So I am usually terrible with documenting things but I’m going to try to be better about it with this project. Right now my pictures of the progress are kind of all over the place and I figured I’d start this thread to keep it organized and possibly help someone else who may want to attempt to tackle this project in the future. The pictures below are how the axles looked when I picked them up and how the jeep currently sits.
I started with the D60 tearing it down and cutting off all the bracketry as well as trimming the drivers side of the diff housing and welding the tubes to the cast. The amount of cast steel on the drivers side that needed to be cut away was no joke but I got it all cleaned up and prepped for the Artec truss kit.
I had a bit of a learning curve using this new welder and figuring out wire speed but with some heat and patience I was able to weld the tubes to the housing and painted it to prevent it from rusting while I waited for the truss to come in.
Truss kit came in and it was time to mock it all up. The welds weren’t the prettiest but they’re decent enough.
I started with the D60 tearing it down and cutting off all the bracketry as well as trimming the drivers side of the diff housing and welding the tubes to the cast. The amount of cast steel on the drivers side that needed to be cut away was no joke but I got it all cleaned up and prepped for the Artec truss kit.
I had a bit of a learning curve using this new welder and figuring out wire speed but with some heat and patience I was able to weld the tubes to the housing and painted it to prevent it from rusting while I waited for the truss to come in.
Truss kit came in and it was time to mock it all up. The welds weren’t the prettiest but they’re decent enough.
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