Moving onward there is a lot to post. I have been busy. I also have been trying to convince the wife on how cool a roof top tent would be for our M101 trailer. I used to ground tent camp year round with friends in OR. There is no way in heck I will do that here with all the bears. Sleeping up high would allow a night of rest. I will keep the tent thing in mind.
So I have been welding up all previous owner non OEM holes in the cab. Antenna holes, holes in the floor, back wall ect. This cab is looking so great.
I have removed all broken studs and chased every threaded hole. I have removed the chevy V-8 conversion clearance dent on the firewall. I have fitted a FSJ heater and was bummed to find the defroster ducts will not work because of being in the way of the glove box and the 3 lever light switch. I am not sure I am using the stock light switch yet. I have fitted an updated master cylinder and a hydraulic clutch master cylinder. I have welded up a rear mount on the 205 transfer case. This stabilized the gear box and it does not rock now. I have welded up hard top holes in the windshield frame.
I have 2.5 inch mandrel bent exhaust run back to the rear of the cross member for the 205. I had to stop because I need a different fuel tank. I have a 1410 U-joint driveline that was able to be installed but needs to be shortened by 2 plus inches. It was way to close to the fuel tank and any articulation would hit the tank. I have searched high and low and almost got a poly tank. But it brought problems with fitting a correct sending unit and a very small diameter ID on the fill spout. I found a 18 gallon tank that is a near perfect fit and will work till I can either add a second tank or build my own. I lost 10 gallons over the oEM tank. I will fix that later.
First off a complex repair made easy. Every single full size jeep has issues here. Under the cowl above the kick panel. This one is in very good condition with minimal missing metal, but rain would still come in the cab. On the last wagoneer I restored to perfect, I cut away the top body skin and replaced 3 different sections of metal before putting the skin back on. It was intense and not happening here. I made a patch and using structural 3M body panel adhesive and now it is sealed and stronger than anything around it. Panel adhesive has corrosion inhibitors and it is a great solution. The pop rivet was to hold the part while a 24 hour cure took place. I will still coat the seams with sealant also made with corrosion inhibitors. Before paint...
Marked to sand to fresh shiney metal. Adhesive area needs to be very clean and rough as possible.
All done and cured purple. A perfect solution to not being able to weld easily.
Putting metal back after a chevy conversion. The buick 350 fits fine. This was brutal and loud.
Reshaped enough for a skim coat of spot putty. I would spend two days doing metal finishing. I am also not that good at it. It takes miles of patience.
And repairing the heat shield on the other side of the firewall mod. It was easier to do 4 short welds, than try to blend a corner back in.
1/4 of the time and all done.
Weld, weld, grind, grind, sand some more...
I have a off center defroster duct coming from Summit to see if I can make it work. If not I will have to make them. The FSJ heater.
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