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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #375 on: May 01, 2014, 09:51:54 AM »
I’ve been ginger with this.... ::)

it’s not a well strapped down Jeep.... yet ....

I wanted to loop one strap through the door openings, but I couldn’t see where to cinch it to the back...

Ill prob bolt to trailer deck when its ready to bring home..

Since Brad’s had my trailer and did all the work it’s actually a pleasure to pull around..
New springs and shackles did a world of good.. but the lack of tongue weight and existence of major pot holes is making it bounce all over.
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #376 on: May 01, 2014, 03:09:08 PM »
heater box made it over mon or tuesday ok i assume?
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #377 on: May 01, 2014, 03:34:52 PM »
mystery box in my office earlier this week... thanks

waiting for powdercoat run....
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #378 on: May 22, 2014, 02:59:12 PM »
oh boy.. some big updates hopefully to come...
got some teaser shots and Im floored...
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #379 on: May 26, 2014, 03:01:53 PM »

should be home tuesday or wednesday with the goods...






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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #380 on: May 26, 2014, 03:43:02 PM »
Did you have PAD wax that?  I used to hang out with James the owner
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #381 on: May 26, 2014, 04:04:50 PM »
yes, James is a good guy..
he is doing all the finish work on the tub..

tinted bed liner and tub polish..
Custom truck jut can never get their ducks in a row when i need stuff done/finished in a timely manner and nobody else would do a  tinted bed liner like I wanted..

10 levels of abrasive, polish, and ceramic coating...
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #382 on: May 26, 2014, 07:45:31 PM »
Ceramic coating? Like jet-hot or similar? So that's not polished aluminum we're looking at, then. Interesting.


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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #383 on: May 26, 2014, 08:18:12 PM »
Shiny!
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #384 on: May 26, 2014, 08:31:22 PM »
http://www.padautodetailing.com/ceramic-pro.php

It's polished aluminum..   was convinced to do this ceramic pro.. sounded interesting.
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #385 on: May 26, 2014, 10:41:53 PM »
Ah, one of those. Unbeatable for polished aluminum if it is as good as advertised!


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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #386 on: May 29, 2014, 08:51:32 AM »
Body is home on the horses...

Time to get to work.. pleased with the results.. exterior is polished to mirror shine..
bed liner application went well, needs some touch up after all holes are drilled and car is actually driving under it own power..
I saved the ceramic coating for afterwards when the whole truck is assembled.. I wanted to get the same finish results on the steel pieces as well.






Short list for now:
Firewall insulation
Trans tunnel insulation
dynamat application?
mount tub!
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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #387 on: June 02, 2014, 09:55:04 AM »
got very lucky...

72-75 CJ6 V8 Y Pipe...

don't have to use the 76-79 unit that kinda fit...

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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #388 on: June 16, 2014, 04:03:25 PM »
Been some time since the last real update..
Work has been slow with the weather being nice and business picking up.
Media card with corrupted sectors lost me some pics, but here are some from along the way..







Got the Fuel and Brake system plumbed to the firewall, waiting for tub to complete install.
I’m not a big fan of rubber lines, so I ran NiCop lines along the frame.

Ebrake cables installed from Drum to equalizer



New Driveshafts installed front and rear courtesy of Tom Woods…
Might be a little issue with the front shaft and the passenger side pipe..  its ok enough to get her running and ill figure out a custom exhaust if need be once its road worthy.




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Re: 1973 CJ6
« Reply #389 on: June 16, 2014, 04:05:30 PM »
Installed the dash to get a sense of where I will need to place new holes in Dash and Firewall for various components..



Decided to put speakers in the dash along with the head unit.. 
Mounted AC/Heat unit to get a better understand of placement and weight..
I will deff need to add a rear support if I don’t want it flopping around on uneven terrain.
Ordered a new switch pod from the 12 Volt guy for the ARBs – hole wont get cut before paint…  I will prob regret that later..



I lost the majority of the pictures of the firewall and transmission tunnel heat shielding..
I used heat shield products HP Sticky Shield..  Rated at 1100 deg direct heat and is very element resistant..
Taping up the loose seams with their “weld” tape took the majority of the time and $$$  amazing how small 36” is when your taping up irregularly cut seams…

A decent shot of the firewall with the heat shield before I mounted the body to the frame for the last time.



Had to throw the grill and windshield frame on the truck to get a little tease of where I was going with this project…
I finally got some positive feedback from my wife…  funny how some people can’t envision an end result…


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