68 J2000

[HeavyIron]

Howdy, My name is Alan and I live in Orange, So. Cal.

This is my 68 J2000

Mine is in the foreground and my son's 74 J10 is in the background


On a dry lake bed


A little rust mitigation:

Before

During

After

[Stuka]

Nice job on the floor!

[lobie]

Nice job. Any future modifications planed?

[fulsizjeep]

Nice One! I like the mud in the face.

[lindel]

Very nice!

[JeepBountyHunter]

Excellent to save these early ones. What are your plans for it?

[lunchbox1671]

Looks good!

[Atla]

Thats a really good job on repairing those panels.

What gauge steel did you use?

[HeavyIron]

Thanks!!

The two panels I had bent were just a bit thicker than the BJs front halves. Not sure what their gauge is. They also did not cover the rot where the floor board slopes up in the front so used some of the rear material to patch the front.
My only regret,
Is I wish I protected the inside of the windshield while I was grunding. There is little slag pieces and pock marks on the inside of the glass.

[jaber]

Beautiful trucks. Gotta love a brow.

[HeavyIron]

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[HeavyIron]

Body/rust repair done, paint done mostly.

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[tgreese]

Where in Orange? Parent's home was near La Veta and Yorba.

[Stuka]

12 years in the making, but its looking good!

[Yeller]

Once again Stuka is right! Love the progress

[HeavyIron]

Where in Orange? Parent's home was near La Veta and Yorba.

Cambridge and Meats.
I did attend La Veta Elementary back in the 72-73 era. Lived on Yorba.

[HeavyIron]

I am hoping to get it back from the paint shop in the next few weeks. It has received a new carpet installation and door panels since the last pics. Still a ways to go.

[will e]

Yeah, that's looking good. 12 years at the paint shop is almost a rush job. haha

[HeavyIron]

Yeah, that's looking good. 12 years at the paint shop is almost a rush job. haha

It was actually sitting in my driveway until this past August when I brought it into our warehouse to start cleaning it up.

Back in my warehouse from the paint shop. Still a ways to go. More pieces to be chromed and windshield to be put in.

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[tgreese]

Oooh, shiny.

I use bicycle inner tubes to cover tailgate chains. Might be worthwhile to protect the paint.

Regarding Orange, we used to attend church a block from Cambridge and Collins.

Back fence of our home now faces the school yard at La Veta. When we arrived in 1961, that was all orange grove. The school was already there, but the original school yard ended somewhere in what is now the paved part of the playground.

When I was in 3rd grade, I'd walk home for lunch. Young children would not be allowed out of school at midday without an adult today. A different age...