wjtstudios
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Yeah, like Stodinator said. From the TJ or the XJ.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
1985 CJ-8 Scrambler Restoration
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Yeah, like Stodinator said. From the TJ or the XJ.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
Rst8rox
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There great transmissions. I used all Novak pieces for my LS swap in Rst8rox. They have great customer service as well as amazing instructions for everything. Jeff is the man over there & has always pointed me in the right direction. I’ve spend many of minutes on the phone as their tech walked me through any issues.
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wjtstudios
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Yeah, Jeff’s been working with me since March getting this all together. Great guy.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
Jaybird 11
Caught the Bug
Do they have to do any work to that trans for it to live behind the 360?
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wjtstudios
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No, the guys at Novak were confident that it was the right choice. It is levels stronger than the T5 that was in there. The NV3550 was the other option.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
wjtstudios
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Found a bit more rust inside a seam on the passenger rear fender. That’s the last spot, now the metal is being fabbed back up and welded.
It amazes me how seamless they can bring two pieces of metal together so seamlessly.
That whole corner was replaced. I’ve never been thru something like this. It’s crazy!
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
It amazes me how seamless they can bring two pieces of metal together so seamlessly.
That whole corner was replaced. I’ve never been thru something like this. It’s crazy!
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
wjtstudios
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Thanks, we’re making progress now. Just need to keep the progress funded!
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
Ddays
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It's fun building up 2 Jeeps at once, eh? :crazyeyes:
Brute
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So it seems...
wjtstudios
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Rolling chassis!!
Still have a couple issues to work thru. The front pinion angle is too low and we’ll have to shim it a bit or cut the spring mount on the axle and rotate up a bit. But we need to get all the weight back on that before we can make that call.
What we do know is the gas tank and skid are going to have to get modified. The rear shackles are right at the edge of skid plate. With any flexing, they’ll be into it.
We did go from YJ springs and I know that has some affect there. I’ll be calling Genrite tomorrow to check with them before we do.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
Still have a couple issues to work thru. The front pinion angle is too low and we’ll have to shim it a bit or cut the spring mount on the axle and rotate up a bit. But we need to get all the weight back on that before we can make that call.
What we do know is the gas tank and skid are going to have to get modified. The rear shackles are right at the edge of skid plate. With any flexing, they’ll be into it.
We did go from YJ springs and I know that has some affect there. I’ll be calling Genrite tomorrow to check with them before we do.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
Rst8rox
Active Member
It’s looking awesome! It’s a great feeling when you start seeing everything come together! I look forward to seeing the next update.
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Snboarder113
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Shiny. What paint did you end up using? Any coating inside the frame?
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wjtstudios
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We’re moving fast now. Starting to be able to see it!
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
WJCO
Meme King
Congrats. Looks awesome.
