did some stuff today. ended up melting cone on welder and finishing of a tank of gas so i figured id pack it in and have a few beers. hope to do more tomorrow but eyes are killing me so we will see

plated inside and outside of unibody rails with 3/16 and built gas tank sump

 

added cross bars to tub, and cut 18ga and started sheeting. got all skin tacked on now guna grind smooth before instal

 

not that ya care but i did all the weld on sheeting of buddies race car. shooting for a free 9in

 

haha, effin sweeet....makin ur own, or the famed dean's custom?

dude, this rig is gonna be baaad-aaazzzz.....tubs are comin along beautifully....is the tank gonna sit flush in there, or u goin w/a cell??

 

tank sits in it. i wanna rock a cell everntually but dont wanna buy the expensive efi pump. so stock tank with cover for now

 

didnt do jack today because cant get new cone for welder till monday. so i cleaned up the out side of my shop and test fit the tub. i think ill like them

 

that things gonna be awesome! im feelin when you get some more, for maybe cherokee of the month?

 

if i ever get the thing done maybe i could take cherokee of the month. problem is getting it done. ive drove it around for almost a year now being 3 different colors. doesnt show the best

 

cherokees arent really for show, more for go where you want...and you have put a lot more work into that thing, then say someone with just bushwhackers and big tires. not saying bushwhackers arent awesome, but that jeep is pretty much 100% custom...i think that deserves a cherokee of the month.

 

ill just wait. if i did some how win like this it would be a year before i could try again with this jeep.

thanks for the confidence boost though

 

got a pretty good craigslist deal today for the jeep. 5 16.5x10 millitary take off hummer wheels with double beadlock and run flats. $175
(ill dig out my powder coater and make these babies pretty)

4 34x12.5x16 supper swamper truxus 1/4 tread for $60
(not useable for me but already got offered $125 so im good)

since i had a bit of help out at the shop today i got the wheel tubes set and tacked. there is only a 1/4in difference between the 2 but you would know unless i told ya

 

im planning on running the hummer wheels too eventually are you gonna make your own centers .... theres a company that sells them they come pressed and you can just weld them in.... im not sure what route im going on that yet cause i too am doing an axle swap . just not sure what im gonna use yet.....

 

nope. i am guna run full width axles but dont wanna be super wide. so im keeping the stock bs of the hummer wheel (7in) back will be fine. front i plan on buying flat top knuckles and making or buying high steer arms that will work within the wheel.

my axles arent here yet but should have this weekend or first part of next week so i will get true width. but i figure i will only be like 1.5in wider on each side than i am now with 3.75 bs soft 8s on stock axles

7in bs was the whole point of the hummer wheels in my mind. i can make a beadlocks but there illegal to run on road. the hummer ones are dot approved for on road use which is also a plus

if ya can find them the magnesium run falts are 20x easier for guys like you and me to mount. the rubber run flats are a little nicer but take a ton of work to get in the tire. whatch it on you tube its kinda funny

 

yeah i saw that video lol and id like to keep the wheels like they are but when i originally got the tires i wasnt planing on the axle swap . ill have my 360 magnum soon .so ill have plenty of hp to turn 37s . just not to sure how long the d30 and d35 will last lol ....... like you i was driving my project while i was working on it . but now i got a spare ride so i got the jeep stripped right now ready for v8 power. do you think ill have any problems with running a carb over running fuel injection on the magnum .. i was figuring id go with a hei distributor to get rid of all the computers and wires that only cause problems in the mud and water

 

Man those are looking darn good! Congrats so far. keep up the hard work.