J300: Operation Desert Storm (Restoration and build)

[Dustbowl]

So the mighty XJ is on the shelf to make way for some serious firepower :mrgreen:
http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61348&d=1366612395
http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61349&d=1366612395
Needs a bit of TLC :p
http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61350&d=1366612395

And some Horsepower :p
http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61351&d=1366612395

And some body filler...
http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61352&d=1366612395

More to come...

[nitrobrent]

Be ready for the Mt Airlie trip?

[Dustbowl]

Be ready for the Mt Airlie trip?

Definately :mrgreen:

[Crawlerpaul]

Been waiting for this thread to pop up, will be watching this with plenty of interest!!! Good luck mate, let the building begin :D

[Dustbowl]

Been waiting for this thread to pop up, will be watching this with plenty of interest!!! Good luck mate, let the building begin :D

Hahah cheers mate :D I've got a lot of body work to do, and I'm no expert, but I'll get it :p

[Richo]

Good to see.
Wooders is a good source of knowledge and bits.
Also get on www.IFSJA.com
BJ's Offroad is also a good site to source bits like weather strips, trim parts etc.

So, 360 and auto?

[Dustbowl]

Good to see.
Wooders is a good source of knowledge and bits.
Also get on www.IFSJA.com
BJ's Offroad is also a good site to source bits like weather strips, trim parts etc.

So, 360 and auto?

Thanks mate! :)

I was dreading finding weather strips...
I wanted a 360, but they're a bit hard to come by (I know they surface every once and a while) I've got a donor truck lined up (The one i was asking you about) It's got the box and tranny i want... The previous restorer fabricated the mounts for a 351C, but I'm still tossing between the two.

Auto I'd prefer, but if the granny first is granny enough, I'll be happy

[darksidecustoms]

Subscribed :-)

I'm guessing you're going with a desert tan paint job? Personally I'm seriously considering the new Dune JK colour for our XJ. Got a spot of paint to repair and one side had a dodge repair that's getting bad.

[ApacheResistance]

I've got two words for you mate;

Good Luck.

Just bookmarked this.

[Dustbowl]

Subscribed :-)

I'm guessing you're going with a desert tan paint job? Personally I'm seriously considering the new Dune JK colour for our XJ. Got a spot of paint to repair and one side had a dodge repair that's getting bad.

Hahah I'm considering it, it'll either get a desert tan or a white with AMC red and blue :)

[Dustbowl]

I've got two words for you mate;

Good Luck.
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http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/images/smilies/thefinger.gif :p

But thanks :) I've given myself a few months max, so we should have an exciting thread

[Dustbowl]

Posting some pics from a few days ago, I got to work chiseling and wire wheeling the floor pans, the drivers side is quite good, the passengers side is a bit gone, i can still jump on it, but i might do it anyway.

Bofore-
http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61375&d=1366675638

After-
http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61376&d=1366675638

I took off my rose tinted spectacles to find that every rust bubble in the paint was hiding a hole, and this dodgy bastard had simply bogged over the rust, then bogged in dents, and bogged the joins in panels... then applied spray putty :wall:

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61378&d=1366675638

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61377&d=1366675638

It seems I may have to take this whole thing back to the metal :(

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61379&d=1366675638

[Hunno]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/images/smilies/thefinger.gif :p

But thanks :) I've given myself a few months max, so we should have an exciting thread

Well I guess your not driving anywhere for a while.:monkey:**)

[Dustbowl]

Well I guess your not driving anywhere for a while.:monkey:**)

Haha yeah you got me...
Spending time on this beats sitting around playing with myself :p

[Gojeep]

Should be an interesting build. Hope you see it through to the end. :)

[Dustbowl]

Should be an interesting build. Hope you see it through to the end. :)

Thanks mate :) I'm full steam ahead at the moment, no signs of slowing up yet :p

[Dustbowl]

OK, Coming along great! I'm just about at rust eater/ body filler stage, I've working like a trojan on these panels, with all the black primer im going through, we'll be going all black soon! :p

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61403&d=1366780292

All the layers of body filler! :shock:

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61402&d=1366780292

My First F$%#&%^$*^@$^%$&%$^&**&!!!!!! Moment, I'm tring to get this thing to sit, I've relocated both the leaves, however the shackle keeps inverting, I'm thinking if i load them with a G clamp, they'd extend, my shackle would work, but with no weight on there it would invert again...
I could go leaf over then run an inverted shackle, or I Could move the rear mount forward.

ultimately we will have a coil sprung rear, but I'd like to make stage 1 a simple restoration.


http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61404&d=1366780292

[Dustbowl]

I couldn't be arsed to waste time relocating the spastic rear shackle hanger, I've Got a pretty technical link set up happening here :D I've got the numbers pretty close to how I want them... If there is enough demand for an explaination of the numbers I'll consider making a full in depth write up of the workings of triangular 4 link...

This looks remarkably different to most 4 link set ups.. but that's my plan :mrgreen: It's very nice to be building off a bare cab chassis... all the other stuff get's to be intergrated around the raw capability of the truck... still trying not to go down th Truggy path.. For now :p

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61610&d=1367564183

http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=61611&d=1367564183

[Dustbowl]

Hmm, I'll bring the Anti - squat back around the 130 mark later on.... good for now :p