Pete M Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 man, just looking at an old Jeep makes me want to jump in and drive!. even covered in snow. especially covered in snow! or maybe it's all because I haven't driven around in the snow in quite a while. stupid georgia weather. oh look... it's raining... again... the mountains must look just awesome!
bigmistake Posted January 18, 2019 Posted January 18, 2019 I never really venture into this part of the forum - but I'm glad I did! Just read through the whole thread and I'm loving this build/restoration! Thanks for sharing.
neohic Posted February 2, 2019 Author Posted February 2, 2019 What say the internet? KCs or no? Truth be told the lights are some good but cheaper housings I had in my stash that match the Jeep’s patina. Friend of mine a while back gave me these covers and they just happened to click on perfectly. Thoughts?
Minuit Posted February 2, 2019 Posted February 2, 2019 Yep, I like them. Goes well with the old school look of the jeep.
neohic Posted March 13, 2019 Author Posted March 13, 2019 Had one hell of a time getting home from work today! So far about 12” of fresh snow since this morning and still falling. ... because Colorado.
Pete M Posted March 14, 2019 Posted March 14, 2019 that's gotta be interesting to drive in on your local roads!
neohic Posted April 9, 2019 Author Posted April 9, 2019 Got a gift today. My coworkers know me so well! It’s a late printing from 1983 but the original publishing was from 1963. Already read through some of it and a bunch of the directions check out by GPS. Cool!
neohic Posted April 10, 2019 Author Posted April 10, 2019 Did this sweet mod this morning. Old one had just about zero gasket left. Way too shiny though.
Pete M Posted April 10, 2019 Posted April 10, 2019 24 minutes ago, neohic said: Way too shiny though. that is truth.
MJXJjeepguy Posted April 23, 2019 Posted April 23, 2019 On 4/22/2019 at 12:04 AM, Pete M said: found your next upgrade: Sorry if you guys think I dumb lol but is that real? I wonder if it really real then how the hell can u turn with that track on?
Pete M Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 I imagine it had a way to power one track at a time
neohic Posted April 28, 2019 Author Posted April 28, 2019 Put the little CJ to work again today! See, I’m getting dangerously close to breaking ground on my new shop and I’ve got this problem where I buy shop things without having a shop to put them in. Done this a bunch of times in the past! This time around it’s something I’ve wanted pretty much forever... a two post car lift. I found one super cheap!!! It’s a 1996 7000# Bend-Pak that’ll lift 8’. It’s a little short and a little light in the lifting department. That’s great! My shop is plans are a little on the small side and I’m going to have a 12’ ceiling and scissor trusses. I think the lift height will be perfect and I won’t be able to comfortably be able to fit a full size truck in the shop anyhow. Pictures! Pretty much the same protocol from when I moved my little shed to where it’s sitting. Tug it off the trailer... tug it sideways across the yard... it’ll stay under the tarp for now. The Jeep did great again! Maybe someday I’ll even use the winch for extraction some day.
Pete M Posted April 28, 2019 Posted April 28, 2019 and that is precisely why I now own a winch. mud pits? not likely. need a 1k# bag of trash hauled up a hill? yup!
shelbyluvv Posted May 5, 2019 Posted May 5, 2019 So jealous! I'm putting a lift in my pole barn next year
neohic Posted May 5, 2019 Author Posted May 5, 2019 Yard prep today for the shop. Had a couple of fence posts in the way of getting equipment down and a dead tree needed to go. Decided to pull the dozen or so posts just because it was going so well. Had a nice time with the CJ today. Even got the wife working the winch! Nice clean canvas to work with. Future home of the shop... Soon... soon...
Drahcir495 Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 Wheeling in snow is on my bucket list . Oh how I would love a barn packed full of Jeeps and Jeep parts. Keep the paint it just reinforces how tough it is
neohic Posted May 12, 2019 Author Posted May 12, 2019 It looks pretty good in pictures but the reality is that the ENTIRE tub is riddled with terrible body work. Just this morning I was investigating a bubble I’d never noticed before. I looked up in a fender well and it looked like a million bondo noodles squirting out from all the holes that previous owners would’ve drilled. At some point a tub swap should really be in its future. I like the idea of finding a decent donor with original paint and just do a whole body and front clip swap... along with the drivetrain... and go through the axles... and... and...
Pete M Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 do they still make those aluminum tubs? but you nailed it, where does it stop? personally I'd leave it alone save for safety and some drive-ability issues because the rabbit hole is so very, very deep... I'm not sure where I could stop.
neohic Posted May 12, 2019 Author Posted May 12, 2019 I think I want to tackle things in stages. Right now my head is wrapped around my shop construction but the first real project in it needs to be this Jeep. Step one will probably be the drivetrain and axles. I really REALLY want to make this thing a good driver and that means overdrive. Can’t really trust it without adding some caster to the front axle so it stays in its own lane at speed. Can’t do that without cutting the inner C’s and turning them. Here’s the current list in my head: 1.) 4.0/AX15/Dana 300 (or NP231 but this would require swapping the front diff to the driver side) 2.) Slight stretch in wheelbase at least in the front to allow for the drivetrain to move forward for rear driveshaft length 3.) Cut/turn front axle and throw bearings/seals at both axles 4.) Suspension once over 5.) Body work or tub swap ...and so on...
neohic Posted July 9, 2019 Author Posted July 9, 2019 Nothing has changed on this little rig. Guy at work bought himself a “1970” but it’s pretty cut up. Had to drive in today just to park them next to each other. ... bookends.
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