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Jeffery 2.0 - some assembly required

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#1 ·
Well I think it was finally time to start a build tread over here on JF.

I started with this pile of heep.
It was pretty much stripped down, had a bent frame. I bought it for the tub and title.


And my plans for this build are the following

Drive Train
-3.9 Cummins 4bt Turbo Diesel
*cut down 6bt exhaust manifold
*cut down 6bt intake plate w/ air horn
*he341 turbo​
-NV4500 trans
-Atlas II (3.0)
-1979 Ford HP D60 (ARB, Factory Ten Chromoly's, 4.56, Artec Trust, Ried Racing Knuckles)
-1985 14b (ARB, 4.56, shaved to 13b, Artec Trust)
-40" Goodyear MTR Old School (1st set)
-ORI Struts (14")

Armor
-TnT hi-line zeros
-Custom made boat sides
-Custom made phantom hi-line front fenders.

Interior
-Custom Roll cage w/ integrated dash
-Corbeau Baja Ultra SS seats
-Custom Tool box in the rear
-Fuel cell behind the seats.

Specs
-105-106" Wheelbase
-5" rear stretch
-7"ish front stretch
-22" at skid plate
-5.5" up travel
-8.5" down travel
-Not sure the total amount of lift over stock, but should be around 4-5"

I have collected most of the parts for the build, and over my college winter break I got started on the build

Links to my Trips

3-16-2013 - Shake Down Run @ Bandlands - Attica, IN

4-20-2013 - Day at the Bandlands - Attica, IN

5-18-2013 - Week of Wheeling in Moab
- Dome Plateau
- Top of The World
- Fins-N-Things
- Poison Spider
- Golden Spike
- Gold Bar Rim
- Hell's Revenge
- Escalator
- Baby Lion Back
- Cliff Hanger
- Moab Rim
- Kane Creek Canyon
- Strike Ravine
- Potato Salad Hill
- Helldorado

9-14-2013 - Day at the Bandlands - Attica, IN

10-24-2013 - Weekend in Harlan, Ky @ Black Mountain Off Road

12-7-2013 - Toys for Tots @ Bandlands - Attica, IN

3-29-2014 - IndyORV Open Run @ Badlands - Attica, IN

8-8-2014 - Week of Wheeling in Colorado
- 21Rd
- Die Tryin'
- Black Bear
- Imogene Pass
- Yankee Boy Basin
- Governors Basin
- Red Mountain
- Phorpyry Gulch
- Alta Lakes, Ohpir Pass
- Alpine Loop
*Mineral Creek
*Poughkeepsie Gulch
*Cinnamon Pass
*Engineer Pass
- Carnage Canyon
- Holy Cross

9-27-2014 - IndyORV Members Only Run @ Mission Impossible - Attica, IN

8-10-2015 - Week of Wheeling, Rubicon Trail

Build starts here
For the 14b I went and got UCF 13b shaved cover.
I put the cover on, marked the cut and went at it




Cleaned it up with a flapper wheel, and bolted the stock cover on, so I could see the clearance gained. (1.25")



I knew I was going to need to do a 1" body lift, so instead of doing pucks, I went with Gen Rights body mount lift.


Old


New



Then my friend cut off the back half


I went with the atx back half kit the second go around. I first tried it will using 2x3 tubing coming off the frame, but I was not happy with the angles I got.


I plan on doing something different in the rear, out side of the tub. But for now it looks like this.


Then on the front half of the frame I made some cuts and got rid of the drop down section.
I left the tubes 9" long cause I might have to stretch it a few inch from factory so I can fit a winch up from.
*BEFORE

*AFTER


When I did this I made an L cut, cause I was stepping down from 2.5" to 2", and it worked great.



Well I got to work on pulling the engine.
I chopped up the grill a little, there was no way I was going to pull it out the side door like they say to do.


God was it greasy


Half a gallon of de-greaser and a power washer, cleaned it up pretty good.


 
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#30 ·
Why the double C pillar?
 
#33 ·
You know what I meant. Lol

Seems like an expensive and labor intensive way to be different. Different for sure. That's a lot of notching though. Lol
 
#44 ·
Finally got to work on the jeep this weekend. I got the atlas all assembled and mated it to the trans. (what a b**** that was)


Then i cut the tub up a little more to redo the tunnel. I took my time, and made it out of poster board to make sure it came out like I wanted it to.
I am please on how it turned out.


 
#45 ·
Nice. You sell Jeffery yet?
 
#49 ·
Got to work today. A friend came over to lend a hand.

Stripped down the front axle. Installed the REID knuckles, and assembled the truss and tacked it into place. Also check out that awesome tie rod :lol:


Then I welded the tubes of the 14b to the housing.


Then I assembled and got the rear truss tack together.



Then I put the rear corner back on and trimmed where the boatsides are.


Up for tomorrow is the rear cross member, and getting ready for some links :D
 
#50 ·
You'll be done before I get my CA's on......:laugh:
 
#53 ·
Didnt get much of anything done today.
Lied some pvc out to get an idea of what I need for the rear link setup.



Didn't do much after that. Still trying to play around with some numbers to get the right setup back there. Also have to go pick up some more steel.
 
#56 ·
So i sold my old jeep a couple days ago. Now I can focus on this one.


Back under the jeep the last couple days. Ill let the pictures show the work.







Trying to keep things low, means the upper ares are coming up into the tub.
 
#57 ·
Worked on the front today. Didnt get as far as I would have liked to, but Ill take what I can get.

Made some beefy CA brackets (passenger side)




(driver side)



Mock up arms


Next up is the track bar and steering box. Some time I wish I went with full hydro to make my life simpler.
 
#58 ·
Its been awhile since I updated this. Well the village came down on my *** and gave me a 2 week notice to get my step van out of our drive way. So I walked away from the jeep, called a few friends over and supplied some beer.

Started out with this


In one night 3 of us turned it into this. (we thought the free beer would lure people in to lend a hand. We were wrong)


By the end of the day it turned into a huge pile of scrap. Spent the following weekend up chopping it into small pieces and bringing it to the scrapper.


Then I decided it was time to buy one of these :D


Then i made this,


To hold my nitrogen tank


Now its time for the jeep!!!
Ill let the photos talk.










The it was time for some ORI sexyness.
Busted out the tube bender that I have had for the last year and haven't used.



First set of tabs (did not like them)


So spent my time with the press break and made these.



Front on its own weight, such a great feeling!!!


Sittin low


 
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