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Got the spring boxes welded in today
I still need to drill through the plates for the 9/16 bolt....maybe tomorrow.
I still need to drill through the plates for the 9/16 bolt....maybe tomorrow.
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Last edited by itselliot; 10-21-2016, 06:59 PM.If the PM's are full,...try e mail!
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'78 J-20 401 Q/T not quite stock anymore....Frame off Resto Mod..Super Cab nearing completion. SOMEDAY
"90 GW 360/727/229/3:31s 2" lift (SOLD in 2015)
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It has always just drove good, rebuilt springs with stuff I had, Bilstien shocks, 265/85/16 tires on stock rims. It had manual steering when I got it, pulled steering box out of a J-20 I'd picked up for parts. Truck came out of Texas with the buick hanging in it, nothing else. I put drivetrain in it out of a low mile very rusty 76 Chero at first, then did the Olds using a buick bell to the T-18. It had some wide white spoke 15s on it when acquired, drove like crap till I put the 16s on it.. I do know it's very important that wheel dish matches tire height, a line drawn though ball joints/kingpins hits the ground in the center of the tire where it hits the ground, something I pay attention to on all my builds. Also the wide set/spacing of the springs on the early J-trucks in front I believe helps em corner flatter, I suppose that's why a stabilizer bar was used on later vehicles, my 74 J-20 doesn't have the stabilizer bar and it just don't corner as flat as my 70. Good luck on your J-20 build, looking good.
Current fleet
Abner-73 He started it all in 1979 (plow truck now)
Bufurd-69 Fixed up to take Abners place as DD
Delta-70 Built for fun, 455 Olds, T-18, D-20, 4:10 gears
Humpty-74 J-20 4BT, NV4500, 30+MPG
07 JK Wife bought new...
13 Grand Cherokee Trail Hawk, wifes new rideComment
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If the PM's are full,...try e mail!
[email protected]
616 four 03 44 0 five
'78 J-20 401 Q/T not quite stock anymore....Frame off Resto Mod..Super Cab nearing completion. SOMEDAY
"90 GW 360/727/229/3:31s 2" lift (SOLD in 2015)
'78 CJ7 Built from Scratch over a 7 year span.Comment
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Really wish I had not seen that! I get way too many ideas from this forum!Originally posted by itselliotLast edited by Frank Ziebert; 03-25-2017, 08:41 AM.1970 J2000(2500) Currently undergoing frame off resto
Stinger 2005 Jeep Unlimited, Sahara, Rubicon slightly modified
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Drivers side
Drivers side,.... starting to look like my vision.....If the PM's are full,...try e mail!
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616 four 03 44 0 five
'78 J-20 401 Q/T not quite stock anymore....Frame off Resto Mod..Super Cab nearing completion. SOMEDAY
"90 GW 360/727/229/3:31s 2" lift (SOLD in 2015)
'78 CJ7 Built from Scratch over a 7 year span.Comment
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Holy crap that truck is going to be great! Can't wait!Originally posted by itselliot'63 J200 Resto-mod in progress
(http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=178651)
If all goes well, we can toast to accidental successes.
I'm convinced I'm just too dumb to know that I can't restore this old truck...Comment
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Must have missed something. Where did the inserted section come from?1970 J2000(2500) Currently undergoing frame off resto
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The bed?Sic friatur crustulum
'84 GW with Nissan SD33T, early Chev NV4500, 300, narrowed Ford reverse 44, narrowed Ford 60, SOA/reversed shackle in fornt, lowered mount/flipped shackle in rear.Comment
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Yup
The bed in the foto is a 7' bed I found in Wi thru a member here...just happened to be the same color.
The original 8" bed is a donor now....BTW the rear flares from the donor will be available and they are not too bad either...just sayin'If the PM's are full,...try e mail!
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616 four 03 44 0 five
'78 J-20 401 Q/T not quite stock anymore....Frame off Resto Mod..Super Cab nearing completion. SOMEDAY
"90 GW 360/727/229/3:31s 2" lift (SOLD in 2015)
'78 CJ7 Built from Scratch over a 7 year span.Comment
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Sweet! The color match threw me a bit
1970 J2000(2500) Currently undergoing frame off resto
Stinger 2005 Jeep Unlimited, Sahara, Rubicon slightly modifiedComment
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little further
few more fotos on the progress...pretty soon the rockers will arrive and , once welded in the cab can come off. and new (to me) doors will be installed.
The doors to be removed, will supply the window framing in the rear , stationary glass. and then an OEM slider in the back.If the PM's are full,...try e mail!
[email protected]
616 four 03 44 0 five
'78 J-20 401 Q/T not quite stock anymore....Frame off Resto Mod..Super Cab nearing completion. SOMEDAY
"90 GW 360/727/229/3:31s 2" lift (SOLD in 2015)
'78 CJ7 Built from Scratch over a 7 year span.Comment
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Is the roof skin fabed or grafted from something else?Originally posted by itselliotfew more fotos on the progress...pretty soon the rockers will arrive and , once welded in the cab can come off. and new (to me) doors will be installed.
The doors to be removed, will supply the window framing in the rear , stationary glass. and then an OEM slider in the back.1970 J2000(2500) Currently undergoing frame off resto
Stinger 2005 Jeep Unlimited, Sahara, Rubicon slightly modifiedComment
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I found a complete roof then cut out the middle for the 13" extension. There is a slight taper to the roof line..so it worked out pretty well.
The brow and back section of the donor roof are available to anyone that would want it.If the PM's are full,...try e mail!
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616 four 03 44 0 five
'78 J-20 401 Q/T not quite stock anymore....Frame off Resto Mod..Super Cab nearing completion. SOMEDAY
"90 GW 360/727/229/3:31s 2" lift (SOLD in 2015)
'78 CJ7 Built from Scratch over a 7 year span.Comment
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Wow, nice work! That's going to look great when it's done.1974 Cherokee S. It's driving but needs more work. As usual!Comment
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Like I said: I wish I had never seen this thread!Originally posted by itselliot
I assume you used a donor floor section also?1970 J2000(2500) Currently undergoing frame off resto
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