project cj 4a jeep

[aroma]

well did get to work in the weekend and put the body on ther chassis not easy when on your own but got there without scatching the paint
will start putting the wiring loom in this week not looking forward to that!!
also have most bits painted so that will happen prop after fed up doing the wiring

[aroma]

benn working on my pita it has
body bolted down
grill and guards on
wiring loom and guages in and mostly wired up
rear light on and wiring in place
head lights in and wired up
fuel tank in
snorkle bend on and welded in place
new pinion seal in and oil replaced
doesn't sound like much but a lot of fiddly bits and lots of looking ay pictures to remind myself where they came from and losing bolts like they are going out of fashion
am trying to get ready for wof on saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
still need seat frame,windscreen and a few other bits painted or finishe but i don't need the windscreen for wof as it is removable! and fit seat belts need the holes first before i bolt them in
more to come

[NJV6]

Hi Warren,did you get the wof?


I have a mate down here that has a set of those Jeep axles surplus to requirements... They are st up with disc's on all fours and converted to 6 stud.

Are you interested in them?

The front one would bolt straight in but the back one would require you to put the spring mounts back on it - he cut them off to put on a hilux diff that is now under it.

As far as I am aware they are ok, it has been a rally Jeep for years and years.

[aroma]

hi glen
nope didn't get near for the wof
hmmmmmmmm your nasty talking about the axles but depending on dollar could be,are they in dunedin?
plan to get running this week and take for drive around the block and see what it feels like
still have to fit seat belts and a couple of small job to finish

how you project chop going?

[aroma]

well took her for a drive tonight can even change into first gear from second took awhile to warm up but once there she ran quite well but do have another motor (or two) to rebuild when funds allow
have replace the right king pin bearings and reconed the front shocks (can of paint and the best bushes i had)
hopefully the new window will turn up this week and will try to go for wof on sat




hopefully theres a couple of photos here

[aroma]

well not much to add BUT got the WOF today a couple of small things i picked up but nothing too major but will do before getting muddy
also purcharsed the pipe for the roll cage today now to get bent up and work out how to placecevery thing have been looking at the jeep wranglers might go that way but still not sure
Idea's
anyone

[aroma]

been doing a few small things and the roll cage what a job
heres a couple of photos I have finished the cage but no photos yet
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how do you like the exhaust!!!!!!

[aroma]

WOT no comments on the exhaust
roll cage and still protector/rocksliders finshed and fitted just make and fit supports for rear of roll cage hopfully tomorrow
and fitted the off road tyres lifted the diffs about 2" but need the sill protectors to in to the thing now
photos to come

[aroma]

heres a few photos looks finished but lots of little things to do inc getting a water pump rewire the new head lights and sort out a millon little bits



what do youthink?????
have fitted the base's for the aerials cb uhf and cd player fitting twin relays for headlights so can run big bulbs and work out how to put lights on the roll bar that can be removed easily and sort out front guard rails and a set of bull bars i have here
BUT I WANT TO USE IT

[Taz]

Looking sweet man. Has come along way since the first pics. What happened to the stack!

[aroma]

Taz
SHUT UP ABOUT THE STACK you are putting silly silly silly ideas in my heas i DON'T NEED ANY MORE




BUT its still in the bin at work and the exhaust is comming out thru the side panel when i figger out and pluck up the courage to put 2 1/2 " hole in my panel work
have the new fusebox in all lights etc inc cd player and uhf going ,working out how to mount the spotty on the roll bar but so can be removed easily and still being stuffed around about the waterpump but now only 1/2 millon little bits to do
glass is supose to go in tonight but haven't heard from him yet
one step at a time and still have my mud tyre on navara so might have to get that dirty soon to re motivate myself

[aroma]

well not much happening lately have found the last parts i think i need at this stage but lost my job 4? weeks ago so no more spending money on her but have been tinkering
I have a door lock on the passengers side now,mucked around with exhaust but need one bent no money so no go
but am working on hilift jack storage at this stage going on passengers side behind the wheel like land crusiers or could put on roll cage supports ? ideas anyone
tiding up the wiring and fitting a switch for the reverse light and working out for roof lights have a couple of spares lying around but still not sure how to mount the bar yet but plenty of time

suprising how much i did at work with the tools there mig,gas benders etc things take twice as long at home but i did get the roll bar finished but not the cage maybe at the next job
till next time

[aroma]

well mite get this on the road as I got a job this arvo so once i have got paid i can start the finishing run
water pump
brake switch
windscreen
tail gate
weber bb2 carb wish list
was something else but can't remember (getting old!)

thats it!! finsh the deck for the boss,with the purse strings

[yeti]

good news on the job front warren, thanks for dropping the part of to me the other night cheers mate..

