hokie_yj
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I had about an hour in the shop this morning before work. I got the old axle pulled out and sat the new housing back in its place. It's ready to start mocking up link and shock mounts.
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ridered3
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Mighty productive hour!
hokie_yj
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I spent a few hours in the shop today before coming in for night shift. I got the axle squared up under the buggy and got the lower link and shock mounts tacked on. They're snug, but as long as the link bolt on the passenger side will clear the 3rd it will be fine.
I used a piece of flat bar bolted to the link bracket to get them at the same height.
I used a piece of flat bar bolted to the link bracket to get them at the same height.
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hokie_yj
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The upper link and the panhard bar are sitting where they need to be I just have to build the mounts for them. I started on a little Cinnamon Toast Crunch CAD but ran out of time.
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jeeptj99
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So since this thread started 4372 days ago I know the buggy has been running and taken back apart several times. How many wheeling trips has it been on?
ridered3
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hokie_yj
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It took me years to build it. It's been out once. I tore up the rear axle, it needed a new housing. I wasn't a fan of how narrow the axles were, It snowballed into two new housings, 40 spline shafts, and 10" ring gears.
During that time I got married and had two kids, so life and priorities changed. I'm working on it when time and money allows. That's why I get up at 3am before day shifts to to work on it, or work in the shop all day before going in on a night shift.
ridered3
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Funny how things like that (scope creep) tend to happen with projects.
jeeptj99
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any thought of sending it to someone to get finished out? I'd go ape **** personally looking at something sit like that. I want to sell my motorcycle because it sits 4-5 months a year lol.
hokie_yj
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No.
TBItoy
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I would say with 2 kids, finishing up a single seater probably isn't much a priority either?
It will be cool when you get to use it again.
It will be cool when you get to use it again.
hokie_yj
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Pretty much. Even if it was setting there ready to kick the tires and light the fires It still wouldn't get much use.
Kids was my whole reason for buying the LJ. I haven't even wheeled it yet, they just love riding around in it. Of course I'm trying to ton swap it like an idiot, but I absolutely plan to have everything possible done and ready before I loosen the first bolt to take it apart. I want downtime on it to be the minimum possible.
TBItoy
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I wouldn't take the LJ apart unless you "know" you can get it done over one winter or something.
You already know/said it's a bad idea :****: , just buy another jeep to build up
You already know/said it's a bad idea :****: , just buy another jeep to build up
ridered3
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hokie_yj
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That's exactly my thought process. The front axle for it is ready for gears and to be assembled, but the rear is still junkyard fresh. At this point it will be at least next winter before I'm ready to start that swap probably. Of course I already have all these big ideas for stretch, steering box relocation, etc. I just have to figure out how to keep myself in check and not let it snowball too. Haha.
hokie_yj
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Made a little progress over the last couple weeks, but haven't taken the time to update the thread. Also made stupid mistake and cost myself, but no surprises there.
I got a text from @Jody Treadway earlier this week that one of the 3rds is done.
I got the JHF high steer welded up on the knuckles.
I scanned my cardboard template and sent it to a guy with a CNC plasma table and he converted it to a DXF and cut them out for me.
I got the housing cut down to length and up on the table and locked down in the chain vise and welded to the table with the right pinion angle to start putting the Cs on. The Goatbuilt ram mount is also tacked on.
There was about a .015" interference fit between the Cs and tube so I did the same as I did when I swapped the C on my 60. Did some sanding on both the C and the tube and was able to knock it on pretty easily with a 4lb hammer and get the caster right where I wanted it.
Everything was going really good until it wasn't…
I got a text from @Jody Treadway earlier this week that one of the 3rds is done.
I got the JHF high steer welded up on the knuckles.
I scanned my cardboard template and sent it to a guy with a CNC plasma table and he converted it to a DXF and cut them out for me.
I got the housing cut down to length and up on the table and locked down in the chain vise and welded to the table with the right pinion angle to start putting the Cs on. The Goatbuilt ram mount is also tacked on.
There was about a .015" interference fit between the Cs and tube so I did the same as I did when I swapped the C on my 60. Did some sanding on both the C and the tube and was able to knock it on pretty easily with a 4lb hammer and get the caster right where I wanted it.
Everything was going really good until it wasn't…
hokie_yj
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I guess I got in too much of a hurry on the second C and didn't sand enough. It started on good like the other. I was putting them 1.75" onto the tube. This one got .5" from being all the way on and just stopped moving.
I got the bright idea to use some big threaded rod and plate and try to pull it the rest of the way on with an impact. So I grabbed some 1" rod and 3/4" plate from the scrap pile at work. Even with a 1400 ft-lb 3/4" impact it wouldn't budge. It just bent the plate and killed the threads on the rod. She stuck.
It wouldn't even move trying to hammer it back off. So my only option was to slit it down the side to relieve it and knock it back off. You can see in the picture where I hit it with my purse a time or two.
A few people have said to just use that same C and bevel the slit and weld it up, but I found another C from a guy in one of the FB buggy groups and I'd rather just do that. I got the tube cleaned up because it was gouged pretty good too. Once the new C gets here we'll try again, and try not to screw it up this time.
I got the bright idea to use some big threaded rod and plate and try to pull it the rest of the way on with an impact. So I grabbed some 1" rod and 3/4" plate from the scrap pile at work. Even with a 1400 ft-lb 3/4" impact it wouldn't budge. It just bent the plate and killed the threads on the rod. She stuck.
It wouldn't even move trying to hammer it back off. So my only option was to slit it down the side to relieve it and knock it back off. You can see in the picture where I hit it with my purse a time or two.
A few people have said to just use that same C and bevel the slit and weld it up, but I found another C from a guy in one of the FB buggy groups and I'd rather just do that. I got the tube cleaned up because it was gouged pretty good too. Once the new C gets here we'll try again, and try not to screw it up this time.
