Restoring my fathers old hunting Jeep

After sandblasting the donor pc it was too pitted for me so I just made my own pc

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Now for this mess

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Tomorrow's another day
 
John...A labor of love that has been fun to follow along! Can't wait to see you behind the wheel when the restoration is complete!
 
These fenders are weird lol. No rust on them when I got them but a lot of metal fatigue on them. Like welding tissue paper in spots. Getting there tho

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Seatbelts came today. The color frost was a perfect match to original seat color

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Got the fenders done today also sandblasted the hood and tailgate hinges and original bolts. Going to get some primer on these tomorrow. My tub is lonely

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A familiar sight

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One fender block sanded.

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Sanded thru some spots and did some filling, then used this to cover areas, nice stuff

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Other fender with guide coat. I put it on heavy cuz when I did the tub I missed some pitting

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Sandblasted and por-15 windshield hinges today. Tomorrow I'll get them nice and smooth then high gloss black

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Got the painted grill on today

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While waiting for help to put the tub on (never showed up) I put the grill welt on

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Tucked away for the night. Hopefully tub and fenders on tomorrow

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Incredible work you have done. Can't wait to see the finished product but the journey has been fun as well. Thanks for sharing it all.
 
Really sweet. Being a long time Jeeper, I wouldn't be touching the wheels, but I'm sure you have different plans. When finished, I have the perfect trail to take it on to get it scratched and muddied as a Jeep should be. :) Happened to be in MB few weeks ago and they were having a Jeep Rally. Couldn't believe the money dropped in on some of those rigs. You have done a Great job.
 
Really sweet. Being a long time Jeeper, I wouldn't be touching the wheels, but I'm sure you have different plans. When finished, I have the perfect trail to take it on to get it scratched and muddied as a Jeep should be. :) Happened to be in MB few weeks ago and they were having a Jeep Rally. Couldn't believe the money dropped in on some of those rigs. You have done a Great job.
He's probably going to have to choose between car shows or taking it out and beating it up. IMO after all those hours and meticulous attention to detail it's too nice to beat up right away.
 
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