Lazarus - Back from the Dead

[carwash]

I could have swore i made a thread about this Jeep build already, but I have searched for an hour, and came up empty, so here goes.

Picked this rig up from Steve Waters, who got it from Shane I believe.... Was a true basket case when it rolled my way, needing a lot of love.

I was gonna build it for myself to have a streetable/trail jeep, but decided that i really didn't need that, so i sold it to my Mother in Law and her boyfriend Dave. Cool part is that i still get to build it, and that's what i really love, so all is good to go.

Some specs... came to me partially assembled, parts flying off, hanging off, engine on a stand, etc.... Came with a 350 (unknown condition) as well as a tpi350 with Siamese runner and aftermarket throttle body, etc... If you know Uncle Holley, you know the motor. Yes, that one. 60 front, 14 bolt rear, Hummer wheels, 2" spacers all around, tub, grill, tube fenders, some awful seats, and that's about it.

First order of business was compete tear down, and removal of all the stuff that was poorly done. Missed welds, outboarding not wide enough, poor anti wrap fab, etc.... Plans are reversed XJ rear springs, YJ fronts, new shackles, new outbarding blocks, front bumper to widen the outboard mounting area.... blah blah blah, paint it all, put it back together, etc... just another 1 ton jeep build i guess. How bout some pics....

How it came to me...
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Tub takes a ride to get some love and paint from Dave

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Into the shop for tear down and rebuild...

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Some of the crap I am dealing with on this rig...

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Out with the old, with some help from Max....

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Flipped to access the stuff to cut off easier...

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The axles... in need of some love as well..

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So, stay tuned, this ones should move pretty fast.

[itbrokeagain]

Here we go again....... You should have bought mine. Would have made you a deal. Uncle Holly had a pretty sweet motor. This will be good.

[94Dodge Truggy]

So like a year and a half or so on the completion date are you thinking? :eek:

[tjjeepjeep]

So like a year and a half or so on the completion date are you thinking? :eek:

he said it. but you knew the rest of us were thinking it...:D

[Bear Chow]

Ejs 2012

[TomH]

Ejs 2012

Call it 20xx and you'll be a lot happier.:D

[carwash]

Here we go again....... You should have bought mine. Would have made you a deal. Uncle Holly had a pretty sweet motor. This will be good.
Would it have come with the sweet ass plumbing pipe grab handle? No deal if not...

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[carwash]

So like a year and a half or so on the completion date are you thinking? :eek:
It won't, but what if it does take that long? Some sort of issue for ya'? Would everyone rather i didn't share my slow ass builds? Go buy a jeep, it's faster right? This is for a "customer" so things will progress a little quicker, but i will be depending on him to do all the body work etc, so that may hang me up.

I will say it again, show me what you all have built in less time... would love to see.

[Brad@TORC]

If you ever need a hand Mike, give me a shout. Be there in 5 minutes :beers:

[carwash]

Thanks Brad, good to know. A lot of my work is done late at night, starting about 9:30. When most people are winding down, I'm cranking it up.

Will probably do some frame reinforcements in some spots tonight. Had some nasty metal below the areas I had to cut off. Plasma took a ****, and the torch is sometimes unkind to surrounding metals. Have to build new outboarding for the new front springs as well, which will mean cutting off the front "bumper" and remaking that, as it isn't wide enough at this point.

[Brad@TORC]

Im a night owl :beers:

[94Dodge Truggy]

I love seeing your buildups so keep em coming. I will try to be easy on you from now on. I apologize. :(

[tjjeepjeep]

Heck yea carwash, keep the updates coming...looking forward to seeing what you put together on this one. I know it'll be awesome!

PS Max is soo cute...

[carwash]

won't be anything special, just a tight 1-ton jeep...

stay tuned, should fall together quick. (figuratively speaking i guess)

[Nuts]

Whats the deal with the wheel spacers? Does it have something to do with the hummer wheels?

