Ken Cooke
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8946
Registered: 2-9-2004
Location: Riverside, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Pole Line Road postponed due to injury
|
|
Big Baja 4WD builds
On Sunday, I visited Willys 4x4 shop on Calle 2da in Tijuana. Check out what Willy has been building in Tijuana!
Jeep CJ-5 with Rockwells and 49" Iroks!
Jeep CJ-7 on 35s
Coil overed Hummer H-3 on 44" Boggers!
[img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/r270/10304632_716397388417147_1299233266684028196_n.jpg?oh=c80c8fb9b9df694e8586e1
94955ebcff&oe=540C30CE&__gda__=1412541493_1044bb4f0437834951241f6a51f81573[/img]
King Coilover suspension
Willy fabbed the steering bracketry, installed the hydro steering
Chino (left) and Willy (right)
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64852
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
Ken, a CJ-7 has round headlights... so unless he swapped in a YJ Wrangler front, maybe not?
Thanks for the photos of how Jeeps are modified in Mexico!
|
|
|
Udo
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6346
Registered: 4-26-2008
Location: Black Hills, SD/Ensenada/San Felipe
Member Is Offline
Mood: TEQUILA!
|
|
Thanks for the great photos, Ken!
BTW...that red jeep for sale for $23,500 MN. is a great deal $1,795.00 USD!
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
|
|
|
durrelllrobert
Elite Nomad
Posts: 7393
Registered: 11-22-2007
Location: Punta Banda BC
Member Is Offline
Mood: thriving in Baja
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Udo
Thanks for the great photos, Ken!
BTW...that red jeep for sale for $23,500 MN. is a great deal $1,795.00 USD! |
..or expensive if that's $23,500 US?
Bob Durrell
|
|
|
willardguy
Elite Nomad
Posts: 6451
Registered: 9-19-2009
Member Is Offline
|
|
its all greek to me. what the rotor/disc brake set up mounted on the axle do?
|
|
|
55steve
Senior Nomad
Posts: 857
Registered: 4-24-2006
Location: Warner Springs, CA
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Ken, a CJ-7 has round headlights... so unless he swapped in a YJ Wrangler front, maybe not?
Thanks for the photos of how Jeeps are modified in Mexico!
|
YJ for sure - other than the obvious rectangular headlights, the CJ front pumpkin is on the passenger side.
|
|
|
ehall
Super Nomad
Posts: 1906
Registered: 3-29-2014
Location: Buckeye, Az
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's 5 o'clock somewhere
|
|
Thats the brakes. Notice there are no brakes at the wheels.
|
|
|
55steve
Senior Nomad
Posts: 857
Registered: 4-24-2006
Location: Warner Springs, CA
Member Is Offline
|
|
All the stuff looks pretty much booty-fab to me.
[Edited on 6-18-2014 by 55steve]
|
|
|
J.P.
Super Nomad
Posts: 1673
Registered: 7-8-2010
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
Mood: Easy Does It
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
its all greek to me. what the rotor/disc brake set up mounted on the axle do?
|
A lot of heavy duty earth moving equip has that setup for brakes and they work quite well. it uses the gear train rather than a drum or disc on each
axel.
|
|
|
Ken Cooke
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8946
Registered: 2-9-2004
Location: Riverside, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Pole Line Road postponed due to injury
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Ken, a CJ-7 has round headlights... so unless he swapped in a YJ Wrangler front, maybe not?
Thanks for the photos of how Jeeps are modified in Mexico!
|
I should have snapped a photo of the round dash board instruments. Willy swapped the hood, fenders, body panels, windshield and windshield frame,
leaf suspension to coils, added long radius arms (popular about 10 years ago), upgraded the steering, but the interior is pure CJ-7 era.
|
|
|
durrelllrobert
Elite Nomad
Posts: 7393
Registered: 11-22-2007
Location: Punta Banda BC
Member Is Offline
Mood: thriving in Baja
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by J.P.
| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
its all greek to me. what the rotor/disc brake set up mounted on the axle do?
|
A lot of heavy duty earth moving equip has that setup for brakes and they work quite well. it uses the gear train rather than a drum or disc on each
axel. |
..also to help keep the wheels connected to the road. Some wheel drive sports cars have the drums/discs mounted inboard right next to the
differential and is called de-Dion rear axle.
