My 67 CJ5 build

All done with this one. Back to work on the 67

 

Can i ask a question in relation to the picture of the carb ? There is a little bulb with large spring attached on the bottom of the linkage. Could anyone tell me what it is and does please and thank you for your time.

 

I believe you are looking at the dash pot. It keeps the throttle from snapping shut too fast and stalling.

 

I, for one, am super excited to see what else happens to the '67 over the winter.

 

Hey thats great i have it in my box of parts i will see about getting it mounted again. Thanks for the feed back

 

Well here we go, made my cut line





Looks better already





Left the front flange and flange support

 

Ready for surgery





Just used a jig saw for the cut, the grinder freaks out the dog



Don't want to interrupt the princess



Using the home made brake for the first time, the angle iron that holds the handle flexed too much and wouldn't bend the middle of the pc so I need to work on that, but hammer fixes everything











Enough for tonight. More coming tomorrow

 

My golden likes the hummm of a welder too.

Impact gun not so much

 

I think I'm doing it right

 

I know this is from a while back but I am missing these brackets and would like to fab some. If you have the measurements to share I would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance!

 

I believe I have a set I'll look today

 

Looks good. I suck at metal protection: primer, paint, etc. As soon as I do it, I blink my eyes and it is rusting. Granted I live in Florida and I have been told it is impossible to keep metal rust free in 95% humidity but I try.

So now that you have the new metal attached what is the process after you grind it smooth? I see you have a bunch of holes between the welds. Do you fill those with welds? Is there a product you use to prevent flash rust? From this point I would do the following:

Fill the holes with weld as sooth as I could get it
Use some sort of rust converter
grind it smooth again
prime with a heavy body sandable primer
Sand smooth
paint as per manufacture directions

What do you do different?

 

I did fill the spots between welds with more welds. I dont coat the metal with anything yet, way too much welding to do, floor pans rear wheel housings etc. I rather clean up some surface rust than grind primer off to do all that welding.

 

Some progress today.Had some gaps to fill so a copper tee was sacrificed







Worked pretty dang good



The holes you see are just spot welds. no need to fill them since I will need them later



time to fix this spot







The pc removed was pretty rusty





Grind weld, grind weld, grind weld fun fun

 

SO, word of advice !! when you plan on welding all weekend DON'T leave your argon tank on all night, especially on a holiday. It WILL be empty by morning. grrrrrrr so I guess I'll get to work on this spot for now
I got this pc from a fine member here





Can only tack it cuz I'M OUT OF GAS




Where I'm at now

 

So what have I learned ?? Keep in mind I am new to this welding stuff.

Make sure when you are welding that the patch stays flush with the original panel, check it often
Weld some grind some. If you do all the welding then grind you WILL lose your mind
Just grind off the heads of the weld, try not to hit the sheet metal, it will get so thin you will cut the patch off and start over, Please don't ask how I know this !!
I use a 4.5" grinder with a 1/16" cutting disk turned 90 degrees from the weld. Then I just nibble at the weld until flush, then I hit it with a flap wheel and start again
The more you try to get it perfect the worse it gets, A thin coat of filler, block sanded works wonders
Use copper behind wider gaps it works wonders
Heat from grinding also warps, keep a hammer handy to flatten and used compressed air to cool often
Grinding makes your shop dirty
DON'T FORGET TO TURN YOUR GAS OFF WHEN DONE

 

Anyone know if all these holes are factory? I assume they are for seat adjustment ?

 

without welding gas i decided to make the rear panel pc. the original was pretty beat up



Dont laugh it worked