Knalways - 67 Commando Build.

[78mitsu]

So... I'm not a picture guy, I tend to miss steps, but here's the buildup thread for the '67 Commando.

-->Pictures to Follow.

 

[78mitsu]

So.. A little history about this Commando, This Commando used to belong to GreatScott's Father Alan, about 15 years ago he sold it, apparently it was sold again and again, until finally we bought it, Alan came to look at the new commando, he says you know that looks an aweful lot like my commando, turns out it was. He had the vin of the old Jeep and we found a stamp on the frame that matched, along with a lot of other oddities.

--> Scott please feel free to interject here.

 

[78mitsu]

Engine.

Putting the motor in, Removed the front cross and re-boxed the frame opened up the firewall a little.

 

[78mitsu]

Transfer Case Cross

Transfer Case Crossmember .120 wall 1.5" Dom. It'll get a skid plate for the 231.

 

[78mitsu]

Out comes the 27 (axles about the size of my middle finger.)

 

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High Pinion Dana 44

In goes the High Pinion 44.

 

[78mitsu]

Upper and lower spring buckets

Upper and lower front Spring Buckets

 

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Miscellaneous Before Pictures.

 

[78mitsu]

The Motor 4.0 L strait 6 jeep, new front and rear mains and checked the bearings, good to go! --Had to have new flexplate too.

Full Floating 60 Rear High Pinion Dana 44 Front AW4 Trans and 231 Tcase.

 

[Shawn]

wow............. that is going to be a long motor to put in there..

 

[78mitsu]

wow............. that is going to be a long motor to put in there..

It's pretty long, I tried to talk him into a bbc/400/205, but he wouldn't go that way, he wanted the injection and a light motor. We're adding a SYE to the transfer case, and streaching the rear about 5" to get a longer rear driveline, it's about 3' now. we cut out the front radiator shroud so we can fit a mustang radiator in it.

 

[Shawn]

I just dropped a V8 in mine and it was tight,,, really tight.
http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/showthread.php?t=20015&page=7&highlight=commando

 

[mbryson]

It's pretty long, I tried to talk him into a bbc/400/205, but he wouldn't go that way, he wanted the injection and a light motor. We're adding a SYE to the transfer case, and streaching the rear about 5" to get a longer rear driveline, it's about 3' now. we cut out the front radiator shroud so we can fit a mustang radiator in it.

A 4.0L is light? I thought they were a little porky.

 

[78mitsu]

A 4.0L is light? I thought they were a little porky.

According to my numbers it's 438 lbs a sbc is about 575, it's about the same weight as a gm or dodge strait/slan 6, not particularly light, it's advantage is more that because it's strait there's ton's of room on both sides of the motor.

 

[78mitsu]

Some more pictures, Finished the front suspension, 5 link but it seems to flex well.