Morningwood: The tale of a woody waggy...

[thechief86]

hey man you can get the window guts for manual doors and it only takes twenty minutes to convert using the original doors! i did it to my mj when i had it, and they worked great the entire time i had it, and the guy who has the truck hasn't even asked about it.
btw, you should really go full-size next time you're thinkin woody waggy.

 

[PacificEd]

Doug still has wood. Project is still underway.

 

[YJ-GENRAL]

im happy again

 

[shortxjdoug]

im happy again

good... i live to see you guys happy


i built my lowers today, welding up my steering bracketry on monday and looking to have the old girl up for finish welding on wednesday....

 

[shortxjdoug]

pics for those interested.... on a side note does anyone have a ballistic joint tool? one of the thread sets got heat cycled pretty bad and i cant drive the retainer in with a punch alone....

anyways, lowers

my helpers, we learned how ballistic joints go together tonight

 

[MELKORsXJ]

glad to hear all is going well for the wooded monster...

sorry i didn't have time to stop by and see it... was in town for about an hour, enough time to grab food and weld on D rings...

 

[MELKORsXJ]

...dang!

and i was just there... cause i did break down and buy a balistic tool!!! after i made my own, and almost got hurt pretty bad, i figured i'd drop the cash for the real thing... my joints were stupid tight too! some of the threads were goobered from when i got them...

 

[shortxjdoug]

glad to hear all is going well for the wooded monster...

sorry i didn't have time to stop by and see it... was in town for about an hour, enough time to grab food and weld on D rings...

i heard you were... i was otside nashville when you rolled through... you wouldnt happen to have a joint tool for the willys would ya?

 

[shortxjdoug]

my joints were stupid tight too! some of the threads were goobered from when i got them...

well one went in easy its all the way in with a punch.... if its threaded and from ballistic its usually goobered from the start, i cant even hand tighten ALL the inserts for my 3/4 heims i have been satisfied with their customer service for a change though, and the new laser cutting seems to be workin out better than the crap they had before

 

[MELKORsXJ]

get the joints together then? need the tool still?

 

[shortxjdoug]

-insert pinocchio tune here- "ohhhhh i got no jack-stands to hold me down...."

ended up with a slight wheelbase push which is a good thing... the driveshaft length and angles came out PERFECT all it needs is the caster adjusted back a hare but ive still got room in the upper to go back some more.

Passenger side links.... i tried cleaning the old LCA bracketd with and angle grinder but its a bitch when you know youve got access to a plasma.

front detail, no panhard or steering yet

-nothings bolted in yet i still have to get all the nuts on and the steering and brakelines in before it goes on the trailer

 

[JeepAddict85]

looks good man!

 

[PacificEd]

Schwing!!!

Looking really good, Doug!

 

[rredalty]

them sum sexy weldering

 

[mbogosia]

Nice man! I really like it.

 

[High2by]

Looks totally different. Nice.

 

[shortxjdoug]

them sum sexy weldering

that it is now if we could only get some sexy weldering on the frame stiffeys




thanks for the compliments guys i cant take all the credit though, matt for allowing me access to the sexy weldin machine and to my dear mother for putting up with the wooden brick in her driveway for almost three months (i live in an apartment) i know the homeowners association probably doesnt appreciate it but i know i do! And lets not forget my stepdad Toby whose been real supportive of my latest creation and whose allowed me to fill in the blanks with his tools, since most of my tool collection got stolen earlier this year....

 

[shortxjdoug]

got the steering built today.... pics to follow.... its dinnertime

 

[shortxjdoug]

if i bend this tierod im taking up basket weaving...., .375 wall 4140 chromoly, it was a tubing drop from a racecar fabricator the inserts on the ends are custom milled and double pass tig welded.

the bracket still needs some shaping with a flap disc

my boogers

 

[muddyrocks]

nice use of the out-of-focus mode on the camera.

but the boogers look well trained.