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Finally a little progress! This thing works GREAT. You basically set it for a slip fit on the piston and forget it. I didn't have to adjust it once after setting it. Do this six times and you end up with..... Everything seemed to go according to plan. Everything was within spec. The...

Yarg.....what an afternoon.... The crank is back in the block along with a new rear main seal and bearings. Who ever invented the new rubber rear main side seals should have one shoved up there nose! Those things are a total pain in the rear. I like the new modern sealing technology but...

All cleaned up and ready for assembly. This was 1 dose of oven cleaner, 2 doses of engine cleaner, 4 cans of brake cleaner, and a lot of elbow grease. I ran a ball-hone/flex-hone on the cylinders to hopefully get a quick ring seal. The cylinders are still measuring standard bore. This was just...

And now I need to clean stuff..... Everything in the bottom end looked really good. I will be reassembling the shortblock with new seals, bearings, and rings. Everything is standard as far as I can tell. I will probably ball/flex-hone it and clean it really well. I plastigaged some of the...

I finished side B. Much welding, much holes, much grinding, paint still wet... Does anyone have any suggestions for a way to sand/grind sheet metal seems where you have weld beads. I have always used a flapper wheel on the grinder with good luck. I don't know if I am just getting picky in my...

Some more stuff this afternoon.... Pulled the pan off the spare engine....ewwwwwww! There was some pretty good sludge in the bottom. The pickup looked pretty good. I didn't feel anything in the sludge that shouldn't be in the bottom of the pan. I think the pickup was the old small one, I will...

Lots o' fun today! I went out to the shop about 10am and the next time I looked up it was 4pm.... I had some annoyingly large holes I needed to weld up. I made some plugs buy turning down some small round stock in the lathe and then cutting them to thickness on the bandsaw. This seems to work...

Something new.... My springs have broken in a bit so the tire is moving around really nice. So nice that it has started to kiss the back of the wheel opening when articulated. I'm using an 18" radius for the wheel opening and it is just a little small for a 35" tire. The body was cutting...

I get a kick of pictures like this.... In this installment of how short is it......Jeep XJ Cherokee. I think it might have had a spacer in the front maybe.

I'm back from my Moab trip this fall.....some pics to keep you happy, trip report to follow. Fins and Things warm up and tuning run. We where working some bugs out of the other rigs and making sure everything was good to go. The 1st half of the trail is quick and easy with just enough...

Mini-update.... I have been having some more cooling issues. I engine has decided to eat a little coolant lately. I have had two low coolant instances. The 1st was just after some normal daily driving. I can't say the last time I had checked the coolant, but I noticed some 230-25pegged readings...

I've been totally slacking on updating this thread. My thread on pirate got a lot more questions and traffic but it seems like this one is still getting some views....I am going to try and get it caught back up... Just a little fun in the mountains....

Patty and Loren Upton went around the word in a CJ5, including crossing the Darien Gap. http://www.outbackofbeyond.com/ A JK, even a two door, should be a piece of cake!

Unless you are stretching the tub/rear wheelbase 6" or so, an NV4500 probably won't fit. An atlas would probably require the engine to be offset about 2" if your frame rails are stock width. It would be nice to have an indestructible tank, but flat fenders are pretty small and you have to be...

My best suggestions. Make a new frame. Use a 4.3 GM engine instead of something old and exotic. Use a center drive transfer case like a D300 and a centered rear axle ( quieter, stronger, more durable, and you can do front digs ).

Thank you very much.

You could always get crazy and swap an Atlas transfer case in for front digs. That opens up a new world of maneuverability....

I understand that would be a logical way to approach it. What I am saying is that it might be cheaper and easier to just buy the tub from Aqualu. Having done a pretty decent amount of body modifications on my last two builds, welding factory sheetmetal sucks. You waste a lot of time trying to...

With all the changes I need to make to the tunnel, length, and rear cargo area I just don't see THAT much bonus in starting with a stock tub. Then there is the top and windshield issues. I've expanded on it in past posts in this tread.

I could go that way. I might, but it leaves a lot of efficiency of work on the table if your just going to throw 90% of the base vehicle away.....and you have to purchase the base vehicle...and you have to take it apart.