Stretching a frame

[cjmitchell5]

Go For IT!

I stretched my TJ (heep) 15" last winter (I know not a LR but...) I had a blast doing the fab work. Total cost invested was about $800. As long as the frame has a straight section, cut there, add in disired length and hot glue gun it back together. Use fishplates if needed for strength. Lengthen brake, fuel, wiring and driveshaft.

It was a lot easier than I expected... here is the finished product:


Next plan is add 12-14" to rear to give it a pickup look and much needed storage.

Dennis

:Wow1: Nicely Done!

 

[4Rescue]

Go For IT!

I stretched my TJ (heep) 15" last winter (I know not a LR but...) I had a blast doing the fab work. Total cost invested was about $800. As long as the frame has a straight section, cut there, add in disired length and hot glue gun it back together. Use fishplates if needed for strength. Lengthen brake, fuel, wiring and driveshaft.

It was a lot easier than I expected... here is the finished product:


Next plan is add 12-14" to rear to give it a pickup look and much needed storage.

Dennis

WELL DONE!!! I bet that thing rides/climbs like a champ now eh.

Cheers

Dave

EDIT: Wait... HOT GLUE??? Is this a joke, are you refering to Welding cause unless you're using aircraft epoxy that scares the bejezus out of me... Still a neat looking truck and I'll look forward to the P/U addition.

 

[zimm]

Here 'ya go...

How to spend a million dollars building what you want.

yea. but thats a great truck. the only issue with using the chevy gear, is it wont break as much as the LR gear. land rover purists like them so much, they are always looking for reasons to lay in the mud staring at the underside, in fascination of english engineering.

 

[zimm]

Go For IT!

I stretched my TJ (heep) 15" last winter (I know not a LR but...) I had a blast doing the fab work. Total cost invested was about $800. As long as the frame has a straight section, cut there, add in disired length and hot glue gun it back together. Use fishplates if needed for strength. Lengthen brake, fuel, wiring and driveshaft.

It was a lot easier than I expected... here is the finished product:


Next plan is add 12-14" to rear to give it a pickup look and much needed storage.

Dennis

umm. didnt they sell them like that?

 

[Lumberjack]

WELL DONE!!! I bet that thing rides/climbs like a champ now eh.

Yes, it feels so much more stable.

EDIT: Wait... HOT GLUE??? Is this a joke, are you refering to Welding cause unless you're using aircraft epoxy that scares the bejezus out of me... Still a neat looking truck and I'll look forward to the P/U addition.

Yes it is welded...

umm. didnt they sell them like that?

Not quite... an unlimited has 10" added to the center and 5 to the tail. I stretched 15" in the center and plan on adding 12-14" to the tail. It is also going to get less lift and 33" tires for a lower center of gravity. I also have a few other tricks up my sleeve of which I will start a build thread on when the time comes.

HIJACK OFF

Back to stretching the frame, by using a sleeve inside the frame that was stronger than the factory frame, I have no worries about the strength of the frame where I stretched it.

For me doing a project like this was like therapy, I had more fun doing this and so did the guy who helped me. His shop does primarily street rods and I think he gets bored doing just another hotrod. He always had people coming by and loved to tell them we were going to take a sawzall to it and cut it in half, the look on their face was priceless