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Posted by: Rus Curtis
« on: August 23, 2021, 09:00:59 PM »

Tony,
For a very long time, all the body kits that were available came from MDJuan in the Philippines.  All the vendors here get their tubs, fenders etc from MDJ.  You may want to reach out to them to see if there's a supplier in your neck of the woords (or order directly- if that's possible).

https://mdjuan.com.ph/

Recently, there's been discussion of another body manufacturer from India.  SGI has been getting some attention from jeep owners who have used their kits.  Again, may be worth your time to look and see if they use a supplier close to you or contact directly.

https://www.sgireengus.com/


I know of some issues with MDJ fitment but has made some improvements.

It seems that SGI may be doing a good job also.  A thread on them here:
https://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/sgi-india_topic48305_post489289.html?KW=new+body+kits#489289

Hope this helps.


 
Posted by: Tony
« on: August 23, 2021, 05:41:20 PM »

Thanks for the reply. Just checking but I think someone has rebuilt the tub that didn't have a welder  :-\  Would be great if I was in the US, I would just order a new tub but a bit different when your on the other side of the world  ;D
Posted by: Rus Curtis
« on: August 23, 2021, 10:52:07 AM »

Tony,
To borrow a well worn saying, the only stupid question is the one not asked.

I'm not aware of any pop rivets in the body.  There are rivets on the body and frame but not pop rivets, e.g. body: toe board gusset frame attachments, brace between the instrument panel and fire wall, latch on tool box lid.  Frame: front bumper, rear crossmember, battery tray, etc. 

Not seeing what you're looking at, I'd guess that a PO used pop rivets to cover up an area needing repair with a piece of sheet metal or maybe two pieces of the tub became detached and using the pop rivet was an easy way to re-attach without welding.  Sounds like he may have even constructed parts of the tub and attached them the same way.

There's not much difference between the 3A and 3B tub and fenders.  Searching through the sections covering Projects here or over at the now defunct CJ3B Tapatalk forum will have images that may cover what you need to see.  Also there are many images on the 3B Page as well.  The 3A Page also has a nice rebuild project that's pretty well documented.

Or you may get some fresh images here if you could either post what you have or describe what you want to look at and you may wind up with more images than you need.
Posted by: Tony
« on: August 22, 2021, 10:49:47 PM »

I know this may appear a stupid question but was any part of a CJ3A tub pop riveted? The one we are restoring, nearly all the panels have been pop riveted together from the firewall back.  It also appears some panels are home made. There are no support brackets at all. I am in New Zealand, it is difficult to find a CJ3A to view :-\ Any comments would be appreciated.