Restoring my fathers old hunting Jeep

[JohnL48]

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

 

[JohnL48]

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

 

[CTM1]

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

 

[JohnL48]

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

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

 

[JohnL48]

3 bags of sand later

 

[Triple C]

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

 

[Triple C]

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

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

 

[JohnL48]

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

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

 

[swat1018]

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

I called that from the beginning!

 

[JohnL48]

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]

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

 

[JohnL48]

Whoop whoop

.

 

[JohnL48]

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]

Trying to salvage this tailgate and some other bed parts

 

[JohnL48]

Start of the bed sides. Off to the brake

 

[Triple C]

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

 

[JohnL48]

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

 

[JohnL48]

Front bed section done

 

[JohnL48]

Progress on the sides

 

[JohnL48]

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