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I have been busy since we got home but I will post a few videos in the next day or so.  I don't have internet at the house and have not had time to meet the company's tech to see what the problem is so I will have to get them uploaded from work.  I may have a chance to do that later today.

It is easier if I use my computer but I have it here today.

Ryan told me it's only about 50 miles from my house.  I think he wants it NOW...

We may see it at Hidden Falls this weekend.

I found a 1950 panel wagon on the road yesterday.  I don't know who owns it but it is for sale.  It is in pretty sad shape but I have never seen but just a couple of these vehicles before.  It appears to pretty much be all there but it has some dents and some major rust issues. 

It is located in Roans Prairie, Texas.  If anyone wants more information and can't get anyone on the phone number painted on the windshield, let me know and I will drive back out there and see if I can find the owner/seller.

I'll help him get it away from the seller.  The worst we can do is move it to College Station until we solve the transmission question then we might just drive it to Dallas.

Quote from: SixGun on October 13, 2012, 11:55:47 PM
Ron, have you got a head count of who is going to Hidden Falls?  From conversations with James and Dave, they are going to the Mopar car show in San Antonio that weekend and won't make it to the fun run.  Talked with Will recently and he's working.  I'm on vacation that weekend but on Friday there's a job fair I'm going to.  Looks like you, Nick?, Ryan and me.  Anyone else?  How about Ernest?

Nick is working.  Ernest is not able to come.  There is still Josh, the one who started this whole thing.  There were supposed to be a couple of guys coming with him, I think.  Brad may show up but he also may be showing his truck in San Antonio. 

Anyone else coming?  This will be a great time and I know I won't be able to leave work again until after the first of the year.  We are moving into new digs at work.

Quote from: SixGun on October 13, 2012, 10:19:31 PM
Looks and sounds real good.  Are you going to box in the bed?

I plan to close in the back of the tub (cab) and build a short hardwood bed. It will probably be a while. I almost have the heater built. It will require moving the ignition module and the rest of the stuff on the firewall.

Quote from: taz_man440 on October 13, 2012, 07:04:12 PM
Lookin great.. what kind of exhaust is on it?  I think it needs stacks.....

It has a used Flowmaster that I took off of Tracy's Cherokee. Only thing I intend to add is a skid plate to protect the lowest part of the transfer. Every thing else is above the bottom of the frame.

I took the Willyreplica out to Nick's this morning.  We were to put his new window in his RC but after we got the broken one out we discovered that we had the window for the wrong side.  We need a driver's side door window...

Anyway, we did a little playing.  I think the resolution on this video is a little high.  The focus isn't perfect but you can get the idea of how it runs if it doesn't take too long to download.

vimeo.com/51356436

looks like I should paint the bumper....

My wife suggests camo...  but I plan to drive it on the street.

Windshield is to be picked up Friday, installed Saturday and Sunday for building (re-building) windshield wipers.

Quote from: crazzywolfie on October 08, 2012, 11:12:31 AM
it looks pretty good. is that going to be its final color?

That is a primer. I was planning a metallic blue but...

I owned my first Jeep in 1965. We painted it '55 Caddy green with a cream colored interior. It had a green canvas top. I dated in that Jeep until I graduated from high school.

Color is still undecided.

As you could tell from the previous pics, my daughter and I took it out for a test ride today.

Found and fixed a transmission line leak. I still have a transfer shifter issue but it will wait. If it rains I may be laying in the mud to get it back in 2x.

I'll install a windshield this week and then all I have to do is figure out how to get the fire pit and wood on the trailer with the rig.

Here are some pics we took today.  My daughter is driving through a gully behind where I work.

Here is the latest...

Grease it and check your u-joints.  Wiper blades need to be checked.  And, it might be a good time to clean the debris out of the heater box.

I have begun work on the doors and the hood again.  Here is what the door opening looked like before I started.





The doors will be framed with light weight 2" square tubing.  I will also put a 3/4" square tube around the sides and bottom to allow for a lip to seal against another 3/4" tubing attached inside the opening.



With the 3/4" tubing tacked around the sides and bottom, I installed spacers and clamped the pieces in place to be tack welded and then removed to be welded up.





I have temporarily skinned the door with fiberglass (FRP) panel and installed the tubing in the door opening.  I have attached hinges as well but have a clearance problem with the steering wheel.  I made the body so narrow that the steering wheel is  too close to the door.

I think I can solve that problem but it won't happen till tomorrow.  I will post pictures on that too.  (when I remember to take them)

I took a sheet of the FRP and cut it closer to size for the hood skin.



If you are not familiar with the term FRP, it is a fiberglass panel used in bathrooms and many commercial kitchens.  It is 1/16" thick and textured on the front.  I have turned the textured side inside and using the flat, back side for the skin on the hood.

After installing enough rivets to insure the clearances would not change on the hood, I pulled the hood and began to work from the center toward the edges.



I managed to get one side basically completed and rough trimmed to the framework before I had to call it a day.  Hopefully I can get back on both of these project areas tomorrow.