Mac's YJ build with tons and 42's.

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Frame side stuff located and clamped in place.

Gonna cycle tomorrow, and if all goes well, weld it up.
 
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Tire only interferes with coilover on fully compressed side by 1/8” just before hitting the steering stop.

That doesn’t bother me bc the shock is fully compressed. It is at its strongest at this position as the piston is farthest from the lower bearing and seal head.

Worst time for side loading is at full extension , and I clear everything there by 3/8-1/2”.

10lbs in 2lb bag
 
My way for laying out bends, getting the info into bend tech, and getting bend instructions from bend tech.

Also these 1x2 strips are easily adjustable and shows me quickly if I can place all the bends in the same plane or not.

The material added to start and end, is how much material is needed in order to make the miter cuts where the tubing meets the frame at the correct angles.

If the bends are in a different plane, typically I will screw an additional piece perpendicular to determine the rotational angle separately from the bend angle.

Yes I know I can lay it out by hand and bend it, but this gives me record of what I did, and I know if I follow the instructions from cut to layout and bending, I will have the desired part, or I executed something wrong.

Note that I added 1/8” to center dimension vs. wood mockup to help the bend clear the brake line outlets on the master cylinder.

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i am just glad to see others paint parts directly on the floor like i do :)
 
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Got some of these worms tacked into the shock tabs. These help to center and locate the shock misalignment spacers that always seem to smash my fingers. Then the spacers go flying never to be seen again 🤣.

Also finished up the grill support rods and getting them attached to the shock hoops.

My dad told me the cutoff and bent factor rods were to simple. So after chewing on it, I took some 3/8 pipe and went after it on the mini lathe. Tapered the ends and then pushed them onto the rods. Then I coped them to match the tubing of the shock hoop.

Really glad he planted that seed. Sure I could have just welded them on, but this looks better and will be something that I will always remember his impact on my creativity and attention to detail.
 
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Gonna cut and fit these but not weld yet. Can’t fully decide how I want it, so I’ll wait and tackle some more other items and return to these.

The two tubes crossing over the engine will have tube disconnects for easy removal.

Welding gloves still giving me a helping hand to hold the reservoirs until later.
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Just weld it in. Do the disconnects when you have to pull the motor.
 
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Working on bump stop mounts and integrating the transition from the stock frame to the 2x2 sq tubing.

I Like how this is turning out.

No CNC stuff here. Just paper, jigsaw, and grinders. Harbor freight pipe kinder turned into sheet brake.

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Thanks for sharing your work.
 
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