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Tartone
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I used the cheap harbor freight hvlp gun. My dad has bought one to try and paint latex with it but never did. He drilled out the nozzle but I am unsure to what size. I mixed 1 par mineral oil to 3 parts paint. I also had a cheap air regulator on the gun to determine pressure at trigger pull. I did not use a water trap but would highly recommend getting one. I made sure to drain my air tank after and before each use. Most YouTube videos I watched recommend 30-40 psi at the gun, but I found it worked much better for me at the 70 psi range. I also ran all adjustments on the gun in the wide out position. The key was to go very slow with light coats of paint, otherwise it will run. This is the first time I had ever done anything like this at all. Any spots that have needed retouch or the gun couldn’t reach I have be coating with a brush with the same mix of paint/mineral oil. Slow going there is key too. Since it is an oil based enamel it really needs the full 24 hours to cure between coats or longer if weather is not optimal. I would also look at what option krylon offers. I went with rustoleum because I was at Lowe’s and the proenamel was $8 a quart. Before that I was looking at duplicolor paint shop at $27 a quart. I put a couple of scratches on during reassembly and they were super easy to touch up with a brush.
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Ol' Unreliable
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How else could he have mounted the Mustang high-backs? That's the usual replacement Bubba does to the seats... That blue looks really good!
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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Tartone
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Well I replaced the speedometer in the jeep with a crown version, seems to work nicely. The old speedometer needle fell off and the speedometer didn't work once I put it back on. It looks like someone had repaired it years ago with some solder. I tried disassembling everything, cleaning, and lubricating it but no luck.
I had a pretty bad leak out of the rear t case output shaft, dripping out of the ebrake drum. It would go down past the output shaft in about two to three weeks after filling the t case with gear oil. Ended up installing a speedi sleeve on the yoke because of the groove. The seal was a PITA to remove, I tried everything. Ended up removing the rear housing and using a brass drift to knock it out from the back side. I installed the new seal and took her for a test drive, so far no leaks, so I'm calling it a victory for now.
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Tartone
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Got my gas gauge working now, using a plastic tank so I had to run another from the sending unit to the bolt on the tank hold down strap. Replaced the original sending unit with an omix made one. I will have to take a look the original unit, I do not think I put on enough cork because it did not seem to float high enough in the tank.
I also replaced the ignition switch ( it was a pull switch like the headlight switch) with a keyed switch, still using the foot starter in conjunction. The big project over the weekend was making seat cushions for my seats. My original seats were chopped in half, so I ordered the Omix replacements from Morris 4x4 for $172 each with free shipping. They fit nicely and all the holes matched up decently for mounting. There was a couple of spots with a tiny amount of surface rust, but overall they seem like a decent quality. I went with 3" high density foam for both the bottoms and tops. I made the seat pans out of scrap 1/2" ply wood I had laying around. I may end up chaning the back of the seats to 2" foam, because it seems a little too much. I'm gonna wait and see how the foam settles. I covered everything in duck canvas for now, may switch to something else in the future. |
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Tartone
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Last little bit of work I did was replacing the front oil seal on the transfer case. It was a pain to get out but I finally got it. Looked like the original Victor seal. I also changed out the shocks, pretty sure those were original too, said Monroe on the side. The jeep is also registered as an antique and insured. I have been driving it and have put about 250 miles on it. Oil pressure was up around 45 psi after first start up at idle, now it drops to about 20 psi at hot idle after driving around. Pretty pleased with everything, transmission is shifting awesome, but transfer case and tranny still leak decently.
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19Cargo42
Member Joined: 23 Apr. 2018 Location: Western Mass. Status: Offline Points: 565 |
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Great rebuild thread! If the shocks are original, I think they can be rebuilt. If you’re tossing them, feel free to let me know.
Sincerely, John
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Tartone
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A little up date on my project, finally put new tires on 6.50X16 STA Super Traxion. I have definitely noticed an improved ride quality over the beat up old tires. Luckily the auto skills center on my post has a tire changer, so it went pretty quick and easy. Rims actually looked really good except some rust around the valve stem hole. They cleaned up nicely with a wire wheel and some rustoleum rust primer, followed by some flat black paint. I noticed I lost a small amount of braking power and acceleration, but the tires on it before were extremely worn 6X16 Firestone Town and Country. I also began replacing some of the very rusted out hat channels, by rusted out I mean almost non-existent. I am not terribly concerned with originality. I opted for rectangular tubing, 2X1" for the channels towards the rear and 3/4X1" for the ones towards the front. I may add some sheet metal backing to them for easy spot welding to the bottom of the floor. The floor pans are bubba floor pans from a previous owner, but they are solid and do what I need them to, so I probably won't remove them. So far I have only done the channel that goes under the gas tank area. It went quite smoothly. I decided it was way to hot to be welding in my garage, so I will be waiting for the fall/winter to do the rest which are actually in much better shape.
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Rockgod1619
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That's a beauty!!
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'51 CJ3a - Papa Doc (51829)
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Tartone
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A little update on my project. Everything has been running strong for the first 500 miles. Transmission and transfer case still leak, but I think I am just going to live with it. It does not leak too bad, needs a little top off about once every month or two. Decided to change the oil. Oil filter lid gasket failed, not sure if I pinched it or what, but when I started her up oil went everywhere. New gasket and everything is good to go, minus my massive amount of clean up using two 20 lb boxes of kitty litter. A small coolant leak has developed between the second and third cylinder on the head. There was a crack in this area repaired by PO with JB weld. Going to take a look at it this weekend and decide what to do. May track down a new head, leak is very small. I included a few other pictures. I bought a new trailer to haul her around in and took her back home where I have a small wooded lot with an old logging road in the Shenandoah Valley. Cleared the road and was able to drive the jeep around with my youngest brother. One of the tail lights broke during transport but I have already ordered a replacement. |
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krawlin5
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Looks Great
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Flatfender Ben
Member Joined: 13 July 2014 Location: Nyssa OR Status: Offline Points: 2657 |
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Those last pictures are so awesome!!
What a great looking jeep. Thanks for sharing.
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