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I haven’t even started her yet. The airplane took priority with a full engine swap. Now that’s finished I’ll be diving into the Jeep again. As for the box on the fender. That is the Holley computer to run the 5.7 hemi I installed.

Honestly I didn’t think of it at the time. I assumed the TDK CJ-8 frame would be similar enough to not matter. I should probably call them be let them know the issues I had. Basically there was interference at the front and rear mount and the body mounts on the frame, and to keep it straight on...

Thanks! The 180 has been getting some love as well with a 470XP an EDM 900 engine monitor and a Hartzell Voyager prop. That should be done in April hopefully.

It’s been a while since I posted an update so here’s a few shots of the current state of thins. Electrical work is the last big hurdle before we are in a running condition.

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Here is the latest. Paint is on, a candy apple red that turned out pretty sweet. We painted on the Scrambler for the hood as well. once all the bits are reassembled I’ll start….everything else.

Body work is coming along…a friend is helping get that done. As everyone knows, those aftermarket bodies need a lot of help to make them look and fit right. The sides are now straight, seams that should have been clean and straight are now, and everything is fitting together as well as a Jeep...

I’m not an A&P, but we have a couple living here and a friend who visits and does annuals for the community.

It fits, but it needs a little massaging to make it snug.

I’m not an A&P unfortunately. That would be a nice thing to have though. We have a guy who visits the community and does a bunch of annuals.

Can anyone post some pictures of the bulkhead installed? I’m ready to start fitting a new to me bulkhead but want to make sure I’m aligning everything properly…new body and all that. Thanks!