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I didn't seem to get that much time on the project this weeekend, but I did make a little headway..... I tacked the engine mounts and pulled the hoist off the motor. Then I built a crossmember to hold up the transmission and transfer case. Things sure are tight on a flat fender chassis! I...

I have thought about it, but I haven't seen any 2bbl intakes in aluminum. I just don't think this little guy needs a 4bbl really. I have played with some small 390cfm 4bbl carbs that worked REALLY well off-road but they where highly modified units from the good old days before fuel injection...

I can have the rotor laser cut...no big deal. The caliper just needs to be simple. I think some snowmobiles have disc cable parking brakes on them? There really isn't a lot to mount to on the back of a D18. My best bet would probably be to use the PTO cover bolts and extend the mount down to...

Thanks for the pics. For some reason I thought you had a t-case mounted brake. PTO output e-brake. I hadn't thought of that one. I think it would make things a little worst since there would have to be a larger tunnel cover over the PTO area. I could hide it in the center console :elkgrin...

That is good to know about Novak. I need to talk someone into making a new main shaft for my SM420 for the short adapter but with the 6-spline end for the D18 input gears. A stronger rear output for the D18 would be nice....and maybe front output and coupler. I do like making my own stuff...

No worries man, ideas are ideas. I have thought about building a new output housing in order to make a rear driveshaft disconnect for front wheel drive only :sombrero: I don't think making a new output housing would be THAT hard. A nice billet steel rear output would be a nice upgrade in the...

I've got a Dana 18 transfer case though :) I'm fairly sure I can fab something up. It would be really nice if I could make it use the factory e-brake handle on the dash :sombrero: I already have a flange type yoke on he rear output. I was planning on removing it for a regular style yoke, but I...

Thanks! Got any pics of your new ride?

Not really. The rochester pattern is really odd and the bast isn't big enough to grab the holley bolt pattern. I could shave and weld a new pad to the manifold maybe. Do you have any pics of your e-brake setup?

Its an adapter. It goes from the rochester carb bolt pattern to the holley 2bbl bolt pattern.

Thanks. I will look into the bronco air cleaner, or making something like it.

The front axle will likely never go that high. The springs would be WAY into negative arch at that point and the axle would be hitting the frame. My rough guess is that the axle will have a bumpstop about 1-1.5" lower than this axle location. There is more room than it look like around the...

I played with things tonight a bit. I think I have the powertrain in a position that should work. No matter how you configure things there are always going to be trade offs.....clearance, pinion angles, hood clearance, front axle clearance, tub clearance, etc. Once big problem I was having...

The old Willys tubs are designed to run on the body. The hat channels spread out the load to the top of the frame. There are even some mounts that are on the side of the frame for the fenders and front part of the tub near the cowl. When you body lift a willys tub and you don't have this support...

Yup, will do. I plan on running the factory style torque mount also to help with that problem. Having the belly nice and flat does help, especially with a low belly height. I just don't think I can do that without dropping the frame rail height or going totally crazy raising the powertrain up...

I am going to try and run some 36" Iroks I think....so a true 36" tire. Rough guess, the frame will probably be about 16-18" off the ground? Its a short wheelbase flat fender so I am not too worried about having a low belly. If the belly is low the best thing is to make it smooth. Belly height...

The rear driveshaft will hopefully be a non-cv shaft, but I will have to see how the angles are when I am done. The suspension is going to be very minimally lifted. The transfer case is raised a bit so that will make angles a little worse. The rear driveshaft is pretty long for a flat fender...

I don't know if I am going forward or back..... Off comes the body. Having the body rigged to lift with the harness is handy, it only takes a few minutes to pull the body off. Getting it on takes a little longer since you have to try and get the mounts lined up... Next I slid my monster...

I'm just going to stick with my little V6....... TBI on an odd-fire is difficult. When I researched it the only way to make sure it worked was a crank trigger instead of a distributor trigger for the ignition pulse. I have another interesting induction idea I am going to try I think....

Holy cow! 10,000 views already! DDDAAANNNNGGGGG. I do like questions so please post any if you have them.... The odd-fire engines use a different manifold polt pattern and exhaust manifold port I think. I will keep it in mind though, thanks for the tip. If I ever do an odd-fire 4.1L I may be...