UJOR Build Thread

[tgreening]

Chris can you help me out a bit here. I'm working on the sway bar up front and I've gotten myself confused. I'm fairly certain 4 of these bolts are for mounting the links to the frame, but I'm not completely sure which 4, which of those spacers get used and where, and the order it all goes. I'm pretty sure the long bolts are what goes through the frame and through the upper link, and I'm fairly certain the matching gold colored short bolts go through the bottom of the link and into the sway bar, but what's really got me is the 4 short black spacers and the 2 long rolled sleeves. How does all that come together?

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Next up is the shifter for the xfer case. I've got it's travel limits marked out underneath so I have pretty good idea how long the slot needs to be, but about how wide do you end up cutting it?

 

[ujoint]

Only those grade 8 bolts should have been in the SB-HDW bag. The other bolts are for the rear upper shock mount, they were packaged with the stem eliminators, right?

The instructions show how the links go thru the frame, once the holes are drilled and you insert the bolt the spacer goes against the frame, then the joint, then the washer and top lock. On the bottom the spacer goes in between the bar and joint.

 

[ujoint]

awesome article. and awesome red rig in the front page!

which happens to be mine...

Photographs very well

 

[guidolyons]

Recently did an interview with a local magazine, turned out pretty nice!

http://www.capitalatplay.com/the-off-road-less-travelled/

Congrats Chris
:beer: Good article.

 

[Bbasso]

Great article hardly describess it!
keep it up

 

[tgreening]

Only those grade 8 bolts should have been in the SB-HDW bag. The other bolts are for the rear upper shock mount, they were packaged with the stem eliminators, right?

The instructions show how the links go thru the frame, once the holes are drilled and you insert the bolt the spacer goes against the frame, then the joint, then the washer and top lock. On the bottom the spacer goes in between the bar and joint.

Ok, got it. The odd man out bolts were the ones throwing me, and especially the sleeves. I couldnt think what they were for. When I installed the shocks I bought all new bolts all the way around so these were "leftover" and I had forgotten where they came from.

Cutting the slot for the xfer case shifter: About how wide do you usually end up cutting that? I've got the lenght measured out, but a bit unsure on width.

 

[ujoint]

3" is good.

 

[onemanarmy]

Just read the article...very informative and inspiring. Glad business is booming.

 

[ujoint]

Congrats Chris
:beer: Good article.

Great article hardly describess it!
keep it up

Just read the article...very informative and inspiring. Glad business is booming.

Thanks fellas!

 

[ujoint]

New arrival! 5.4 SMB getting a full 6" treatment.

 

[onemanarmy]

Chris, I may have missed it....but what was your first van?

 

[ujoint]

Here's ol V1. This pic was after I ditched the Pathfinder 4x4 swap and made my own hangers. It was running 37" Krawlers here. Thing was so damn rude! Built 460, C6, NP205, 14 Bolt rear with a Detroit and a Kingpin 60 front with a Power Lock.

 

[151fab]

That's probably the best pic on this whole thread! Can't beat those old chamfer-nose Fords, probable the best looking vans ever, just awesome!!!

460 + C6 + lunchbox aero = .5 mpg

 

[devo 1]

V1:luxhello::luxhello:
Congrats on the 4wheeler mag mention. Quote from the mag: "one of our favorites by far"

 

[ujoint]

That's probably the best pic on this whole thread! Can't beat those old chamfer-nose Fords, probable the best looking vans ever, just awesome!!!

460 + C6 + lunchbox aero = .5 mpg

Ha ha, yes! It saw 6-8 most of the time. drove it from NC to CA in the summer too, gas was only $1.30 then but still a lot of $! I tried to sell it for a while and then decided to part it out. Make a few grand more than my best offer.

V1:luxhello::luxhello:
Congrats on the 4wheeler mag mention. Quote from the mag: "one of our favorites by far"

Thanks! I was surprised as I thumbed thru it. "sh@*! there's V4!

They used the UJ compound for the lead photo too!