Preservation or Desecration? The 96/86 Crewmanche Build

[Fabri-Cobbler]

10 hours ago, MiNi Beast said:

Or a flange even. I myself need a pinion guard for sure as only have straps myself yet. I'm thinking that is a nice setup really for your platform 🤔. Definitely be useful for underbody skid.. 

I'm not sure it'll see much off-road use. With the wheelbase this thing has I'd drag going over an anthill. 

[Fabri-Cobbler]

17 hours ago, Pete M said:

now's the time to think about replacing those ujoints straps with ubolts  

Yeah, definitely easier to deal with than this. 

[89 MJ]

Glad to see this thread is back!

[Fabri-Cobbler]

Love these little clamps.

[Fabri-Cobbler]

Was having issues with the way I had the tail lights rigged up before.

 

So I decided to just return to the Cherokee wiring to make it work out. 

 

Used my knockoff Dremel to make the Cherokee sockets fit. 

[Fabri-Cobbler]

Messed around with a bunch of small stuff today. 

 

Some finish welds, painting some parts of the frame. 

 

Tail light wiring. 

 

Took the flares off and they were rough behind, may patch in the bedsides, may not. I'll weld a tab to the inner bed to brace it for now. 

 

Hopefully maybe I'll test drive this thing in the next few days. 

 

 

[Fabri-Cobbler]

Tagged it today. Went for a spin around the block...

[Pete M]

  boy do I remember that first drive around the block with my MJ.  scary as hell!  (no shocks, no rear shaft, and front spool which meant only one tire had power)

 

you'll want to host the videos on youtube though.  the CC isn't very good at it.  

[Fabri-Cobbler]

Took time today and finally got it one color scheme. 

 

Slowly but surely. 

[Pete M]

getting close!    are you planning on flares or going neked?

[Fabri-Cobbler]

Polishing a turd Pete. 

 

And I'm considering it. It needs some bigger shoes for sure also. 

[Fabri-Cobbler]

Stuck it back together.

 

Now to score some bigger tires.