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  1. Metcalf

    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    Thank you very much, they have both been very fun AND a very good learning experience!
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    It's on the back burner for now. I have been playing with my little flat fender a lot more. It decided that it needed a new engine this winter.
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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    Yup, built in 1969 and put through who knows how much more torture than the 10 years I subjected it too, the old girl started getting a head gasket leak where a lot of water was finding its way into the oil. Not a good situation. It still runs, but I decided to tear down my spare 1967 225 v6...
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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    Time for a new one of these....
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    97 Cummins "do-it-all"

    It just keeps chugging along. It still does daily driver duty 99% of the time for me..... I should probably give it a little more love but it just keeps working.
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    97 Cummins "do-it-all"

    I don't know how I feel about the name.... Nice job on the truck and getting out with it so far.
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    A mutt? Those are kinda small aren't they?
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    That is the idea. A pretty extreme trail rig that you can drive on the road while staying dry. Adding features would be possible. The general concept is all about getting what you want and getting rid of what you don't. For me all I really want a fairly easy way to get a top, doors, wipers...
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    I'd love to do a diesel, but there just isn't a lot of options in the US. For what I want to do the diesel isn't as much 'fun' in certain situations.... AEV did the install of the JKU body on the shortened dodge frame with the 6bt. It was a neat project, its still running around at Peterson's...
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    A million ways to build a jeep for sure! One of the major issues I have with using an existing tub is that you have to make MAJOR compromises in the design of the suspension. I just don't think I can get the overall height low enough with a production tub, especially in the rear suspension...
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    Perfectly doable. For me I look at building a custom vehicle and I just have to think how much better it would be if I didn't have to start with a complete vehicle. I realize that building a complete vehicle from nothing and using nothing from anything else becomes too blank a sheet of paper at...
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    Here is some of my initial design work layout..... Same LS truck engine, 6l80, np205, 2002 dodge Dana 60s, 40-42" tires, 110" wheelbase (8/8 stretch). The body will be minimized while retaining enough of it for doors, tops, and the windshield. The rockers are fully boatsided. The tailgate...
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    Think along the lines of the car that Campbell built for Walker Evans....buggy with full body panels. I think I would just use some CJ7/YJ panels since you can get all that new and for a decent price. The last time I added it up the cowl, side panels, and corners where only about $850 total...
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    Nice! thanks for the input. Honestly, I have been working on a design that doesn't use a tub lately. Basically a buggy with a body ( panels ) that would allow using a top, doors, heater, windshield, etc. Basically, its me being 'thrifty' to get around having to pay $4000+ for a tub. Still...
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    Project: Doitall Dodge

    The 2nd gen rear axle is about 71" wide if I remember right. That would be about 5-6" wider than the stock axle. On the fender for a horizontal reference I used the body line and worked down from that. In the last picture in the post you referenced you can see the tape I 'stacked' down from...
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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    Someone commandeered my Willys this morning.... Good thing I know where she sleeps. You know you have built something pretty cool when the misses WANTS to drive it to the 1st day teachers go back to school.... It was kinda interesting seeing it drive down the road. I am usually always...
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    Jeep transmission prospects

    Most of these new transmissions have MUCH wider overall ratios. 1st gear is down in the 4:1 range with the top overdrive being a 0.6:1 ratio give or take. The general feel is going to depend on the programming. All the new transmissions are clutch to clutch units integrated with the engine...
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    Current Wrangler to live-on until 2018?

    I've driven a modified 2-dr with 37s and the 2011 version of the 2.8 4 cyl diesel, it was a great vehicle. The start/stop with the 6-spd manual was a little odd, but the power felt as good or better than the 3.6 for actually moving the vehicle around. I think it averaged over 23-24mpg for the...
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    Project: Doitall Dodge

    Welp, another little issue to deal with.... If you have a 1st gen Cummins its worth checking the pedal assembly, specifically in the area where the bracket for the clutch master cylinder bolts on, for really big cracks.... After some 300-400,000 miles mine finally cracked through both sides...
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    2007 Dodge Cummins "Power Wagon" Camper

    It will be interesting to see how the tires work out. I like the idea of the sidewall height being shorter with the 20" rim since the tire is so narrow. I ran a set of 325/85/16 Michelin XML's on my Dodge when I 1st built it. They where speed rated at 62mph if I remember right. Even though the...
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