Eugene II-78 CJ5

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Bought this "78 in "98 & took 4 yrs to get it road/off road worthy...I patched & painted the swisscheese body in 2002...Now it's time to start again.
After removing the body I cleaned & painted the frame.I had to fab a few of the body mointing points,but the frame is still solid & needed no major repairs.
I picked up the new body at Willlys Overland in Toledo on 7/24(only 5 months after I placed my order:roll:) & had the bottom & interior sprayed with Line-X(Josh & the crew at Line-X in Montgomery,Il are great guys & did a fantastic job). I then painted the firewall before mounting the body so the engine wouldn't be in the way.The body went on & bolted up with very little fighting even at my fabbed body mounting points on the frame.Here's some pics of the progress so far.
 

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Ok I have a question. I just picked up a 79 CJ7,I can't really see but do you have power steering? Mine does not and can't decide if I want to even bother off roading with out it.( I like my thumbs)
 
I converted to PS shortly after I bought the Jeep...used a pump & steering gear from a junkyard Chevy Impala....worked great for about 6yrs then the gear got sloppy so I swapped in a HD CJ gear.
I wouldn't be afraid to off road with the manual steering,just not too fast & keep your thumbs outside the wheel.;) But the power steering sure makes the tight spots easier.
 
Congrats on your new (old) project!
Youve got all us CJ people jelous with that brand new linexed tub!
looking forward to more pics soon =)
 

Time for an update(well really way past time)....
Took a while but finally got the body ready for paint...I never thought a new body would take so much prep. Filled & sanded all the weld spots & stamping wrinkles. Took more time & spot putty than I expected.
Anyway...the first 3 pics are of the Jeep drying after wet sanding & the 4th picture is of the Jeep ready to paint. I finished painting on Sat 10/30 & will post pictures as soon as I convert my "paint shop" back to a garage & remove the masking....
 

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Here are some pics of the Jeep after painting...now it's time to put it back together. I plan to wet sand &/or buff it out in the spring(Chip Foose has no worries).;)
 

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5 months later....Finally showing some progress. The rollbar & tie in took a while but it's finally in...seats & dash...finally got good enough weather to start the wet sanding. First with 000 steel wool...then 1500grit sand paper followd by 2500 grit sand paper.Rubbing compound,polishimg compound & wax....man is my arm sore.....1 side done...1 side,hood,tailgate & windshield frame to go.....more later,enjoy the pics.
 

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Finally finished with the sanding & buffing....still a long list of things to get back on & adjusted,but making progress....here's the latest pictures.
 

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I've been driving the Jeep around town for the past few weeks...to & from work a few times etc,but since I haven't had time for a long shake down cruise on the highway I'll be towing it to Butler,Pa. for the Heritage Fest....here's the latest pics:
 

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