9.11.16 Part 2!!! Yellow Is the Colour!!!

Night of the 9.11.16

So I was a little quick to press the finish button and forgot to update what we actually did last night!

Early Start really at 7:05 pm. We have got the tub in now so it was all hands on deck watching my brother in law cut the tub out to get rid of an rot. Due to the nature of the design there are area's which do suffer. Underneath the Drivers seat is the petrol tank which sits in a trough (Note lack of car terminology, Father will be ashamed!!!) This was quickly R.I.P'd (the look on Dad's face was a picture as Si went at the old girl with a cutting blade on the angle grinder!!!  

After that it was taking off the last remaining fittings then paint stripping. This revealed an array of different colours from Olive green, Yellow, Grey, Red oxide and Black in places. Lots of paint = tub in fairly good condition. 

Here are a few snaps of last nights progress. 

Before removal of parts. Fro reference when rebuilding. 

As you can see lots of paint to get off. What started out as a project to get it running has now turned into a 1st rate finish. Back to bear metal it is then!!!!!

   So a clod night but productive and warm by the end of the evening due to excessive scraping!!!!

1st Update for a while

9.11.16

Well what can I say

I have been a bit busy not in the sense the Jeep has not progressed but that I have not had time to update the picture library! 

What has happened since I last wrote on the blog well.....

1) We finished stripping it back to the bare bones (Well metal). 
2) Repairs to the chassis completed
3) Primer, Undercoat (Chassis Black) and then US Army green final coat.
4) Rear and front axle have been removed taken apart and inspected any problems resolved with new shiny bits!!!!! 
5) All brakes have been taken apart and the following replaced. 

• Brake Disks
• Brake Shoes
• Brake servo
• All new Brake lines and hoses.

6) Re- assembly of chassis complete so we now have a rolling chassis!!!! 

This is part reason why I haven't had time to update the blog! 

So here is a few snaps of the progress. 

Rear end after straightening and chassis black coat

Picture from the front drivers side. Front is just about to be cleaned

All Clean, Under coat and chassis black applied 3/4 the way round.  

Legit replacement parts all stamped up!

End of an axle after removal but prior to cleaning 

The otter part of the axle Prior to cleaning and new gaskets  

So the cleaning begins

Finally one clean on the inside!

Rear of the chassis now finished. Notice new leaf springs as well. The old ones were well past it!

Dad was so pleased to get this little gem. Don't ask how much he paid for it!!!!!

Old brake line layout for reference

Nearly a rolling chassis Just the brakes to do!

Rear Brakes nearly complete

Looking brand new!!!

New Brake line pipes. Not finished just in so we can see what is what

Add Another view of the brake lines

And another!!!

Shiny new Brake parts

Another view

Rear Brakes fitted. And rolling really nicely!

stripping

Date: 15.3.16

So last week I never made it out as the boy was having an off day so I stayed at home to help Laura out. Added to this Simon was a wee bit tired after working on cars all day (his day Job) so it was just Dad and friend Barry (Baz) who were up for a cold night in the garage. They seemed to crack on and got the front axle off, steering column out so all that was left was the bare frame.  This meant I was greeted with the following picutres when I arrived tonight.

So all that was left to do tonight was strip off the old paint, sand and general muck that had decided to grab a free ride!!!!

Simon who was very upset with his Sealey welder bit the bullet and had gone and brought a different one. It seemed after a battle to get Sealey to look at it and apparently fix it, the kit still didn't work properly and although Si has been welding as a profession for about 20 odd years would not take his word for it that the kit was still not working. I don't like to bad press anyone but as I had a similar issue with a compressor from them we have all made a note to stay well clear of their products in the future! 

The new Clarkes one is a great bit of kit and welds great so Si was welding anything he could get his hands on. I even had a go but I think that I will never make a master welder!!!!

So by the end of the night about half of the frame has been taken back to bear metal so again we are a little step closer to getting it back on the road! Still a long way to go though!!!

In other news another little package arrived from Jeep parts UK today. New brake lines already made up and I believe a new master cylinder. Our basic thinking is although we want the Jeep to be as orginal as possible it is important to stop!