modifications

i had to weld in a new floor pan because i didn't have one when i bought the jeep
(it's a horible weld, i know. but it was my first one. besides, it holds and that's what is important, right?)

i had the temporary use of a sawzall, so i thought i'd try to flush mount my tail lites. couldn't make them completley flush cuz i would cut into the fenderwall if i did

here is my 3/4 elliptical rear. you'll notice on the left that the spring is not bolted directly to the frame. instead it is connected to a spring hanger. this allows it to pivot up and down freely

here you can see my shackle reversal setup. i bought some rear cj spring hangers from MileHi Jeep Rebuilders and welded them to the frame. i used the head of a rivot on the underside of the frame to locate the brackets. i did the same thing in the rear, using the two rivots that held on the spring hanger to locate the shackle hanger. i braced the front brackets w/ a round piece of stock. this setup only works w/ 1" lift or a spring over using non-arched springs. if you want to use arched springs, put a spacer between the frame and the front bracket.

my stock lites died one day and i got sick of trying to fix them. so i bought these for $10 each. welded in some spare sheet metal to make the round lite fit in the square hole. also notice my little cargo rack made out of the stock tire carrier.

i didn't like the weight of a big tire hanging on the back of the body, so i cut off the square portion of the stock mount and welded it to the roll bar. a 33" tire fits perfectly. gonna have to make something a bit bigger to mount the new 38" SXs :)

ye old M.O.R.E shock mounts. these things doubled the length of my shocks up front. with only 1-2" lift, i coulduse rancho 9/5012s with no problem. with the springover the 5012s are lookin a tad short.

ahh yes, the good old SM420. Dave King and Rich Eddy helped me install this big heavy thing. i bought an adapter to hook up the D300 from AA. dave drilled new holes in the bellhousing and we used a GM throwout bearing to make it go. the clutch fork needed modifing to work w/ the throwout bearing. nothing much, just some quick welding. the only drawbacks to this tranny are the noise, 3 driving gears and the lack of a oil seal up front. it has an 'oil deflector' that isn't the best thing in the world. but since my jeep is being made exclusively for the trail, these things doen't bother me. this tranny was made in 1948. later models had a seal and a backup lite switch. 7.05 1st gear....can't be beat

after driving around all summer and most of the fall without a top, i was starting to get cold. i found this 'new in the box' original whitco top for $200 w/ doors. i like the retro looking doors w/ the window on the bottom. and for $200, it's one of the best deals i've gotten yet.

i needed some extra clearance between the tires and the fenderwells since the tires go up and back with the shackle reversal. i cut the inner fenders out and then trimmed the outer part back to the firewall, but so it would still fit the inner part.weld the two pieces back together and viola, an extra 5 inches of clearance.

i beat a little dent in the diff cover one day, so i decided i needed a bit of protection. of course, i'm too cheap to buy some aftermarket deal, so i made my own. i welded some 1/4" plate directly to the diff cover. then i bent and welded a strip across the ring gear, to prevent the ring gear from chewing up the cover upon impact

	i had to weld in a new floor pan because i didn't have one when i bought the jeep (it's a horible weld, i know. but it was my first one. besides, it holds and that's what is important, right?)
i had the temporary use of a sawzall, so i thought i'd try to flush mount my tail lites. couldn't make them completley flush cuz i would cut into the fenderwall if i did
	here is my 3/4 elliptical rear. you'll notice on the left that the spring is not bolted directly to the frame. instead it is connected to a spring hanger. this allows it to pivot up and down freely
here you can see my shackle reversal setup. i bought some rear cj spring hangers from MileHi Jeep Rebuilders and welded them to the frame. i used the head of a rivot on the underside of the frame to locate the brackets. i did the same thing in the rear, using the two rivots that held on the spring hanger to locate the shackle hanger. i braced the front brackets w/ a round piece of stock. this setup only works w/ 1" lift or a spring over using non-arched springs. if you want to use arched springs, put a spacer between the frame and the front bracket.
	my stock lites died one day and i got sick of trying to fix them. so i bought these for $10 each. welded in some spare sheet metal to make the round lite fit in the square hole. also notice my little cargo rack made out of the stock tire carrier.
i didn't like the weight of a big tire hanging on the back of the body, so i cut off the square portion of the stock mount and welded it to the roll bar. a 33" tire fits perfectly. gonna have to make something a bit bigger to mount the new 38" SXs :)
	ye old M.O.R.E shock mounts. these things doubled the length of my shocks up front. with only 1-2" lift, i coulduse rancho 9/5012s with no problem. with the springover the 5012s are lookin a tad short.
ahh yes, the good old SM420. Dave King and Rich Eddy helped me install this big heavy thing. i bought an adapter to hook up the D300 from AA. dave drilled new holes in the bellhousing and we used a GM throwout bearing to make it go. the clutch fork needed modifing to work w/ the throwout bearing. nothing much, just some quick welding. the only drawbacks to this tranny are the noise, 3 driving gears and the lack of a oil seal up front. it has an 'oil deflector' that isn't the best thing in the world. but since my jeep is being made exclusively for the trail, these things doen't bother me. this tranny was made in 1948. later models had a seal and a backup lite switch. 7.05 1st gear....can't be beat
	after driving around all summer and most of the fall without a top, i was starting to get cold. i found this 'new in the box' original whitco top for $200 w/ doors. i like the retro looking doors w/ the window on the bottom. and for $200, it's one of the best deals i've gotten yet.
i needed some extra clearance between the tires and the fenderwells since the tires go up and back with the shackle reversal. i cut the inner fenders out and then trimmed the outer part back to the firewall, but so it would still fit the inner part.weld the two pieces back together and viola, an extra 5 inches of clearance.
i beat a little dent in the diff cover one day, so i decided i needed a bit of protection. of course, i'm too cheap to buy some aftermarket deal, so i made my own. i welded some 1/4" plate directly to the diff cover. then i bent and welded a strip across the ring gear, to prevent the ring gear from chewing up the cover upon impact