1962 CJ5 Michaels Project

Hello After the vin number questions I figured I had better start my build paige . This is suppose to my sons and I . Well he is a little discouraged .!!!!!

 

When we bought it we where told it was a 1958. found the serial number on the frame . It was made in October of 1961 . Thanks to Mark Olsen !!!!

 

By the way he wanted 750 . We paid 500

 

It's a good start. Complete otherwise? How difficult is it to get a title in TN?

 

I will tell you in about a month . HMM complete , with an engine trans and body . No seats or gas tank . The previous owner is tied to American Greetings . His family has a House here in the county . I have not been able to meet with them or the caretaker of the house .

 

Went and got a thermostat today while I was looking underneath I notice the pass. front spring cracked . huggg ! On a good note got the metal cut for the rear floor and passenger side rocker . getting ready for the driver tomorrow .

 

Well got the title in the mail today!!! time for some work to start but the cold wind is real bad !!!!

 

ok the blue is under the red which if there is a half inch of bondo blue has been sanded off !!!

 

The picture of the tailgate is better . looks to have a red under the blue IDK!!! HELP

 

The weather has been terriable here . Took the passenger fender in the garage to fix the stress cracks . ended up replacing about 5 x 10 inches of sheet metal . also repairing the tail gate . half of an inch of bondo gone around the bottom fresh sheet metal cut and bent in . wondering how the bends will turn out . rather have a roll then the tight bend IDK stock look or modified !!!!!!

 

The ground finally dried out .I got the passenger side rocker cut and tacked on . First new sheet metal on the tub .!!!!!!!!!

 

You are more of a man than I am. With that much rust and that much bondo, I would never had locked horns with that one. But your most likely more mechanically inclined than I am, I am very much a novice as far as repair and restoration is concerned.

 

Keep up the good work.........

 

I've seen much worse as a start here on ECJ5. Some of them are so bad you get tetanus just by looking at them on the PC screen. I've got one outside right now that makes yours look like a showroom finish that I plan to rebuild after my current project.

It looks fairly complete and while rusty, not in to bad a shape. Start with looking at the frame and looking for rust/cracks/old repairs. Then work off the frame, first frame down and then frame up.

If possible, get it running. That should get your boy back in the mood to work on it. If he starts to loose interest again, get it running and moving. baby steps.

To motivate myself sometimes I set in mine on a milk crate and make hot rod motor noises when no one is around.

 

Kinda like this.


When I was driving around the fron yard, people driving by would stop and watch. I still wonder if they knew what they were looking at. Probably many thought it was some kind of home made tractor. I live in a farming area.

 

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I got it from my father .He was in the army and went from grunt to petroleum expert. research, practice, do. Then practice some more Also I live in a town where the little machine shop down the street builds allen Johnson pro stoc engines plus some indy work . Allen Johnson grew up in the town plus I have a couple people who race the local dirt tracks . Also a mechanic who builds a couple engine prototypes for nascar . Little town Lots of knowledge!!!!!!!