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British Columbia do it all CJ2A build with V8 Power

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by avmechanic, Oct 25, 2008.

  1. Mar 22, 2010
    avmechanic

    avmechanic Gearhead

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    Thanks Patrick, that boot looks a lot better. I think I may order that one. I just hope I have room to fit that one on the small area I have around the twin sticks on my floor panel. The Omix boot is a POS.
    Greg
     
  2. Mar 22, 2010
    45es

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    If this helps, the overall o.d. measurement of the D 300 twin stick boot flange as measured on my jeep is 4" x 6 3/8".

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  3. Mar 22, 2010
    double R

    double R Member

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    wow, I like what you did with the tranny cover. Amazing craftsmanship!
     
  4. Mar 22, 2010
    garage gnome

    garage gnome ECJ5 welder

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    That looks awesome!
     
  5. Mar 22, 2010
    Mike C

    Mike C Member

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    Great idea and even better execution. :driving:
     
  6. Apr 24, 2010
    skeely

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    nice work for sure! just wondering about the steps on the slider, does'nt it defeat the purpose of the slider as it will catch on everything. look foreward to the next installment of pics!
     
  7. Apr 25, 2010
    avmechanic

    avmechanic Gearhead

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    You bet those steps will likely give me grief. It sort of defeats the purpose. The whole setup will protect the rockers well though. Probably the most important part of the step is to get the wife into the Jeep with relative ease. If I can't keep her happy there is little chance of me having fun with Jeeps. She will need to be able to get in and out as well as be comfortable in the Jeep or I can picture very little wheeling time in the future. Overall I think the rocker protection will help keep from damaging the sides. I will not be sliding them along rocks anyway. Around here the trees are the things that tend to do damage.
    Hopefully I will have some updates soon. I have been pretty busy with other things lately. I am hoping to have a day or so to work on the Jeep in the next week. I am going to be modding a set of Cherokee pedals to fit as well as the brake booster/master and clutch master cyl. Thanks for the interest.
    Greg
     
  8. Apr 26, 2010
    Warloch

    Warloch Did you say Flattie??? Staff Member

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  9. May 2, 2010
    avmechanic

    avmechanic Gearhead

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    Well the UPS brown Santa brought me some goodies and I also managed to get a free day to do some work on the Jeep. I received my Flaming River steering column, Grant steering wheel, as well as some steering u-joints to get the steering sorted out.

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    I also got some clutch pieces to start putting my hydraulic clutch setup together. I will be using a YJ master cylinder with a Howe pull type slave cylinder. I purchased a Lakewood clutch fork and bellhousing boot to work with the slave.

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    I worked on fitting my Cherokee swinging pedal assembly along with the brake booster and master cylinder.

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    I also bought a Lokar throttle pedal assembly that I thought would work well in my application but I really don't like the feel of it at all. The pivot point ends up being above the floor by quite a bit and as you tip into the throttle it makes your heel lift up from the bottom part of the pedal rocking opposite of the tip. I am quite disappointed with it. I think I will return it.

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    Here is the brake booster and clutch slave installed under the hood. It is all a tight fit but I think it will work well.

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    Here is a pedal picture inside.

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    I am pretty happy with the pedals. I just need to get the throttle pedal sorted out. I still need to finish fitting it all but the Cherokee pedals are a really good fit overall.
    Greg
     
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  10. May 2, 2010
    duffer

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    Nice work as usual Greg-inspiring posts.

    This was my third solution to the skinny, the first being a stock CJ5 hanging unit (much too bouncy), and the second somewhat similar to this, but also way too sensitive. This last edition is pretty stable even over the really rough stuff and was not difficult to build.

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    I also like to keep the skinny relatively close to the brake so it is an easy one foot operation.
     
  11. May 2, 2010
    avmechanic

    avmechanic Gearhead

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    Thanks Duffer. I had just had a look at yours after doing a search to get some more ideas. I may try something like that. I am going to have a look at one more idea I had that would use the original pedal along with a mechanism through the floor kind of like the Lokar one I was going to use. I am going to have a look at it this afternoon. I only have a couple of hours to work on it today then I am off to work away again for a couple of weeks. I also agree about having the brake and throttle fairly close. I am going to cut the pedal pad off of my pedal assy. and move it over a little closer to the gas before I am done with my swinging pedal mods.
    Greg
     
  12. May 3, 2010
    avmechanic

    avmechanic Gearhead

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    I ended up taking another approach at the throttle pedal design. I had a BS session with my father in-law and he agreed with me that the Lokar pedal just felt wrong although it looked great. (****ed me off, now I need to weld up the holes I cut to fit that pedal)Anyway he ended up digging through his vast collection of old car parts he had packed away in the basement. He had 3 different pedals to try and I ended up with something that is looking like it will work well. I had to cut it and rotate it around a bit different. I also bent the rod a bit to shape it the way I wanted. It has a good feel to the foot. I ended up shortening the cable a lot as I originally had planned on going down lower on the floor not through the firewall. I ended up going through the firewall right behind the intake with a short cable over to the throttlebody.

