Jon Henning
Sharpest Tool
I'm a guy from norway, and have owned several jeeps since i was 15.
My english is'nt that good but i hope you understand me..
Today i have a 1954 sedan delivery whitch i bought in 1987.
I sandblasted the chassis and installed in a 350 chevy with TH350 transmission, saginaw steering box on the front of the framerail, spoa lift and 33" tires.
The rust was fixed and the car was painted in clear red mixing colour.
Used the car as a daily driver for some years but the chassis could not stand my heavy right foot. The rust in the body appeared again so i desided to renovate the car once more time.
This time i wanted to get the conversion legal and in norway that is not that easy.
It took me five years of mailing and getting documentation on the components before they gave me an ok.
I started stripping down the car and removed all brackets and crossmembers on the frame.
This was in 1999 but then the project was put aside. I bought a appartment, builded a garage, renovated my daily driver ( landcruiser HJ60) and so on..
The project was sleeping deep in my garage for almost 10 years but last winter i gained new inspiration and started up again.
The frame rails was boxed with 5mm steelplate and i straightened the rails. They was warped after the welding. When the rails was straight again i fixed them in a purpose built jigg in ride height so i could start building the suspension.
I'm using radius arms and panhard rods from a mercedes G-wagen, and are planning using air springs instead of the coil springs. The frame is now narrowed to 70 cm ( 27,5") outside to mercedes G-wagen specs.
Front and rear axle is from IH scout II.
I plan to use a 350 with th350, connected to a dana 20 transfercase via an advance adapter.
My english is'nt that good but i hope you understand me..
Today i have a 1954 sedan delivery whitch i bought in 1987.
I sandblasted the chassis and installed in a 350 chevy with TH350 transmission, saginaw steering box on the front of the framerail, spoa lift and 33" tires.
The rust was fixed and the car was painted in clear red mixing colour.
Used the car as a daily driver for some years but the chassis could not stand my heavy right foot. The rust in the body appeared again so i desided to renovate the car once more time.
This time i wanted to get the conversion legal and in norway that is not that easy.
It took me five years of mailing and getting documentation on the components before they gave me an ok.
I started stripping down the car and removed all brackets and crossmembers on the frame.
This was in 1999 but then the project was put aside. I bought a appartment, builded a garage, renovated my daily driver ( landcruiser HJ60) and so on..
The project was sleeping deep in my garage for almost 10 years but last winter i gained new inspiration and started up again.
The frame rails was boxed with 5mm steelplate and i straightened the rails. They was warped after the welding. When the rails was straight again i fixed them in a purpose built jigg in ride height so i could start building the suspension.
I'm using radius arms and panhard rods from a mercedes G-wagen, and are planning using air springs instead of the coil springs. The frame is now narrowed to 70 cm ( 27,5") outside to mercedes G-wagen specs.
Front and rear axle is from IH scout II.
I plan to use a 350 with th350, connected to a dana 20 transfercase via an advance adapter.
