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This is my Dad and I in St. Louis with the tub loaded up on his trailer. |
| The tub, in Louisville, awaiting transportation to Albuquerque when my Dad visits me in early 2002. |
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The first test fit of the body on the frame. From here we marked the locations for the body mounts that would need to be relocated. |
| Another picture of the test fit - I need some 35s.... those 33s look tiny! |
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The rear body mount cover plate and nut were freed by drilling out the spot welds. The centerline was also marked. |
| Here is a picture of the nut and nut retainer (left) and the cover plate (right) after they were removed. (Save the nut for later.) |
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The body mount nut and nut retainer were removed through 2.5" x .5" access holes cut into the back. |
| A new nut was welded to a plate and that plate was welded inside of the body channel by filling in the areas of the old spot welds. A new cover plate was then welded to the bottom of the body channel. Yea, yea - I know the welds suck... but hey, I did it myself! |
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A photo of the completed mount (except final paint). The access holes were simply covered with access panels. |
| The mounts in front of the rear wheels were easy. The body mount nuts from the rear mounts were drilled out, tapped with 1/2" thread, and ground down on the sides to fit into the body channel. New holes were drilled in the proper location and the nut was simply inserted in from the back. |
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The first step was to install the flush mount taillights was to mark the locations for the 4.25-inch holes. My first mark was to close to the gas fill hole - so I moved it up. |
| The hole was then cut out with a jig-saw, cleaned up with a die grinder, and finshed off with a hand file. |
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The gromet was fitted into the cut hole and the taillight was inserted from the back. I think it came out pretty nice. |
| Using the YJ tub with a CJ gas tank requires me to move the gas fill hole to the other side... again, the first step was to mark the location of the new hole. |
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The hole was then cut out with a jig-saw, cleaned up with a die grinder, and finshed off with a hand file. |
| The CJ gas filler neck test fit into the new hole. |
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A photo showing the rear of the tub with the new items in place. Any extra holes will be filled before painting. |
| I thought it would be a good idea to upgrade the heater blower motor while I had it at this stage. Here is the new hole sized marked. |
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The hole was then cut out with a jig-saw, cleaned up with a die grinder, and finshed off with a hand file. |
| The end result of the hole enlarging... |
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