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    I am trying to decide whether to cut the pedal pads off and add the original flatty steel pads. It might have a little more original look but overall I think these rubber pedal pads are probably more functional. I am pretty happy with the pedals. I like the feel of clutch, brake and throttle. I am not sure on the feel yet with a load on them though. I think it will be good. I think it is pretty important to have good feeling pedals that have a natural feel to them. I am looking forward to getting the wheelwells notched and the seat positioned so I can get a real feel of my optimum cockpit layout. Gotta try to make it comfortable.
    Greg
     
  13. May 3, 2010
    Warloch

    Warloch Did you say Flattie??? Staff Member

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  14. Jun 2, 2010
    avmechanic

    avmechanic Gearhead

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    I haven't got a lot of stuff to update but I have been working on my Jeep. I had quite a few odds and ends to finish from some of the other stuff I already posted that wasn't quite finished. I have my pedals completed now and I am pretty happy with them. My latest projects are building a swaybar that is sort of like a Currie Antirock as well as notching the rear wheel wells for some legroom with modern seats. I posted a detailed build of my swaybar in another thread here. http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77374 Basically it is a Nissan torsion bar from a 2wd pickup made into a sway bar.

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    I still have to make the links to the axle but here are the arms.

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    Here is some sheetmetal work I have in progress.

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    I started notching the wheel wells to give me some more leg room. I ended up cutting in 4" and have started welding sheetmetal back in. Slow progress but progress none the less.
    Greg
     
  15. Jun 2, 2010
    pfmg

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    Nice work, what did you end up doing for the gas pedal, i have been struggling with mine, i ended up using one from an 80something XJ, did a little bending and its pretty good. But it still does not feel great.
     
  16. Jun 2, 2010
    avmechanic

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    I ended up using a pedal that my father-inlaw had in his junk collection. I have no idea what it is from. I could ask if he might know next time I see him though. Whatever it is from, it looks like it will work fine. I had to cut it at the bellcrank pivot point, to repositions it, then welded it back together. The pedal has a good feel to it. I think I am going to be happy with all the pedal controls. They feel very modern and comfortable but I will have to get my seat in there and maybe drive it to know for sure. Sorry I couldn't give you any info on a donor car to rob a pedal from but maybe you can get an idea from mine. Here is a picture of it.

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    Hope that helps some.
    Greg
     
  17. Sep 10, 2010
    avmechanic

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    Looks like I have been neglecting my buildup post again. Sometimes it is hard to keep motivated with things. Progress has been slow like these thing do get to be but here is a overview. I finished up the wheel well notches. It looks like I may have made them a bit bigger than I really needed to. Here are some pictures finished.

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    After I finished that up I got to fitting my top and doors. It was a bit of work to fit my top as it is a CJ2A top being used on a M38 body. The big issue is the CJ3A style windshield. The 2A top has the front windshield being quite a bit different made for me to come up with some different way of mounting the front edge. I will end up screwing the windshield channel strip along the top of the windshield and using that. The top doesn't have the extra strip sewn at the windshield to hook into the channel just above the glass like the 3A top does. It will work.

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    Now that I have the top fit I can get to building my roll cage.
    Greg
     
  18. Sep 10, 2010
    avmechanic

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    I have been working on building my roll cage. I did make some posts in another thread that I had started specifically started on the cage. Here is where I am at so far. I have bent up the main structure now and I am working on the extra support structures as well as the framework to support the seats. I also purchased some Corbeau Baja SS seats for the Jeep as well as some of Corbeau's 4 point retractable seat belt harnesses. Here is what I have so far.


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    I am pretty happy with everything so far. I am finding the seats and seating position really comfortable. My only concern to far is that the cross bar for the B hoop is rather close to my head. It would be nice to have more than an 1 1/2" to 2 " headroom there. I am sure everything will be more than strong enough for any type of wheeling I will be doing. I hope to get it finished up in the next several weeks. Then I can see what loose ends to tie up before I start knocking everything apart for paint.
    Greg
     
  19. Sep 10, 2010
    Brem10mm

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    Will you be able to access the tool compartment under the passenger seat with you seating mods?
     
  20. Sep 10, 2010
    avmechanic

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    Yes I can still open the tool compartment a good 6"to 8" which should be plenty of room to get my arm in there. It may limit the size of items I can put in the compartment though. I just didn't see any real practical ways of having the seat tilt away. No matter what I cam up with the seat had very little room to move due to it's bulky size. The tool box would only really open up about the same as what I get right now with the seat in a fixed position. I think I will be happy with this setup.
    Greg
     
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