Restoring my fathers old hunting Jeep

[JohnL48]

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

Now for this mess

Tomorrow's another day

 

[Triple C]

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!

 

[JohnL48]

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

 

[JohnL48]

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

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

A familiar sight

One fender block sanded.

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

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

 

[JohnL48]

I touched up a few spots today

 

[Turkey Creek]

How much does the sheet metal for the body weigh?

 

[JohnL48]

How much does the sheet metal for the body weigh?

Not much. 2 guys can lift easily

 

[JohnL48]

 

[Eshoremd]

This is really cool to scroll through. Thanks for sharing and GREAT job!!!

 

[JohnL48]

Progress

 

[JohnL48]

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

 

[JohnL48]

This is really cool to scroll through. Thanks for sharing and GREAT job!!!

Thanks, need to get the motivation to get the rest of the pics back up

 

[JohnL48]

Got the painted grill on today

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

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

 

[willy]

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.

 

[JohnL48]

Progress,
found out last night the V6 grill is different than the nice rust free 4 cyl grill I used so now I need to restore the rust original and swap it. The other will be a nice pc of wall art

 

[Mennoniteman]

Beautiful! But the wheels need help yet...

 

[JohnL48]

Yes I know

Beautiful! But the wheels need help yet...

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[dogghr]

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.

 

[JohnL48]

Love restoring these original parts to look new again

 

[Mennoniteman]

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.