Roll with the beast, Rock with the beast! Updated 6/10!

[Dogan]

This thread makes me all calm and happy.

Soothing the pangs of withdrawal associated with children induced mechanical automotive projects abstinence.

I'm here to help.

[Sealegs]

Inserting obligatory Jeep takedown vid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgwF8mdQwlw

Simple=Reliable. Gotta love it. Damn bondo though.

[aa1pr]

I treat any exposed metal with Permatex extend (http://www.acehardware.com/product/inde ... Id=1414920) and then you can go over it with primer, bondo or what ever.

[Dogan]

I treat any exposed metal with Permatex extend (http://www.acehardware.com/product/inde ... Id=1414920) and then you can go over it with primer, bondo or what ever.

Gonna use PPG epoxy as my base. Inside certain areas are gonna be discretely Rhinoliner'd.

[congochris]

Soothing the pangs of withdrawal associated with children induced mechanical automotive projects abstinence.

As a man who had to trade in my 70 Firebird for a Focus Wagon.. I have to agree. Although I do have an old ranger. Unfortunately it's supposed to be my daily driver, not a project vehicle.

[Ganjastaar]

Awesome thread i know im late bumping but i was looking at your surface rust and was just curious as to how much of it you screw driver tested? Im a body man by trade and more often than not with surface rust like that you have "hidden holes" the best way to save yourself some headaches down the road is to pole EVERYWHERE you see surface rust with a screwdriver or inkpen. if it goes through, you gotta patch it. you would be suprised at what's solid and what isn't.

[Dogan]

Few pinholes, but other than the front passenger/driver area of the floorpan, everything is really in excellent shape. Gonna do some work on it today.

Faux update:
All glass is out, both doors out.

[Dogan]

For persec reasons, I must temporarily take down certain parts of this thread. It will be back up sometime in the future. My apologies.

[cowboyfromhel86]

haa looks good so far but from the pics it look sliek your painting some abandoned heap in the middle of the woods ha good stuff dude i cant wait to see this done!

[frogdude]

I'd love to fix up an old Landrover, or a classic Motorbike (enfield or triumph).

Ad'lan, if you fancy a trip to Kent, you're welcome to work on a 70s Bedford van. I can pay you in Aldi own brand beer and up to £4 in cash!

@ quackfiend - That is one of the coolest rides i've seen. Ever.

[Dogan]

@ quackfiend - That is one of the coolest rides i've seen. Ever.

Me too. That's why I love it.

[Paladin1]

How did I miss this thread!? That rusted out hulk is glorious!!

There's a special place for people who bring cool old trucks back to life. I'm not sure where, maybe the parts store, but its special nonetheless.

[Blasphemous]

This thing is going to be classy when it's done!

[Dawgboy]

I thought you might want to see this. I bought a lot of parts from these guys when I had a cj and still get the newsletter.

http://blog.kaiserwillys.com/mr-pattersons-green-willys-wagon

[Dogan]

Arena Yellow paint ordered today. Full gallon.

DB: Yeah, I love those guys. Dicovered them when I was just starting my 42 (Which I no longer have ).

[Dogan]

Painted the roof of the beast this weekend. Pics to come.

Also my 42 may be coming back to me. Guy I sold it to is moving, selling it.

[Dogan]

For persec reasons, I must temporarily take down certain parts of this thread. It will be back up sometime in the future. My apologies.

[Ad'lan]

Is the Beast Gonna Stay White?

In that, is it gonna stay painted white, I realise it's gonna get covered in mud, blood and beer.

[Dogan]

Is the Beast Gonna Stay White?

In that, is it gonna stay painted white, I realise it's gonna get covered in mud, blood and beer.

Nope. Gonna be Glacier White and Arena Yellow.

[AeroNautiCal]

Just gotta get word on the engine being saveable or not, then gonna go from there.

Great work you're doing on a great vehicle!

Don't give up on the engine casing, it should be repairable using what is known as the metal stitching method. I've seen some beautiful, permanent repairs carried out, using this method.

Here's some info'.

http://www.cast-iron-repair.co.uk/metal-stitching.htm

[Dogan]

Pulled all six pistons... checked out the heads. Think the engine knock was due to the Hurricane swallowing a valve... then being put back together with the FUBAR'd piston. Pics when I find my camera.

[Dogan]

Welp, I've got Herculiner, green scrubbies and SimpleGreen. Gonna get started on the Heep again. Feels good!

Also I'll be putting this thread back up/together soon. sadly, my images are still in the first 16 results fro "Willys Maverick" in Google, so I'm gonna need to figure out a way around that.

[Dogan]

Primed the hood, sand blasted the grill (took three hours).

All I can think of is Dexter.