The Rise of Derek: Magnum
05-22-2017, 11:31 PM
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Planned to put some peel and seal down after painting to get a similar effect so that I wouldn't need to have those down. got tired of taking them off anyway so Im over them. Got all the rust wired off and scuffed up all of the pain surface that I'm going to treat. Tried to clean everything with acetone but theres so much to clean I'll have to continue tomorrow.
05-22-2017, 11:33 PM
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And now for the good stuff!
Garage is looking a little fuller today!!
Picked these guys up from Fastenal. Tread on the tires is great, axles are heavy. Everything is awesome!
Did nottttttt think the steering was this beefy! Holy one ton steering jeep man!
Yissssss
When my wire brush tried to eat my shorts I knew it was time to punch out
Garage is looking a little fuller today!!
Picked these guys up from Fastenal. Tread on the tires is great, axles are heavy. Everything is awesome!
Did nottttttt think the steering was this beefy! Holy one ton steering jeep man!
Yissssss
When my wire brush tried to eat my shorts I knew it was time to punch out
05-22-2017, 11:43 PM
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No, I don't lick fish.
05-23-2017, 11:42 PM
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Alright, made some good headway tonight with the floor pans. Cleaned everything with acetone, lost a few thousand brain cells, put down two coats of self etching primer, lost a few more thousand brain cells, and bought some peel n seal for after I paint tomorrow.
This freaking jerk wouldnt come out and I stripped the french fries out of it, so its staying in
Going to head to Tractor Supply tomorrow for Farm and Implement paint
This freaking jerk wouldnt come out and I stripped the french fries out of it, so its staying in
Going to head to Tractor Supply tomorrow for Farm and Implement paint
maybe I'll just hold a Bic lighter on it for a while
05-25-2017, 12:20 AM
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I would like to thank Jeepology for their sponsorship of my build! Sent me some shackles today to go with my HD Offroad relocation brackets
Made more progress on the floor pan painting today
Also painted the legs of the seats because they were rusty as well
I have friends coming into town for the long weekend so I dont think Ill be able to lay the peel n seal down but well see!
Made more progress on the floor pan painting today
Also painted the legs of the seats because they were rusty as well
I have friends coming into town for the long weekend so I dont think Ill be able to lay the peel n seal down but well see!
05-25-2017, 08:06 PM
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I would like to thank Jeepology for their sponsorship of my build! Sent me some shackles today to go with my HD Offroad relocation brackets
Made more progress on the floor pan painting today
Also painted the legs of the seats because they were rusty as well
I have friends coming into town for the long weekend so I dont think Ill be able to lay the peel n seal down but well see!
Made more progress on the floor pan painting today
Also painted the legs of the seats because they were rusty as well
I have friends coming into town for the long weekend so I dont think Ill be able to lay the peel n seal down but well see!
05-26-2017, 12:46 AM
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Lookin even better now! Went through 3 (three!!) rolls of Peel n Seal so far. The front tub is to my liking. The back will take another roll. Put my driver seat back in as I have friends coming this long weekend and they need a car for tuesday and I'll be at work so they will take my subaru and I'll drive the one seat wonder to work.
05-31-2017, 08:17 AM
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Gonna be pumping the breaks on purchases for a while to recoup what I spent on the axles and tires. Gonna be doing only stuff that is cheap or free. That will include finishing the sound deadening and putting the carpet back in, tearing down the axles and cleaning them up. That should last me a few weeks as I'm going to try to work on Derek only on the weekends.
Some unfortunate news: I was driving him home from work yesterday (with only the driver seat and no seatbelt installed lol) and I watched a big ole rock fling up from the car in front of me and put a nice little chip in my brand new, 1 month old, windshield. Le sigh
Some unfortunate news: I was driving him home from work yesterday (with only the driver seat and no seatbelt installed lol) and I watched a big ole rock fling up from the car in front of me and put a nice little chip in my brand new, 1 month old, windshield. Le sigh
05-31-2017, 11:10 PM
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No, I don't lick fish.
Gonna be pumping the breaks on purchases for a while to recoup what I spent on the axles and tires. Gonna be doing only stuff that is cheap or free. That will include finishing the sound deadening and putting the carpet back in, tearing down the axles and cleaning them up. That should last me a few weeks as I'm going to try to work on Derek only on the weekends.
Some unfortunate news: I was driving him home from work yesterday (with only the driver seat and no seatbelt installed lol) and I watched a big ole rock fling up from the car in front of me and put a nice little chip in my brand new, 1 month old, windshield. Le sigh
Some unfortunate news: I was driving him home from work yesterday (with only the driver seat and no seatbelt installed lol) and I watched a big ole rock fling up from the car in front of me and put a nice little chip in my brand new, 1 month old, windshield. Le sigh
06-01-2017, 10:21 PM
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i was building a stage set once and i was pre drilling a hole for stair railing add-ons and the drill bit caught my shirt..and in turn some belly hair and ripped a good bunch out..did not feel good. seeing this pic made me cringe haha
06-01-2017, 10:25 PM
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that was oddly specific...haha
06-04-2017, 06:49 PM
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Weekend update!
Finished up the peel n seal and got the carpet, seats and trim all back in. Got everything in and was cleaning up and under a big thing of cardboard was this:
I reckon its a good thing the AC doesnt even work then!
Got started on the C8.25 prep.
Took the drum brakes off: chucked them in the trash
Took the drum backing plates off: chucked them in the trash
Took the axle shafts out. Had to disassemble the locker a little to get the C clips off, and im certainly gonna have to figure out how to get everything back in, but im in no hurry.
Doesnt take an axle genius to realize that this isnt supposed to happen:
Going to continue to clean up the axle housing and figure out how the heck to reinstall this lunchbox. Once everything is all back in, the plan is to purchase disc brake kit and install that
Finished up the peel n seal and got the carpet, seats and trim all back in. Got everything in and was cleaning up and under a big thing of cardboard was this:
I reckon its a good thing the AC doesnt even work then!
Got started on the C8.25 prep.
Took the drum brakes off: chucked them in the trash
Took the drum backing plates off: chucked them in the trash
Took the axle shafts out. Had to disassemble the locker a little to get the C clips off, and im certainly gonna have to figure out how to get everything back in, but im in no hurry.
Doesnt take an axle genius to realize that this isnt supposed to happen:
Going to continue to clean up the axle housing and figure out how the heck to reinstall this lunchbox. Once everything is all back in, the plan is to purchase disc brake kit and install that
