The Punisher Chassis Begins!

blackcj71 · Mar 26, 2010

Nice dude! If you ever need a hand let me know!!

mjp1080 · Mar 26, 2010

Thanks to everyone for the compliments. As for the ride height, its pretty much at ride height now. I am still playing with driveshaft clearance to get it even lower if I can.

Brian H · Mar 26, 2010

mjp1080 said:
Thanks to everyone for the compliments. As for the ride height, its pretty much at ride height now. I am still playing with driveshaft clearance to get it even lower if I can.

You should really try and lower that thing a bit.
it looks really tall.

mjp1080 · Mar 26, 2010

The height is an unfortunate side effect of top loader axles. There's only so much you can do. But ill keep at it.

Brian H · Mar 26, 2010

mjp1080 said:
The height is an unfortunate side effect of top loader axles. There's only so much you can do. But ill keep at it.

Here is a good thread for you to get ideas.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=463251

mjp1080 · Mar 27, 2010

Got the rear top hat built so now I will have double triangulation in the rear. Also mocked up the rear upper links. Tommarow, its on to the rear lower links and finish the bracketry.

TreeClimber · Mar 27, 2010

Getting those bolts out looks like a PITA:eeek:

LONE Tj The · Mar 27, 2010

Bolts on top hat

X2

aint those bolts in backwords:eeek:. Overall I do like this build VERYCOOL MAN:awesomework:!!

mjp1080 · Mar 28, 2010

The bolts look funny because they are just chunks of all thread for mock up. When the actual grade 8's are in there they will go from the outside in.

powdr7 · Mar 28, 2010

Nice lines. :awesomework:

mjp1080 · Mar 28, 2010

Finished the rear four link and now I have a rolling chassis :cheer:. Still having clearance issues with the front drive shaft. I think I am just going to shave some more out of the oil pan and trans pan. That should atleast give me a reasonable ride height. The last picture is the mud bogger version of the buggy :redneck:.

War-Jeeper · Mar 28, 2010

Movin right along!

1980cj5 · Mar 28, 2010

If you run your ride height where it is in the last pic you D-line should clear the oil pan just fine.

boxboy · Mar 28, 2010

move the engine up and over to the drivers side, put it in at a slight angle.

NotSoPC · Mar 29, 2010

A dry sump oil set up would fix that right up for ya:awesomework: Cool rig I like the way it just looks pissed

kaptain kraker · Mar 29, 2010

why u wanna make me drowl,,,,, i love it ... sweet ride

Robinhood · Mar 30, 2010

Have you looked at running a pillow block in the front driveline. I did on my cj and it cure my clearance problem.

Toyota_corey · Mar 30, 2010

This is going to be ready for the core event... Right!

Coming along dam good and looks great hope to make a run with you somewhere sometime... I need to finish my own build up first though!

have u ever ran those tires on rocks?........

mjp1080 · Mar 31, 2010

I got my driveline issue figured out, just had to shave the transmission pan. Now were working on coilover mounting points,lots of fun. I'm not making any promises about the CORE challenge but I'll try to make it, I will however definately be out wheeling all summer long. I'll post some pics of the progress tommarow.

darius · Mar 31, 2010

Your front axle is going to move all over the place, your upper links are running slightly outward the same direction as the lowers. When I saw the first pic with uppers only I was curious if you were going to run a true inverted 4 link which would be awesome minus the links getting hung up all the time, super stable. It looks like you could move the axle end of the uppers inward a ways. Just a little helpful info, looks pretty good man. Maybe pictures are just decieving.