Build Thread 83 CJ7 its time to get it done

[gert]

Getting closer by the day..... 216 days til Colorado that’s my goal I really want to be there this year so I sat down and practiced some more basic lathe skills and found out that our lathe is so wore out that to achieve a three place decimal measurement I need to use a dial indicator I made a spacer for the axle to center my brake rotor and wheel, found out during this that Moser has already pressed a hub spacer on the axle so I am going to pop that off some how and replace it with the one I made. The center hub is 2.75 the rotor opening is 3.75 x .35 deep and finally the wheel opening is AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l inches. I used an old stainless pump flange from the recycle dumpster. I realized after I was done milling it up that there is nothing holding it in place since I did not make it a press fit....... so I have decided to just drill and tap it for some screws so I can keep it attached to my Jeep going down the highway

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[shum8]

Lookin good, Dude!! Nicely done.

The Colorado trip sounds like a blast - but I doubt I’d ever make it that far out from here..... maybe one day.


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[shum8]

Lookin good, Dude!! Nicely done.

The Colorado trip sounds like a blast - but I doubt I’d ever make it that far out from here..... maybe one day.


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[gert]

Man she fits on there nice, I figured out that the old hub ring wasn’t coming off without a fight and there was enough material that I could cut slots and use a pulley puller.... worked like a champ


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[shum8]

Nice!!


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[shum8]

Nice!!


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[gert]

Been procrastinating on selling this big block Mopar pulley for a decade but now she is a keeper for sure, the exact size I needed to draw my cut line for my caliper bracket

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[Belizean]

Lookin good, Dude!! Nicely done.

The Colorado trip sounds like a blast - but I doubt I’d ever make it that far out from here..... maybe one day.


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I know that's a trip I'm going to make one of these days. Driven my jeep a couple of times out to west Texas to the Big Bend National park, once pretty much straight for 18 hours. Maybe even 2 trips to Colorado

 

[gert]

I know that's a trip I'm going to make one of these days. Driven my jeep a couple of times out to west Texas to the Big Bend National park, once pretty much straight for 18 hours. Maybe even 2 trips to Colorado

I’m hoping to play in the hill country and big bend area in Texas when mine is complete


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[shum8]

I just wanna sit in mine......


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[gert]

I just wanna sit in mine......


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Lol throw your seat in it and have a brew...

To freakin cold in my garage for that today lol


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[shum8]

Funny you should say that - now that the steering column is in place I wanna throw the seat in to church leg room. Would be a dandy time for a brew


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[gert]

Funny you should say that - now that the steering column is in place I wanna throw the seat in to church leg room. Would be a dandy time for a brew


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Lol I have sat in mine a lot of times just enjoying a brew


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[mdeluca]

Ya, but it aint complete unless you make the brake and motor sounds with your mouth...

 

[shum8]

We need a thread for just that - those of us that can’t drive em yet can all post videos LOL


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[gert]

Ya, but it aint complete unless you make the brake and motor sounds with your mouth...

LMAO and shifting thru the gears to

 

[shum8]

LMAO and shifting thru the gears to

Yep - I'm out for snow again today..... think I'll move some outta the way so I can "drive" a few laps in the garage LOL. Soon as I get it started I'll be makin some REAL noise......

 

[gert]

Well got one caliper adapter finished and am still working on the 2nd, getting real close to having 4 wheel disc the hard way lol

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[shum8]

Outstanding work


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[gert]

Outstanding work


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Man turning 1 inch steel spacers in a lathe and grinding 1/2 inch thick caliper adapters has not been a speedy process, worst of all it doesn’t look nearly as cool as you wood working


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