[Edited on 6-19-2014 by durrelllrobert]
[Edited on 6-19-2014 by durrelllrobert]
Bob Durrell
|
|
|
J.P.
Super Nomad
Posts: 1673
Registered: 7-8-2010
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
Mood: Easy Does It
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
| Quote: | Originally posted by J.P.
| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
its all greek to me. what the rotor/disc brake set up mounted on the axle do?
|
A lot of heavy duty earth moving equip has that setup for brakes and they work quite well. it uses the gear train rather than a drum or disc on each
axel. |
..also to help keep the rear wheels connected to the road. Some rear wheel drive sports cars have the drums/discs mounted inboard right next to the
differential and is called de-Dion rear axle. |
|
|
|
Ken Cooke
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8946
Registered: 2-9-2004
Location: Riverside, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Pole Line Road postponed due to injury
|
|
The CJ-5 in and around Baja
|
|
|
J.P.
Super Nomad
Posts: 1673
Registered: 7-8-2010
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
Mood: Easy Does It
|
|
A lot of older cars hat the Emergency Brake on a Drum or Disc behind the transmisson where the drive shaft was attched. Same principal ,use gear traim
reduction to increase brakeing.
|
|
|
Ken Cooke
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8946
Registered: 2-9-2004
Location: Riverside, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: Pole Line Road postponed due to injury
|
|
Willy weighs in...
| Quote: | Originally posted by 55steve
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Ken, a CJ-7 has round headlights... so unless he swapped in a YJ Wrangler front, maybe not?
Thanks for the photos of how Jeeps are modified in Mexico!
|
YJ for sure - other than the obvious rectangular headlights, the CJ front pumpkin is on the passenger side. |
Willy weighs in on the Jeep. Here's what he said...
"Yeap its a cj7"
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64852
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
A CJ-7 with a YJ front end (grille, square headlights, etc.) and a YJ doors... One has to ask Y (why)? 
LOL... Have a nice weekend Ken!
|
|
|
55steve
Senior Nomad
Posts: 857
Registered: 4-24-2006
Location: Warner Springs, CA
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
A CJ-7 with a YJ front end (grille, square headlights, etc.) and a YJ doors... One has to ask Y (why)?
LOL... Have a nice weekend Ken! |
Not to mention he swapped in a YJ Dana 30 front diff along with ditching the far superior Dana 300 t-case to go with the YJ NP-231 chain drive case.
Jeeps were my life for a lot of years - I've built or had a hand in building many vehicles.
[Edited on 6-20-2014 by 55steve]
|
|
|
J.P.
Super Nomad
Posts: 1673
Registered: 7-8-2010
Location: Punta Banda
Member Is Offline
Mood: Easy Does It
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by 55steve
All the stuff looks pretty much booty-fab to me.
[Edited on 6-18-2014 by 55steve] |
BOOTY FAB. Is responsible for a whole lot of good inovations in the racing world and other places.
|
|
|
55steve
Senior Nomad
Posts: 857
Registered: 4-24-2006
Location: Warner Springs, CA
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by J.P.
| Quote: | Originally posted by 55steve
All the stuff looks pretty much booty-fab to me.
[Edited on 6-18-2014 by 55steve] |
BOOTY FAB. Is responsible for a whole lot of good inovations in the racing world and other places. |
You are correct and I've certainly done my share!
|
|
|
David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64852
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline
Mood: Have Baja Fever
|
|
Here is a poster showing all years and models of the 'Universal' Jeep from Bantam, Ford, Willys, Kaiser, AMC, and now Chrysler... http://cj3b.info/Poster.html
|
|
|
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
