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1983 Scrambler "STUMP JUMPER". Frame off, 5.3 Conversion.

My jeep? The body is now on my ancient homemade rotiserie and the frame is stripped of all it's dignity and ready for sand blasting. I now need to find someone to media blast or soda blast the body parts. To me the tear down is the worst part and that's over with. I love building these things. Building it back should go pretty well since I prefit everything. My build will be slow for a couple of weeks but once the frame and body are painted it's going to go back together fairly quick. Again $$$$$ cha-ching

Oh, I also istalled the JB Conversions Slip yoke eliminator to my 241C transfer case. It all went well. I'll try to take a few pictures 2morrow.
 
Body mounted to rotisorie and the before and after pictures of the JB SYE. The conversion may look simple but the entire transfer case basically had to be taken apart.
 

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Looks way better with the yolk instead of an extra foot of stuff hangin out the back.
 
Has anyone had their frame hot dipped galvanized? Is there any reason not to do it?
I would post a list of all the parts I have purchased and the cost up to now but it's probably best if I don't know. I said in my first post that I would not balance my checkbook again till this build was over.:)
 
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Getting paint to stick to HDG is hard. Always flakes in time. Great idea but making it look good will be hard. Lots of chassis visible when looking at a jeep.
 
I'm still thinking that over as well. I called a bridge galvanizer in new jersey and said he would do it for 600 bucks. I have seen people run gal frames unpainted and it don't look right. Properly prepared por-15 said it sticks but like gazzo said I have seen many flake off.

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Make sure all your welding is done as well... welding Galvanized is no picnic with the fumes.

cb
 
I bought this "sewer" pipe clean out nozzle to put on my pressure washer hose and plan on washing out the inside of my frame tubes with it.
 

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That's pretty cool. Let us know how that works out. Could really use that on mine.
 
zr10054 said:
I bought this "sewer" pipe clean out nozzle to put on my pressure washer hose and plan on washing out the inside of my frame tubes with it.
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I like that idea...........I know a few jeep that need that.

Where did you get it?
 
That would be perfect later as well for applying rustproofing in there
 
I would HIGHLY recommend having your frame powder coated. When I built my '76 CJ7 ground up I sandblasted and did the POR15 treatment to it. Turned out decent.

On the '81 CJ8 I am now finishing up, I sand blasted and had the frame, skid plates, bumpers, and various other parts powder coated. WOW, what a difference. Durable, smooth finish, looks great. I know prices can vary quite a bit it seems around the country but I had all my powder coating done for around $750.

The only drawback I can see with powder is touch-up. For me I didn't feel that was an issue since my '81 will be a street queen. Just my thoughts..
 
Powder coating is a option. I've been impressed by the Tractor Supply tractor paint in the past. I can spray it on really smooth and although the paint takes forever to dry it is as glossy as powder coat and tough as nails. This stuff lasts for many years on tractors that live outdoors. Lots of options here.
 
I galvanized my TDK frame. Like others have said, paint doesnt stick well. I used "galvanize primer", supposed to stick to it, works for the most part. just have to touch up a couple small spots.
Like Certifiable said, make sure you weld everything before getting it dipped. If you do need to weld to it after its dipped, make sure you grind away all the coating. Best way to tell if its all gone... galvanizing does not spark when its being ground with a grinder, metal does. ;)
I have also heard that galvanizing a stock frame isnt a good idea. The stock metal is thin, the galvanizing process is hot and can change the strength in the metal. I am not a metallurgist, so I am not sure how true this is. My frame is 3/16" so I have nothing to worry about.

As for powder coating... If you need to weld to the frame after its coated, good luck touching it up. you'll have to paint what you touch up.

Personally I would paint it with cheap tractor paint. easy touch up.
 
I am going to paint mine after I'm done with the sand blasting. I also found a local shop that does dustless blasting which is nothing more than water blasting with glass beads. This is how I'm going to blast my body.
 
I used Hammerite on my frame. Prep work done as needed. Paint is peeling now. Not impressed. Powder coating tends to chalk up/oxidize if not maintained/waxed occasionally. I'm thinking a good industrial epoxy would be the way to go.
 
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