M38a1 Build or Project Blasphemy

#1
I am bringing the build over from USJeeps

Here is the jeep



I now have a drivetrain for it.





Picked up a suzuki 1.6L 16valve motor with samurai tranny, Tcase, sidekick tranny/tcase and a 2WD sidekick tranny, engine wiring harness, and other doo dads with it. It looks like I am missing the power steering pump and such for the motor, exhaust manifold and i have a v belt water pump pully, and a vbelt and serpentine belt pully for the crank. So I have a few things to figure out but I probably wont mess with that until I get the motor mounted and decide which tranny combo. Heck I still have to full weld up the suspension mounts so i can go forth setting it up. Gonna be interesting, it should tee off the jeep gods, but I think this drivetrain will make a fun little cruiser.
 
#2
I AM slightly curious why you chose a Samurai drivetrain. I have an 88 and that's been the biggest PITA drivetrain that I've dealt with. The divorced t-case is cool if I could keep it right side up...
 
#3
Main reason is i wanted a 5 speed tranny to get better highway usage. The samurai/sidekick setup is small enogh to fit the short wheelbase of the early cJ5. I do not plan on stretching wheelbase at all.
 
#6
Well got the engine mounted to the frame today.

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this is what it looks like with the engine/tranny mocked up
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It sits nicely on the mounts. No hoist helping it. I still need to make the Transmission crossmember and the Tcase cradle. I am going to test fit the body on it when i do get the trans crossmember installed. It should fit up real nice.
 
#8
The engine and transmission are sitting pretty.
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Tomorrow the tub will be put on for a test fitting. :)
Next is to make the Tcase cradle to hold it in place and to shorten the dirveshaft between the tranny and tcase. :)
 
#9
It Fits!! It Fits!!

I got the body on the frame today to see the fitment for the powerplant.
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It is nice to see I can reach behind the engine to get at stuff.
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with the fenders on
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Here is what it looks like in the tub
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It looks like for me to fit the Tcase I will have to cut into the center floor a bit. Either I have to notch the passenger side tool box, or I will cut out about 2 inches from it and reweld it so the tool box will be whole, but a little smaller.

I do have to say I have alot of room in the engine bay with this motor. Can't wait to get it driving.
 
#12
Got another project underway for the Jeep. Since I am modifying the floors a good bit to work with the drivetrain, i couldnt use a factory gastank, and I would hate to spend $500 for a new tank, only to cut it up. So I made a tank. Wasnt overly hard, especially for this old of a jeep. It is an underseat tank.

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Sitting in the jeep
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Fits real good, i have to fully weld the seams up and add the filler neck, and purchase some bungs to weld on for the fuel lines. I will be using a CJ3a sending unit and gauge with the tank.
 
#13
Got the tank pretty much done tonight. I still ahve to get the bungs for the fuel inlets, and cut a hole for the fuel sending unit. Last will be epoxy sealing it. But for now it will get put in the rig and i will work on the seat mounts for the seats. :)

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IT FITS!!!!
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#19
Got some more done. I got the XJ power brake setup mounted, and the sidekick clutch cable mounted. I still need to get my dang drill back from my father in law so i can drill and bolt the plate down completely. The pedals are ready to accept the brake pushrod and the clutch cable.

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I made a simple spacer out of a piece of tube and made a flange on the MC side for the brakes to bolt on, and then welded the other end to the plate.
 

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