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Napa...they have been very helpful. The paperwork has all the mix ratios and pressure settings, so I'm sure I will be ok.

I just need to get it sprayed so I can get the body mounted...so I can figure out the geometry for the new steering colum and box. Can't do that without the body being on.

Cool, I'm glad you are reading the tech data sheets. Some bases have a short recoat window. Meaning you have to shoot the clear immediately to get inter coat adhesion. The bases I use have a larger more forgiving window too, takes some of the pressure off.

She's looking real good! 1.4 or 1.3 is what I use for clear as well. (Base too)

Like I said all new to me....if I mess up I figured I can just do it again...heck it is only money.....laffin

You'll be fine, looks awesome so far.

I sure envy the people with the know-how to do this stuff.

Enjoying the thread, thank you.

Got the clear coat on today and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I may have to redo a fender.

Lookin good

Thumbs up!

Polishing is out...breaking out the wet n dry!

Summer sanding, does it get any better.

You want to tackle my 84 CJ7?



I'm wanting to do a similar restoration to mine. I took the 33" tires off and put 31" back on. I bought it lifted and they just used shackles to do it and the bump steer was horrible. Plus the gear ratio wasn't even close to being able to pull those big tires with 2:18 gears, so the cheaper of the two evils was to go down. New shackles, rims, and tires made it much more drive-able.

Now the next problem I need to figure out is why it keeps eating radiators? I'm getting flex somewhere when I off road it and the fan hits the radiator. I've replaced motor and transmission mounts as well as all the body mounts and I'm still eating a radiator about every 12-18 months.

Anyway great job and keep the pictures up!

You have a straight body compared to mine.

I have a model 20 rear end that I will sell you cheap...it is 4:55 so you can pull the larger tires and rock crawl a whole bunch better. Just have to have your front end geared same.

As far as the radiator is the fan eating it? Are you running a flex fan?

We have had a few jeeps with very little space between fan and radiator and never had a problem.

The tub is pretty straight, has the rust starting in the corners like all Jeeps get. Hood needs to be replaced previous owner has the windshield frame crease in it. Someone did a hatchet job on the dash installing an stereo, and the windshield frame is rusted out and.

The 258 needs a rebuild if only for new gaskets as it leaks a lot of oil between changes. Clutch and 5 speed have been rebuilt in the last couple of years. My transfer case is in good order no mocha latte there.

On to the radiator, no flex fan is being used. However it's a n aftermarket fan and was when I bought it. I run a revers direction fan with serpentine belt which is pretty rare it seems. I did pick up a fan off of a YJ which I've been told is the same. Now I just need to get a new radiator and I'll be back on the road.

This will be my 3rd radiator in the jeep in about 5 years if you don't count the one that got a hole punched through the core when my nephew damaged it before I got it installed. Wound up being cheaper just to buy a new radiator than getting it fixed as there are very few radiator shops locally and they know it.

I was going to go to a electric fan, but I lack the room between the pulleys with the fan removed and the fan housings on the generic models. The new ones specifically for the jeep have been more than I've wanted to invest at this time until I fix some other problems. Then there isn't enough room to put the fan in front of the radiator either to make it a pusher. I read that the Ford Taurus electric fan fits of certain years but I haven't found one in the local junk yards yet.

My papaw's Jeep went on a radiator eating spree and one of his cross members was broken allowing everything to twist enough at times for the fan to chew on the radiator.

I'll look for that one, thanks!

Forgot to mention that I have a hole in the transmission tunnel. The yoke gave way behind the transfer case one day driving down the interstate at 65 mph. Talk about some racket in the cab until the rest of the drive shaft shot out from under the Jeep and crossed the lanes of the oncoming traffic. I'm sure the one guy who swerved to miss it about shat his pants!

I bet he did!

I have only spun a few axles while rock crawling, that is bad enough.

Great thread here! You fellas have a lot of talent.

Lots of color sanding the past two days. Not going to be perfect but respectable. I'll call it a 30/30 Jeep. Looks good at 30 feet or 30 mph.

I might get away with a 20/20.

The hood is basically done...just some finish polishing!