What Did You Do To Your Jeep Today?

Got the wife's 62 out of storage and put about 50 miles on the fire lanes up north. 70 and sunny Saturday!

 

Jeepstar, what size tires do you have on there? I like it! American racing outlaw 2's?

 

32 super swampers

 

Not today but this weekend
new radiator and hoses
got the gas guage to work and new voltmeter
Fixed wiring mess from PO
New alternator.
Oil change
Found major trans leak thought it was rear main at first.
Sunday 5-2 new alt and rad.

 

Since you just put in a windshield, you probably don't want to hear this, but a 69-75 windshield frame will bolt right on and give you a lot better visibility.

 

Seriously! I've got a '68 jeep and having everything blasted in the next couple days, including the windshield frame. Have to look into this

 

Not to mention bottom wipers = better and synchronized

 

Not mine but the in-laws. Took a few tries to get the mud off the tires.

Hopefully we can get this cleaned up. Needs some fresh metal here, there, and everywhere in between. Buick oddfire, Saginaw steering, big t18, rear tank.

20180520_130444 by Joe with a jeep, on Flickr

20200503_112056 by Joe with a jeep, on Flickr

20200503_132814 by Joe with a jeep, on Flickr

here is the boss:
20200503_142142_001 by Joe with a jeep, on Flickr

 

Hi, though this is on my build, I'm putting fun stuff here At Cypress Coatings, .9 mile from our home, took the tub, and everything else to be blasted then coated with an epoxy coating. I was mesmerized by the forklift!

 

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Also, nice kit from Kaiser-Willys. Mrs. Bigdaddy is helping with new welting all the way around:

 

It might be a tad overkill.

 

Yes Sir, I agree....... But I bet the operator like's his Job. Men & their tools kinda thing ? !

 

progress on the Willys pickup today, installed the front springs and Dana 44 front axle. I'd hoped to be able to use the extra Cherokee pitman arm i have but I think its too low.

 

Yeah the first set lasted 70 years so I figured, why not?

 

Stock replacement springs from Kaiser Willys.
This truck evidently sat for quite a while with a flat tire on the right front...the bottom of the brake drum was very rusty and the rf spring was too. I thought about looking for a used replacement but I figured they'd be 70 years old and probably flattened out. So I just gave him a couple of brand new springs...not in the budget but this this is starting to turn into a money pit so what you gonna do?

 

I think it looks great, But all that work and your not going to put some nice smooth riding springs up there? No criticism.... just asking.

 

Smooter riding would have to be longer...which would mean extending the frame and changing the mounts. Waaay beyond my skill set.