Well to be practical, I would be using a two door SJ body for the Extended cab or a four door SJ body for the crew cab. My initial study shows there would be less space behind the front seat when using a two door.thej10guy wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 7:12 am I would recommend an extended cab for me personally. By doing so you have more cab space for hauling more stuff, but you also keep more useable bed space (not shortening the bed as much) while keeping the wheel base a fairly reasonable length.
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The basic idea is to use the front half of an SJ and graft the back wall of a truck cab onto it. The SJ and J series share the same four front body mount locations. The two rear cab mounts will have to be added to the frame.tgreese wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 9:43 am How will you handle the extra length in the cab? Your fuel tank is right there where the cab ends and the bed starts. I presume you want to shorten the front of the bed and take that length for the longer cab. Any cab extension while keeping the bed length would need a longer frame.
Yes, the truck roof is a must, I don’t see there is a “lot” more work however. It seem a fairly simple matter of placing about 34” of sheetmetal between the front and rear halves of the cut truck roof.Stuka wrote: ↑Sat May 27, 2023 8:46 am There have quite quite a few 4dr conversions. One of the interesting points is some Jeep the Wagoneer roof line, and some great the truck roof line. The truck roof looks a lot better imo. But it is a lot more work.
Some photos of various 4dr JTrucks here:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/540994973978745986/
Personally I like this one with the extended cab and shorter bed.
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Some of us just have to have a truck….. I’ve tried not driving one daily and just don’t like it and find it hugely inconvenient. And the OP has parts of vehicles, not looking at cutting up 2 salvable vehicles. Besides the modification and tinkering is half the fun. Used to work at a street rod shop. The owners motto was “anyone can do a restoration, they make books for that. It takes real vision to cut up a perfectly good vehicle and make it something special and unique.” He designed and build a few Ridler award winning cars so he did have a clue.sierrablue wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:30 pm Unless you're either a) towing with a gooseneck and need the family along or b) trying to use an 8' bed and bring a team/family with you, I would either just drive a truck or a wagon. Otherwise you're just cutting up perfectly fixable Jeeps that would work just as well stock.
After reading what the experienced folks say on Expedition Portal Forum, I have concluded that there are two conditions that are the bane of overland vehicles. One is too much weight, the other is too much horse power. An acceptance that every process requires a certain amount of time is also helpful.sierrablue wrote: ↑Sat Jun 10, 2023 8:10 pm OK that would be an awesome trip ngl.
Personally I think the I-6 just doesn't have the breath for that