CJ-7(6.0L AX15) with a TDK frame build

[mysunnshine]

I thought you all would appreciate the build I'm doing on this Jeep for a customer. This will generally speaking be a stock looking CJ-7 from the outside visual but have everything else updated otherwise. This will be running a 6.0L Vortec engine with an AZ-15 transmission. Here's a couple of pics to start off this project.....

 

[mysunnshine]

To keep from having any fuel supply issues, we changed out the fuel tank to the Genright fuel tank. This tank has internal baffling and is set up to use a YJ fuel sender but I chose to build my own since I would need to modify the stock pump module anyhow. This tank is one beautiful piece....

 

[mysunnshine]

A couple issues I have right off the bat is the upper links crash into the bottom of the engine mounts, the track bar bracket crashes into the front diff cover, the oil pan hits the diff. All of these issues are happening 2" away from the bump stops even touching the pads. So we are going to clearance what we can and build from there.

 

[mysunnshine]

So far, I have the brake lines mostly done and the exhaust done at least to the back side of the mufflers. Being stock, there isn't a whole lot of room to work with near the clutch slave and the front driveshaft.

 

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[mysunnshine]

The tub is at the body shop that is located right behind me so I can at least keep up with the progress and help guide him with what we are looking for and filling in holes in the sheet metal that don't need to be there.

 

[rubclt]

Cool build, looking forward to more photos and how the clearances go… having done the TDK the trac bar frame side was tricky getting steering angles for drivability. Other surprise, discovered after paint, was CJ inner fenders need to be cut around TDK Shock Towers.