1965 Jeep CJ6 Tuxedo Park Model (Project spare parts)

[warrpath4x4]

Not sure what the end use will be for this but posting it here anyways.

I picked this Jeep up about 18 years ago if my maths math out.

It was a running driving jeep with a bunch of rust and dents, a roached frame, and a questionable paint job lol.

(old pics from various places)

with some sweet carpet screwed to the floor

At the time I had a dodge drivetrain I was going to install the body on the chassis so I started stripping it down and sold the Jeep chassis

started a little body work (which I will be revisiting)

stripped paint and welded up holes but when i come back to this I will be doing some more in depth body work now that I have more tools and knowledge 18 years later

check out that sweet "roll cage" that i didnt notice with the soft top on it

Shortly after this point I ended up moving to Wyoming and the jeep sat at my parents house in Oregon, then we moved to Nevada and the jeep stayed at my parents, then we moved to Washington and the jeep came home but has just sat outside waiting for the last 10 years or so. Currently my wife and I have a 5 year plan to move back to Wyoming after our son is out of school, one of those plans is downsizing the amount of vehicles and projects. I have several vehicles that are mid project either waiting on parts, waiting on time, or waiting on ambition lol. So as i move between my project ADHD the plan is to keep the CJ6 and the K10(30) stepside and build then get rid of the Samurai and Cherokee.

 

[warrpath4x4]

So where are we going from here?

I have a bunch of spare parts from previous projects that need a home as we move towards our 5 year plan. I have a cammed 350 that will be running Aces fuel injection, that will go to a TH350 and either an NP208 or if I can find one a NP241 passenger drop that will get a SYE. The axles I have are a 12 bolt rear (already built) with either 4.56 or 4.88 gears as I cant remember right now, a posi, undercover fab diff cover and chromoly shafts. Front axle is a Dana 44 (that im currently putting together) with matching gears, zip locker, RuffStuff diff cover, chromoly shafts, and crossover steering.

Had to order a new spindle for one side

The other side isnt as bad but has had some heat, will have to check tolerances when I put it back together

tire/wheel combo are 37" super swamper M16 tires on spyderco beadlocks

As for a frame I picked up a YJ frame yesterday for $100

It does have some questionable repairs that I will have to remove/go over

not sure how they planned to run a shock lol

I plan on cleaning, repairing, stretching, and reinforcing the frame. I have a mix of leaf springs here that I will see what I can make work or if i just need to order some new ones, it will be spring over and I would like to keep it at stock YJ spring height or maybe 2". I want to run a later year hood (current hood has holes anyways) for more length to fit the engine and cooling package and plan to build tube fenders for it to match.

 

[warrpath4x4]

Doing some planning thinking, I was looking at just grabbing a YJ gas tank so it would just bolt into the frame but from what ive been reading the tanks were the size of a 20 gallon tank but had EPA limitations to only fill with 15 gallons and thats not gonna work, plus the ones around me aint cheap and new ones are expensive. So I was looking at fuel cells and the like and again they aint cheap either. Well keeping with the spare parts theme... I have a spare 20 gallon XJ tank thats basically the same dimensions of the YJ tank but wider.

Also thinking of where I wasnt to stretch the frame at, originally I was just looking at doing it in the middle of the frame but now im thinking about doing part of the stretch in between the rear spring hangers to run longer leaves. Ultimately I need to get the body over the chassis as is so I can mark things out and to some thinkin drinkin.