Supertrooper's CJ5 build

Oh yeah, i saw that post but couldn't find it again. Thanks for the link. I even picked up a second 1/4" npt tap to make a bottom tap because of that post. Im going to try to drill/tap without disassembling the box and still on the jeep. Im hoping the fluid running out of the hole will flush the chips out.

 

My tube fenders were pretty simple. Page 30 of my build. Call text or message me if you want more details.

http://www.earlycj5.com/xf_cj5/index.php?threads/129438/page-30


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Get one of those small extendable magnets to clean out the chips as you drill and tap, then flush it with fluid when you’re done. If you have a vacuum you don’t care about I did that as well.

 

Looks like hell has officially frozen over. A mystery package arrived that i wasn't expecting the other day. I look at the shipping label to see who the sender is and to my surprise it was from herm the overdrive guy. The OD shifter kit i ordered well over a year ago finally showed up. I honestly never expected to ever see it or my money again. For what little was in the kit, i have no idea what took so long to get in order to make the kit. Other than the actual shift lever the rest of the kit looked real mediocre at best and would probably bend in the first few uses. Ill probably just make the universal AA shifter work instead. Im glad i got my parts finally but definitely not happy with herm or the quality.

 

My herm od shifter flexed bad. The only thing I kept was the ends which I welded onto a rod which was more rigid.

 

Yeah, i dont see that "linkage" lasting long at all

 

This showed up yesterday