Alaskan Postal getting the spa treatment in Hawaii

[Hawaiian8]

Aloha!! It's been quite awhile since I was on here last but I'm happy to say the project has finally started.
I'm not going to be real chatty on here but I do like pictures and will give a brief description of what your looking at.
Also I will try to answer any questions that you might have. So here we go!!

Before getting to the spa

inside shots

Taking her down

It's nice to have a forklift

 

[Hawaiian8]

Here are the wheel wells I patched up....
Before(both sides were the same)

After

I got so into it that day I spaced out the drivers floor pan patch picture. Welded everything I needed to
in about three days and then filler took a couple more. Here is the second coat of primer.

After 3 coats of primer and a wet sand I shot my base, mid and clear coats (Tigereye mica)

Just to give you a time line I started all this about the 12th of march. the reason for the speed I'm going is
that I will be heading AZ in May( so says the ARMY). So this will be my quickest frame off I've ever done.
I will post more pics tomorrow after I get them loaded up.

A HUI HOU!!

 

[gr8dain]

Wow. Looks great. And I am amazed at what you have done in such a short time.

 

[bigwalton]

Awesome

 

[GOPBobby]

Wow! I think you and spankjrs need to have a speed build contest with the reveal to be held at the National in June at Harlan, KY. I'll volunteer my '82 SL as one of the projects!

 

[Hawaiian8]

OK, over the last few days I've been working on two things..
1) changing from auto to manual
2) lining the tub

Parts for the clutch so far..
258 fly wheel and clutch assy.
95 cherokee AX15 W/ throw out bearing
Novak slave cylinder( slightly modified)

I used Herculiner on the tub and everything seems to be adhering so far,

I would love to go to Nationals but I don't see it in the cards this year. Not sure the kids are up for 1600 miles and
not sure when the wife is having knee surgery. I will plan on going next year since the kids will be older(hopefully potty trained),
I will not have just moved from Hawaii and my wife's knee should be better. I really would like to meet you guys and "talk story" as the locals say it.

 

[walkerhoundvm]

We need "Yakety Sax" playing in this thread - you are hustling, brah!

 

[Bushmaster6]

Huachuca, or 1st BCD?

 

[Randyzzz]

Looking good!

 

[Hawaiian8]

Thanks for all the support.. as far as a build off against spankjrs, I would love too but since I have to move a
lot of my shop stuff has to stay here in hawaii with my father-in-law.

Bushmaster6; Heading to Huachuca, any good shops/ people in the area?

The kids were up at 06:20, which means I'm up. Things for today...
gas tank, shock mounts and remount the exhaust(till it goes and gets new stuff)

Ok, here we go!!

 

[Hawaiian8]

Walkerhoundvm; How did you know that was the song that goes through my head

 

[spankrjs]

Thanks for all the support.. as far as a build off against spankjrs, I would love too but since I have to move a
lot of my shop stuff has to stay here in hawaii with my father-in-law.

Bushmaster6; Heading to Huachuca, any good shops/ people in the area?

The kids were up at 06:20, which means I'm up. Things for today...
gas tank, shock mounts and remount the exhaust(till it goes and gets new stuff)

Ok, here we go!!

First off, great build

Secondly, this guy would blow me out of the water in a build off, I think he gets more done in his sleep then I do in a whole weekend

Hopefully we will get to meet you at one of the national events once you get settled in on the "mainland"

 

[Bushmaster6]

Thanks for all the support.. as far as a build off against spankjrs, I would love too but since I have to move a
lot of my shop stuff has to stay here in hawaii with my father-in-law.

Bushmaster6; Heading to Huachuca, any good shops/ people in the area?

The kids were up at 06:20, which means I'm up. Things for today...
gas tank, shock mounts and remount the exhaust(till it goes and gets new stuff)

Ok, here we go!!

Huachuca.. among the few places I've not yet made it. Not likely that I ever will at this point. Should be a more healthy environ for your postal that sitting in the tropics.

 

[Hawaiian8]

Huachuca.. among the few places I've not yet made it. Not likely that I ever will at this point. Should be a more healthy environ for your postal that sitting in the tropics.

What's a little salt spray and 124" of rain a year gonna hurt?

 

[CJAYS]

Any chance you still have the auto shifter? and would you like to sell it? THANKS!!!

 

[Hawaiian8]

CJAYS- The shifter is all ready promised but if anything changes I'll let you know.

Today was not very productive, the rain has been relentless. I did get the gas tank cleaned up and back in..
I also finished up my shock mounts except for two bolts. I need to drill a couple holes but to get to where I need to....
the wheels need to come off and to do that...it needs to roll out of the tent, but it was raining.... in fact, it's still raining.
Hope tomorrow dries up some but it's not looking good

 

[Hawaiian8]

OK, still F-ing raining!! I did get a couple things done. I worked out my pedals and sold a few spare parts off my 7.

Here are a couple before shots of the pedals, I had to mix and match regular 7 parts and postal parts. I will take pics of the
finished pedals tomorrow( got dark). Also are a couple pics of the mod shock towers. I had to move them aft a few inches so
the shock could clear the axle. When I added the castor shims it rocked the axle back enough to make contact with the shock.

Heres the shock towers

 

[bigwalton]

Nice! Not sure I could handle shifting left handed.

On the gas pedal, once you have things back together, check to see that you have full throttle before the pedal bottoms out. I found out much too late that I was only getting about 75% with the pedal on the floor and had to space the pedal out front he firewall to get it right.

 

[Hawaiian8]

OK, no rain today..so I was able to tidy up a few things and get the tub back where it belongs..

I'm working on sandblasting stuff and wiring when I cant get to the cabinet.

BW- Have you re-wired yours yet? I'm re-routing a CJ7 painless harness I have.
Oh, and shifting with the left isn't to bad, you just get use to it.

 

[Hawaiian8]

OK, haven't posted in a few days but I've been busy with kids, jeep stuff and trying to get some sleep.

So...since the last post I have been tackling the wiring, installing the front clip, putting together the new drag link and Y-link, taking apart the world cab and getting the roll bar and dash ready for paint.

Here's a few pics, you'll get more tomorrow I promise...