“The” Cookie Monster

[Guest]

Man that is a big step Jeff.  Hope it goes back together....Kidding, can't wait to see this and go for a ride 

[Spareparts]

As for the control.  I would do the mounts that can take 2 shocks.  Ori’s ultra 4 car they added a second set of shocks and it did so much better they said.  I feel mine is great for what I want with single ori struts.  I just don’t know if they want you to also make a nitrogen charging setup work for 4 shocks at once if you run duals.  
 

option 2 could be add a bypass shock with the ori’s

[Weebz]

And here we go.   Will start fitting up properly this weekend and tacking things in place.   Still waiting on the belly and link system but I can get the frame going.  

[MIOffroadCustoms]

1 hour ago, Weebz said:

And here we go.   Will start fitting up properly this weekend and tacking things in place.   Still waiting on the belly and link system but I can get the frame going.  

Time for the fun part!!

[wjtstudios]

Damn Jeff, so much work. 

[AJK]

I want to see welds.

[Weebz]

Welds coming this weekend.   Been crazy with work and kids and won’t have any real time till Saturday.    Need to do a bunch of tack welds to check alignment of things  it I expect to be welding Sunday at the latest.  Front CO towers are here too.  Looks to fit like a damn glove.  Will probably start with welding them together just to get my feel for it first before I start on a frame.  Either them or the body mounts.  Regardless updates soon.  

[BHaner]

Less yackin more tackin. 

 

At least that's what my welding instructor would tell everyone. 

[Weebz]

A little progress.   Not as much as I’d like.   I’m waiting on two body mounts now.   Got the body mounts welded on and the frame rails sort of mocked up by I have a bunch of tweaking to do before I can tack.   

[KevinG]

13 minutes ago, Weebz said:

A little progress.   Not as much as I’d like.   I’m waiting on two body mounts now.   Got the body mounts welded on and the frame rails sort of mocked up by I have a bunch of tweaking to do before I can tack.   

Looking good!  It'll all be worth it in the long run.

[AJK]

Wow, thats a lot of welding you have to do. Impressive what you got going on Jeff.

[BHaner]

Fancy sauce!

[Weebz]

One frame rail welded up and ready.  The other is tacked but I’m spent.  I want to sit.   Plus I need those body mounts.   Will add some joint reinforcements per Matt’s suggestion as well but that will be next week is my guess as I’m traveling this week now.   
 

 

[Ethan Remington]

Keep that grind up Jeff!

[AJK]

That a boy. Frame is looking good Jeff. 

[wjtstudios]

Looking great Jeff!

[Weebz]

Decided to suck it up and weld up the other frame rail and get one of the towers lined up to transfer the location to the tub so I can start cutting it out.    
 

 

[BHaner]

Looking good!

 

It's almost like you know what you are doing! 

[Weebz]

1 hour ago, BHaner said:

Looking good!

 

It's almost like you know what you are doing! 

shoot.  I’m winging it.  If it were not Matt being such an awesome dude giving me advice I’d be drooling on myself in the corner whimpering about how I cut my jeep apart and can’t fix it.  

[Gruff]

That tower looks awfully big? Sure it'll fit?

[Jdofmemi]

37 minutes ago, Gruff said:

That tower looks awfully big? Sure it'll fit?

Cut a big enough hole, any size will fit

[JKBrick]

Looking good Jeff! 

[Weebz]

2 hours ago, Gruff said:

That tower looks awfully big? Sure it'll fit?

Ha!   We will discuss that when I get the other side ready.   

[Weebz]

So as Jerry alluded to the towers are actually about 1/2” wider than the frame rail they sit on which twists them as they are and leaves a little over a 3/4” gap on the inside corner where the frame turns down.  

[Weebz]

Little grinding and all is well.  Brought the gap down to around 1/4” which I can weld comfortably.