Start of paint and body work on 1970 CJ6

Thanks! Out of Louisville, Ky. You can tell a good prime coat even from pictures. Thanks for the tip. I need something that really sticks and that will do it.
Al

 

Almost have every thing painted now.
Sust finished the fenders. .




Got the windsheild frame taken apart today. All of the hinge bolts came out ok. A couple of the were rusty. Just soaked the with PB Blaster.
I am going to paint the frame the same yellow as the body.

Andrew

 

Sweeeeet! Looks really nice. Hope to be spraying mine next month.......or so.

 

Starting to put it back together.
I am using the engine hoist with a peice of 2" tubing in the end.

The body lifted off the cart.

Moved over the frame.

And bolted down,


Now that we have longer days I can get back to work on it.

Andrew

 

Ive got a question about the Hat Channels, Why does the mount that is closet to the to the fire wall have the raised mount on one side and not the other? I think its the dirver side

 

Got back to work on the Jeep after over a month of delays.
Got the hanging pedels and power boster in.




And also the steering reworked.

 

Here is the picture of the steering.



The old steering had just a one peice shaft and some times it would bind,
So I took and put in a third ujoint and a heim joint stand off and that took care of the binding.

Andrew

Got the front sheet metal on today but it is to dark to take pictures. Will get them in the morning.

 

Jim
The master/booster fits a Jeepster.
I got it from Don Fletcher @ Partsdude4X4.net
Used the pedel assy out of a 72 Jeepster but had to make a new connecting link because the CJ firewall angles out at the bottom and the Jeepster does not.
The fit in the engine bay was close with a V8. I still have to swap the valve covers so I can get to the oil fill cap.

Here are the pictures of the front sheet metal hung.

 

So when's the 4" lift and 34's go on Andy?

 

All I can say is , it looks great!!

 

That's looking great!

 

Great work!

 

oh andrew,
that is going to be soooo nice!
what a beautiful piece of work!
you have me daydreaming about doing something like that.....

 

this thing is amazing! nice worksmanship! have you worked in a bodyshop r somthing before?

 

This is the first body work I have done.
I have been in a lot of bodyshop as I service air compressors.

Andrew

 

Getting closser. Got the wiring wraped with cold shrink tape on friday.
Sat morning got the windsheild frame and rollbar sand blasted. About 1/2 way through a fitting on the blaster got a hole in it and I did not have a replacement. So off to the hardware store to get a replacement.
Did not do any painting on sat because it got up to 100
Sunday morning 6:00 am got the epoxy primer sprayed and then a couple hours later got the sandable primer sprayed.
3:00 pm sprayed the paint. Here are a coulpe pictures.




Andrew

 

I'm still jealous of yer air set up at the house.

 

Getting closer, Got the glass in the winshield.

Then the hinges and cowl seal.


Then worked a little on the wiring. then got rained out.
hoping to get the wiper items in also but is still raining.
And all of this on my 50th birthday.
Did get a little party this afternoon over at mom and dads.

Andrew