The Gold Project

Great work Jason!

can't wait to see the "finished" product

 

The steering shaft is all mocked up now, need to weld all the brackets in once the engines pulled for the last time and make a mount for the box but the hard parts done now...

 

looks good!

 

looks good! how do you keep the steering shaft from slipping in and out of those heim joints?

 

I need to add one more heim on the lower shaft, and then once its bolted to the box it shouldnt be able to move any. Even as it is now there is only a slight amount of movement in the shaft.


picked up my weld on beadlocks from a buddy today and managed to get one of the rings welded on and mocked on the jeep...Ran out of gold paint, so I couldnt finish painting the outer ring But will finish it up tommorow now to the pics....

wheels started like this...



weld on ring



And the outer ring

 

Very Cool. Different than most I've seen, I like.

 

Got the front bumper/winch mount done. The steering box also bolts though the side of it. And the beadlocks all installed/painted and tires mounted

 

Its only been a week since the last one


Got it all dissasmbled this evening and the engine is on the engine stand. Got to change out the rear main, and clean/paint the engine. Do the same with the tranny tcase and put that back together. Then theres a whole list of little projects to finish up then reassmble and hopefully start it up soon.

 

What weekend is that again? Might be able to get Frank to ride over with me if nothing is going on.

 

and?

 

Theres been some progress but I keep forgeting to get batteries for the digi camera... Engine has been reassembled/painted and reinstalled, front of frame boxed, rad. mount finished, front bumper braces done, firewalls done, shock hoops welded in, herculined back half of the tub.....Im sure theres some I'm forgetting...

 

Soon enough

 

Got some batteries today... Heres a pic of the 360 painted up all nice like, with the MSD dist/coil installed. Also added another heim to the steering shaft to tighten it up a little more.


And Dan I thought youd like to see my nice hubcaps...trying to figure a way to attatch them to the beadlock, even though they would only last about 5 min offroad

 

jason, im betting theyd last 2.2 minutes looking good man

 

Dude, miss a day and you miss a week at the rate you're working; last time I checked in you were still trying to source an engine, now you've got one painted and put in!!

Those hub caps are sweet! Maybe you could figure out a little "quick release" feature.