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- Bedford
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- NH
I am starting to wonder if Jersey's stretched body would go on a JK frame... hmmmm....
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Mikes 81 mongrel scrambler
- Thread starter Graveltravels
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- Red Deer
- State
- AB
Turns out there's another fella doing this. He was the editor and founder of the Canadian 4WD mag for many years. He's working with aqualu to build a scrambler body to fit the JKU frame. Using an LS motor tho. We'll see how these compare at the end. I'd like to get together with him and see them side by side.
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- Landing
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- NJ
That's a good point. I would allow JK frame usage because it's superior underneath but you can ditch the horribly ugly body. Tub is still for sale FYI
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- Red Deer
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- AB
That looks like it woulda dropped right on!
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- Red Deer
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- AB
And new floor going in
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- Red Deer
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- AB
The patch panels will be welded solid, no way for anything to get in between. Then I think I'll POR 15 the underside, line-x the inside, and paint the exterior orange to match the cowl, fenders and hood.
- City
- Gonzales
- State
- La
If you did that in Louisiana it would turn into cancer in one year.
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- Red Deer
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- AB
- City
- Red Deer
- State
- AB
Ah!! We have almost zero humidity here, especially since it's been -20 Celsius for a few weeks already!!
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- Landing
- State
- NJ
Ill take Lousiana over our double whammy of road salt and sea salt. By a long shot!!
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- Red Deer
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- AB
Yeah, when my boys are grown, it'll be back to the west coast for me, where I can see the snow in the mountains, and drive to it, but leave it behind!! We get 7 months of winter in Alberta, and I'm tired of it!
I would use epoxy primer. Por 15 doesn't have the greatest bond and is hard (and brittle). Epoxy has a very good bond to the metal and has a window for painting where it doesn't need sanding. Also the epoxy can be top coated usually within a hour or two (check with the tech sheet) to get a better bond between the epoxy and paint. I've used it on my work trucks and shot the paint (on the dry side). When I wet sanded the paint because it was thin I sanded through the paint to expose the primer (can see through the paint, probably about 75% paint, 25% primer) in sections. Have used the trucks for 3 yrs. and I live in Cleveland, Oh. with all the salt and rain no break down omer, no rust. No peeling of the paint where it's thin and the primer is exposed. This stuff really has a good bond and holds up to the weather. Here's a youtube of a test on the bond I'd like to see you do this with por 15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yA8q4K-_Bo I use Kirker, but I would believe most name brand epoxys are about the same (different manufactures have different set up times etc.) http://www.kirkerautomotive.com/images/PDF/ENDURO.pdf
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- Red Deer
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- AB
Thank you!! Love this group!! Lots of experience, and great advice from real world situations!!
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- Red Deer
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- AB
The CJ 8 body is now mounted to the JKU frame. Time to weld in the new floor, and then get the drivetrain into her. We're going to build a removable tranny tunnel once it's all in. And my boys are both hounding me to paint it plum crazy purple.
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- Red Deer
- State
- AB
And here's the brand new G2 Core D44 front end, gears and locker done, from 4wp. Free! Thanks to their awesome extreme warranty!!
- City
- stafford
- State
- va
Looking good !!
