What Did You Do To Your Jeep Today?

I find it easier to use an engine hoist. When I put the F134/T98/D20 in as a complete unit I found the load leveler to be very handy. The T98 pushed the mounting back ~5 inches from stock.

 

Got a floor jack
get yourself a flat plate and use some bed frame angle iron with a piece of all-thread
you can go up and down as many times as you want . and it will stay in place

 

I like what you're saying, unfortunately my jack leaks down after a few minutes. I'll get there eventually. Just an annoying step back. The main reason for installing the tranny right now was so I could set the location if the dauntless engine mounts on my f-head frame.

 

Tell your buddy that there is at least 1 hillbilly that is jealous, envious, whatever.

 

yea it's got electric heat ( wall furnace ) 2 window AC units ( just helped him replace one a few weeks ago )
big compressor . lot's of room . I've seen 3 jeep's in there 2 motorcycles too
and just so the wife can visit , 2 lazy boy chairs
now here's the big draw back . the sink doesn't have Hot water . so washing hands out there is a treat during winter
now as to toilet . I can't remember when it started . One (me) guy walks out and said " the water's cold " and the other ( him) said " it's deep too "


but I would take your shop in a heart beat

 

I do have a handwashing sink in my shop with an instant water heater under it. Drain is just piped into the floor drains.

Thanks

 

I just spent the last two days, repairing,& rewiring the front end lights. I also added new headlights with white halo ring that flashes yellow with turn signals, new driving lights / fog lights. also rewired the KC daylighters just for good measure.

Next is to make new mounts for the KC lites, the housings are damaged and the lights won't tighten down.
Fun Fun Fun So much to do and ........ wait .......... I can't go anywhere anyway so .......

 

One of the challenges with these large bull bars is how they kill the visibility of the turn signals. Wiring the headlight halos to flash will definitely help oncoming traffic.

 

I also wired the turn signals to the fog lights using diodes. Definitely makes the turn signals more visible.

 

Today wasn't super productive for jeep work, but I did get a few things done. The biggest of which was cutting off the battery tray in preparation for v6 engine mounts. I'm totally kicking myself because I'm cutting the mounts out of what used to be a perfectly good frame, that I cut in 3 (to stretch to cj6 length).

The big push today was painting the frame and undercarriage of my 1978 f150 "shorty" so I can sell it. What a tough and terribly messy job.

As a side note on frame paint jobs, the attached pic is of my jeep frame with a coat of POR15 that I put on in 1995. It is basically solid rust underneath the paint and coming off in sheets.

 

So it was painted 25 years ago? Honest question, do you think the POR didn’t live up to it’s hype or would this have happened with any coating? I know environment can make a huge difference. There are 15 year old factory TJ frames here on the island that are now completely rusted through.

Mike

 

Well, 15 of those 25 years was stored in a garage and never taken out (I was away in the military). The last 10 it was kept outside, but most of that time was under a car cover (admittedly on dirt).

I can't really say how normal paint would have held up to those environments, but what I'm a bit disturbed by is the almost universal rust under the por15. It's like the entire frame is surface rust.

The f150 that I was repainting the frame today lived in similar conditions as the jeep did outdoors, and seems to be in much better shape, with regular paint and that crap rubberized under coating stuff. The undercoating flaked off as well, but was pretty clean underneath.

 

Hello, my Friend & pardon me..........but your picture doesn't look too rusty at all ? Is that the factory green on the frame ?

 

That was my experience as well, put POR on in 1999, in 2015 it started to bubble up. and started coming off in sheets.
I have been cleaning and using Chassis Saver this time.

 

No, it's the gray POR showing through the black topcoat, I think. It does look very green in the picture, so maybe a bit of overspray from the paintjob (ford jalepeno green)?

 

That's weird, right? I wonder why. I would think the POR would provide an air tight seal like they advertise, but maybe over time it degrades and lets moisture and air in, creating rust?

I think this time around I'm just going to use semi-gloss enamel rustoleum, and touch up as necessary.

 

I've used Rustoleum semi-gloss for 25+ years now and it's always held up well. And like you say, it's easy to spot fix as needed. That said, I don't live in the rust belt.

 

Yeah.....Any gaps at all, even from rock chips, will let the moister in & trap it. Rustoleum is a better choice , " cuz it penetrates it's substrate a bit.
Sterlclan?

 

Rustoleum oil base enamel from Home Depot is a far better paint for a jeep frame than por 15. The rustoleum will remain somewhat flexible and move with the frame. Those ultra hard paints just crack when the frame flexes.
Get the can that says "Professional" on it.
Rust-Oleum Professional 1 gal. High Performance Protective Enamel Gloss Safety Red Oil-Based Interior/Exterior Paint-242257 - The Home Depot

 

I don't think I'll be painting my frame safety red, however!!!

But serious question: is there any benefit to adding an enamel hardener in the rustoleum paint for the purpose of painting the frame? Do you think it would be stronger?