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    Posted: 30 Dec. 2017 at 12:58am
Geese, Sauceman, don't sugar-coat it, why don't you tell us how you really feel?  Wink

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Originally posted by dellerman dellerman wrote:

what are your thoughts on cost to do the pans and body work vs getting a new tub for these?

These new body replacement parts, tubs included suck. The metal is thinner and don't always line up properly. 

Now if your tub is so far rotted then yes a new one would be more cost effective, but this one only needed a front pan and one side cowl so is was better to just replace those parts.

Did I mention new sheet metal *expletive deleted* but dead donkeys like it.



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what are your thoughts on cost to do the pans and body work vs getting a new tub for these?
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Awesome job!
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I ended up getting some base coat the same color and covering the trouble spots first. Seemed to work but it's another step and more money. 
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Originally posted by Sauceman Sauceman wrote:

We also got this CJ3A to re-assemble, good thing we like puzzles!






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We also got this CJ3A to re-assemble, good thing we like puzzles!






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Coming down to final assembly now, just the windshield frame left to paint. Lots of other little things to sort out though,






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You can see the tailgate is a little orange peely , do to the translucent paint issue I started using a coat of Nason sealer before the 1st coat of paint. It didn't make any difference with the translucense but I don't think the paint flowed out as good. Are you using a sealer?
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Very nice!



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It is a nice color, nice shine too.
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Getting the engine bay all tidy'd up. Using AmsOil 10w30 with added zinc.


Gauges getting restored,


Headlight buckets all done!





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Well we got back to this one, we had a wedding car to get finished.Confused




After painting some parts we noticed that the blue was a little translucent so our fix is going to be to paint the parts black first, then top coat in blue.

here is a sample, much better colour with no shadows.


Test fitting all the panels before paint,






getting closer!




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Originally posted by leecarr leecarr wrote:

Your color looks real good, just for the heck of it I found a real good spot of original paint on the bottom of the tool box lid and cleaned it up. I took it to my paint guy and he scanned it with his camera and came up with a code but it's different. I'm going to let the guy that owns it (by that I mean his wife) decide. If he wants to pay for a couple of samples that's up to him. Does yours appear to have a small amount of fine metallic in it. Thanks.

Groovy thanks! Ya that's where I got my sample from as well, under the tool box lid lol.

Went to pick up the engine today from TDC Engines in Kingston.



Get this bad boy installed soon!

Also got the rims powder coated and new rubber mounted.





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Your color looks real good, just for the heck of it I found a real good spot of original paint on the bottom of the tool box lid and cleaned it up. I took it to my paint guy and he scanned it with his camera and came up with a code but it's different. I'm going to let the guy that owns it (by that I mean his wife) decide. If he wants to pay for a couple of samples that's up to him. Does yours appear to have a small amount of fine metallic in it. Thanks.
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Got a small update on the willys, transmission / t-case installed and started on the brakes and axles. Waiting on the machine shop for the engine rebuild and we'll get that back in there pronto!




Here is the paint codes we figured out for Normandy Blue



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Well we got a new/used head from Willys Acres,


So I dropped it off at the engine shop in town and snapped some pics of the rebuild,



Hung the new leaf springs for a coat of black,


And now the chassis is coming back together,






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Originally posted by mbullism mbullism wrote:

Originally posted by Sauceman Sauceman wrote:

...Getting the bracing welded up prior to removing the floor pan...

You gotta get that thing outta the tool box before you paint the tub... just sayin' LOL

LOL, I think he's been sniffing too many solvents...



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