Build Thread 83 CJ7 its time to get it done

[gert]

I got my CAD out this weekend, gonna see how much of this new rear differential cover i can design/fab up




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[gert]

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[Belizean]

Midnight Engineering ?

 

[gert]

Some backyard engineering


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[KRUPP]

Nice!
What gauge steel you thinking?
Fill and a drain plug too?

 

[KRUPP]

Looks heavy-duty.

 

[gert]

Its 1/4 inch steel, i have oil lubbed wheel bearings so somewhere above the axle tubes


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[gert]

Somewhere above the bottom of the tubes


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[gert]

Now on to mounting bolt hole locating




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[gert]

Yep im glad i kept the original YJ springs, the new ones are to soft



5 leaf rears and 6 leaf fronts here we come


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[Belizean]

Soft as in sagging ?

 

[gert]

Soft as in sagging ?

Ya 1 year old springs and and their sagging almost as bad as the factory YJ springs


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[Belizean]

When I got mine I was wondering about them, made in Thailand. They still seem to be stiff like when I got them.

 

[KRUPP]

If you lose faith in the O.E.M., then I recommend Alcan in Grand Junction, CO. Our family has bought dozens and no issues.
How's the Diff Cover going?

 

[gert]

If you lose faith in the O.E.M., then I recommend Alcan in Grand Junction, CO. Our family has bought dozens and no issues.
How's the Diff Cover going?

I bought the heaviest power 10 parts ? Springs they sold last year i dont recommend them so the next set will come from your guys


I paused on the cover and got the old track bar mount cut off and a new fabbed up, i will get back on the cover monday most likely


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[gert]

New track bar mount and a Craigslist rebuild complete, time to bolt it back in





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[gert]

Hmmm, good thing i checked

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[gert]

Even better look

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[Belizean]

Good for another 25K

 

[CJ]

Good for another 25K

LOL. I'd say a bit more.
BTW @gert , you can post videos here if you don't feel like going through the hassle of doing YouTube 1st then linking / embedding it.