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Re: Restoration underway
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2013, 08:49:18 PM »
After 11 hours of bodywork and welding, sanding prepping the tub is primered going to paint it tomorrow if weather permits.
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Re: Restoration underway
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2013, 08:57:03 PM »
Nice! What kind of primer did you use?
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Re: Restoration underway
« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2013, 10:20:03 PM »
Its a heavy filler sealer primer it went on pretty good it was a bit cold later this evening when I painted it I pushed the jeep into the garage and turned the heat on to cure it but it had already flashed and was dry to the touch when I brought it in. Tomorrow it gets a coat of olive drab paint the frame was topcoated with olive drab earlier this week going to work on the front clip a bit tomorrow the tub was picked up yesterday morning and blasted then delivered to me early yesterday afternoon.
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Re: Restoration underway
« Reply #18 on: April 19, 2013, 03:05:57 PM »
A picture of the progress I need to finish wiring the lights and fuel gauge sending unit and getting the fuel line installed back at the tank but the finish line is in sight now.
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Re: Restoration underway
« Reply #19 on: April 19, 2013, 03:10:53 PM »
I will use humvee seats in this jeep they are pretty nice I have used them in my bigger trucks they will be bolted to a set of frames I made patterened after the originals. I did use some herculiner but I rolled it on after the tub was painted inside it wears better than the paint an there will be no worn through spots in the paint in spots.
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Re: Restoration underway
« Reply #20 on: April 19, 2013, 03:12:08 PM »
Looking good there.. What on earth happened to the cowl top panel that you had to replace that much metal? Wow!
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Re: Restoration underway
« Reply #21 on: April 19, 2013, 05:22:38 PM »
Bill it looks like the jeep had taken a hit to the fromt like they must have run into something and the hood pushing back on the cowl had buckled it there was way to much metal shrinking to do to get it right so I just cut it all out and replaced it. heres a pic of the interior I dont know what the little square hole was cut into the floor for behind the TC levers. Being a surry tub the hole was cut into the floor for the TC levers but I have no idea why the other hole is cut into the floor now I need to find a set of metal trim rings that went over the shift boots to screw them down to the floor.
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Re: Restoration underway
« Reply #22 on: April 21, 2013, 08:51:37 AM »
That square hole is for the PTO lever.  If your jeep doesn't have a PTO, you can make a plate to cover the hole.
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Re: Restoration underway
« Reply #23 on: April 21, 2013, 02:49:39 PM »
OK thanks.
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Re: Restoration underway
« Reply #24 on: February 09, 2015, 01:48:56 AM »
looks great.� thanks for posting the pics.�
« Last Edit: February 09, 2015, 01:49:54 AM by corpsman »
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