1973 CJ6

[rejeep]

got the dash installed last night, more holes drilled and trans hump opened up a bit...
started measuring for the column hole... wasn’t sure enough on the angle to make the move.
Body is sitting on stock 5/8 pucks for now and everything is looking good...
manifolds and cross member height will be the deciding factor..



Manifolds came back from Jet hot... Will go home on the motor this week..

[M4wdFab]

whats the fuzz on the hole edges?  slag?

[rejeep]

protective film from im assuming the water jet??  leaving it on till I do whatever with it..

[rejeep]

the CJ5 still in the shop?  does it have the factory column?  might bring my protractor and pocket protector

[M4wdFab]

ya CJ is on the lift.  I shortened the column 3" and still need to fab a lower fire wall mount that got misplaced over the years of the build. 

[rejeep]

angle should be the same at the firewall... thats what I need...

[M4wdFab]

take it with a grain, the column was shortened, re welded to the dash plate, and i didnt drill the hole in the firewall.... so its probably far from factory location, height, angle, and position lol

[rejeep]

Steering column hole cut... Might be on the money, might be a bit too low.. doesn’t seem to be a lot of meat for the firewall bracket to clamp on to..
Might need to make some adjustments..
Just ordered myself a Bergeson steering shaft to mock up... no final assembly as of yet... still need to decide on floor coating or covering...






ARP - great studs about .25" too great..
manifolds wont clear the head bolts blocking the ports on the head..  need to get some stock AMC head bolts in six locations to make room for the manifolds..
did a quick search on this and it seems it’s a known problem among the AMC guys... no real issue for me running close to stock compression..

[mr.mindless]

FFFFUUUUU.


that's a grr.

[matt]

Looking good.

Is the engine and tub bolted down?  The valve covers look close the firewall.

[rejeep]

engine is in place....
tub is still undecided and loose..

but yes, valve covers will be close..

[rejeep]

Ended up cutting a larger hold in the floor than I had originally anticipated..
the T18 is a HUGE transmission and I didn’t want to lower the crossmember, so I had to make room up above.
I’m still within the footprint of the stock tunnel cover, but it will need to be modified or a custom one made.

The recipe that worked for my trans mount was the "Z" bracket from a Scout II and a standard Jeep/Chevy transmission mount.
crossmember is in factory location, with factory bracing, no extra holes drilled..
I couldn’t use the Scout mounting pucks due to the fact that the D300 and oil pan is bigger than the stock D20.  This is the key reason why the hole in the floor got bigger.





Got the pedal bracket mocked up and holes for the hydraulic systems drilled.
going to have to shorten, bend, or both the pedal arms due to the slope of the tub floor. 
Both Masters fit nicely in the engine compartment.. have to bring the hood home to check clearances.

[M4wdFab]

And i have the opposite problem, i have to bend down closer to the floor cause our petals are way too high!

[rejeep]

Smike, Im going to take some pictures of the pedals as they are and take some measurments... I would like to see what we can do here..

I found a new sandblaster...

Before



After



18 hr. turnaround time..

[jaysenodell]

Arie,


Can you post some info on places you use for things like powder coating, painting, sandblasting, etc? I'd like to do MLC right the first time and you are clearly getting top quality there and with MJ.