Brad,
Keep me posted on progress of the "Spridjeep"...'-) You've seen the
Midguki, right? http://www.gerardsgarage.com/GarageContent/midguki.htm
Gerard
At 7:23 PM -0600 11/3/01, Brad Fornal wrote:
>As you know, my friends, Dave and Mike are building a 62 Sprite into a
>rotary powered Dragster. Between this and other acquisitions, this is
>enough to keep anyone busy for awhile. Recently Dave came across a 60
>Willys CJ3, it's military equivalent is the M38a. The body of this
>rolling abortion has more whiskey dents than any dirt track racer would
>ever take credit for. Dave has a side job lined up that will give him a
>Cherokee 360 with a turbo 400 to go into this Jeep. In my usual smart
>assed fashion, I glibly suggested that the body be removed, trashed and
>the extra Sprite body should replace it. With a bit of rough measuring
>we discovered this. Sprite wheelbase ........801/2", CJ3..............
>81". Distance between wheels from inside sidewalls, Sprite.........41",
>CJ3..........41". So why can't the body of the Sprite set right on top
>of the CJ frame, it will be high enough that the V8 shouldn't be a real
>problem. And those durn speedbumps will no longer be an issue with 24"
>of ground clearance.
>Mike has a myriad of pinhole rust in the floorpan of the body he is
>fixing for all his parts to go into. Rather than replace the pan, he is
>wire feed welding up all the holes. Most of you are wondering how to
>keep the sheetmetal from blowing out, right?? BRASS He went down to
>Home Depot, purchased a brass septic cap with the square lug on top of
>it and uses it as a heat sink. It makes a nice clean weld and the heat
>will burn out the rust while making the
>repair............................
>More bizarre ideas as they arrive.................. Brad
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