[Flxratd]

Whats the deal with the wheel spacers? Does it have something to do with the hummer wheels?

i would say since it doesnt look as if the h1 wheels havent been recentered it would be for caliper clearance

[Nuts]

i would say since it doesnt look as if the h1 wheels havent been recentered it would be for caliper clearance

Thats what I was thinking,but since I'm new to big axles I wanted to ask.

[sarge]

Am I seeing things wrong ? what is up with that anti-wrap bar ????

[Nuts]

My favorite part is that the anti-wrap bar has a bushing and bolts to some tabs,and its welded to the axle right under the bushing!

[carwash]

yeah, spacers cuz the wheels aren't recentered. They are 2" all around, which often isn't enough, but we will see. Hell I used to run 4" spacers on the back of the pumpkin to clear the coilovers.

No idea what the hell someone was thinking with this anti wrap bar. The bushing is just welded to the crossmember. It's pure awesome. There is that kind of stuff all over this rig.

Heading out shortly to start cutting the mag runflats down... Imma keep this **** for the next campfire... It's no flashbang, but should be some good fireworks i hear.

[TomH]

It won't, but what if it does take that long? Some sort of issue for ya'? Would everyone rather i didn't share my slow ass builds? Go buy a jeep, it's faster right? This is for a "customer" so things will progress a little quicker, but i will be depending on him to do all the body work etc, so that may hang me up.

I will say it again, show me what you all have built in less time... would love to see.

Don't get your panties in a bunch. I was ragging on you for the last build and because the buggy turned out so well. (Having seen your exhaust at the CORE/TS deal in August, I ripped mine out and copied your 50 setup.)

Keep up the good work.

[carwash]

Tonight's work sucked the balls, and not in the good kind of ball sucking way...

Cut the H1 runflat's off for Dave's wheels. I had some concerns leaving them in, as he is only running 40" tires. That doesn't put much space between that magnesium and the rubber when aired way down. I think a runflat is was cut my tire in Harlan, and I run 44's...

So, used my convertible bandsaw to cut the major part off, then took the 4.5 grinder to them to knock it down the rest of the way, then used a 4.5 flap wheel to take all the sharp edges off.

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So, contrary to popular belief, the magnesium does not burst into flames and explode when you cut it. It doesn't catch on fire with the inability to be extinguished, etc. So, just out of curiosity, I took some shavings and made a little pile, and took a lighter to it. Took a second to catch, but then it did burn pretty bright, but burned out rather quickly. I took a bigger chunk and tried to catch it on fire, no luck. So, not as dangerous as people once thought. I did save all the scrap huge chunks and a tin of powder and shavings from teh cutting and grinding. Next hot campfire, I'ma toss the **** in there, see if it will burn. Leads me to believe that they are made from some sort of magnesium alloy and not pure mag... will see if i can find out, just for reference...

This whole process for the 8 half runflats took me about 2 hours. Not too bad i guess. Not looking forward to it, but I have to do it all over again with my own rig in a few days.... ugh.

[KennyTJ]

You see a lot of guys scap'in the run flats and cutting large PVC pipe to use inside the tire for the double bead lock.

FWI - It's the magnesium powder/dust that catches fire quick and burns like fireworks! Just grind down the scrap and toss the "magic" dust in the campfire for you firewoks!

:D

[carwash]

The pvc inserts are pricey, uhmw ones are even more. these are free and MUCH easier to install. You can get a damn hernia trying to put the pvc ones in... they are larger than the hole.

[itbrokeagain]

Would it have come with the sweet ass plumbing pipe grab handle? No deal if not...

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It is very custom. :beers: I can make you one if you want.

[carwash]

I would love one... do i get to choose color?

[carwash]

Had school til 10 tonight, then hit the shop to knock out a couple hours.... Dave brought his hummer shells back, all beadblasted and ready to go. I welded the rock rings into the outer shells... now the fun part, reassembly.

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Started my frame repair tonight as well. The areas of swiss cheese will be sleeved with c-channel. I made the channel from rect stock. Found some in my piles and piles of stock that has the right ID to go over the existing OD. Cut the one end off, making a sweet C that will slide down over the frame, once i notch out the areas for the rock sliders and body mounts.

