Jonas's 79' CJ7 Build.....
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Day 10&11 Final frame rough in before it heads out for straightening.
Well, been hitting it pretty intense during the holiday week off. Average of 4hrs of sleep a day. Which is normal when I am home.
I have the frame boxed in all the way up to the factory motor mounts. Thats as far as I need to go. Since most of your frame rotting is behind your motor mounts and so on. It isnt critical that i box in that area. Did a metal density test and the frame horns up front are still very good!
Boxed in the rear shock tower mounts for a clean look and added strength.
As you can see on the driver side frame rail up front, I filled all factory holes except for the front brake line hole which junctions over to the pass side.
Frame is a 1.5'' high on the driver side and about 2* out of square from criss cross
I "v" grooved every factory weld and laid a 3ft bead front to back on front frame rails.
4x8 sheet is slowy disappearing...
So I loaded the frame up today and took it up to a guy that is known for being the best in the biz for frame alignment.
He had her zero degrees and perfectly level in 2 hours. Cost me $110 cash. Well worth it.
I have body mount tabs coming and motor mounts for a 350 SBC this week. I'll weld them in Friday night and then all that has to be done is flapper disc and WALAH!!!
Happy Trails!!
Well, been hitting it pretty intense during the holiday week off. Average of 4hrs of sleep a day. Which is normal when I am home.
I have the frame boxed in all the way up to the factory motor mounts. Thats as far as I need to go. Since most of your frame rotting is behind your motor mounts and so on. It isnt critical that i box in that area. Did a metal density test and the frame horns up front are still very good!
Boxed in the rear shock tower mounts for a clean look and added strength.
As you can see on the driver side frame rail up front, I filled all factory holes except for the front brake line hole which junctions over to the pass side.
Frame is a 1.5'' high on the driver side and about 2* out of square from criss cross
I "v" grooved every factory weld and laid a 3ft bead front to back on front frame rails.
4x8 sheet is slowy disappearing...
So I loaded the frame up today and took it up to a guy that is known for being the best in the biz for frame alignment.
He had her zero degrees and perfectly level in 2 hours. Cost me $110 cash. Well worth it.
I have body mount tabs coming and motor mounts for a 350 SBC this week. I'll weld them in Friday night and then all that has to be done is flapper disc and WALAH!!!
Happy Trails!!
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I'll win that! Jonas works at the speed of light compared to me 
Why is this not finished yet?
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