Building my 1960 CJ6

If anyone is looking for a very nice CJ6 frame, complete with all the running gear, I have listed mine in the classifieds. The frame looks straight and crack free as best as I can see.

 

Looks good. :lurk:

 

That's cool!

 

You took a good CJ6 body off a good CJ6 frame and cut it up to put on a YJ frame to get new Jeep road manners?

To each his own and a good job on the cut and weld, but I just can't comprehend why.

 

Oh well, stupid me.

 

Not stupid, just a matter of different worlds. Here in the world of salt and rust I know of one CJ6 that is in repairable condition. As Patrick said, there are CJ6 bodies rusting away that will never see a road again, you are doing something with yours - and its yours, thats the important thing. Not mine or anyone elses.

I'm just wondering why you chose a YJ platform and an engine that would be swappable into the 6 chassis instead of something like a TJ frame and running gear?

 

I have to admit, you did a good job cutting and welding. It still looks kinda 6ish. But I still would have not cut it. And I would have looked at a newer frame if you wanted good road manners. YJ's are better than early cj frames but not nearly as good as TJ's. I wonder how the wheelbase of a TJ unlimited compares with the 6 tub?

Interesting build. I'll be watching.

 

looks good! you will have guys scratching their heads trying to figure out what you did to it.

looks like you will still have plenty of length for almost any drive train you can dream up.

Like Patrick said it's your JEEP build it how you want it. I will be watching for your posts

 

It still looks like a 6 and only the crustiest of jeep enthusiasts will know it's different that it should be. At least it's a 6 that will be back on the road.

 

I still think it's cool.

 

By the way, I thoroughly enjoyed your build thread.

 

I enjoy all the feedback, critical or not.

 

Probably the biggest reason I went with the YJ frame is because I already had it. It came with a previous jeep project and when I started looking at all the things I wanted to do the the 6, like a saginaw steering set up, disc brakes, boxed frame, so forth, the YJ frame had all the things I wanted. All I had to do was transfer it to the 6.

 

I'm having a tough time welding up the seams on the side panels. I think I have a handle on the welding process, but the trial and error effort to start with have made it a slow start. I have just a little bit more work on the first side and then it's off the weld the other side. I have been doing a lot of research and study on hammer welding, stitch welding and shrinking metal.

 

I have welded up both sides and floor of the cj6. I have a little clean up work, but it's mostly done. I will leave a little bit of the weld seam showing across the floor, but the sides will be finished off with a smooth finish.





There will be considerable clean of the body prior to painting.

I'm now ready to cut off the body mounts on the frame and fabricate new mounts for the cj6 body. I will also trim the bottom of the inner front fenders to match up with the contour of the frame and attach them to the tub.

I'm waiting for some funds to buy the transmission to transfercase adaptor to install the running gear.

 

I think your doing a great job, good luck with the project, and please keep us updated.

 

Nice job on the welding. Now that I understand the why, the how of it all is very cool.

 

Another day working on the jeep. I set the tub on the frame again so that I could install the front fenders. This would require a lot of trimming on the inner fenderwells. I must have put on and taken off the fenders 20 times.



Mostly I had to trim around the YJ shock towers, but I also trimmed the bottom edges of the inner fenders to clear the frame and brake lines.





Above, I have one fender attached. I looks a little high in the front, so I continued to trim.



Looking at the front grill, you can see that I need a little clearance over the top of the power steering lines. I marked two lines, the lowest it where I wanted to cut, the upper is where I hammered a bottom lip to match the rest of the grill.



The finished product. The picture centered on the front wheel.



This picture centered with the rear wheel. The rear wheel is centered with the wheel well, the front I hope I have the wheel center far enough forward for good clearance during turning and wheel movement up and down.

My next step is to relocate the body mounts on the YJ frame to align up with locations suitable for attaching to the CJ frame.