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4:05 am on Mar 29th, 2022 EDT - updated by Fireball
1971 Jeep CJ Wheeling Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1971 Jeep CJ Wheeling Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
All the chunks of the transmission cover base are welded together. It's ugly because they only had s...Click for Fireball's full post
2:34 am on Mar 28th, 2022 EDT - updated by Fireball
1971 Jeep CJ Wheeling Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1971 Jeep CJ Wheeling Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Bunch of floorboard sectioning tonight. It's getting there. There will be a little tower up to where...Click for Fireball's full post
9:23 pm on Mar 27th, 2022 EDT - updated by timsresort
1965 Jeep CJ Rubicon Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1965 Jeep CJ Rubicon Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Received the lower latch from Ruffstuff. Very nice item btw. Worked on getting it mounted. Had to mo...Click for timsresort's full post
4:11 pm on Mar 27th, 2022 EDT - updated by 73 cj5
Jeep CJ 3b Act Ii Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Jeep CJ 3b Act Ii Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
Got the axles marked for spring perches. The springs will sit outboard about an inch or so in the fr...Click for 73 cj5's full post
4:00 am on Mar 27th, 2022 EDT - updated by Fireball
1971 Jeep CJ Wheeling Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1971 Jeep CJ Wheeling Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
More bedliner removal today. A scrapper, a heat gun, a hammer, a utility knife and a bunch of labor....Click for Fireball's full post
10:34 pm on Mar 26th, 2022 EDT - updated by timsresort
1965 Jeep CJ Rubicon Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1965 Jeep CJ Rubicon Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
This is the stock replacement shroud for the 22" radiator from partsdude. I had to shave one small a...Click for timsresort's full post
10:02 pm on Mar 25th, 2022 EDT - updated by timsresort
1965 Jeep CJ Rubicon Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1965 Jeep CJ Rubicon Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
The first thing I want to do with the grill is get the hood welt I got from partsdude installed. He...Click for timsresort's full post
10:02 pm on Mar 24th, 2022 EDT - updated by timsresort
1965 Jeep CJ Rubicon Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1965 Jeep CJ Rubicon Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
With the snow melting fast, I was able to extricate the club RTI ramp out of the storage yard. This...Click for timsresort's full post
3:57 am on Mar 24th, 2022 EDT - updated by Fireball
1971 Jeep CJ Wheeling Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1971 Jeep CJ Wheeling Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
It was one of those nights of just doing fiddly stuff. Spent hours in the shop and don't have much t...Click for Fireball's full post
10:10 pm on Mar 23rd, 2022 EDT - updated by timsresort
1965 Jeep CJ Rubicon Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
1965 Jeep CJ Rubicon Rig Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep CJ builds)
I decided to give this a support to the roll cage. The 45 degree tubing return will pass through the...Click for timsresort's full post
