1978 Jeep CJ5

Chronology of Events continued. Page 6

08/20/06

All body work complete. All body panels sealed.
All body parts primed with 2K urethane gray primer.
All body parts wet sanded.
Interior of box painted with white durabak (bed liner) paint.
Chose factory paint color of Alpine White (code G7).
Acrylic Urethane paint (one part). PPG.
Color painting began late July 06. Siphon feed gun. 40 PSI.
Inner fender wells.
Engine side of hood.
Dash board and glove box door.
Grill, inside and out.

09/04/06

Hood and fenders painted. Masking the body.

09/14/06

Body painted.

09/16/06

Firewall painted.

09/21/06

Front frame rails and bumper painted. PPG paint, ALK-200 (Alkyd enamel), Satin Black. Nice paint,

09/23/06

Hand painting underneath body; passenger side. POR 15. Black.

02/04/07

Front Pics

Front tow point detail.

Dash Pics

Rear Pics

Rear tow point detail

03/24/07 Newest pics

All major and minor elements necessary to start the engine have been installed.

Electrical check: no smoke

Headlamps OK
Front running lamps OK
Front side lamps OK
Rear side lamps OK
Rear lamps OK
Brake lamps OK
All turn signal lamps OK
Windshield wipers OK
Clock OK
Radio OK
Volt meter gauge OK
Oil pressure gauge not checked
Horn not OK
Heater fan not OK
Left turn signal indicator lamp OK
Right turn signal indicator lamp not OK

Engine made ready to start.

Install anti-diesel solenoid on carburetor.
Squirt engine fog oil into spark plug holes.
Manually Kick engine over to move the oil around.
Clean spark plugs and reinstall.
Needs power steering fluid.
Needs coolant.
Needs gasoline.
Turn key and hope it starts!
Stay tuned. No pun intended.

03/25/07 It's alive

Final prep.

Added gasoline.
Dripped gas in carb and it started right up.
Oil pressure gauge OK.
Added coolant.
Added power steering fluid.
Adjusted anti-diesel solenoid for idle and cut-off.
Brakes OK.

Put camper on truck. Installed camper battery. Installed 12 Volt courtesy outlet.

Remaining items.

Install front fender flares.
Install hood hinges and adjust hood.
Replace horn.
Fix heater fan.
Install/fix roll bar.
Build spare tire carrier support bracket.
Sandblast and paint rear wheels.
State inspection.

04/01/07 A little more progress

Hood installed (cosmetic disappointment).
Horn replaced. Works OK.
Heater fan motor will not turn. Bypassed.
Spare tire carrier support bracket built, painted & installed. Real solid.
Spare tire installed.

Found out yesterday that the furnace in my home is shot. Cracked heat exchanger among other problems. Been leaking CO2 for some time now. Thankfully, I live in an old house with plenty of air leaks, otherwise I might be dead now. Also, learned that the ductwork is all undersized which starved the furnace on the input side and reduced the air volume on the output side. So, $2000 for a new furnace, $1000 for new ducting, and $500 for an optional humidifier. Ouch. Good news: no payments until 2008. So I can sink more money into this Jeep project and git er dun.

Next up: $1700 for 4.88 gears front and rear, rear locker, & rear axles.

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