WTB: CJ5 or YJ frame in good shape

[Team Willys]

Hey guys, I am seriously considering redoing the Willys, it won't happen before the crawl, probably not before the Fog either, but its gonna need rebuilding here soon. The frame is getting pretty bad with the cracks and such, and Im getting tire of fixing it. Also, my tub is a tub alright, a tub of crap! lol!!! So I am thinking of a few things: A; use a YJ frame and narrow it so the front is the same width as the Willys frame to make mounting the front clip and the front suspension easier. B; Use a CJ 5 frame since its only slightly longer and its already the correct width up front, but its still a lot stronger. C; build a 2x4 box tube frame like we did on Dans, its pretty lightweight and its pretty darn strong! Downside is I would need all new spring mounts and would have to make everything, cost for materials would be more than buying a frame and would take more time. D; use my front clip and build a Willys tube buggy but use all of my current drivetrain. The downside is I won't run leaf springs on a tube chassis, so I would have to fork out some serious money to do a link suspension with coilovers, ORIs, or air shocks. The benefit is that I wont have to spend $2k on a new tub...

So what are your opinions?

And, do you have what I am looking for? (as in a CJ 5 or YJ frame)

[Jeepxj13]

I have a whole cj5 I'll sell for $700 cash.

[shortxjdoug]

theres a a yj frame or two on craigslist methinks

[shortxjdoug]

cj-7 frame for 275
http://knoxville.craigslist.org/pts/1614109816.html

heres a 3b for body parts for dan if its in good shape
http://chattanooga.craigslist.org/pts/1622196235.html

91 yj frame for a bill
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/pts/1625610879.html

yj frame 200 for just the frame
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/pts/1609106141.html

[Team Willys]

Thanks for that 3rd link there Doug. I shot him an email, if all is good I'll probably have Tim go and pick it up for me.