Custom tube body for 1978 CJ5

Cutting begins

It’s off.

Starting the build up with new 1.75” DOM tubing for the cage and top of the box.

Used 2 2” square tubes to brace the back of what was left of the body, and as a tie in point for the back. The square tubes tied into the frame at the original body mounts.

Building the fenders out of .75” square tubing.

The first panel cut, also showing the temporary lights.

The final product, until I tore it down and started working on some more changes. The cage isn’t changing much, but I’ve stretched the frame 8.5” and am in the process of stretching the wheel base, doing a custom spring over axle lift with F150 rear springs and YJ front springs, on a CORP 14 bolt rear and D44 front.

But that’s a different write up page and the project isn’t far enough to do that yet… keep posted

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