Project "AZZ DRAGGER"

[rustycrawler]

Looks really good.

It's really sad that the piece of cardboard is stronger than the Warn skid plate on the TJ. I'm not sure why anyone would want a one. You might want to add a little duct tape to the cardboard to strengthen it up a bit.

 

[Randyzzz]

Looks really good.

It's really sad that the piece of cardboard is stronger than the Warn skid plate on the TJ. I'm not sure why anyone would want a one. You might want to add a little duct tape to the cardboard to strengthen it up a bit.

Looks fantastic! I'm loving the attention to detail and the custom touches.

 

[bigwalton]

That is full of awesome.

 

[Bad Karma]

small update.

gas tank is in. used a heat gun I got at Harbor Freight. Heated the tank for a couple minutes, till the plastic was soft. Then pushed the tank into the skid plate. Threw a couple ratchet straps on it to get it to the bottom and installed the strap! took about 5 minutes to do.

fabbed up a torque arm brackets and spring mounts. (I love my band saw.)

and here is the torque arm. 1.5" 0.25"wall DOM tube. mmmm beefy.

running fuel line to tank, then I will be installing the tub. maybe today.

 

[zero2wow]

Way to make fast work of it...

z

 

[Bad Karma]

heres another quick update...
Tub is back on the frame!! YIPPEEE!!!

heres how you do it when you're working alone. Wifey was gonna help but she had a doctor's appointment. She was going to help when she got back, but i couldnt wait! anyways... this is how you do it.

engine hoist... and AOT of ratchet straps. takes a long time to get tub balanced so it picks up straight and level.

tub on. not bolted down or squared up on the frame yet. (its pretty close though)

body mount in front of tank... looks like the cross member is a little low. good thing i have a set of 1" body mounts. cut them do to fit properly.

 

[spankrjs]

That is an ingenious use of ratchet straps

 

[AK-RWC]

My body mounts were low at that spot too (TDK frame). I was just planning on sticking a little spacer to move those two mounts up.

 

[Randyzzz]

Nice!

 

[Bad Karma]

Quick update... pics later.

FINALLY finished the CJ-7. Its for sale and out of the garage so I can focus on the Scrambler again!

heres what I've done..

mounted a electric fan from a 1999 Mercury Cougar (dual) to the rad. looks and fits perfect!!!
tired to install the rad and grill on the frame... TIRED... didnt fit. The steering box mount on my TDK frame is too high and too far back. Hydraulic hoses hit bottom of the radiator. could have put a body lift in to clear the hoses, but that would have been stupid. so i had to do the next best thing... cut the steering box mount off of my galvanized TDK frame and move the box ahead and down. (did that today. just have to finalize the position and weld the mount back on)

on the plus side, the grill and hood are back on. I put my black Scrambler decal on the hood. Starting to look like a Jeep again. Too bad when I get one step ahead I have to take that step off and go 3 steps back and start again... theres alot more of that coming too...

Pics either later tonight or tomorrow afternoon...

 

[Bad Karma]

Ok heres the pics...

As she sits right now...

here you can see where the top bolts for the steering box were before I dropped it. pretty much right at the top of the frame. (hoses are pointer forward just to make it easier for me to work on it. will be routed differently when finally installed)

after the box drop, the lines still come very close to the rad and bottom of the grill.

side shot. oooooo exciting!

front shot.

didnt take any pics of the cougar fan, I'll have to take the grill off again, so I'll take a pic then.

 

[Randyzzz]

Looking good! Too bad you had to do the mod after the frame was galv'd. I had the same problem with my steering lines, but there were other trouble areas too, so I made a 5/8" body lift out of UHMW...solved it easy.

 

[Bad Karma]

I would have needed almost 3" to clear the lines... I dont want any body lift. Jeep is high enough! gotta get a new garage door, Jeep is 3" too high right to fit in or out.

 

[Bad Karma]

been doing alot of little things on the Jeep, lately.

Got the steering box mount done

wilwood adjustable combination valve mount and some blinging braided stainless line and AN fittings. (wiring is a mess, dont mind it)

Dual electric fans out of a 99 Mercury Cougar (same as contour fan). Its a TIGHT fit. about 3/8" clearance. using Flex-a-lite varible fan controller.

power steering cooler mounted.

Ordered a sh!tload of parts too... coming soon.

 

[Bad Karma]

Power steering hose clearence problem solved... Had to make a custom hose. Used a new hose from a 88 GMC 1 ton and mated it to my existing hose. Its a tight fit but i will work!

modified the existing battery holder to accept my relays and big *** fuse for the electric fans. Also mounted the balllest resistor on the fire wall... (its amazing how long it takes to drill 6 holes)

Installed (but havent wired yet) 2 of the 4 new guages... Autometer ES guages. Had to pull the dash out to get the factory AM/FM/CB radio out so i could even get to the guages. That was fun. Having a rust free tub is awesome.

Started building my exhaust. 2 1/4" tube. mandrel bends. This is as far as i got.

There is so much stuff to do on the Jeep, that I am jumping around alot. If i get bored or tired of doing one thing, I jump on to another job for a bit. Not very efficient but it maintains my sanity.

Still havent gotten any of the parts that I ordered... some stuff on back order. But there should be new rubber on the way (assuming thats not on back order too).

 

[cchambers]

Are you going to put some kind of flat fenders?

 

[Bad Karma]

Are you going to put some kind of flat fenders?

I dunno yet. I'm not a huge fan of flat fenders on a CJ, I prefer the stock look. however, tire size and suspension flex tell me otherwise. we'll see when it gets mobile. I'll probably put the stock fenders on for the first flex test. If (when) the tires hit, I'll have to build something....

 

[Bad Karma]

slight rise needed to clear cross member...

another shot

exhaust almost at the muffler now... gonna mount the muffler above the axle. then exhaust will exit out the rear corner. some how... dont mind my u-bolts, there are temporary, HONEST!!!

 

[Bad Karma]

teaser pics...

and how I got 4 of them home... there are 3 tires in the car. 37x12.5r17s!!!!

 

[cchambers]

Great looking BFGs.