CJ-2a Restoration, Let the fun begin

Look great.  What brand and size?

Michaeltru wrote: Look great.  What brand and size?

Firestone Town & Country. 6.50-16.

Are those wheels the original type? They look great.

Cheapsnake wrote:

Ol' Yeller's coming out party. Finally got her off jackstands and into open air where whe belongs. Everything went well, other than the operator's confusion about a 3-speed shift pattern.
https://youtu.be/HOFRVNXjBVQ

I'm actually seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. All I need to do to finish up is strip, repair, prime and paint the front fenders, hood, tailgate, grill and misc. parts. Never mind.

That body and the color are looking great, good job.  

Been a while hasn't it? Believe it or not, I've been hard at it in the past month and thinking I'm seeing a dim light at the end of the tunnel.

As of last month, I had the main body painted and most of the mechanical stuff worked out. Home free, right? Wrong. As they say, the devil is in the details. Nothing major, just annoying little things that either didn't quite fit or flat-out didn't work, parts that were shipped wrong, and finally, dumb mistakes by yours truly.

Probably the most frustrating glitch came in attaching the fenders and grill. They came up almost 3/4" short of meeting the main body. I was able to get them to mate up by a combination of shoving the body forward by half the distance and moving the grill mounting platforms back the other half. Everything fits and looks just fine now, but I'm at a loss as to why I had the misfit in the first place. Everything else was pretty much routine tweaking and swearing, standard stuff for projects. It all takes time.

So today I was able to put the final paint on the front end. It was an ideal day for paint in the driveway, cool temps, low breeze, low humidity and a bright sun. I'm happy with the outcome.



Just when I'm feeling pretty smug about the paint job, I jump in to move her out of the way and, you guessed it, won't start. Problem was a rotted fuel suction line that should have been changed as a matter of routine, but who has the time? Anyway, got it changed and she fires right up.

On to the next challenge, which is simply to attach all the parts that make it a Jeep. Oh, and by the way, the seat cushions that were supposed to be delivered last Thursday were delivered to Scottsdale, AZ on Saturday. WHAAAAAT?

Cheapsnake wrote: Quick question, does anyone have a trick for painting (contrasting color) the "Willys" logo on the hood. I know if I try doing it freehand I'll screw it up.

I did mine by hand. A small foam roller and just the right amount of pressure as I rolled across the letters and they came out nearly perfect.
Probably should practice on an old hood or tailgate first if you've got something laying around.