1st Time Jeep Owner

[bmorgil]

Were did the fenders come from?

[Catlewis]

Crown is the manufacturer. I think most all of the Jeep parts suppliers (including Kaiser Willys) are selling the same fender Crown pn# 984705 & 984706. Different prices and different shipping rates but identical parts. I bought mine through Summit Racing because they offered lower price and free shipping. They're in Ohio, I'm in PA, on most occasion's it's virtually overnight shipping for free!

[Catlewis]

Had to turn around and take a photo of this the other day. Tempting new project! My wife would kill me!IMG_1729.jpg

[bmorgil]

Yikes! That would require at least a stop.

[Catlewis]

Progress report. Body work done, front fenders mounted. Seats & roll bar just sitting there for the photo. I'll remove them and spray the entire floor & cargo area with spray in truck bedliner.
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[Catlewis]

Couple more.
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[bmorgil]

Oh man that's looking good!

[56willys]

Looks great!! You're doing a good work. Maybe someday mine will have floors too...

[gmwillys]

Well done Catlewis. She's coming along nicely.

[Catlewis]

Still a lot of work remaining. Beyond the spray in bedliner, I need to dive into the brake system. I bought and installed a dual master cylinder, also bought a set of pre-bent brake lines however they do not fit correctly. Seems to be some confusion each time I attempt buying brake components and in retrospect it's likely due to this being a tuxedo park model. Have not removed any of the drums yet, however I'll wager it has 10" brakes as compared to typical 65 CJ-5 would have 9". Also need to install the exhaust system. Bought a new pre-bent system and it fits nicely, just need to bolt it in permanent. My hardtop also needs work. Neither of the side windows roll up or down. What little research I've done, appears to have "hook chain regulators". Hopefully all they need is lubrication.