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Jeep DJ build posts
2:22 am on Jan 7th, 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)
Tonight's task is watching paint dry: The Rustoleum satin always takes forever to dry and it's espec...Click for Fireball's full post
2:46 am on Jan 5th, 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)
After almost three hours of scraping and scrubbing, the transfercase and parts I'm re-using are clea...Click for Fireball's full post
3:31 am on Jan 3rd, 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)
Transfercase is out. I should have used Howards Jack adapter: I did leave enough room in my floorboa...Click for Fireball's full post
7:42 pm on Dec 30th, 2024 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 got back in town yesterday and worked on more boring floorboard details. The Stronghold shift boot...Click for Fireball's full post
1:33 am on Dec 27th, 2024 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 was back onto the floorboards today because these cheapo shifter boots showed up from Amazon: The...Click for Fireball's full post
3:13 am on Dec 16th, 2024 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)
My wife bought me a $250 58" TV from Walmart yesterday and we mounted it high up on the wall over th...Click for Fireball's full post
4:15 am on Dec 13th, 2024 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)
Worked on the upper floor plate tonight. First, the hole needed to be cleaned up. I wasn't impressed...Click for Fireball's full post
1:39 am on Dec 12th, 2024 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 was tired after work and dinner, so I didn't do much. I did get the holes drilled and Riv-nuts ins...Click for Fireball's full post
3:38 am on Dec 10th, 2024 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)
Good progress tonight! I started by cleaning up the to-be-welded areas on the sliver of original cov...Click for Fireball's full post
3:10 am on Dec 4th, 2024 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)
Back to arts and crafts tonight. Top piece rough cut to rough size with a hole for the shift tower a...Click for Fireball's full post
