Misc Fabrication


All the activity of building a Jeep in my driveway to this point had captured the attention of Nick Sinioris, a neighbor who lives down the street from me. We got talking about my project, and I explained to him my idea for my taillights. As it turns out, he is very good at body work, an area I'm severely lacking. He offered up a few suggestions, and I gave him permission to incorporate them. Needless to say, you will be seeing some more of his work on the project when it comes time for any additional bodywork and painting.Nick got bit by the bug while working on my Junk. He currently plans about 8" lift on his Cherokee, full width axles,roll cage or an exoskeleton. Hopefully, we'll see more of this!

Tail Light Install

Nick is marking the location of the new taillights.

Way cool street rod tail lights from a 1939 Ford are going to find a new home on the Jeep.

After the holes were cut, a new shape was given to the rear quarter panel.

The other side of the Jeep receives the same treatment.

This is what it looks like. The lights resemble eyes.

The roller fairlead of the rear mounted winch should complete the effect, giving the Jeep a mouth.

The lower radiator mount is shown here, with rubber and radiator in place. It is spot welded to the frame, as full welding shouldn't be necessary.

This is the upper radiator mount prior to paint. This will lend support to the grille and radiator from the body.

After cleaning and painting, things are starting to look good up front.

Attention was turned to exhaust, and gusseting the frame, both can be seen in this shot.

Care was taken to ensure the driveline would not contact the exhaust at full stuff.
A mount was made for the power steering cooler, hoses were routed as well.

A spot was selected for the remote oil filter relocation bracket. Hoses were made, but were not installed at the time of this picture.

The exaust passes over the top of the frame on the passenger side.
Next, will be pull the entire drivetrain, work out some wiring issues, paint the body Brown Camo, rebuild the motor, and start fabricating the Hydraulic clutch mount.