Starting to use the DA. You know what that means??!! About to get the primer sprayed on the Griffin!!!

 

P-51 Mustang is kinda the inspiration for the paint job.

This Logo will def be on the Griffin

 

That'll look sweet! Good job choppin your wj

 

Thank you.

 

That pic is of a P-47 Thunderbolt btw,

this is a P-51

 

I don't study that stuff that much but one of the websites I was reading and it was showing pics of P-51s. It showed various pics of styles of the P-51 depending on what location and time frame. Some of which were only months apart but had differences depending on what unit they were with and so forth. You could be right but that's just what I gathered and regardless its the style paint that's going on the Griffin. One thing for sure they they refer to the red nose that most P-51s had and I am not incorporating in this scheme. LOL.

 

Very cool project. I'm digging the aircraft theme. Cant wait to see it finished

 

Rich

Some advice, before the paint flies.
Don't know how thick your tube on the rock rails is.
But I have a similar set up and the gap between the support tubes is too long.
I ended up bending the tube between supports on mine.
Granted I wheel it hard and often end up with 90% of the Jeep weight on the rail.

Regards
Nitro

PS: See the link to my rock rails in my Sig.

 

The bumper had to be shaved a little last night so the tailgate wouldn't did. Notice a cover plate still needs added to the inside of the tailgate.



Here is the insert for the tailgate we are using. It is from a Ford Bronco. This way we can still get access into the mechanics of the tailgate if something mechanically wears out.



Next week is Primer Time!!!

 

Thank you for the heads up. Always great looking out. The rock rails are gonna be done in bedliner coating. This will be a mall crawler for the most part. It will see light trails but no way will I be laying it over against trees and rocks going thru trails. LOL. I'm too much of a sissy to scratch it all up after putting the time into it. LOL.

 

Lol that is not what you said starting out haha

 

LOL! You are so correct my friend and I am eating my words now because I have enough Blood Sweat and Tears in this thing that I don't want it messed up. LOL! Had to go to the Eye Dr yesterday and have her to pick metal out of both eyes. I've had stitches during this build, lots of burns, cuts, bruises, and so on. LOL. Also this thing was not supposed to go into depth this much when we started. We just kept building. LOL. Now the whole thing is one big fab and I hate to tear it up. I know, I'm a sissy. LOL!

 

Rich

Look at is this way, you did it once you can do it again.
I hated dinging mine the first time, they become badges of honor.
And good stories around the camp fire.
We can rebuild it better and stronger, like the 6 Million dollar man.

Nitro

Oh PS you never really get done.

 

So the tailgate wouldn't did... Oh, yeah, ok

 

LOL. Sorry. I tend to allow my auto correct on my phone win. LOL. That was supposed to be Rub.