I Beamed Jeep build pic's

[Chase550]

You following me Trent? Recognize the green bronco? Or was it not visible at 11pm? haha

lol hey man, How are you?

 

[Goatman]

True in most applications but in the upper three link most of the load will be put side to side and would be trying to pull the ball out of the heim plus the hiem has more than enough articulation for my 27 in of travel.

Ditto on this comment. Better for the load and those big heims have a ton of movement, easily enough for long travel.

Still reading this........nice stuff.

 

[Goatman]

Well I'm happy I decided to join this forum I'v been on Dezertrangers for a while and would never put a build thread up on that site they would tell me off about my jeep. Thanks for all the positive comments As I get it all put together I'll keep throwing more pic's up...

According to Pistola (Pistol Pete) we're just a bunch of (unsophisticated) rock donkeys. We don't need a 100k+ professional race fab shop build to be impressed.

It's nice to see ideas and engineering, as well as top notch fab ability.



BTW, do you have any pics of the front 3 link you took out? With a live axle in our rigs we have to keep the 3 link, and I'm always looking for steering ideas. I just can't get myself to switch to full hydro.

 

[KRAKER]

According to Pistola (Pistol Pete) we're just a bunch of (unsophisticated) rock donkeys.

Was that before or after he had his ass handed to him at KOH?


Nice build man. subcribed

 

[96XJ_4.0]

so freaking hot...uhhhh mmmmmmm....I am thinkng of all the jumping sechs I could do in that..... Mmmmmmmmmm

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

Goatman I so wish I would have took some picture's of that three link you know what they say with out pics it never happened. lol What I did for the steering was turned the pit-man arm on the box so it would swing front and back instead of side to side then I made a swinger where the links mounted to the frame and sent a tube from he pit man arm to the swinger then another tube back to a pivot on the axle that turned a straight tube side to side it was a lot of stuff going on but like you I didn't want to go hydro. I did loose some up travel also because of the size of the pivot on the axle it would hit the oil pan but that may not be an issue for you I run pretty small tire's.

 

[Goatman]

Great idea. I saw a similar setup at KOH on the Blue Torch Fab buggy. Evidently, Rob MacCrachen didn't like the full hydro steering and helped them design another setup. They did the same as you, but mounted the steering box under the floor beneath the drivers feet, then a link going forward next to the upper arm.

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

Yeah moving the steering box is the best way I seen a nice mj with that set up. The old chevy leaf sprung 4x4's had the pivot built right into the knuckle's same with some box trucks and semi's

 

[Chase550]

 

[Mike1331]

tittysprinkles!!


VERY NICE

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

 

[GrimmJeeper]

nice droop man! that thing should be fun once its done!

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

Thanks Grim. Yep just putting it all together now that I finally figured out the drive shaft. BTW those seats are 1450 championship seats lol. If you haven't noticed most of my big money items are used.

 

[dirtbagXJ2103]

its pre- owned and if it works use it

 

[Mike L]

its pre- owned and if it works use it

It's "broken in". :cheers:

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

Exactly. Well I got the gas tank in last night and the exhaust is also done stamped. Just need my drive shaft to show up from Tom woods then watch out.

 

[Chase550]

I heard you got the drive shaft in? Wheres the limit strap mount pics too!!!

 

[Chase550]

Rumor has it this thing drove around the block last night?!?!

 

[I Beamed Jeep]

Yeah it was a 3 lap race I ran very strong with no problems besides having to start it with a screw driver and the alternator possibly not working. lol So doe's anyone know why my jeep won't start with the key I switched it from automatic to manual??? Am I missing the clutch safety switch?

 

[GrimmJeeper]

yep Neutral Safety Switch. you need to find the plug that went to the NSS and jump two of the wires in it, I do it all the time when peoples switches go bad lol. your reverse lights won't work anymore now that you swapped the trans BTW. the NSS turns them on.

if you PM me I can tell you which wires to jump, its easy to do.