1st Time Jeep Owner

[bmorgil]

It is looking real good! And I am pretty sure they came with all kinds of weld quality back in the day, therefore its original.

[gmwillys]

I agree, the welds look pretty good. The vintage frame welds were pretty shotty, but Willys more than made up for it in the amount of spot welds they used for the bodies. I often say that the welders must have been paid per the spot welds.

[LarrBeard]

Is the bevel on the fender well original, or is that a custom improvement?

[Catlewis]

That's original design, however I had to replace both due to rust. Here's a couple pics of the originals prior to cutting them out. jeep52.jpgjeep73.jpg

[LarrBeard]

I had never looked at that area in a little Jeep and I just wondered if you had made an improvement - that would have been a wicked sharp corner.....

[Catlewis]

Welcome to "Bondo Land"! Painted the acid etched body with POR15 epoxy then scuffed it and applied a base layer of long strand fiberglass filler, sanded that, and covered the coarse fiberglass surface with typical Bondo. Just started this process so it will likely take several weeks of evening work to make a noticeable difference. I'm an entry level novice body man therefore the flat panels are to my advantage. IMG_1691.jpgIMG_1692.jpgIMG_1693.jpg

[bmorgil]

Its looking very good!

[gmwillys]

The fiberglass and Bondo process is my least favorite part of the job. It may be that I have limited patience, but more so it is the fact that I can never find my happy medium of the just right amount of filler to mix up to work the area, or end up making too much and it hardens before I get it worked in.

[Catlewis]

Getting closer, but still a ways to go!
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[bmorgil]

That looks great! I would say you have it down.