Breakin' in the new seats😉😉😉
Jakes CJ7 build
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Those seats need to be finely tuned... 
Took the wife out on a date did you. That Jeep is a real chick magnet!
I’ve been driving it quite a bit to see what really needs done. It has done extremely well. Tonight I figured out it needed new headlights they are sort of dim so I ordered some that I hope are better.Are you sure that's Jake's Jeep? Lol... no harm in 'test driving' it for "safety purposes."
Actually, it's good to "run in" a new project or restomod, once the work is done... and even while the work continues.
Let's ya "dial it in" just the way ya want it...
Any plans for a light bar, under the Christmas Tree?
I have a LED light bar but Jake doesn’t like it. He wants the Jeep to have more of a factory look.
I'd like to get light bars for my Jeeps and my Dakota. Then again I make winter trips where it is over two hours between houses and little, if any, traffic. His driving will be somewhat different.
I'm hoping Jake gets to drive the Jeep, he's gotta Dad out of it first! 😉😃
It will continue until he gets his book studied and gets his permit. 🤣🤣🤣
Jake installed a new steering stabilizer today, the old Jeep drives 10x better now! It’s unbelievable how much it helped. We drove it to town and got brake fluid for tomorrow’s master cylinder job. Of course he wanted to wash it while we were in town.
I thought we were done for the day and came up to the house leaving Jake at the shop. He came up and asked me to show him how to use the buffer.
That looks a lot better. Now you don't need to paint.
The steering stabilizer is a great add on. Nobody want to have a Jeep death wobble.
I experienced it one time and that was one time too many.
The steering stabilizer is a great add on. Nobody want to have a Jeep death wobble.
I experienced it one time and that was one time too many.
It made an incredible difference in the way it drives. I think we will still be painting it, the passenger fender is banged up and the paint is thin and I’m having a lot of fun.
Dont mess with dads fun
Lookin' better by the minute... and safer too! Keep up the good work!
Nice little morning job completed, I noticed the master cylinder was leaking into the floor board. I knew it needed changed. I did it this morning, wish I would’ve done it yesterday when I had Jake to help but I got it by myself.
After school we did new headlights and bikini top.
The day he bought it.
Wow! Before & after shots, they really show how much work y'all have put into it, lol...
We have been over every inch of it a time or two. 😁
Looking good guys! I know we are a bit apart, but when the time comes and you are ready to spray it, my shop and booth are at your disposal!
Appreciate it!
I’ve been ignoring a problem I hoped would get better and it’s not. First gear synchronizer has been sticky making down shifting into first difficult. I can get by with it fine double clutching but I don’t want Jake to struggle with it. So I guess we will pull the transmission out and have it rebuilt. While I’m in there I’ll instal clutch pressure plate and throw out bearing then resurface the flywheel. I couldn’t wish it better guess I’ll fix it. I’m way too deep to quit now.
You will end up doing it soon enough if not now!!
After some thought the Jeep is going to the transmission shop. I don’t feel like laying under it for a couple of days. I’ll have them resurface the flywheel, new clutch pressure plate and throw out bearing while they are there. I had ordered new scraper weatherstripping for the doors. It came in this morning and I got it installed. I didn’t want water getting in the doors and rusting them out.
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Those belt moldings are definitely past their prime! One thing you may want to do is to make sure the weep holes on the bottom of the doors are open, flush them out with some water and let them dry out. Then get a can of amber rust-proofing or cavity wax and give the insides a good coating. That should help slow down or stop any corrosion that's in there.
Great idea I’ll give it a go!
I got a new flywheel and starter yesterday waiting on the new clutch kit to be delivered. Over the weekend we went to Fayetteville Arkansas and picked up a set of tube front fenders and then to Springfield Missouri and got rear tube flares to match. We did a lot of driving but I figure it saved $500 running all around.
