Finally....Da new rig..

[CHOP SHOP]

Lookin Great!! :beer:

 

[1982cj7]

Looks good Mike.

 

[crash2]

Lookin Great!! :beer:

Looks good Mike.

Thanks guys---happy with how its turning out so far.

 

[crash2]

Took a little while but I finally got my new driveshafts. Its probably been 15 years since I had somebody else do my driveshafts..

 

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I got the rear shaft put in just to see how it all looks. Its spot on and clears "everything"...

 

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I threw the front shaft in and it looks like its going to also be perfect. I gotta make the mount for the pillow block and check it but that will be for another day.

 

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So back to playing with cardboard. I got the inner panel templates made up...

 

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So with the templates made I was able to get the panels cut and tabs welded on that affix them to the outer tube where they meet the outer panels.

 

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So with the panels in I got the first part of the tunnel I made cut down to match the floor and then made and welded the part that lets the next section of tunnel meet up with it.

Then again the cardboard came out and went thru many versions of it till I got what I wanted. Now onto cutting more panels..

 

[dickwart]

Looking good man! I'm getting excited. We actually going to get to go to the rocks at the same time for once?

 

[crash2]

Looking good man! I'm getting excited. We actually going to get to go to the rocks at the same time for once?

Thanks bud.... Its slowly taking shape...

 

[ChrisStewart]

When are you going to start your exhaust? That was a critical and time consuming part in mine.

 

[crash2]

When are you going to start your exhaust? That was a critical and time consuming part in mine.

I am hoping to get the front driveshaft mounted up by monday and then get my list bends to order--shooting for new week...

Once thats done I can get the oil pan skid done also.

 

[ChrisStewart]

I am hoping to get the front driveshaft mounted up by monday and then get my list bends to order--shooting for new week...

Once thats done I can get the oil pan skid done also.

I use an exhaust place's over/under bend scrap pile bends. Fit it up cut, pie etc. They charge by the inch and it ended up being way way cheaper. I have total what 1 180* bend would cost. Just an option. The place is Stan's headers in Kent.

 

[crash2]

I use an exhaust place's over/under bend scrap pile bends. Fit it up cut, pie etc. They charge by the inch and it ended up being way way cheaper. I have total what 1 180* bend would cost. Just an option. The place is Stan's headers in Kent.

Way too far south for me....

 

[crash2]

So just putting along.. So I got the tunnel cover finished finally. I was not supper happy with how it turned out mainly due to my tig work but I am slowly getting better. So I pulled the firewall and floor and got all the excess removed at the overlap points along with all the threaded inserts.

 

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So next I tackled the rear wall. One thing I wanted was a full enclosure so it took a little thought. So the wall on the top side is all done. I still got some work with the last panel below the wall but that will only be trimming and adding a couple more tabs.

But I am getting a pretty decent handle on this sheet metal work...

 

[boxboy]

Nice job crash looking good.

 

[crash2]

Nice job crash looking good.

Thanks scotty

 

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So I got the last panel for the floor finished. It really stiffened the whole works up and ties into the wall, rear seat crossbar and the main floor pan.

So that finishes up the floor.