walkerhoundvm's rebuild thread

[walkerhoundvm]

Engine has been mocked up. Exhaust manifolds sent out for ceramic coating. Spent some time this week on the harness to get it fitted correctly. Axle work being done this week, along with swapping in the RE suspension. Got a set of 33s mounted to the chrome wagons.

Next up, body work to get the W-O replitub shored up.

 

[walkerhoundvm]

Some photos of the worst offenders in the replitub:

There's also a spot in the firewall where they bent the opening for the throttle cable. One of the fenders has a good bend in it, too. Pretty whack, but didn't get a picture of those. The internal measurements are just a tad off - the bulkhead doesn't fit in perfectly like it did in the OEM tub, but should with some work.

All in all, it's OK considering what I was working with. Provided it mounts up well (which it should, I had to replace the tub to frame mounts after all), it should be an acceptable working replacement.

 

[walkerhoundvm]

Working on a 20g tank swap. Prepped and painted a skid, now waiting on a tank from a forum member

 

[walkerhoundvm]

Frame, suspension, brake/fuel lines, and axles DONE!






Manifold ceramic coat also DONE!

 

[CJ7Pilot]

That looks great! The build up is way more fun than the tear down, huh?!?

 

[walkerhoundvm]

That looks great! The build up is way more fun than the tear down, huh?!?

I can't take much credit for it (it's mostly being handled by The Jeep Farm, I only get to wrench on it a little), but it's certainly more exciting getting these updates than it was for the teardown.

 

[gr8dain]

Wow. That chassis looks great!

 

[walkerhoundvm]

Wow. That chassis looks great!

Considering what it looked like at the start, I couldn't agree more. While the tub was pretty much shot from stem to stern, the frame held up remarkably well. Rust turned out to be pretty superficial.

 

[certifiablejeep]

It is really moving along... looking great.
The replitubs are what they are... they are new, no rust, etc. but the fit/finish is stuff you just have to work through unfortunately.
OR
You can spend hours and hours replacing metal.

Can't wait to see where it ends up.

cb

 

[bigwalton]

 

[walkerhoundvm]

Spent the holidays getting a bunch of parts down to bare metal to speed up the bodywork/paint stage. Everything but the replitub and fenders.


Took quite a bit of work. There was OEM paint and primer under a PO layer of paint under a few layers of rattle can paint and primer. Probably 30hrs of sanding, grinding, and wire wheeling.

Also spent some time prepping and painting a few interior pieces that won't be body color (original copper brown metallic) to get those out of the way.



Hoping to be finished by this upcoming show: https://www.good-guys.com/sn but I'll be happy if we're done before the National Scramble

 

[ag4ever]

Looks great! Around here, bare steel parts would get a ‘natural’ copper brown metallic color almost instantly.

 

[walkerhoundvm]

Looks great! Around here, bare steel parts would get a ‘natural’ copper brown metallic color almost instantly.

In the few years I've been here, I think I've been taking that for granted. There's maybe a touch of flash on the hood, but that's it. I haven't done the roll bar yet, but that's because I have no choice but to leave it outside, and this time of year we get rain about once a week.

 

[walkerhoundvm]

In the few years I've been here, I think I've been taking that for granted. There's maybe a touch of flash on the hood, but that's it. I haven't done the roll bar yet, but that's because I have no choice but to leave it outside, and this time of year we get rain about once a week.

Body work is finally coming along, worth the wait I think. The lines are a remarkable improvement over what we started with. Heading in Monday and Tuesday for drilling and mocking up parts, should be painted by Friday but we'll see!

 

[AJ2393]

Just curious, no spot welds lines on the replitub? Or were they filled? That's on way I check for damage and previous bodywork when I look at buying a Jeep.

 

[walkerhoundvm]

They're there! I think the color and lighting has made them difficult to see, but they're there Maybe not all in the usual places. Some of the lines inside the cab are so bad it'd require quite a bit of work to get them straight, so while unpopular the bed and the underbody are getting textured liner. I know, I know, but it's a replacement tub so no need to go overboard.

 

[AJ2393]

They're there! I think the color and lighting has made them difficult to see, but they're there Maybe not all in the usual places. Some of the lines inside the cab are so bad it'd require quite a bit of work to get them straight, so while unpopular the bed and the underbody are getting textured liner. I know, I know, but it's a replacement tub so no need to go overboard.

Seems like a good idea on a new tub with no rust.

 

[Dave The Sparky]

Just noticed no holes for the wheel arch spats or the chrome sill covers so if you are fitting them now is the time to do it!

 

[walkerhoundvm]

Just noticed no holes for the wheel arch spats or the chrome sill covers so if you are fitting them now is the time to do it!

The arch spats are on my list (had to look up "spats" ), but the chrome sill covers I'm lost on - rocker guards? If so, those are all on my list too I'm putting rivnuts in for the:
Dash panel
Half soft top windshield bracket and snaps
Soft door wind guards
Tonneau cover snaps (I found some with machine screws) and braces
Mud flaps
Bulkhead (all sorts for the top and tonneau and attaching to body)
Just about every footman loop
Mud guards attached to the underbody behind the rear wheel wells

Probably others I'm forgetting too!

 

[Dave The Sparky]

The black part in my photo no idea on the proper name, should be chrome colour or an aluminum finish anyway not black but mine were corroded and pitted so painted black.