Gazzo's Down-under CJ thread
- Thread starter gazzo
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- City
- West Friendship
- State
- MD
Dain, that's the difference between our two adjacent states. In Maryland it's zero.
Gazzo I like my Bushwacker flares. I may be in the minority 😀They also have a flat style that might look good on your rig if it sticks out enough.
Gazzo I like my Bushwacker flares. I may be in the minority 😀They also have a flat style that might look good on your rig if it sticks out enough.
- City
- Fremantle
- State
- WA
Getting sick of me and my silly truck yet? Well sorry about that, here's some more. Today I did a bit more "fit checking"
I'm thinking this old boy ain't gunna look half bad.
Don't know if this has been done before on a J truck or Wagoneer but when I saw the extra holes in the front connection of the rear springs I figured I could use it for a 1,1/2" lift. I drilled a hole in the chassis rail using the outer hole as a guide. Because I was closing the frame I welded nuts to the inside of the rails first.
Then I had to notch out the bottom of the bracket to clear the spring
Anyway it's all good and there it is!
I dropped the original tray on too but it's all bent and rusty underneath. I'm going to build a new tray and have it HDG. I will use RHS (rolled hollow section as we call it). With a subframe of RHS all fully welded it will have no flex. This will be bolted hard to the supports on the chassis. This will add some much needed rigidity to the chassis. As I've said before I want the springs to do the flexing not the chassis. This shot I took before I did that little suspension lift thing.
you can see the back end hanging down. I also made an adjustment upwards to the frame rear left corner. Folk lifted two pallets of filter media, 2T, onto the back right corner then lifted the back left corner with a 10t jack. All nice and straight now
I'm thinking this old boy ain't gunna look half bad.
Don't know if this has been done before on a J truck or Wagoneer but when I saw the extra holes in the front connection of the rear springs I figured I could use it for a 1,1/2" lift. I drilled a hole in the chassis rail using the outer hole as a guide. Because I was closing the frame I welded nuts to the inside of the rails first.
Then I had to notch out the bottom of the bracket to clear the spring
Anyway it's all good and there it is!
I dropped the original tray on too but it's all bent and rusty underneath. I'm going to build a new tray and have it HDG. I will use RHS (rolled hollow section as we call it). With a subframe of RHS all fully welded it will have no flex. This will be bolted hard to the supports on the chassis. This will add some much needed rigidity to the chassis. As I've said before I want the springs to do the flexing not the chassis. This shot I took before I did that little suspension lift thing.
you can see the back end hanging down. I also made an adjustment upwards to the frame rear left corner. Folk lifted two pallets of filter media, 2T, onto the back right corner then lifted the back left corner with a 10t jack. All nice and straight now
- City
- God's Country
- State
- AR
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Parents just got back from New Zealand. Apparently they think I drink too much, because their gifts from the trip to me and the woman consisted 100% of goodies they bought from the Tui brewery.
- City
- Fremantle
- State
- WA
Got the Overlander under primer/surfacer today. Came out pretty good and man is it easy painting a tub on a rotisserie. 
Got the truck back yesterday from the exhaust guy. Had a fouling issue with the front shaft. I went ahead and bolted the clutch cylinder on too. Lucky as it was hitting the left exhaust too
Got the truck back yesterday from the exhaust guy. Had a fouling issue with the front shaft. I went ahead and bolted the clutch cylinder on too. Lucky as it was hitting the left exhaust too
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- City
- Mount Pleasant
- State
- SC
Gazzo- I haven't checked in on the forum in a bit, but your progress looks stellar, and wow, that "green" paint looks fantastic! Can I say again how jealous I am of your shop space and now you throw that rotisserie in there as well??? Nice work on both rigs!!
- City
- BROOKLYN
- State
- NY
he has so much space he has a 4 foot wide broom!
- City
- Mount Pleasant
- State
- SC
- City
- Fremantle
- State
- WA
Thanks guys. Yeah teeny bit slow last couple weeks. Today I'm on the third return flight out of Perth this week. I'm fingered. I picked up this for 500 this week so the truck gets back seat this weekend whilst I fiddle around and do some pressure cleaning. Barn find, sort of, been parked in a backyard for 15 years 
How do I post a you tube link?
How do I post a you tube link?
Dave The Sparky
Rebuilding my CJ8 very,very slowly...
- City
- Halifax
- State
- UK
You tube videos are easy, there is an insert video link above the reply box.
Just put the web address in there
You must have no kids, how do you find time for all these toys!!!!
Just put the web address in there
You must have no kids, how do you find time for all these toys!!!!
- City
- Fremantle
- State
- WA
- City
- West Friendship
- State
- MD
"I'm fingered"??? Tried to do a little Google research on that one to see what it means and no luck. I might have to pick that expression up, though. I can think of several meanings that relate to multiple flights in a week
Speaking of meanings, any idea what they were going for with "Little Won"?? Regardless, congrats and will be interested to see what it looks like after the pressure washer.
- City
- Fremantle
- State
- WA
You're on the right track. Sorry that term does sound pretty vulgar. Apologies.
Little Won? I have no idea what that was but it won't be staying.
Hey I listen to my little video in the hire car today via Bluetooth thru the sound system. Previous renter had the base up high. Sounded better than it dies in person.
Little Won? I have no idea what that was but it won't be staying.
Hey I listen to my little video in the hire car today via Bluetooth thru the sound system. Previous renter had the base up high. Sounded better than it dies in person.
- City
- Fremantle
- State
- WA
Hey this is kinda cool, put cj8 into Firefox, it offers cj8 Overlander, OF COURSE YOU CLICK THAT, it brings up images for cj8 Overlander. Guess what? My old one is there at number 4!! Woot. 
Anyways, before a and afters of my boat for ya
pretty happy thus far with the clean up and just so it's cj8 related here's my view driving home in my Overlander 
Screen down of course
What can also be seen clearly in this image is the way everything is on the correct side, steering wheel, other cars etc.
Anyways, before a and afters of my boat for ya
pretty happy thus far with the clean up and just so it's cj8 related here's my view driving home in my Overlander Screen down of courseWhat can also be seen clearly in this image is the way everything is on the correct side, steering wheel, other cars etc.
- City
- Dexter
- State
- MI
That's Google's personalized history/search results in action, almost guaranteed. It uses what you've looked at in the past to give you the "most relevant" results, so your own stuff shows up more often.
Cpittman428
Basic User
- City
- Fort Collins
- State
- CO
Shows up 4th on mine too... So unless Gary has been using my iPhone I'm thinking his Overlander is pretty popular!
- City
- Fremantle
- State
- WA
Maybe it's that that photo was in a thread talking about Overlanders on JF and perhaps THAT is the popular part more so than my rusty old long jeep. Which by the way is the one that is in this thread currently under primer and getting the V6 3.8L conversion. Paint will be JK Sahara Tan.