1965 CJ5 Rebuild

Finally put the body back on and most of the body work is done.



Inside of tub done with bed liner.



Mike

 

New shoes







235/75/15 Mud from Treadwright on stock rims.

 

I was hoping you were gonna use those tracks

 

Progress has been slow.

Got the grill cleaned up and painted this weekend. The color is Tan Ultra Flat Krylon Camo.



Got the dash and windshield frame cleaned up and painted



Got the roll bar cleaned up and mostly painted. Ran out of Rustoleum!



Also picked up a handbrake off ebay



Mike

 

Mike your doing an AWESOME job on that Jeep!! Out of curiosity, what size is that shed your doing that work in?

 

Kman,
Disassembly and the dirty work was mostly done in a 12 x 16 shed and reassembly is being done in the 2 car attached garage.

Thanks for the kudos.

Mike

 

I am totally digging your build. Can't wait for the next update.

 

Thanks Clint.

Going is slow now but I am hoping to be done by spring.

Mike

 

Saw your pics on NC 4x4, it looks good. Spray can or gun?

 

Jeep is mostly in paint. Still need fenders and need to do the hood.

Bardp,
Spray can all the way. Tan Ultra Flat Krylon Camo







Mike

 

Lookin' good.

There is a forum member here named Toolbox that has his own 1960 Oldsmobile restoration site. He did a great writeup on restoring his steering wheel that would apply well to the JEEP spoke wheel as well. Toolbox did his out of necessity, although as JEEP owners we have reproductions readily available to us, but you might still be interested in checking it out:
http://forum.1960oldsmobile.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=147

 

Thanks Clint.
I have been keeping an eye out for a better used one but the resto looks like it might be a fun project.

Mike.

 

Thats a nice color you went with. Are you repairing the fenders or getting replacements?

 

Still up in the air on the fenders. I don't have any for it so I am considering piking up some later CJ fenders and cutting them down to size and filling in the turn signal indent.

Mike

 

Nice build great job when i did my 62 i did same as you did,but cheated a little i got a new tub..

 

Duke54,
A new tub would have been the easy way out.

Update:


Started to redo the wiring tonight. I am basically going wire by wire and replacing what is bad and keeping what is good. So far the original harness is in pretty good shape. Need to buy a starter solenoid, ignition switch and a voltage regulator. I'll try to get some pics as I progress.

Mike

 

Hey what kind of rear axle do you have?

 

Dana 44.

 

Get back to work!

 

Any updates? Id like to see more pics of that paintjob. whats it like up close? how many coats is that?