Recent content by jscherb

It's been about 7 1/2 years since I finished that project; the CJ front clip and the LJ are still going strong. The LJ now has 200,000 miles on it and still doing cross-country trips to trails out west every year. This photo was taken near the summit of Rollins Pass in Colorado in August. We...

I make all of these things in molds and I don't get rid of the molds after I make the first one or two examples, so more could be made if there was demand. Problem is, I have no interest in being in business or selling anything, so if there were to be a store, it wouldn't be me doing it. I'm...

Thank you :)

Nice looking truck! Glad you were able to use a Dinoot panel... when I designed the trailer kit that became the DInoot, part of my original design concept was that the solid end panel could be used to build a pickup cab. Perhaps you've seen the prototype/proof-of-concept tub I did with one of...

I haven't kept this thread up to date on this project I posted about a while back. I finished the mold and made a first grille in the mold but haven't decided it I want it on this truck or not. A few photos... I've also been working on a Willy MB-style grille for the TJ... The photos...

Mostly I did. I did the modifications to the stock LJ soft top frame and marked up the fabric for cutting and resewing. I had the actual sewing done by a local hot rod upholstery shop, but if I were to do it again I would do the sewing myself. Back then I hadn't yet learned to sew and but...

Thank you very much.

Thanks but I didn't really have a choice - the LJ was black when I bought it :). Here's hoping Mike is as happy with the results of his project as I have been with mine. Perhaps the detail photos I've posted help him with some of the fitment and conversion issues he'll have to deal with in...

If you're keeping the TJ engine and related engine compartment accessories, before you go too far do some measurements. The TJ engine compartment is several inches longer than the CJ engine compartment, so you may not have the room to fit everything under the CJ front clip. This photo compares...

Here's how I dealt with the location of the hinges differing between the TJ tub and the CJ hood... I made these relocation blocks: The TJ hinges mount below the cowl panel: But with the relocation blocks the hinges can mount on top of the cowl panel just like they do on the CJ cowl...

Didn't see this post until I visited the forum just now, didn't get a notification of the mention. Yes, I made a custom hood, fenders and cowl panel in fiberglass so all the body lines and curves line up. I used a factory CJ grille; all other parts (hood, inner and outer fenders, cowl panel)...

Sorry for not responding, I didn't get a notification from the forum that there was something to respond do. The design in the DoorCorner.jpg file is a fairly simple version, there's a different version the looks a little more factory documented somewhere in my Retro Wrangler pickup thread.

Not likely to get bored with something like that, I've had a Safari Cab on my LJ for about 8 years/135,000 miles and I still love that one. But I do have a bunch of stuff from my Scrambler days that I'll get rid of if I ever get time to go through the boxes - side carpets for the bed (only...