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Once welded in place, should stiffen things up extremely, and make a nice solid area to mount the new custom crossmember to. got too late, and I didn't feel like cutting steel anymore... this is the first of about 6 i need to make...

[Brad@TORC]

I always know when your workin cause whenever I am coming home from class I see the light showing through your sky light on the shop.

Lookin good.

[carwash]

Ha, that's funny, didn't know you could see it from the road... stop by if you see the light on.

[Brad@TORC]

Yeah just barely. Im usually truckin my butt home to get some dinner so I never really stopped. Next time Im passing by and see the light on I'll stop by. Give you a hand or point and laugh or something lol

[blazerbrad]

So I have to ask.......what's the story behind this build pattern. The tube work, sliders, 1-ton axles with H1 rims, neon paint, all on a CJ... all seems to be about the same cookie cutter pattern as several others I see on this board. Not knocking it by any means, just curious. I assume the same guy(s) had a hand in all the builds?

[94Dodge Truggy]

So I have to ask.......what's the story behind this build pattern. The tube work, sliders, 1-ton axles with H1 rims, neon paint, all on a CJ... all seems to be about the same cookie cutter pattern as several others I see on this board. Not knocking it by any means, just curious. I assume the same guy(s) had a hand in all the builds?

They were family friends who built them all around the same time with the help of an out of state builder. Uncle Holly, Steve Waters and Jeff Smith owned them originally. Documentation now states that Jeff Smith still owns his and Steves was sold to Jim Smith. There are 3 of these rare pieces known still to exist and CW is altering history. Some say to leave them stock as it may be worth more original. Others say modify it and make it better. Lets tune in and see what the new color scheme will be!

[carwash]

I recall one time the club being called the Skittles, because of all the neon colors..

Jeff Smith and Steve waters had theirs built by JB's offroad in Indianapolis if i recall correctly. Jeff's was originally blue and yellow and stevers was green and red. Jeff still has his, it is now silver and blue, and yes, steve sold his to Jim Smith, and it's now painted black, green and orange if i recall correctly. (2 different color tube fenders, but you didn't hear that form me!)

This CJ was purchased by Shane originally, and its initial build was at Jeff Smith's shop at his house. They did all the tube work just like was done on his and Steve's. I guess either shane lost interest or ran out of money or something, as I don't think it ever saw the trail. Steve ended up buying it, after regretting the sale of his to Jim... but lost interest as well. He had intentions of putting Uncle Holley's motor in it, so it came with that as well.

The tube work is vintage in my opinion. Was very popular on a ton of rigs nationwide for a while, about 10 years ago-ish, during the time when lean and light was unheard of. It's not my favorite either anymore, but I'm not gonna redo it all... that's for sure. It protects teh tub a bit, and Dave likes it, so it all stays. So to keep Truggy happy and the value of the vintage rig intact, I will leave the tubes unmolested and just reinforce where necessary...

New color scheme will be much more mild... maybe even a black frame and cage... unheard of!

[carwash]

Frame sleeve cut and in place, awaiting some squirted metal. This will make a really nice surface to mount the crossmember to. I hate welding stuff to a jeep frame, just can't be trusted...

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[sarge]

glad to see that someone else is dealing with rust ........ did I say rust ....... I have a mess on my hands and I just keep cutting and cutting only to find guess what ?????..... that's right , More RUST !!!!! I'll post some picks a soon as I remember to bring the camera inside .

I remember the " Skittles " comments ,Mike I think you and I were both in the catagory with your Pumkin and my Chevokee :D

[itbrokeagain]

glad to see that someone else is dealing with rust ........ did I say rust ....... I have a mess on my hands and I just keep cutting and cutting only to find guess what ?????..... that's right , More RUST !!!!! I'll post some picks a soon as I remember to bring the camera inside .

