Home Brew TJ Brute

A few pics of the bender together...



Added a few cross members to the frame and finished up all the welds after swappin the bottle.



Rolled the ol 35 under there for mock up purposes. Not sure what i will do with it...Anyone need a Super 35 Kit???


Control Arms getting new flex joints...


More to come tomorrow...

That bender looks puuuuurty...

And what's with the raised bed frame? Why not keep it straight out? I'm curious to see how it comes out.

IntenseBlue wrote:

Anyone need a Super 35 Kit???

Actually TheBigOnion might, for his 2000 TJ. I don't remember if he has a 35 or 44 back there. I'd assume 35. Does it have the C-clip eliminators on it as well? That'd be a helluva way for him to get an axle that's plenty strong for his current build.

Well the truck frame was simple. Any Frame rises over the rear alxe for clearing suspension. Usually it is more of a gradual rise. Look at your frame...then look at the frame of any pick up.... If the frame came straight back it would make the jeep sit very tall. Trying to keep it low for now.

As for the Super 35...I will have to check on the C clip. Not sure the Eliminator kit was available when i purchased it. Yukon axles and 4.56 gears with a Detroit is whats in it.

Worked on some fish plates today...







Shots of the frame with axle NOT centered...



made new coil buckets and tacked them into place just for the hell of it. This is what it would like like with the axle all the way back. This will NOT likely be my WB as I would like to move the rear axle foward some. I think i put the tape down and measured 135" WB in these shots!





Way too long IMO, but i just had to see what it looked like. This is also sitting on 4 inch lift springs. I would like to find some 2 inch springs maybe??? I think once the weight of the bed is on there it will settle the springs a bit more as well.

Looks very cool. You could always cut the frame down and keep the axle far enough back to at least get kinda close to zero departure angle, enough to be awesome anyway

IntenseBlue wrote:

As for the Super 35...I will have to check on the C clip. Not sure the Eliminator kit was available when i purchased it. Yukon axles and 4.56 gears with a Detroit is whats in it.

So you replaced the Superior shafts with some from Yukon? Did the Superiors break? Or is it more of a DIY version of the S35?

Oh yeah, btw, is that the stock diff cover that's painted like the Texas flag? That's just damn nice.

Deacon wrote:

So you replaced the Superior shafts with some from Yukon? Did the Superiors break? Or is it more of a DIY version of the S35?.

Actually this is how my kit came. This was in 2005 or 2006 when it was installed. Never had any breaks or problems at all. Changed the diff fluid out regularly but other than that...never touched it. I have never ran larger than 33s either. Well there was this one time...

Yes the cover is stock. Painted while i was living in Wyoming. Had to let them know I was from the Great State.

Haha that's so freakin great. I love it.

hmm. two weeks and no update


you really need to get back to work on this and post pics. no excuses, especially since the weather is great today & tomorrow

still waiting for some new pics

c'mon Jake, it's been about a month already. had some great days in April for getting jeep stuff done.... any updates, pics, etc?????


we are eagerly waiting for more build pics

Sorry...it's been an interesting month. Had some other non jeep projects come up that had to get done first. Been running around collecting tools and parts as well. Haven't done much fab work...actually cut the frame and bumper off. Decided i wanted to jeep to sit lower so i had to hack it off. I managed to grab a few cell phone pics...

I got tired of working on the ground so i threw together a table out of some scrap behind the garage and bought some locking caster from HF for 1.50 each.


Needed help moving the D60 around by my self so i made these...





Now i can get to suspension mock up...


New to me H2s and a shot of the shortened frame...



Now that i have all the sheet metal i need, i can finish the tub off. I would like to get that done before i do anything else.

Better shot of the H2 wheel....with no modification it cleared the hub.


One more shot of the jeep from the rear gives an idea of the width.


And another angle of my table. The lower section on the left is for my chop saw which sits the cutting deck height the same as the table.

Better shot of the new frame i cut off

you cut off alot of frame !! looks almost stock length

What are those axles, again?

dana 60FF open with 410 gears at the moment.

Fun! What size tires are you targeting? I seem to recall 35's, but that seems like a helluvalot of beef for 35's...

Whatever comes my way i guess. I don't want to run anything smaller than a 35s. Just trying to get it rolling so I not going to be picky. I've been hunting on craigsL!

First sunday off of work in a long time...It was also a nice day outside so i decided to take advantage.

Got rid of some rust and threw down some primer on the frame...



Did the same for the D60




Also started working on some sheet metal to clean up the rear of the cab.




And a mock up shot...


One more piece of sheet metal for the floor and the tub will be done. Then its on to the fun stuff!

looking good. hurry up & finish & wheel it

Looks great!!I love the idea you had for the axles, we put Marshalls on the same roller (furniture mover) that you did but we didn't build it up, what a great idea you had, wish we would have thought of that!

Renee10 wrote:

Looks great!!I love the idea you had for the axles, we put Marshalls on the same roller (furniture mover) that you did but we didn't build it up, what a great idea you had, wish we would have thought of that!

Thanks, had to do somethin because moving that hunk around by yourself is no fun! I also wanted to get the axle off the ground so I dont have to bend over as much. It will also come in handy for building the suspension at fully compressed or full bump.

After working the first half of the day i was able to get a few hours in on the tub. Almost there...





A Random Shot I like...

(warning... I'm going bust your balls a little)



So you chopped the stock frame. build a custom, extended frame to do a jeep truck to fit your bike in the back. Then you cut the frame back down to stock length ? so, uh, what's the plan now ? you just gonna flat bed it like a mini truggy ?