[NJV6]

as I got a job this arvo

Good news Warren

[aroma]

cheers guys

staightened the back of the jeep tonight so can get tail gate made up now I think?
have instructed windscreen man to get the glass
then bits from aussie but our dollars going down......bugger.............. i'll get it anyway!
well its a start

[aroma]

well still working and building a deck for the house since thats nearly finished
I gave up waiting for the parts supplier to email me from aussie so rang him and got to talk to him this arvo so parts ordered,and hopefully on their way, have had final measure up for tail gate and it could be ready for trial fit this weekend all going to plan still waiting on windscreen but now moving along slowly but in the right direction
and have aquirred more bits for her chains and hand winch only making a little bit more work for myself
till next time

[aroma]

yeppie yeppie got a presernt from aussie when i got home



now i can finish her off and also got the exhaust outlet delivered and might have the tailgate started by this weekend
any one guess my state of mind
now need to find the motivation
every closer
and also u/s ed my alternator in the ute playing in the weekend now have to rebuild that......................... again
but did get me motivated to get the jeep going

[xj]

looking good. any updates on the tailgate?

[aroma]

stuff all really but have moved tail gate builder into new house so i'm back in 'credit' now must get him to finsh it
have pick up glass for windscreen but keep missing the shop for the window rubber
still trying to source another carb now want a webber 2bbl but will get a bit more done this week hopefully
I now want to get it muddy!!

[aroma]

well deck nearly finsh now have 35sqm cobbles to lay i don't think the wife wants the jeep finshed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but have got the windscreen rubber
exhaust tube bought and at home
exhaust exit installed
tailgate back to builder to hopefully finsh but still have to paint
have to remove windscren surrond and make even stuffed up early in the build then get screen cut and fitted
lots of little time consuming jobs done
but everything gets me closer
still want to get it muddy but well finish first or it will never get done properly
till next time

[aroma]

well getting there slowly still
exhaust bent and lying in a pile under the jeep, taz no stack ......... yet!
tail gate builder has has a new baby girl at home so tailgate still not here
windsceen etc hete but haven't done the surround
dig bloody big hole in lawn now filling it up before the cobbles go down
selling my ute and wifes car to buy commodore
and the jeeps buried under a pile of junk again
but have fitted waterpump and had running so it still goes
al going well might fit exhaust and do windscreen this weekend
I HOPE

[TJ]

I am sure it will all be finished one day!!!! Keep up the good work.

[aroma]

Well exhaust part way fitted needs little tweek (tech speak) and tailgate arrived back tonight looks good and the best part?

I have tomorrow off

so will try to fit and then work out how to hold open so bbq wont fall off while cooking my lunch

now to get the windscreen done but need to mod a bit first

photo's to come

[yeti]

test run soon mate ....

[Taz]

Well exhaust part way fitted needs little tweek (tech speak) and tailgate arrived back tonight looks good and the best part?

I have tomorrow off

so will try to fit and then work out how to hold open so bbq wont fall off while cooking my lunch

now to get the windscreen done but need to mod a bit first

photo's to come

Sweet. You must have got that stack in the weekend if your taking more photos...

Whats up with the windscreen?
Bit of chain on each side of the door should keep your lunch out of the mud. Could use a lynch pin on one or both ends so you can still drop it down or take it off easily but bolts are probably less clumsy.

Looking forward to seeing those pictures.

[aroma]

taz forget about the stack at the moment please but did price up bit's but no funds bought a 05 commodore instead
re the windcsreen,surround was rusty,when I removed the rust I didn't check the edges for straight so need to staighten up before the screen is cut and fitted joys of it being a flat sceen just got a piece of lamiate marked as windscreen glass and get cut to suit,the old screen scratched so it become the spare !!!

Also fitted the tail gate and attached spare wheel catch (thanks yeti )need to paint and fit inside cover


this is how it started out


Exhaust man turned up and tweeked exhaust just got to grind off old weld and get clamps and then see where it leaks!!and he told me what to get for the stack
so for having a day off very expensive

anyone painting anything in the next week or so????????got the paint but not the gear to do it

[muddyhilux]

looking good mate,very tidy indeed

[aroma]

well i have my windscreen cut and fitted and put back on the jeep so thought will tidy up the exhaust and then do the rear drive shaft i fitted the greasable uj wrong way (could not grease it)round all going well till mr murphy arraive on of the bolts hiding the drive shaft on starting turning when putting back together mummble mutter mmummble so have to take handbrake apart then oil leaking every where and then NO BLODDY bolts the right size in stock so that will put paid to that idea
so going around in circles again!
hopefully tailgate ready this week

[yeti]

soon be ready for that test run........then we can break it....