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    Posted: 08 July 2022 at 9:47am
Behold, a real beauty of a period trail rig. 
Great job. 
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Originally posted by Flatfender Ben Flatfender Ben wrote:

Oh and what are those marker lights in the grill??

They are just some cheap DRLs I wanted to try. The center light is wired to my brights. And yes, I’ve been wanting to get rid of those bumpers for years. Who uses 4x6 for bumpers. We started on the front, and then my sons welder started acting up. The new rear is similar, just 2x4 box steel. 
 








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Looks much nicer with those tires, great job!
43 GPW 93487 Blk
44 GPW 230283 OD
46 CJ2A 50100 Tan
46 CJ2A 77632 Wht
47 CJ2A 141681 Grn
48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel
48 CJ2A "Lefty" 181341 Red
61 CJ5 123120 Tan
03 TJ Inca Gld
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Oh and what are those marker lights in the grill??

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1948 cj2a blue jeep
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WOW !! Just WOW!!!
That’s freaking awesome!
Now that’s a flatfender. 
I wasn’t going to say anything cause I know everything is bigger in Texas…. But good job changing the front bumper!!




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1948 cj2a blue jeep
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Getting closer. 













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These tires are awesome. They are going to completely change the look of this Willys. I can’t wait to mount them. Unfortunately, I just painted the wheels and I’m waiting on the tubes to come in. Here they are next to the 33x12.50s.








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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!







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Finally got around to having the seats re upholstered. Found an old local lady that still takes on a few lighter jobs. She did good, charged $250. Don’t know if that’s fair or not.




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Originally posted by caelo4 caelo4 wrote:

Red/orange or matching khaki wheels seem to be my last two choices along with the Deestone 503 7.50x16 or Coker Firestone NDT 7.50x16. The tire options are a very difficult and long lasting decision. 

 I put the 6.00-16 Deestones on the Rat Patrol & so far I am pleased with them. The quality seems decent (especially for the price). Granted, I only have maybe 125 in town miles on them, but so far, so good.
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1953 CJ3A #453-GB1 11266 "Black Beauty"
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Red/orange or matching khaki wheels seem to be my last two choices along with the Deestone 503 7.50x16 or Coker Firestone NDT 7.50x16. The tire options are a very difficult and long lasting decision. 

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not mine, borrowed from internet. if this violates any copyright privileges i will remove

CJ-2A 72586 tan (stock)
CJ-2A 197624 green (resto-mod)
the wife abides (def: to bear patiently; TOLERATE)
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tires: consider STA Super Traxion (which is not what is in pic below, those are std. NDTs which are also a great choice and period correct)

lotsa forum posts here on tires so you may want to do some searching. 

wheel color: since you are closest to harvest tan you should consider sunset red (orange). i used Krylon Allis Chalmers Orange Farm and Implement rattle can from Tractor Supply. 


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Phase one of this Willys extreme makeover is complete. Hair, and clothes, check. Next up is are new shoes. Any suggestions?  I’m definitely going to a 16x4.5 reproduction wheel, probably MD Juan.  I’ve read good things. But I’m still a little on the fence with tires. 7.50x16 should fit nicely with the wider front axle.  Also, any input on color choice for the wheels would be helpful. 














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I’m finished with the tub. It had a good deal of body filler covering up a bunch of dents, holes and a few old patch jobs.  I took it all down to bare metal and painted it with 76 years of character on full display. Luckily there was hardly any rust. 

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Nice solution!
43 GPW 93487 Blk
44 GPW 230283 OD
46 CJ2A 50100 Tan
46 CJ2A 77632 Wht
47 CJ2A 141681 Grn
48 CJ2A 156240 Red/Yel
48 CJ2A "Lefty" 181341 Red
61 CJ5 123120 Tan
03 TJ Inca Gld
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The full roll cage installed by the PO meant the inner windshield adjustable bracket would not fit. For 3 years now I’ve been wanting to get the fold out feature back to functional again. I used gas struts with low profile brackets to get everything to fit in the limited space I had available. It only has the one position, but it works smooth as silk with both closing and opening. 





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