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New Project, and it's a JEEP! |
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1968AMC770Wagon
AMC Addicted Joined: Jan/09/2009 Location: CT Status: Offline Points: 1137 |
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Posted: Apr/27/2013 at 9:27pm |
Well I sold the Rebel a few months ago and have since been wanting a project vehicle to work on. (Because working 60 hours a week at a ford dealership isn't enough )
I was searching the internet for cheap projects, something that would make a good summer cruiser. I was mainly looking for a 70's something Jeep. I totally forgot about the fact that we had a Jeep just sitting in the back yard. No it's not a 70's jeep, but it has some AMC heritage. It's a 1992 YJ. The story behind the Jeep: My aunt owned a 83' Corvette that she drove on nice days only, this Corvette was her baby. She bought the Jeep used in 1994 to drive in the Winter and rain. 6 years ago my aunt passed away after losing her battle with colon cancer. My brother drove the jeep for 4 years. In those four years the Jeep went down hill. The transmission was trashed and the body banged up. Here is how it looked when I began my project: |
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SEdmonds
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Jeeps are cool, Zack!
Edited by SEdmonds - Apr/27/2013 at 9:35pm |
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1968AMC770Wagon
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The first thing I tackled was rebuilding the automatic trasnmission:
All new clutch material and steels installed. |
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1968AMC770Wagon
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Pulled the engine out, will be rebuilding it back to stock. Has a bit of a lifter type ticking, also had a large crack in the exhaust manifold. Could be part of my issue.
Pretty nasty under the hood! |
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budryzer
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Hey Zach, You have some awesome tools there! I'm digging that dial indicator!
Are you just doing a stock restoration? |
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1968AMC770Wagon
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It's going to be a mostly stock restoration. Not much is going to change. Maybe a small lift, but right now it clears 31" tires with no problem and thats as big as i am planning on going. My last project was a lifted truck and getting the steering components to work correctly was a chore.
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1968AMC770Wagon
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The next thing I did was rip out the interior to see what kind of shape the floor pans were in. Amazing shape except for the drivers floor, no suprise there. Ordered a new floor pan and will be welding that in shortly.
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I pulled off the side steps and fenders to see what type of rust there was to be fixed. Definitely have a fair share of work in store. Also found some nasty frame rail rot, but I should be ble to box the frame in that spot.
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1968AMC770Wagon
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Rust repair comes next! Please keep in mind that this is my first time doing body work except for cab corners on my F250.
Grinding down rust spots: Fitting in patch panels: Welding in Panels, Primered. Still need to smooth out the welds. For a welder I bought a Hobart Handler 140 with 75 25 Argon mix. Using .023 wire. And this update brings the project up to date.
Edited by 1968AMC770Wagon - Apr/28/2013 at 12:54pm |
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