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The time has come to stretch the ol' CJ-5 to CJ-6 specs. When it was just me it was fine, but now with the Family it's not cutting it anymore. Plus the added wheelbase will be nice for the long steep hill climbs and having a chance at getting up ledges without winching. Later I plan to purchase a CJ-6 soft top for it.
I plan to fill this thread with lots of details and pics as I go. I've just begun this project so I don't have much yet. I've laid out my cut marks as shown in the pics below. I love my laser level. It has so many uses.
In the next few days I'll remove the rear half of the tub and set it off to the side. The roll cage has already been cut. I'm leaning toward building an entirely new cage rather than scabbing this one back together after the stretch.
In the next pic you can see how much rust was hiding behind the left factory drivers seat belt attach point. There's not much sheet-metal left retaining the anchor plate. I seriously doubt it would have held up in a substantial accident so I'm very happy to find out about this.
In the bottom pic you can clearly see the cut lines I chose. I've drilled the spot welds and removed a portion of the support brace to allow me to make the cut. I spent a considerable amount of time evaluating the best place to make the cuts to keep this as simple as possible and this was it.
I plan to fill this thread with lots of details and pics as I go. I've just begun this project so I don't have much yet. I've laid out my cut marks as shown in the pics below. I love my laser level. It has so many uses.
In the next few days I'll remove the rear half of the tub and set it off to the side. The roll cage has already been cut. I'm leaning toward building an entirely new cage rather than scabbing this one back together after the stretch.
In the next pic you can see how much rust was hiding behind the left factory drivers seat belt attach point. There's not much sheet-metal left retaining the anchor plate. I seriously doubt it would have held up in a substantial accident so I'm very happy to find out about this.
In the bottom pic you can clearly see the cut lines I chose. I've drilled the spot welds and removed a portion of the support brace to allow me to make the cut. I spent a considerable amount of time evaluating the best place to make the cuts to keep this as simple as possible and this was it.
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