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1955CJ-5 Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member 2016 Sponsor Member 2015 Sponsor Member Offline It wasn't always green.... Posts: 2338 Location: Boise, idaho Joined: 12/18/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #75 - 03/20/13 at 21:23:58	Print Post
	UPS just delivered the underseat tool box from MD Juan via Kaiser-Willys...It will need a little tweaking but it will fit. This is my first MD Juan replacement part....It's not a direct copy of the original, the lid bracing is different and the clip/latch is different, but It'll work fine. I might even be able to salvage the old lid and re-use it. More later! Randy

	1955 CJ-5, A friend for 55 years....1951 CJ-3A, a new addition. 1929 Model A Ford Closed Cab Pickup...
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garage gnome Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member Offline Rustologist Posts: 1931 Location: Chester Joined: 02/16/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #76 - 03/20/13 at 21:27:52	Print Post
	Does it have the jeep script on the front of it?

	Nate in Western MA 1953 3A #3268, The Jalopy, '47 2A Wheelin' rig, '49 3A, #37071, unmolested, bone stock named Ted
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1955CJ-5 Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member 2016 Sponsor Member 2015 Sponsor Member Offline It wasn't always green.... Posts: 2338 Location: Boise, idaho Joined: 12/18/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #77 - 03/20/13 at 21:32:55	Print Post
	Yes, the script is there....I still have whats left of the old tool box so I'll compare the two...but it definitely has "Jeep"stamped in it...

	1955 CJ-5, A friend for 55 years....1951 CJ-3A, a new addition. 1929 Model A Ford Closed Cab Pickup...
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garage gnome Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member Offline Rustologist Posts: 1931 Location: Chester Joined: 02/16/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #78 - 03/20/13 at 21:34:06	Print Post
	Hmmm... how come my repro body didn't come with it then... Well, that was several years ago too.

	Nate in Western MA 1953 3A #3268, The Jalopy, '47 2A Wheelin' rig, '49 3A, #37071, unmolested, bone stock named Ted
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calvinhunt Flatfender Master Owner Member 2012 Offline Let's keep these great American icons alive! Posts: 1000 Location: Santa Clara, Utah Joined: 08/02/09 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #79 - 03/21/13 at 06:11:13	Print Post
	1955CJ-5 wrote on 03/20/13 at 21:23:58: UPS just delivered the underseat tool box from MD Juan via Kaiser-Willys...It will need a little tweaking but it will fit. This is my first MD Juan replacement part....It's not a direct copy of the original, the lid bracing is different and the clip/latch is different, but It'll work fine. I might even be able to salvage the old lid and re-use it. More later! Randy I was very disappointed in the lid that came with my MD Juan tub, so to keep it original I drilled the hinge spot welds out and reinstalled the old lid on the new tub. Then I drilled out the rivets holding the old D ring to the tool box and riveted it onto the new tub. So I have the old original style lid and latch as can be seen in the following pics, worked great:

	Calvin Santa Clara, Utah
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Macgraham Flatfender Enthusiast Sponsor Member Offline Still Plays With Jeeps Posts: 187 Location: western arizona Joined: 01/15/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #80 - 03/21/13 at 12:57:44	Print Post
	I too got a replacement tool box from KW. It took a bit of massaging to make it fit properly. The latch never has worked and is poorly built. Just another rebuild on my list. My 3A had another gas tank where the toolbox goes so I had no toolbox pieces to work with. There was nothing stamped on the KW replacement.


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bretto 3A Guru Offline OD 3A cousin Posts: 486 Location: Orem Utah Joined: 12/09/10 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #81 - 03/21/13 at 14:03:35	Print Post
	Hopefully with Rommel @ MDJuan contacting all the forums lately, all these quirks will get ironed out for future generation builders.

	Brett Orem, UT PHOTO DIARY OF MY BUILD
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1955CJ-5 Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member 2016 Sponsor Member 2015 Sponsor Member Offline It wasn't always green.... Posts: 2338 Location: Boise, idaho Joined: 12/18/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #82 - 03/22/13 at 20:37:45	Print Post
	So I thought I'd do some rust repair.. And it kept growing....
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1955CJ-5 Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member 2016 Sponsor Member 2015 Sponsor Member Offline It wasn't always green.... Posts: 2338 Location: Boise, idaho Joined: 12/18/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #83 - 03/22/13 at 20:38:53	Print Post
	Then i had to make a patch..
	« Last Edit: 07/23/17 at 23:01:47 by 1955CJ-5 »
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1955CJ-5 Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member 2016 Sponsor Member 2015 Sponsor Member Offline It wasn't always green.... Posts: 2338 Location: Boise, idaho Joined: 12/18/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #84 - 03/22/13 at 20:40:39	Print Post
	But it turned out OK...
	« Last Edit: 07/23/17 at 23:03:32 by 1955CJ-5 »
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1955CJ-5 Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member 2016 Sponsor Member 2015 Sponsor Member Offline It wasn't always green.... Posts: 2338 Location: Boise, idaho Joined: 12/18/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #85 - 03/22/13 at 20:43:01	Print Post
	I knew that old section of rail would come in handy....(I use it all the time really, I don't have a real anvil )
	« Last Edit: 07/23/17 at 23:04:48 by 1955CJ-5 »
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calvinhunt Flatfender Master Owner Member 2012 Offline Let's keep these great American icons alive! Posts: 1000 Location: Santa Clara, Utah Joined: 08/02/09 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #86 - 03/23/13 at 06:43:44	Print Post
	Wow!
	« Last Edit: 03/23/13 at 06:44:00 by calvinhunt »
	Calvin Santa Clara, Utah
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1955CJ-5 Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member 2016 Sponsor Member 2015 Sponsor Member Offline It wasn't always green.... Posts: 2338 Location: Boise, idaho Joined: 12/18/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #87 - 03/24/13 at 01:21:20	Print Post
	This is going better than I ever imagined. A little more grinding and it will blend just fine.
	« Last Edit: 07/23/17 at 23:05:35 by 1955CJ-5 »
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garage gnome Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member Offline Rustologist Posts: 1931 Location: Chester Joined: 02/16/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #88 - 03/24/13 at 02:08:30	Print Post
	This thread is giving me inspiration to fix the tub on my '49... I really don't know if I should or not though. I like it as an unrestored original.
	« Last Edit: 03/24/13 at 02:08:54 by garage gnome »
	Nate in Western MA 1953 3A #3268, The Jalopy, '47 2A Wheelin' rig, '49 3A, #37071, unmolested, bone stock named Ted
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1955CJ-5 Flatfender Master 2013 Sponsor Member 2016 Sponsor Member 2015 Sponsor Member Offline It wasn't always green.... Posts: 2338 Location: Boise, idaho Joined: 12/18/12 Gender:	Re: Too rusty to save? Reply #89 - 03/24/13 at 02:26:25	Print Post
	If I had the choice, I would have just left this one alone, cleaned it up and driven it. When I bought it I had hoped to just get it running and make little improvements along the way. I'm really enjoying this. It is a great experience and I'm learning a lot. But if this tub had been more solid I would have left it alone. Your '49 will only be original once. This '51 will never again be original.

	1955 CJ-5, A friend for 55 years....1951 CJ-3A, a new addition. 1929 Model A Ford Closed Cab Pickup...
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