Stretched CJ5

[spraypaintman]

something like this...

 

[BigClay]

Pink again????

 

[spraypaintman]

I thought you and John may like to see a pink rollcage. LOL

 

[BigClay]

LOL, well now that you mention it...

 

[J.C.]

He's consistent, I'll give him that!

 

[spraypaintman]

I got some sheet metal from DH Griffin today...

I need to get a sheet metal hammer...

 

[J.C.]

Hey Clay, check out the chair in pic #1 and the seat in pic #3 in post #31. Maybe he's just using a magenta filter?

 

[BigClay]

 

[spraypaintman]

Awwww, you guys have bonded....that is so cute.

 

[spraypaintman]

She's a roller...made some spring hangers and got the rear springs and axle bolted in. It's at about 104"wb...

 

[jeepn-jason]

cool...lookin like a cj6

 

[spraypaintman]

Thanks! Next I need to make the side panels to fill in the wheelwell opening. I've got some beefy 1/8" sheet steel to make them! Should be pretty stout!

 

[Ray VanBuren]

Thanks! Next I need to make the side panels to fill in the wheelwell opening. I've got some beefy 1/8" sheet steel to make them! Should be pretty stout!

I have a couple of wheel tubs from a '77 CJ-5 that you can have if you want to use them.

 

[jeepn-jason]

We stretched my friends in a similar way. He cut some rockers out of cj or maybe it was the rear section, i cant remember, but they had the same bends as the sides. Then plated with diamond plate steel.

 

[spraypaintman]

I have a couple of wheel tubs from a '77 CJ-5 that you can have if you want to use them.

Cool thanks!

 

[spraypaintman]

Better outside pics...

Oh yeah for you cj guys it's got a tach and a clock!

 

[J.C.]

Looking good!

 

[BigClay]

Looks awesome man! I like the Superman floormat in the back, maybe instead of smelly CJ, it should be Super CJ, what do you think?

 

[spraypaintman]

thanks guys...couple more pics

 

[spraypaintman]

Started making some side panels out of some 1/8" sheet.

Made a template out of paper.

traced it onto the metal...Gotta love DHgriffen got this and a lot more metal for $10

Then cut it out with a cut off wheel and a sawzawl. Just traced the lines with the cut off wheel on my grinder and then went back in to finish the cut with the sawzawl.

The plate will go all the way to the door opening and then cover the big gap in the fender from the stretch. I am going to bolt the plates on through the roll bar bolts on the side and a few other bolts on the edges.

 

[josh$$]

Now that looks cool as hell. My dad (Chip) got that for me graduateing high school long story short got married had kid and divorced is why it never got built. But it looks good so far glad it got to some one that will do something to it.

 

[Limey]

That's a cool project! Never heard of DH Griffin before. I see there's one in Charlotte. Do they sell recycled steel?

Thanks

 

[spraypaintman]

Now that looks cool as hell. My dad (Chip) got that for me graduateing high school long story short got married had kid and divorced is why it never got built. But it looks good so far glad it got to some one that will do something to it.

Thanks man, cool to meet the owner. Your dad loaded me up with parts for it! JC on the board here said you bought it from his neighbor's son and he did a SOA on it here in Greensboro. LOL

 

[spraypaintman]

That's a cool project! Never heard of DH Griffin before. I see there's one in Charlotte. Do they sell recycled steel?

Thanks

Thanks man! Yes DH sells scrap steel but sometimes it's really good metal for 4x4 projects and cheap too.

 

[spraypaintman]

Some progress on the new side panels. Bolted them into the roll bar bolts and added some more bolts down the front too.