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walkerhoundvm's rebuild thread

walkerhound, I’ve been following your build closely, as it is one of my favorites. I can’t wait to see the finished product. That dash looks amazing.


Hoover is right, this is a great place to share what life throws at you. In my opinion, this is a unique group of people, who are very caring and supportive. They poses qualities that are becoming extinct in today’s society.
I wish you and your family all the best, and will be praying for your father.
Mike
 
One thought.....depends on whether you are going hardcore restored or functional........

I cut the very bottom of that dash piece out and made a set of nuts and bolts to remove........

The dash had to be installed and removed several times....... made it much easier
 
Thanks tower - I'm looking to keep it stockish superficially, but stealth power and features, a little like yours. I can hardly bring myself to cut anything after this stellar paint job. It pained me to drill a bit into the grill to get the overlay to screw in.

Speaking of, took way longer than I'd expect to put this back together. I got a set of Cree led headlamps and had to mod the buckets a bit.

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Man, looks great! Especially with that 1E teaser at the bottom. Did you lay down the pinstripe edging, or is it original to the overlay? I just picked up a used chrome Laredo grill cover which shined up nicely after using some #0000, but with broken/worn striping. I ordered some 1/4 inch pinstriping from amazon, and although it shouldn't be rocket science, I haven't any experience in applying it.

Hoov
 
Hoover said:
Man, looks great! Especially with that 1E teaser at the bottom. Did you lay down the pinstripe edging, or is it original to the overlay? I just picked up a used chrome Laredo grill cover which shined up nicely after using some #0000, but with broken/worn striping. I ordered some 1/4 inch pinstriping from amazon, and although it shouldn't be rocket science, I haven't any experience in applying it.

Hoov
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That's original, and I never even thought to redo it! Probably leave it as is, have to have some blemishes ya know?!? There's some rust under the headlight bezels too, but they cover it up pretty well.

I'd never done decals before - the pinstripes on the dash were my first try, but it went pretty smoothly. I expect we'll be doing the body decals sometime in the next couple of weeks, that'll be exciting.

Got my drive shafts coming in tomorrow as well, from Tom Woods. Feels like we're moving pretty quickly now, next hurdle will be exhaust and wiring/firing up the engine.
 
It is looking really good. The original un-restored parts adds authenticity to it. Plus all the imperfections really makes it yours. You will know all those places and nobody else will ever notice them. Just think of them as precious birthmarks.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your father. I lost my father to leukemia (actually the stem cell transplant that cured the cancer) a few years ago, and there is not a day that goes by I don't think about him and what he did for me. I would not be who I am today without his guidance.
 
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I would not be who I am today without his guidance.
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That's what's the hardest thing for me has been these past few days. As gruff and unapproachable as he's been, he's always been a reference point for me, and now I feel like I'm preparing to walk off into something unknown. I haven't really felt afraid to do that in the past.
 
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That's what's the hardest thing for me has been these past few days. As gruff and unapproachable as he's been, he's always been a reference point for me, and now I feel like I'm preparing to walk off into something unknown. I haven't really felt afraid to do that in the past.
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I can totally relate . I lost my dad last September. I have the same feelings that you’re having about being a reference point. He was definitely my go to when I needed answers or advice. I lost a wealth of knowledge and experience as well as my best friend. My focal point is being the kind a dad that he was, to my son and daughters. He’s been gone almost a year, and I’m still drawing on his strength. I’ll be forever thankful for the time and relationship that I had with him.
 
Took the day off of work to diddle with the jeep. Installed a bunch of hardware and accessory items. I haven't seen it in a few weeks - long enough for the heavy lifters to get it mounted up and start on the wiring. I was a little concerned about the resting height and whether it'd sneak under my garage door, but we're pretty well in the clear. It's about 76" running on the RE 4.5" lift and 33s. Could've maybe crammed 34s or 35s on there with room to spare under my 80" door. The mud flaps are barely cosmetic at this point :P

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Set the half doors up. Just a few curse words to get them together. Headed home on a redeye to see my pops tonight.

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Looks great, and safe travels. Enjoy your long weekend-

Hoov
 
Has the site been down, or was I given a timeout for a couple days?

Sad news, my father passed away two weeks ago, which has made me a little less motivated for this build. It's been hard not to get frustrated, discouraged, and irritated with the final stages.

That said, it's still been very cathartic to be able to work on it, and I've spent the past couple of days wiring up the engine. That's more or less finished, now just waiting on the builder to wrap up all the loose ends - final wiring, radiator, exhaust, last bits of assembly.

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