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Jeep DJ build posts
12:47 am on Mar 24th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
I spent the tail end of last week figuring out the electrical stuff; what switches I have, what wire...Click for Fireball's full post
4:03 am on Mar 18th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
More slow progress. The brakes were still feeling a little spongy after my wife helped me bleed them...Click for Fireball's full post
3:47 am on Mar 14th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
Used the new bandsaw to reproduce my cardboard templates in metal and then tacked the two pieces tog...Click for Fireball's full post
2:27 am on Mar 13th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
There is no reason for that on a flatfender. The fenders, grill, and battery box are all hard mounte...Click for Fireball's full post
12:28 am on Mar 11th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
Picked up my new 30 spline rear spindles from R&P at the Puyallup 4x4 swap meet. Billet. Nice pieces...Click for Fireball's full post
10:39 pm on Mar 4th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
I'm petty your chrome wasn't destroyed by rust and your wood rim wasn't delsminating and falling off...Click for Fireball's full post
2:51 am on Feb 21st, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
Boring stuff tonight. Sanded the flaking white paint and overspray off the inside of the radiator co...Click for Fireball's full post
3:18 am on Feb 18th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
I had to fix the daily driver earlier in the week, and have been back working on the cooling system...Click for Fireball's full post
2:51 am on Jan 29th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
Started into the exhaust tonight. It seemed easiest to pull the fender off to get to the very crusty...Click for Fireball's full post
3:18 am on Jan 28th, 2025 EDT - updated by Fireball
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
1963 Jeep DJ Dj-3a Build on EarlyCJ5.com (more Jeep DJ builds)
Got the brakes bled to where they feel pretty good. They may still be a little bit spongy, but I wan...Click for Fireball's full post
