63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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az chip wrote:Stuff is getting real! Burn that thing in. What else for body work?
Most of the cab exterior welding is done. I've got work to do on the front fenders.
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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What model year did that fuel tank come from? My 64 does not have the two vents in it
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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230ohc wrote:What model year did that fuel tank come from? My 64 does not have the two vents in it
68-69 Super Wagoneer
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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Thanks to Photobucket's new policy, all my photos went away because I'm not willing to pay their big fee. So I deleted them all and closed my account. I almost gave up, but I found so much help by reading other threads, so I decided to keep it going and updated my photos using Tapatalk.
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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A bit of body work done. I welded up around the tail lights to give it a smoother look.
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63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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With the body still on, I fabbed up the rear bumper skeleton, and some side rails.
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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Next up was to get the seats placed. I reworked the center hump to fit a set of buckets I picked up for the wrecking yard and got the mounting brackets made.
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I cleaned up the rear seat from the Super Wagoneer, and it's in pretty good shape. The boys liked it and hung out for a while.
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Finally I trimmed up the front fenders.
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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Got the body back off and finished up the rear bumper.
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I decided to bring the front up a bit, so I added a block between the front shackle mount and the frame.
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Today I started rebuilding the transfer case.


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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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That seems like a lot of work on the front. Why not just run a longer shackle??


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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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tedlovesjeeps71 wrote:That seems like a lot of work on the front. Why not just run a longer shackle??


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Personal preference. I just don't like longer shackles.
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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glake wrote:
tedlovesjeeps71 wrote:That seems like a lot of work on the front. Why not just run a longer shackle??


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Personal preference. I just don't like longer shackles.
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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Nicely done, giving me ideas.
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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Got the t-case done and shot it with some leak proof black paint.
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Hopefully this will be the last time the drivetrain goes in. Got a nice vss unit from Jags that Run for the tbi. Tom Woods driveshafts are in. Test fit the brackets for the serpentine belts.

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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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Nice. I remember all the welding on the lower rear body panels. Looking really good. Can't believe your GSD doesn't bother your cat. My pair do not get along.
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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It's the little things. Wired up the rear end. To keep it clean, I used a trailer junction box. I dislike keeping track of trailer adapters. They always seem to walk off, so I put in the main three; 7 way, 4/5 way combo, and 6 way. I also installed the led backup lights.

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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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Have you finished the 63? I'd love to see the rest of this build.

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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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Interesting thread! Glad this got bumped. Makes me feel a little less insane regarding my attempts to restore a '68.

But what did become of the '63?
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Re: 63 Wagoneer Rebuild

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Just a thought: You could seal up the outriggers on that rear bumper and use them as air tanks or water storage if you are going to overland/camp with the rig. Another option might be to make doors and use them for storage for recovery gear. I really like the bumper.
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