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New Jeep! My 48 CJ2A

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by Patrick, Oct 30, 2014.

  1. Apr 27, 2016
    Patrick

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    If you read the post you quoted, it had no caster..;)
     
  2. May 1, 2016
    Patrick

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    Poor flatty is pretty ugly with these old wheels on it and the rear corner patches removed.[​IMG] [​IMG]
     
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  3. May 3, 2016
    Patrick

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    A little rust repair...[​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]
     
  4. May 4, 2016
    69Willys

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    "rare corner patches" :rofl:
     
  5. May 4, 2016
    Patrick

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    :rofl:

    Fixed.
     
  6. May 4, 2016
    69Willys

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    Haha! I just thought you were being sarcastic, as everything seems to be rare these days.
     
  7. May 4, 2016
    Patrick

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    What isn't so rare is the amount of unneeded body filler I removed. Why do folks like to pile on more than is necessary?
     
  8. May 4, 2016
    Twin2

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    to fix the jeep lean ;);)
     
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    47v6

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    Because they want the bodies to look smooth. People dont like the spot welds and the small divots they make, so the paint guys says, "I will give you a great paint job". To make it smooth there is about a gallon of bondo on each side. I have a pretty good fender that was not given a nice paint job ever and the spot weld divots on top of the fender are clearly visible. I left it that way.

    Getting rid of the resale red of jeep paint jobs? What color?
     
  10. May 4, 2016
    timgr

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    As I recall from the 70s, brand new Jeeps came fresh from the factory obvious welds. They were stamped, welded and painted ... AFAIK no effort was made to hide the spots and waves in the original metal. They may have done more for the Wagons, but CJ bodies clearly were painted in their raw state, direct from assembly. That was the product.
     
  11. May 4, 2016
    Patrick

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    Red.;)
    Colonial red satin.
     
  12. May 8, 2016
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  14. May 12, 2016
    Patrick

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    Also, my son's Jeep is at the high school auto shop, and should be getting sprayed tomorrow. His windshield frame is done, so I took it and the flatty frame down to the glass shop for new windshields.
     
  15. May 12, 2016
    Focker

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    This is going to be awesome...Can't wait to see the results.

    I've been thinking about trying to paint mine something besides primer green. I might rely on Maaco???
     
  16. May 12, 2016
    Patrick

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    It's NOT going to be olive drab. That's the main goal.;)
     
  17. May 13, 2016
    Patrick

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    69Willys

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    Looks great!!
     
  19. May 14, 2016
    Patrick

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  20. May 14, 2016
    Focker

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    No frickin way...That's terrific!
     
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