Going to resurrect a Daisy Dukes CJ Jeep!
So I got the antenna painted and drying, I had to come up with a way to chain that 426 Hemi down..... What fun! -I sat for a bit to think up a few ways to make chain bracket or tie-downs (loops) and then was like yeah thats either not gonna look right, or simply be "too big" for in the Jeep.... The remedy? A simple hole drilled and then some softer wire, to bend made into a "U" and then one open end of the "U" slipped through a link in the chain, and then BOTH ends of the "U" guided into the hole that was drilled and CA glued from underneath the Jeep. Worked for this task, PERFECTLY!!!!
I then had to come up with a way to attach the chain to the engine block. WELL thats easy, same way its done in real life, a bolt through a chain link, that goes into the block from the back side where the transmission mounts, and in the front where the timing chain cover or water pump mounts! Easy enough. WRONG!!!!! Getting a few short sections of wire to "stay" put as the chain was guided onto them and then CA glued to the wire was a bit fun, and a little challenging I have to say!
I started in the back of the engine to mount just behind the seats.... The hardest part, first!!! -As the front of the engine to the back of the Jeep would be easier.... and it was!!!!
Drivers side end of chain, in-place..... THEN the first mount to the engine in place added a little "sag" in the chain, and then moved to the next bolt hole location to have 2 bolts on the engine and then the left over chain flows over the passenger side.... Looks good so far!
I really struggled with getting the passenger side end of the chain in-place, DAMN is that tight in there!!!! (My hands not being what they once were showed out here, BUT I got it, with a little frustration on the side, but I got it in-place! Same way I had planned, a "U" bent piece of wire slipped through a chain link and in it went.... I left some of this end of the chain "loose" -to look as tho the chain was longer then actually needed.... Tightened on this side!
Front of engine got its chain, mounted to the floor as I have been doing, then ran right to the block, only this time I used 2 thin (really little) straight pins, and did the same thing as I did on the back, tight on the chain going to the engine, and then sagged a little between the mounts on the block and then tight on the other side to the floor......
Chained all 4 corners down to the truck as well as got that intake in-place too! NOW it looks better. Not so odd-lookin' because there was nothing "there"..... I'm pretty pleased with this whole part of the build! I actually can not believe just how good it turned out.....
Stay tuned, more to come right after these short messages!!!! Comments welcome! ~ENJOY!!
So I got the antenna painted and drying, I had to come up with a way to chain that 426 Hemi down..... What fun! -I sat for a bit to think up a few ways to make chain bracket or tie-downs (loops) and then was like yeah thats either not gonna look right, or simply be "too big" for in the Jeep.... The remedy? A simple hole drilled and then some softer wire, to bend made into a "U" and then one open end of the "U" slipped through a link in the chain, and then BOTH ends of the "U" guided into the hole that was drilled and CA glued from underneath the Jeep. Worked for this task, PERFECTLY!!!!
I then had to come up with a way to attach the chain to the engine block. WELL thats easy, same way its done in real life, a bolt through a chain link, that goes into the block from the back side where the transmission mounts, and in the front where the timing chain cover or water pump mounts! Easy enough. WRONG!!!!! Getting a few short sections of wire to "stay" put as the chain was guided onto them and then CA glued to the wire was a bit fun, and a little challenging I have to say!
I started in the back of the engine to mount just behind the seats.... The hardest part, first!!! -As the front of the engine to the back of the Jeep would be easier.... and it was!!!!
Drivers side end of chain, in-place..... THEN the first mount to the engine in place added a little "sag" in the chain, and then moved to the next bolt hole location to have 2 bolts on the engine and then the left over chain flows over the passenger side.... Looks good so far!
I really struggled with getting the passenger side end of the chain in-place, DAMN is that tight in there!!!! (My hands not being what they once were showed out here, BUT I got it, with a little frustration on the side, but I got it in-place! Same way I had planned, a "U" bent piece of wire slipped through a chain link and in it went.... I left some of this end of the chain "loose" -to look as tho the chain was longer then actually needed.... Tightened on this side!
Front of engine got its chain, mounted to the floor as I have been doing, then ran right to the block, only this time I used 2 thin (really little) straight pins, and did the same thing as I did on the back, tight on the chain going to the engine, and then sagged a little between the mounts on the block and then tight on the other side to the floor......
Chained all 4 corners down to the truck as well as got that intake in-place too! NOW it looks better. Not so odd-lookin' because there was nothing "there"..... I'm pretty pleased with this whole part of the build! I actually can not believe just how good it turned out.....
Stay tuned, more to come right after these short messages!!!! Comments welcome! ~ENJOY!!