Lookin like Homer Simpsons Jeep

[CasterTroy]

Like his car

I was able to replace the rear axle and suspension yesterday with the wide track 84 axles and 4" springs
here it was stock

 

[CasterTroy]

And here is the rear removed

Then the new axle and suspension installed

The U bolts that came with the black diamond kit were wrong, so I had to make a trip to El Advancio Autious and wade thru the illegals rebuilding their 1984 Areostar van's engine in the appartment complex parking lot to get some temporary U-bolts just for assembly

 

[CasterTroy]

And now the difference between narrow trac and wide trac

 

[thebluyak]

that cj-7's body looks like its in great condition, what else do you plan for it?

 

[CasterTroy]

that cj-7's body looks like its in great condition

That wasn't the case when I got it....it had more sheetmetal missing than in tact.

what else do you plan for it?

It came as a 76 CJ-7, 258, T-150/dana20, 30/20 combo 3.54 geared, open with drum brakes all the way around, manual steering and manual brakes. I've got a YJ power booster, and a power steering set up I need to add, as well as putting in the front disc axle from the 84 with 3.73's and lock-rite with flopped tie rod.

I'd like to say a set of ARB's, a vortec 350 and auto with dana 300 twin stick and a winch......but thats quite a while off

For now this will be the mall crawler till I can find the funds to get a dedicated trail rig.

My First car was a Jeep

And I'm trying to recapture my youth less the dorky bling and deer spotters

 

[Hammerite_05]

Looking real good man!!

 

[Tacoma747]

Nice aluminum rocker guards Did you take the white plastic off of them? They look almost white, my bet is either you left the plastic on to prevent scratches, or you polished them.

Lookin good, you did a good job on those rear corners too.

 

[CasterTroy]

Haven't peeled off the white yet.

They'll be black when I take them back off and finish them. Just leaving them on for now so they're not yet another item filling up the garage

Trying to mount everything I can just to free up garage floor space. I need a 4 bay heated/cooled out in the back corner of my property....that still wouldn't be enough I bet

 

[Caver Dave]

Haven't peeled off the white yet.
They'll be black when I take them back off and finish them.

One rock/root/tree on the trail will "finish them" (along with the underlying rockers)! Spend your time on something else...

 

[CasterTroy]

I'll have sliders before it see's action

this is to cover the MASSIVE rot that couldn't be repaired...or well, wasn't WORTH repairing.