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Building a HP44 to stock Waggy width (61.5")
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<blockquote data-quote="Wildman1" data-source="post: 1031690" data-attributes="member: 16282"><p>Hey all,</p><p>Well I asked if there was any interest in this and a few said yes so here goes.</p><p>I started this project with a bare housing from a 1976 Ford F150, or at least that is what I was told it was off of. I picked it up off Ebay for $100 and then had to hav eit shipped from PA to WA.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00481.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I cut the ends off as close to the inner knuckles/inner C's as I could. </p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00485.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then ground down the welds on the inner C so that I could get the tube that was in them out.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00484.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Tube thickness isn't in issue.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00482.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I had done a search on Pirate before I started this project and was able to get some measurements. 1980-84 Waggy shafts are 15.8" short side and 32.12" long side. To make this housing fit those measurements I need to cut tubes down.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00490.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I took the short side down to a length of 8" and the long side to 24 3/8" from the center of the casting hole on the pumkin to the outside edge of the tube.</p><p>We then heated the inner C up in 400 degrees in my buddies oven. (His wife was gone)</p><p>It slipped onto the tube no problem.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00493.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>We set the pinion angle to 13 degrees and the caster at 7 degrees.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00492.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Checked 5 times and welded ONCE.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00495.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00500.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then it was time to install the Rubicon Express bracket kit.</p><p>Now this is more for a TJ/XJ/ZJ at this point but I figure I should add it.</p><p>First is the bridge over the pumkin.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00502.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00504.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00505.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Next is the coil spring brackets/shock mounts.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00507.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00508.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Next is the pass side upper control bracket. We trussed it too just for.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00510.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00511.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then it was time for the lower control arm brackets.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00512.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00513.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Okay here it is all done.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00515.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00516.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wildman1, post: 1031690, member: 16282"] Hey all, Well I asked if there was any interest in this and a few said yes so here goes. I started this project with a bare housing from a 1976 Ford F150, or at least that is what I was told it was off of. I picked it up off Ebay for $100 and then had to hav eit shipped from PA to WA. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00481.jpg[/IMG] I cut the ends off as close to the inner knuckles/inner C's as I could. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00485.jpg[/IMG] Then ground down the welds on the inner C so that I could get the tube that was in them out. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00484.jpg[/IMG] Tube thickness isn't in issue. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00482.jpg[/IMG] I had done a search on Pirate before I started this project and was able to get some measurements. 1980-84 Waggy shafts are 15.8" short side and 32.12" long side. To make this housing fit those measurements I need to cut tubes down. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00490.jpg[/IMG] I took the short side down to a length of 8" and the long side to 24 3/8" from the center of the casting hole on the pumkin to the outside edge of the tube. We then heated the inner C up in 400 degrees in my buddies oven. (His wife was gone) It slipped onto the tube no problem. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00493.jpg[/IMG] We set the pinion angle to 13 degrees and the caster at 7 degrees. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00492.jpg[/IMG] Checked 5 times and welded ONCE. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00495.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00500.jpg[/IMG] Then it was time to install the Rubicon Express bracket kit. Now this is more for a TJ/XJ/ZJ at this point but I figure I should add it. First is the bridge over the pumkin. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00502.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00504.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00505.jpg[/IMG] Next is the coil spring brackets/shock mounts. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00507.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00508.jpg[/IMG] Next is the pass side upper control bracket. We trussed it too just for. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00510.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00511.jpg[/IMG] Then it was time for the lower control arm brackets. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00512.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00513.jpg[/IMG] Okay here it is all done. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00515.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v654/wildman4x4nut/Jeep/IMG00516.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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