Restoring my fathers old hunting Jeep

JohnL48

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• Sep 27, 2019

• #441

The dirty work starts again. Time to get working on the bed

 

JohnL48

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• Sep 28, 2019

• #442

I little bit of welding, a lot of bit of blasting then fabricating the sides and front panel

 

CTM1

Active Member

• Sep 30, 2019

• #443

You better finish that up as the deer season is here.

 

JohnL48

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• Oct 1, 2019

• #444

CTM1 said:

You better finish that up as the deer season is here.

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Yeah . .. bad shoulder, tried pulling bow back yesterday did you hear me scream ?? No hunting til crossbow

 

JohnL48

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• Oct 1, 2019

• #445

3 bags of sand later

 

Triple C

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• Oct 9, 2019

• #446

This site would be less if not for your endless restorations. Great thread!

 

Triple C

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• Oct 9, 2019

• #447

JohnL48 said:

No restoration, just going to get it running and enjoy it.........maybe a paint job

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John...Pretty sure this project turned in to more than "just going to get it running and enjoy it" build...

 

JohnL48

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• Oct 9, 2019

• #448

Triple C said:

John...Pretty sure this project turned in to more than "just going to get it running and enjoy it" build...

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Yeah that didn't work out, my wife reminds me of that every minute of my life

 

swat1018

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• Oct 10, 2019

• #449

Triple C said:

John...Pretty sure this project turned in to more than "just going to get it running and enjoy it" build...

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I called that from the beginning!

 

JohnL48

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• Oct 10, 2019

• #450

Bed frame is sandblasted and 2 coats of por-15 . I know I'm going to regret it when welding the sides on.... although I am considering just bolting them on since wood floor will hide bolts...still deciding

 

JohnL48

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• Oct 11, 2019

• #451

Ready for her first car show tomorrow. Going to be a nice cool refreshing fall ride

 

JohnL48

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• Oct 12, 2019

• #452

Whoop whoop

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JohnL48

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• Oct 21, 2019

• #453

I need to get up to the steel place and get a couple sheets of 16 guage so I can make the sides and front panel but in the meantime I got 2x12 pressure treated wood for the bed floor. Ran them thru the planer down to 1". Just ship lapped them no metal strips. I will fasten with galvanized carriage bolts

 

JohnL48

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• Nov 12, 2019

• #454

Trying to salvage this tailgate and some other bed parts

 

JohnL48

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• Nov 21, 2019

• #455

Start of the bed sides. Off to the brake

 

Triple C

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• Nov 22, 2019

• #456

Right at a year on this restoration project. Looking like an early Q2, 2020 ETA on the finish. You da man!

 

JohnL48

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• Nov 24, 2019

• #457

Sponsoring a race car has its perks, like access to an 8ft brake

 

JohnL48

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• Nov 25, 2019

• #458

Front bed section done

 

JohnL48

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• Nov 26, 2019

• #459

Progress on the sides

 

JohnL48

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• Nov 27, 2019

• #460

Starting to look like something, now I have to figure out how to get the scale off the sheet metal. Sanding has no effect...ugh