After a long hard day of welding, grinding, refitting, cutting, more welding, and more grinding I have successfully finished my first exterior patch. This patch I started earlier this week and it took a loooonnnngggg time to get the panels fitted in just right. I had to patch the floor and the exterior rocker panel…
Month: September 2017
Day 16: Wow, I’m getting better at this
Tonight, more on a whim, I headed out to the shop and decided to explore the rust on the passenger side floor just in front of the door. I knew it had a hole that went through the floor, but as I explored around I realized it also had eaten the metal on the exterior…
Day 15: Little Helper is Back
Tonight after work I headed out to the shop to tinker with the Jeep a bit more not really having anything specific in mind to try to accomplish. A few minutes later my son showed up and wanted to help out. I don’t think he expected the task he was assigned. I handed him a…
Day 14: Banging it out
Today I’m taking it easy. It’s been a busy weekend and I’ve had lots of success so I’m not going to push my luck much further. My task for the day is straightening out the rear passenger-side panel. This panel wraps around the rear corner and connects the rear valence to the rear fender. I…
Day 13: More Grinding and Welding
Well, I’m back at it. Today I worked a while on finishing up the remaining patch under the rollbar. This one is on the floor behind the passenger’s seat. I started out with the cardboard drawing and trimmed it to shape. Then I traced it onto the metal and used the cutting wheel on the…
Day 12: Grinding and Welding
Welcome back to the party! Today has been an absolutely FANTASTIC day. So many things going on, lots of progress, and lots of energy being poured into the Jeep. Hmm… where to start… First off, I have been diligent about sourcing and picking up raw materials in preparation for today for the last week. You…
Day 11: Tub Cleanup
Today my wife and I set in on removing the side steps and plastic moldings along the bottom of the tub so we could explore those rust areas and see how bad this tub really is. I imagine it will still be way better than my old tub that is rusted in every floor, both…
Day 10: Parts Hunt (Phase 2)
Saturday is finally here! We made it. Now off to a place called Pinetown to pick up some parts. How exciting! I love driving, especially when I can just mellow out and drive in my Jeep (I took my 2001 Jeep Wrangler to tow the trailer). Off we went at 8:30am this morning. When I…
Day 9: Prepping for Parts Run
Wow! Where has the time gone? The days have been flying by and while I’m making progress there never seems to be enough time to get enough work completed to really satisfy my drive. As I mentioned in my previous post my wife has been helping me source parts for the Jeep. I have a…