Never Doing Another Project !!

When I see someone restoring an old Jeep I have new faith in humanity and I sleep better at night. I think there will be Jeeps in Heaven...and coffee.

 

Nice, real nice.

 

The deeper you dig ......... looks like she suffered a broken axle during her long life

 

Ouch.

 

Eeeee.

 

That time of year again

 

My mind never stops. I decided to go a different route with the gauges


























Shes not impressed

 

That is cool! Very nice work.

 

I like that, John

 

What are you going to do with the original rectangular guage holes?

 

I'm going to do the interior in a dark buckskin, I'll put some of that material in those openings

 

Dash is painted now hopefully I can wrap up the electrical phase of this tomorrow

 

This is a beautiful build. I really like the dark buckskin idea.
The guages will look like jewelry when done I bet.

 

Got a lot accomplished today



Although I didn't start the truck to test yet, fuel and volt gauges seem to work, oil gauge pins to highest reading when key is on. Not sure if that will change when started. Lights all work as they should. Indicator light top left is high beam, top right will be amp light





The biggest headache is this choke cable I got from Kaiser Willys, it didn't come with the clip that holds it tight to the dash and I can't find anything that works. Also headlight switch knob from same place the threads are wrong. Grrr

 

Pretty much got the dash and wiring finished up. Holes with yellow wires are for turn signal indicator lights that didn't come in yet. Next, brakes and exhaust

 

X2

 

As always you are doing a fantastic job.

On your oil gauge. Some aftermarket units have a G on the sending unit if it is a two post sender. The G is for gauge and the other post is for an indicator light. Don't know if this applies. I used the G for ground because I didn't read the instructions.

 

This has a "B" for battery "T" for terminal (sender) and ground