Renegade CJ

matth_85 · Apr 11, 2020

@jimbo92 came by and we made the thing happen

matth_85 · Apr 19, 2020

Got some work in today. Engine and exhaust is in. Should have it all in place this week. Still hoping to do the cage next weekend. That is the last really big piece of the puzzle.

matth_85 · Apr 20, 2020

Got the steering arms and steering back in place tonight and started cutting up the tub.

97TJGUZZY · Apr 21, 2020

you doing custom cut corners or are you going to run the comp cut corners.

matth_85 · Apr 21, 2020

Custom cut corners. I ordered Savvy blanks with that discount code you supplied. With the wheel base it will be cut more than i'd prefer but I like long wheel base... The goal was for this to be a more streetable version of the last buggy with hopefully a good bit lower ride height so can't pull the rear in any.

matth_85 · Apr 22, 2020

Should be around 5” higher than my TJ on 32’s. With decent up travel.

matth_85 · Apr 24, 2020

Got some of the cage in and racked up today.

matth_85 · Apr 25, 2020

Got some stuff done today. My niece approves.

matth_85 · May 3, 2020

Wasn’t as productive this weekend but did get the rear seat and fuel cell mounted. Going to use some nutserts for the fuel cell when my tool gets here this week rather than nut/bolt.

Changed plans on finishing the build. Going to get the cage welded out then pull the tub to spray it with liner. Once I have everything in place I’ll set the front seats up. Ended up deciding to do a slider for the driver side. Rear seat is going to be super tight although I figured it would be. Definitely a single adult or two kiddos...

Wanted to have it finished 100% this month but that looks a bit ambitious. Likely won’t be finished until sometime in June now.

matth_85 · May 3, 2020

Got the front end mocked up today. Will do some fender chopping once it’s at ride height. Headed to Abbeville to snag my seat bracket today. Hopefully will have the cage done and tub sprayed and back on this week. Finish the cage and mount radiator are the only big projects left. Final assembly will begin soon it looks like.

97TJGUZZY · May 4, 2020

looks awesome matt! she looks mean with the low stance and full fenders now.

matth_85 · May 5, 2020

Gauges came in. Happy with the looks for sure.

jimbo92 · May 6, 2020

Oh hell yeah

matth_85 · May 8, 2020

Cage is welded and have the tube to finish my seat bars as soon as I can get Dustin to bring his bender over. Mounted the radiator to the frame and got the t-case shifters on and floor trimmed. Hope to get the rear anti-rock in place tomorrow, do exhaust supports, and finish some other small items.

matth_85 · May 9, 2020

Didn’t have much motivation today. Got the shock hoops tied together, one exhaust mount on, and finished the radiator mount.

matth_85 · May 17, 2020

Didn’t think about this until I got started mounting it today...but I bought the universal anti-rock Marcus had and it’s a little wide. Duh...a TJ has a wider frame...

Made some brackets and got the bar in place. Ran out of time to get the axle side in place. May have to get new straight arms for it if these get to tight to the tire/body. Hoping I can run them as-is...

97TJGUZZY · May 18, 2020

matth_85 said:
Didn’t think about this until I got started mounting it today...but I bought the universal anti-rock Marcus had and it’s a little wide. Duh...a TJ has a wider frame...

Made some brackets and got the bar in place. Ran out of time to get the axle side in place. May have to get new straight arms for it if these get to tight to the tire/body. Hoping I can run them as-is...

did he have it in the front or back?

matth_85 · May 18, 2020

97TJGUZZY said:
did he have it in the front or back?

Rear.

VOLT · May 18, 2020

Your quality of work looks fantastic.
I hated my anti-rock, I felt like it made the Jeep want to tip over in certain off camber crawl situations.

97TJGUZZY · May 18, 2020

matth_85 said:
Rear.

We'll see how it does offroad, but I love mine so far even from that short trail ride this weekend.