Going to resurrect a Daisy Dukes CJ Jeep!
So I had to sit and move things around in the back of the Jeep to get it to fit and look right. Naturally, the engine had to be "centered" to some point and have as much of it to sit over the axle as these 426 Hemi's in real life were in fact HEAVY...... I made the engine cradle from REAL wood, and stained to looked "used" but had to have a wide stance for side-to-side stability..... This took up some space to make that happen and gave it a wide "foot print" With space at a premium, I had to shuffle it around a little to see what worked best, and looked right and all still fit! SO, here is how that all worked out....
Engine centered, like I said, and just enough space to place that loose head to the drivers side to even weight.... NOT really, but for the "look" of it........
Showing the head a little to see what it all looks like over-top! JUST ENOUGH space to fit it all!
A look from the outside..... NICELY put. BUT as you can see it sits "high" BUT has too........ The engine has a deep sump oil pan so the craddle had to be deep to support the engine by means of the oil pan lip..... Like they would be in real life.
From the back, showing the center of the engine to the head on the drivers side, with the passenger side kinda "bare"..... this will have other things in there, like chain to be used for holding it in-place, OR loose chain to look like its being un-chained from place, to be unloaded!
other side.....
Outside passenger-side shot.....
Thats it guys!!!! As of this last pic, the engine, the head, is drying IN the back of the Jeep! Some small extra details will be added, and a loose valve cover will be placed I think, yet, BUT thats about it for this part of the build! Coming will be the finishing details! The hood latches, the mirrors, the rear-view mirror just above the windshield and I have yet to paint the valve stems & then the CB's "Whip" Antenna! After that, this build is D-O-N-E!!!!
Comments welcome! ENJOY!
So I had to sit and move things around in the back of the Jeep to get it to fit and look right. Naturally, the engine had to be "centered" to some point and have as much of it to sit over the axle as these 426 Hemi's in real life were in fact HEAVY...... I made the engine cradle from REAL wood, and stained to looked "used" but had to have a wide stance for side-to-side stability..... This took up some space to make that happen and gave it a wide "foot print" With space at a premium, I had to shuffle it around a little to see what worked best, and looked right and all still fit! SO, here is how that all worked out....
Engine centered, like I said, and just enough space to place that loose head to the drivers side to even weight.... NOT really, but for the "look" of it........
Showing the head a little to see what it all looks like over-top! JUST ENOUGH space to fit it all!
A look from the outside..... NICELY put. BUT as you can see it sits "high" BUT has too........ The engine has a deep sump oil pan so the craddle had to be deep to support the engine by means of the oil pan lip..... Like they would be in real life.
From the back, showing the center of the engine to the head on the drivers side, with the passenger side kinda "bare"..... this will have other things in there, like chain to be used for holding it in-place, OR loose chain to look like its being un-chained from place, to be unloaded!
other side.....
Outside passenger-side shot.....
Thats it guys!!!! As of this last pic, the engine, the head, is drying IN the back of the Jeep! Some small extra details will be added, and a loose valve cover will be placed I think, yet, BUT thats about it for this part of the build! Coming will be the finishing details! The hood latches, the mirrors, the rear-view mirror just above the windshield and I have yet to paint the valve stems & then the CB's "Whip" Antenna! After that, this build is D-O-N-E!!!!
Comments welcome! ENJOY!
