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rejeep

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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #615 on: May 06, 2015, 10:35:21 AM »
Engine compartment all tidied up..
not saying its final, but its perfect for now.
AC system not wired (Evap and Comp.) to prevent damage before filling the system.. I have kids :o
I think the coolant bottle and washer bottle need another couple bolts.. but they're on
Powder coat came back..
need to do hood latch (inner) and hood prop rod..
correct PS pulley swapped on.. have an extra to add to the hoard.. at least when I was looking that was a S.O.B to find..
Alignment, sticker, and possibly an AC fill Friday...





Soft top arrived last week.. Started putting the rather chintzy thing together...
going to be coating the brackets in one way or another..  much more rickety than a Supertop...
Top confirmed headroom measurements as being spot on...
width of the cage can be increased and back will need to be adjusted down a couple inches..
Im assuming the hard top offers more headroom in the back that the soft top.
I've come to the conclusion that my biggest mistake thus far has been doing the cage without both tops..
lesson learned I guess...  its been my first non factory or bolt in unit...

I guess well figure out next week what we need to do here to make this work and match the rest of the truck  :-\







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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #616 on: May 06, 2015, 10:51:30 AM »
Quote from: rejeep on May 06, 2015, 10:35:21 AM

width of the cage can be increased and back will need to be adjusted down a couple inches..


send over a magic cage widener and adjuster with that   :o
i would live with the cage or start over.  enormous amount a work to "fix" it. 


another mistake- all cage work and heavy metal fabrication should be done before any paint or finish instal work.  its just too destructive / risky
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #617 on: May 06, 2015, 11:11:00 AM »
like I said big mistake..
you tell me what I should do at this point and where to sign....

I haven't gone this far to shrug shoulders....

what im thinking.. and tell me to piss off or I'm wrong if applicable..

option 1:  start fresh, be at your beck and call.. do it right the second time around...
option 2:  hack and burn
option 3:  tweak if tweak able...

I dunno.. so upset over this... but somebody told me its just metal...

what I was thinking:

new rear section either the purple or yellow style.. save rear hoop for another project.. (orange CJ5 or ? ? ? )
raise the roof.. seems I might have more headroom that thought..  can a couple inches at the foot plate be added?
might be enough to live with..  I am strapped in/down


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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #618 on: May 06, 2015, 11:14:57 AM »
option 1 really should be  ...
you tell me to shut the fuck up.. I've spent enough and a $500 DIY cage isn't going to cut it..
let me do what I do and open the checkbook..

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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #619 on: May 06, 2015, 11:30:34 AM »
Full custom cage not in the cards this month (or next) with racing commitments. 

Its probably worth a meet up and talk though some ideas to see what we can do.  it is only metal, but being full welded not sure its practical to try and modify.

 i had Eds jeep for almost 6 weeks and that was some of the nicest cage work i have done along with Tonys TJ.  We had 3 sets of seats in and out of Eds 5 before it was right. 

Pull the cage and run the hard top for the summer- worry about it after its scratched up a little and you might consider wheeling it :) 
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #620 on: May 06, 2015, 12:11:16 PM »
hard top would need just as much time and energy...
softop wasn't cheap and more practical if towed or driving in spring/summer
I will take this thing out if its safe... only think that has stopped me from actually driving it thus far...

so much hinges off the cage... seats, belts, etc...

advantage I have over others is framework is there... seats fit and work well..  its just the damn noggin knocker...
I don't know much, but I think tweaking the rear is possible if I cut losses..

WTF do I know...


im sure mark will tell me to burn it.

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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #621 on: May 06, 2015, 12:56:50 PM »
it just clicked looking at the pics of the rear soft top line, i didnt under stand it at first.

cut and grind all roof "X" bars, side bars, and handles out.

cut rear hoop from body plates, tip forward / lower to fit in soft top

rerun driver head bang bars further out with a bump out in them.

re x roof and rear side bars to match new front side bar lines

leave seat mounts, a pillar, and b pillar as is. 


that would be my plan to keep it
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #622 on: May 06, 2015, 01:12:23 PM »
Too nice to burn it.

Give it to me instead!  ;D

It is really coming out nice!
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #623 on: May 07, 2015, 09:30:59 AM »
could we still be looking at next week to get this guy in..
Should have sticker tomorrow AM, so it will be kinda legal except for seats and restraints  ;)

M-W are light for me.. Tuesday being the least restrictive...
I can tow over during the day and meet you later in the evening or whatever..

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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #624 on: May 07, 2015, 10:23:11 AM »
im in over my head with this back issue.  Need to see how this weekend goes. 
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #625 on: May 07, 2015, 10:35:25 AM »
if you need help with that please let me know!

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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #626 on: May 08, 2015, 08:15:39 AM »
Sticker, alignment and a leaky rad cap.....

speedo still not registering... going to throw a drill on it later and see where the problem is...

I would pay a handsome sum for a NOS cluster...  hens teeth at this point
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #627 on: May 09, 2015, 11:58:25 AM »
rear seats purchased today..

narrowest car seats I can find that still satisfy my safety requirements...
17" wide x 2 for 36" between the fenders !!


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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #628 on: May 15, 2015, 08:22:24 AM »
ordering steel if anybody is interested...
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #629 on: May 22, 2015, 05:32:24 PM »
few odds and ends this weekend before some much needed M4 love...

I could be driving this by JUNE!!!!
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