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project A.D.D. is a whole lot easier to instead of "project 80 powerwagon uh no wait, project 65 cj6 well maybe not, how about project 67 gladiator" 
and now with my XJ quitting on me and a little jeeper on the way it is time to step it up.
i started out with a 1980 W200 powerwagon that i bought alot of new parts for, crate motor, new guages, mojave style heater, MSD, 5 point harnesses, buckets seats. worked on it for quite a while, tinker with it, get tired of it, wait a while and tinker with it again. Here comes a kid on the way and with the XJ dead (and not having money to go buy another rig) i needed something that would hold 2 adults, a kid, 2 dogs, and camping gear. so i was going to graft my CJ6 body onto the powerwagon chassis with all the goodies, well the CJ6 needs a whole lot more body work to get rid of rust and then it only has a soft top, probably not the best for a baby to ride in during winter.
well im back to a truck cab due to the fact i have not been able to get anything done around here without a truck to haul stuff or pull the trailers.
so here we go, strip the powerwagon chassis and throw the 67 gladiator body on it.
crate 360, HD44, 60 rear 3.54 ratio for now but the trans makes it feel like 4.56 gears, 435-L with a 6.68 first gear, np205
this is the closest pic i have to it having a body on it
bucket seats i had planned on using but i now need a bench seat for a car seat
the CJ6 i was going to use
no body
gladiator
someones idea of rust repair
pulled the doors, hood, bumper, seat (which i think was out of a wagoneer since there is an ash tray in the back of the seat)
pulled the saddle tank, im leaving the rear tank and i have a 105 gallon "L" shaped aux fuel tank and tool box that will go in the bed
and now with my XJ quitting on me and a little jeeper on the way it is time to step it up.
i started out with a 1980 W200 powerwagon that i bought alot of new parts for, crate motor, new guages, mojave style heater, MSD, 5 point harnesses, buckets seats. worked on it for quite a while, tinker with it, get tired of it, wait a while and tinker with it again. Here comes a kid on the way and with the XJ dead (and not having money to go buy another rig) i needed something that would hold 2 adults, a kid, 2 dogs, and camping gear. so i was going to graft my CJ6 body onto the powerwagon chassis with all the goodies, well the CJ6 needs a whole lot more body work to get rid of rust and then it only has a soft top, probably not the best for a baby to ride in during winter.
well im back to a truck cab due to the fact i have not been able to get anything done around here without a truck to haul stuff or pull the trailers.
so here we go, strip the powerwagon chassis and throw the 67 gladiator body on it.
crate 360, HD44, 60 rear 3.54 ratio for now but the trans makes it feel like 4.56 gears, 435-L with a 6.68 first gear, np205
this is the closest pic i have to it having a body on it
bucket seats i had planned on using but i now need a bench seat for a car seat
the CJ6 i was going to use
no body
gladiator
someones idea of rust repair
pulled the doors, hood, bumper, seat (which i think was out of a wagoneer since there is an ash tray in the back of the seat)
pulled the saddle tank, im leaving the rear tank and i have a 105 gallon "L" shaped aux fuel tank and tool box that will go in the bed
what rust? lol
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