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B Pillar... replacing a side panel with a MD Juan one because of rusted out wheel arches...
The piece is the same piece that they use to make their bodies with... figured I would give it a try as it is "fresh" metal, but the stamping is just a little off all around.
cb
I have a good representation of OEM vs. MD Juan in this picture...
OEM on the left
MD Juan on the right.
It is close, but it isn't quite right... the stamping isn't as "crisp" as well.
All in all, it can be made to work, but it takes time (and pie cut slicing / welding)
cb
A little research on the tub and you will see that even the "corrected" tubs take many, many (sometimes hundreds) of hours to get right.
Deal is still pretty sweet though overall.
cb
I think I have a 360 air cleaner on the shelf that might fit the bill... let me take a picture of it tonight when I am out there.
I got it in a trade a while back and just tossed it up there, not exactly sure what the underside looks like for the carb mounting... also if there is room for power...
I will add a little tidbit I saw a couple years back.
On the Tug tub (CJ-10a) that is on the truck project... both sides are Jeep... and it is a 1986.
Either they got restamped sides from new dies, or they found a lot of left over side.
I have torn down a few Jeeps that had differing levels of...
Well, 2023 has been quite a ride... mainly sickness of all varieties since the new year... as a family we decided to share all the germs and run through the Covid/Flu/Stomach Bug/some nasty cold thing/and possible Covid again. Mostly over it now, but it took quite a toll on the time side of...
I have swapped firewalls for a LHD to a RHD conversion... it can be done, but it is time consuming. If you are farming this out, I would see what the shop rate is and multiply that by 400... I think it becomes a question of "is it worth it"? even at $50 an hour, which is very cheap, that...
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