The Resurection Project

I saw an atlas on the creepers board for $1900, saw a built D300 for I think $1000 or $1200.
Remember when you do this that the $ you spend on better equipment now is well spent. If you save a few dollars to purchase a "good enough" item it usually ends up costing you much more in the end when it breaks and takes out something else along the way.
When mounting the coilovers one thing I did wrong was to install the shocks at an angle the wrong direction. In my opinion. The fronts are angled back at the top, no big deal right? well when you consider the spring rate for a good ride you calculate the angle at ride height. Well if it angles back the angle will increase as the coil compresses. that means the spring rate reduces the more it compresses and makes it more prone to bottom out. I'd love to go back and install the coilovers more perpendicular to the control arms to correct this. That would keep the angle the same with compression(relatively) and make spring selection easier. So the other jeep will be Mandy's ride?

http://www.rc4x4.org/rcforum/index.php/topic,11714.0.html is the link from Dan58 for the D300. It is listed as follows:

D300. Built with everything you can put in it. JB 4:1, JB 32-spline front, Tera 32-spline rear, JB clocking ring kit and extended 23-spline input shaft, 32-spline yokes for 1350s, new bearings and seals this winter, set up for AA cable shifters, pimp lime green color - $1000

http://www.jbconversions.com/products/dana300/
http://www.jbconversions.com/products/dana300/front_out.php
http://www.jbconversions.com/products/dana300/plate.php
http://www.teraflex.biz/products/hd-d300-output-shaft-kit-81-86.html

Twin sticks are where its at.

After getting chewed out on my other board for even thinking about anything other then a atlas Ive decided just to hold off till funds are available. i'm considering just selling that green jeep now so I can have the atlas in time for big dogs.

Good point on that angle thing, i was back and forth on whether or not to angle them when I push the axle forward.

since you are doing this thing over anyway you should look into racing next year. doesn't take much more than what you already have.

Rockn93YJ wrote:

since you are doing this thing over anyway you should look into racing next year. doesn't take much more than what you already have.

I'm working on that, Just need to get my funds in order and then we'll go from there.

Okay I finally got started on my front chop. I'm kind of deciding how I want to do it as I go and since I'm doing this on a mock up jeep first I don't have to worry about my jeep being out of commission. Which is nice not to be under pressure to finish it in a time frame.

Got every thing stripped out of the engine compartment.


The first cut is the hardest but nice not having to worry if you screw up. I cut the rails long for now so I can figure out exactly were I want to the new frame rail.


one down.


Two down


really not much to unibody rails is it?


I think im going to get rid of the rad. fan and put an electric fan in so i can move the bumper back.

Nice!

whats your plan to mate the tube to the body

I'm going to use 2x4 box instead of tube. As for the frame i'm going to cap off the rails and weld the box to that. Then just fish plate the old and new rail together.

sounds like a good plan it should work fine! and your doing this for the coilover mounts right?

Cool!!! You have a solid plan Joe should turn out great.

basically yea, but the main reason was to loose the arb to get a better approach angle plus knock off a few pounds. My goal is to loose 500# by spring.

yeah those arb bumpers look heavy as hell

88blazeron40s wrote:

yeah those arb bumpers look heavy as hell

They are but they are solid as stone.

a little update, My budget has been shot since work has been really slow so i'm now trying to do this as cheap as possible.

Any way I got the rails installed and motor mounts fabed up.




Also ive been doing some work on the lathe

Nice! Glad to see you finally putting the tube to good use, brutha!

big94GMC wrote:

Nice! Glad to see you finally putting the tube to good use, brutha!

Actually haven't got to use that 1.5" tube at all. My 1.75 die won't bend it very well so i'm going to have to order a new die for it which is almost $200

On top of that I need a stick of 1.75 so the front tube work matches the rest of the tube work.

I sold that locker so i'm going to try to start rebuilding the broken C.O. this month. I'm hoping to have all the needed mock up done on this jeep by the end of February so I can get started on the real deal and be ready for big dogs at the end of April. So i may have a wrenching party some time in April just so I know ill be ready. Ive found its alot easier to pull the motor and do the grunt work with an extra set of hands.

Joe would you want to sell off that 1.5? to buy 1.75

sure, ill sell a few sticks, why you need some?

Yeah I will need a couple of sticks if the next month or so works out right. I'm still looking to make the toyota super cheap trail beater that it is meant to be.

[quote="md4wheelin"]a little update, My budget has been shot since work has been really slow so i'm now trying to do this as cheap as possible.

Any way I got the rails installed and motor mounts fabed up.


are you going to add some beef to those mounts thats an awful lot hanging out on those mounts

You do remember this is Joe right?

Defiantly, it will be plated top and bottom and all of it will be welded firm to the frame. I just don't want to do that yet in case o want to move something when I swap it over to my jeep. It's 1/4" steel plate so I'm guessing it will stay put:)

I knew you where going to say that. Hurry up Joe Big dogs is around the corner.

md4wheelin wrote:

Defiantly, it will be plated top and bottom and all of it will be welded firm to the frame. I just don't want to do that yet in case o want to move something when I swap it over to my jeep. It's 1/4" steel plate so I'm guessing it will stay put:)

yeah i fig as much