I remember the " Skittles " comments ,Mike I think you and I were both in the catagory with your Pumkin and my Chevokee :D


Many many years ago my cage went in at Mikes house. He brought out some bright ass ugly orange paint and said I painted it orange so if you dont like it too bad.

[redcj3a]

Nice history lessons. I have been looking at this build and kept thinking it's foundation was one of the Jeeps I have seen at the past charity events in Trenton. So, I am not totally wrong, it is one of a set of triplets.

Sarge, I am waiting to hear of the build you have hinted about in a couple of your responses.

John

[JasonCJ7]

This Jeep was fully assembled and did make a run at Harlan. The builders got it ready for the trip and then tore it back down to complete it.

[sarge]

Nice history lessons. I have been looking at this build and kept thinking it's foundation was one of the Jeeps I have seen at the past charity events in Trenton. So, I am not totally wrong, it is one of a set of triplets.

Sarge, I am waiting to hear of the build you have hinted about in a couple of your responses.

John


No build yet for me ! I'm fixing up an XJ that I got off of Jon (lilblueXJ) for my 16 year old .

Here is what I'm dealing with :

This is whats left of the floors in this rust bucket: :eek:

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and another:

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got started on the passenger side last night:

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will finish it w/ bed liner fo easy clean out.

[carwash]

Ok, all frame repair done. Beadblasted, and back to the shop for spring mounting and reassembly, etc.

Plated the corners with some triangles. The P.O. had plated the frame in the rear on the bottom and sides, but it was done with some sort of really wavy metal, so i wanted a nice strong flat surface to mount the shackle hangers to.

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Put on the outriggers for the front, fitted and polished them into the 3x3 front block to make it one nice piece. Looks nice i think.

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Did some plating on the top of the frame in the rear as well where the spring mounts will sit for the same reason. There was some really unlevel wavy metal here as well. Flat surfaces are much nicer for mounting crap to.

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Another shot of the tcase mounting area of the frame. This area was one of my biggest concerns due to the force that is put here.

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Here's some shots of it all bead blasted and etch primed.

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Obligatory action shot....

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Wheels painted and mated up with the tires. No shots of tires on, got too damn late. I like the paint color. Drab olive and black. This will be the color scheme of the rig all over as well.

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[Hope Springs Hauler]

I like the colors:rolleyes:

[94Dodge Truggy]

dull finishes seem to be harder to keep clean but thinking that this will look nice.

[RuffedUpXJ]

The colors do look nice. Is the rig going to be Drab Olive? It would look nice and since its CJ a little bit of a nostalgic feel to it.

[carwash]

i warned him of the difficulty of keeping it clean... but i guess the look outweighs the work for him. It will look a bit cool and nostalgic. He is looking into a semi gloss maybe for the tubes/frame, etc.

[Brad@TORC]

Lookin good Carwash! Working on it this weekend?

[carwash]

Probably some, not sure when yet. Have to start on this cage for this cj5 as well soon... that might bet this weekend's project.

[Brad@TORC]

Well if you need a hand give me a shout. I'll bring some brew. And yeah, you better start on that cage. Its been too long!

[carwash]

Got the front end done as far as spring hangers and shackle mounts. Measure 100 times, weld once.

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It's pretty sweet seeing the springs on it, even if it is upside down. I used the length of string method to know where to place the shackle mount. ie; measure the length of the spring as if it were flat. hold it at the bolt for the spring mount, lengthen if forward past where the spring stops in arched position. Take a look at how much string you have extra, and make sure that the length of the shackle you have can absorb that much length by the shackle swinging forward...

Here's some shots of the springs on... moving right along i guess.

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Now on to the rear.

[RuffedUpXJ]

Looks good Mike. leaves for the rear as well?

[mckeddie]

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damn, that side tube/nerf bar looks about as good as 1 of my better stick welds? you can definitely tell what you've done compared to what all was already done. looks great!

[carwash]

Yeah, leaves in the rear as well, XJ's turned backwards. Yeah, that 1 nasty weld that is left is the crossmember for the anti wrap bar. I am waiting to see if its in the right spot before i burn it in. Might have to move it, pending on where the tcase ends up, etc.

