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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.

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

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

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.

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

With the body still on, I fabbed up the rear bumper skeleton, and some side rails.

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.




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.




Finally I trimmed up the front fenders.

Got the body back off and finished up the rear bumper.





I decided to bring the front up a bit, so I added a block between the front shackle mount and the frame.



Today I started rebuilding the transfer case.


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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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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.

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.

Cool. Was just curious. I take the hard way most times myself.


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Nicely done, giving me ideas.

Got the t-case done and shot it with some leak proof black paint.


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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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.