Recent content by bty34

What's going on with the missing hardware on the sliders?

Hmm, looks awful familiar.

I'm pretty happy with how the heights matched up after the flanging tool. It was a lot quicker than all the test fitting it would have needed to be able to butt weld it. With seam sealer on both sides I think it will hold up ok.

5.38 with arbs. I'd probably steal one of the arbs to stick in the rear 60 in the other Jeep, assuming they're 35 spline. It's too bad the guy didn't keep the frame cleaned out, the rest of it looks better than most up here.

Good eye. I thought he said full traction, but you're right, that does look like Rubicon Express. He's down to $7500 for it, which seemed like a good deal until the frame pics.

There's a TJ nearby that has caught my interest. Being from NY, it looks like it was used mostly in the mud. It doesn't look in too bad of shape, but looks like the frame is toast. I'm not feeling eager to do another frame swap. I'm wondering about parting it out. 4.0 auto, hardtop, half...

When I talked to them about my heims losing the liners within 500 miles, they said it was the first time they had ever heard of it.

Decided to flange the front section rather than butt weld. Pretty well test fit and ready to start prepping for welding.

Modified the rear brace for the skid with another piece of angle I had laying around. Also added 1/2" of drop in the center. The aluminum should accommodate that without remaking the plate. Should by some time for a more permanent solution. Finally got the torque box off and cut out the...

It's just a flat piece of 3/8 6061 and some spacers at the frame rail. The aluminum portion on the Savvy fit with the Atlas, but the transmission mount/ cross member would not.

Pulled the bolts out of the rear stiffener. The aluminum plate is bent, but pretty minimal. I might loosen the top bolts on the Atlas while I have the body raised, but wait to change anything until the body is bolted back down.

Here's what I'm thinking. The 3/8" 6061 is pretty strong (2400 pounds) but deflects 2.4" with that load. It should spring back though on its own. With the steel brace added, it adds some strength, but also permanently deforms at much lower deflection. I need to pull the rear brace to confirm...

When I installed the Atlas, I settled on the 15° clocking position, partially because of how high it let me shove the transmission. I wasn't able to fully utilize that as the Atlas hung slightly lower and it also limited the allowable height for the center of the stiffener. Looking at how the...

Slow, but progress

Needs a little more fine tuning, but starting to look like something. Welding in the tube made things a little harder for what seemed like 100 rounds of test fitting.