[carwash]

Moving right along, got a **** ton done today... it rolls again.

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Shackles built and everything assembled with Lawson grade12 bolts. 120,000 pound tensile strength or something freaking insane like that.

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Springs mounted, rig flipped and axles back under it... whooohoooo

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Now, next in line is to get tub painted, frame painted, set tub on frame, build motor mounts, build tcase mounts, reinstall cage, wired it, etc... you know just a few hours work.

[KargoMaster]

Nice!! What's the steering going to look like? You still gonna use those stubby highsteer arms?

Coming together pretty quick, nice job.

[94Dodge Truggy]

those cherokee springs 51" long? 2" lift style?

[carwash]

Stock cherokee springs, no lift.

Using these high steer arms for now, yes. Well, at least one of them. Drag link in stock location, and arm from pitman to high steer.

By the way, looking for a drop pitman arm for a cj... anybody got one?

[KargoMaster]

I'm guessing it's different than the YJ one that I have...

Reinforce the frame like you did for the rust, drill it and weld in bosses for the MJ steering gearbox with YJ drop arm that I have... even easier if it's sitting there with a P-series Saginaw pump. It would be stronger on a few levels... just a thought.

[carwash]

Dunno if they are the same or not, but I can't imagine they are. Anyone?

HD mounts for the CJ box are already purchased, and damn near on the frame already. CJ stuff will be fine I'd say for the 40" tires.

[carwash]

Did a couple more day's work on this, this week. Put tub on for measurements, then pulled it back to drop the drivetrain into it to build mounts...

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus083.jpg

Used your standard horn/fabset mounts for the motor and tube between the horn and frame. They will be braced with plate vertically, and another tube horizontally, but not until I pull the motor back out.

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus085.jpg

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus087.jpg

Hiccup in the mix, one of the 1/2" holes on the 205 adapter was stripped, so drilled and tapped it for 9/16... that was a *****.

With the way these cast adapters are notorious for breaking in aftermarket applications, I wanted to utilize the stock style mounts so that the thing could as much flex as needed as to not break the ears off. Cross your fingers, still trying to figure out a way to utilize a torque type auxiliary mount for it.

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus090.jpg

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus091.jpg

Utilized tubing, fabsets, and 1/4" plate to finish up the tcase mount. May still do some more bracing and more protection off of it, but the jury is still out, as this is a serious budget build. What i have now works, and i've already got a half day into it.

Had to make a cutout in one tube for the 205 to drop into. The pig tcase already hangs too low, so i wanted to tuck the xmember up as high as i could.

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus094.jpg

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus097.jpg

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus101.jpg

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus106.jpg

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus099.jpg

Rolling this out today to insulate the shop. Not a ton left to do on it. Rear anti-wrap, finish motor mounts, tub install, hood/fenders/grill, radiator, wiring, paint, blah blah, blah... ok still quite a bit.

[jwend]

I dont understand why people are messing with you about your length of time on your builds or getting to and fininshing them.......... I just dont get it!



hahaha for the pic joke sorry mike had to!

[carwash]

eat my ass, fag.

[jwend]

eat my ass, fag.

Thats not nice! hahahaha:D

[carwash]

Braced and burned in the motor mounts today... they should hold. Mounting anti-wrap bar tomorrow, then it gets a little rest again.

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus108.jpg

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus111.jpg

http://www.sigmamotorsports.com/ImageFolio4_files/gallery/Shop_Projects/Off_Road_Projects/Lazarus/lazarus114.jpg

[KargoMaster]

Looks good CW... the least favorite part of mine was getting the bushings out of the tacked fab sets...

I have an even greater appreciation for those beautiful welds.

[carwash]

Thanks Brad... appreciate it.

[began]

Jeeps look great at your shop. If you need an extra set of hands let me know.

[carwash]

will do man, thanks! cool to see you and your rig today. can't believe those 5 tires fit in there.