his bed with him :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Buy my truck as a play toy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Gah!... pictures are down. :fs2: Sorry, Bo. I really don't need another MJ right now. I've been driving this truck daily and we haven't really bonded just yet. It has been used a number of times as a work truck so for that I'm grateful. Can't help but think of long term plans for it though. I really don't know what to think of it right now... having another isn't an answer right now. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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