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Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by pickin'n'jeepin, Jun 15, 2006.

  1. Jun 15, 2006
    pickin'n'jeepin

    pickin'n'jeepin NICE!!

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    Just recently i have come across some early cj stuff. Frame, tub, hood and fenders to be exact. Everything is already disesembled and im wondering if it would be a good idea to go ahead and box the whole frame. And if I do what size should i use to weld in place? Hopefully it will be the start of great new project. Im only missing um......everything else! lolR)
     
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    brandon11130

    brandon11130 Master ghetto fabricator

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    im ******* and im addicted to jeeps
     
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  3. Jun 15, 2006
    DanStew

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    Welcome to the addiction. As for plate, probably use 1/8 to 3/16 plate. the original frame seems to be either 1/8 or just over. There are differnt schools about boxing the frame or not. The jeep frame is suppsoed to flex a bit. Adding more rigidness to the frame is not a bad thing, but the jeep just wont flex that way so you will rely more on suspension for flex. But boxing is pretty basic, just cut the paltes and weld. Only thing to think of is the tranny crossmembers bolt to the bottom of the open channel frame so you should drill holes in the top portion of theframe and sleeve the holes and bolt the crossmember up throguh theframe, or make a differnt crossmember and weld on mounts to bolt the crossmember to.
     
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    timgr

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    There's an interesting article on the CJ-3B page that will give some background and opinions: http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Tech/Frame.html
    The CJ-5 frame is an evolution of the 3B frame, so they are structurally similar.

    JMO - boxing isn't a great idea if you don't have some specific objectives in mind. I'd fix any cracks, add a little extra metal by the spring hangers, and maybe a strap along the bottom of the frame (or maybe not). I'd advise not to add any metal without a good engineering reason.
     
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  5. Jun 16, 2006
    pickin'n'jeepin

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    Thanks for the advise guys.
     
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