CJ8 to M170 Build

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Snorkel installed








Final hose placement


Measuring for cut out


Cutting hole, note the safety gear






Trimming fender lip, gotta love the guard on the cutter


Trimming fender edge with a file


After many times of raising the hood for fitment we have finished. I know the front is supposed to have a "S" shape but I wanted it close.




Front snorkel & clip




Jr getting the wiring sorted and cleaning up the parking brake connector






Under hood wiring


Jr getting the dash stripped for paint


Dizzy pigtail from PO




Dizzy pigtail from PO, notice the green wire on this tail




Dizzy pigtail from factory harness




Wiring under hood

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Jr. sanding dash panel


Dash panel painted and drying




Dash panel dried


Spare mount, need to add spacer and angle up-wards for the 33" tire to fit




Reflector mounted in the area of the original Jeep M-170


Jr. laying out the figures for the name placement




Jr. laying out the name


Last name layed out


Whole name layed out


Stripping away the tape to reveal the name


Name complete


After scuffing the letter cut outs with a scotch pad I painted the name on the Jeep


Name revealed. This was my old name on the Willy's, it came from the Military with it on the Jeep so I thought I would resurrect it

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To replace the heater core. Remove the back cover, use a 1/4" driver and it takes a 1/4" socket.


Remove heater core


Replace heater core and reinstall the back cover


After installing the back panel paint the panel with POR-15 to prevent rust from reoccurring


Tape of gauges for paint




Paint the back side of the dash with POR-15 to prevent rust in the joints and where the metal to metal meet

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Gauges installed




Gauges wired up, hope they are right




Panel wired up/items installed


Installing dash




Dash install complete


Forgot to get the seatbelt bolt out for new seat belts (didn't hurt the U-POL bed liner). Had to weld a bolt on the torque head.


Installing seat bet latches


Installing drivers seat






Installing passenger seat


Pinched finger, bracket is bent, need to straighten it out more than I did


Seats in. Need to get a longer bolt for the set belt to roll bar

[jeepsr4ever]

Pretty awesome Jim your booking through this project!! Is that the kid helping you? I need to make it down for a scramble so I can hold Pat back from stealing jeeps after a few brews errrr

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Yes, long nights & that is my son, I went to Alabama this past weekend and picked up my daughter who graduated with honors from Faulkner University w/a AS in Biology, she is the one who jumped in on the last set of pics to help out. I might need some help w/a part of the engines wiring and will post later in the engine section. Have to run down to Tampa to see a heart/kidney patient.

I have factory rims I'm going to paint up later, I am moving @ the end of the month and wil finish the toucjes after, want to drive it to the next location :)

Thanks again,
Jim

P.S. I have not received the parts/tracking # yet.

[Mudrat]

Jim, were you at the Scramble this year?? Did I miss you somewhere??

And MC - I was (fairly) sober when we made off with the midget's (Will's) Jeep!!

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Nope, maybe next yr.

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Installed new seat belts with grade five bolts, hardened washers and loc-washers


Temporarly bolted the tops to the roll bar




Need longer feed through bolt for hard top installation

[Mudrat]

Need longer feed through bolt for hard top installation

They make'm :-)