1947 CJ20A

[cousinmike]

Picked up a quick turn steering box yesterday out of an 85 Iroc Camero. It's 2-1/4 turns lock to lock. My old truck box is 3-3/4 turns. So with the addition of a longer Scout pitman arm the turning should be twice as fast as before. Now I got to get some rectangular tubing and extend the front frame out for longer springs and the longer steering arm.

[cousinmike]

Body is off again for more mods



Got rid of old springs. The J20 truck has the same length front spring as Chevys but have an arch that is about the same as a 4 inch lift as the FSJ's are spring under. I'm using 51 inch Chevy rear springs and moving the front axle 12 inches forward.



Also installing new steering box. The upper box is the stock J20 3-1/2 turn box. This box has 4 bolts to frame. The lower box is from an 85 Iroc and is a 2-1/4 turn box. This box has three bolts to frame that are in the same location as the old box. I'll have to make a brace from box to opposite side of frame to stiffen it up.



Off to FG Iron tomorrow to get 2x4 tubing to lengthen the frame.

[cousinmike]

Picked up the pallet jack from Kevin, got the 2x4 tubing, cut front of the frame off, and grafted in the extension yesterday.

These FSJ frames are boxed, so I ground out the factory welds from the inner frame channel cut the outer frame channel so that the inner and outer channels are offset.

[cousinmike]

Welding done, radiator crossmember/support in, steering box mounted

[cousinmike]

Made new shackle flip brackets.



Bent and welded up the brackets.



Got the brackets all welded to the frame and springs bolted up.







Now I need to start working on new drive lines and lengthen the steering shaft.

[poorboy1]

very nice work

[cousinmike]

Thanks!

[chevtech]

Looking good Mike!

[cousinmike]

Thanks!
Hopefully I'll get this front end done and start working on the new body soon.

[The Black Jeep]

Looking good

[Brennerbadboy]

looks good, nice work.......................now your gona need to paint the whole frame,..JK

[cousinmike]

I'm not sure what to do with that. I use rattle can bed coating thinking it would be pretty durable. Saw a project on a tv show that used it. It chip really easy, so there is a lot of areas that need tuchup. I might just get some appliance enamel and re-rattle can it and live with it.

[cousinmike]

Got the Scout pitman arm reamed out on installed. With the new steering box and longer pitman arm my steering went from 3 1/2 turns lock to lock to about 1 3/4 turns. It'll handle much better on the track now.

[Rock Dawg]

Nice!

[cousinmike]

Got the steering column together. I cut the shaft that bolts to the steering box with the double D at the other end and welded in a 15 inch piece of one inch pipe.



Working on building the two piece front driveline. I welded in a piece of uni-strut between the old spring perches to mount the back half of the driveline. Now need to cut down the driveline to fit the front half and finish welding the support to the frame.