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Anyway, i took full advantage of the weird warm weather to finiah tackling the rocker Front of the a pillar all welded up and bottom finished spot welded. Lots of grinding later and threw down some mud and seam sealer. By the time it got dark it was in primer. Very happy with how that turned out.

Havent posted in a while but big progress! I had not been to the local junkyard in a while so i decided to take a quick stroll through to see what they had before taking care of other things and wouldnt you know it.. Another orvis! Same year as mine, a 95. They also have a 96 orvis as well. What are the odds? Looks like it had been in a rollover. Roof caved in and it had factory side steps but they were ripped off. Snagged the bodyside moldings off it at least so now i have 3 sets! Including the ones on my orvis I love finding rare one year only parts and i may have a problem with hoarding them as well.

My dad actually got it for his firebird build, and it wasnt cheap.. but works the balls and i wasnt missing a chance to use such a nice tool

Yeah so ive heard haha If I'm traveling for a bed I'm traveling for a truck at that point lol

Unless you need to rent a space to store it.

Oh man, you are probably nowhere near me but id love to have a clean long bed over my crumbly crusty one.

My every day struggle now. I'm finding mjs pop up around me everywhere and i want them! But i really can't! I need to thin the fleet. But mjs! Gaaahhh!

The only way to make the trans work would be to manual shift it but even then you may have issues. The trans is controled by a tcu. Maybe do a 5 speed conversion as well

I think they still do that, maybe not right now but i remember hearing about that as well. Ive never been able to catch that golden day though. I have not heard about that though! Thats wicked funny hahaha

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Yes every once in a while a photo will be right side up on my phone but when i select it for the forum it flips. I am running chrome on my android phone too

After doing a few more minor trimmings and grinding the edges of the rocker i clamped it in place to finish off the day. Yesterday i got to welding the rocker! This little machine works wonders and makes my life so much easier for this job! spot welder! You guys have to get you one runs 220amp and the controls are simple. 3 presets 1 for current, pulse or solid, 2 for metal thickness, and 3 for pulse time. Squeeze the handle and the two points weld the metal, bam! Clean welds in seconds! By the end of the night the rocker was almost completely spot welded. I have to weld the A, b pillar and dog leg. I don't know why the photo is upside down again...

Progress time! Went over the etch primer with another primer and then went over that with por15 on the inside of the rocker Patched in the inner A pillar brace and i had to patch in a spot on the inner rocker behind the B pillar. Did a little more grinding and priming around edges in preparation for the rocker panel

It sure does.. still chugging along. But thanks pete!

I have 2 that i daily.. well one is down for rust repair.. But my 95 orvis that ive owned for over 3 years now Love this thing its treated me well and helped many family member in their own pinches. And its comfy! I usually have 3 cars in the fleet at a time so that i have a backup for myself or anyone else for winter or any emergency so my third car i have usually bounced around. Originally it was a 00 audi a6 quattro 2.7 twin turbo with a tiptronic transmission I sold that and picked up a 98 5.9 grand cherokee and had a blast in it sold that and then decided i wanted to drive something that didnt need constant work so i went out and bought myself my first "newer" car. 2013 dodge dart limited 1.4 turbo with a 6 speed manual. Loaded with features and comfy! Its not fast but it gets great gas mileage!

Theres a place in.. i believe kansas? Called nobody else's auto, he has a facebook too that he posts whats in his yard. A LOT of old stuff. I'm pretty sure he may have what you are looking for. Otherwise theres an old school junk yard about 45 minutes from me called blanchards auto salvage that may have a bumper or two. This place has old model As and Ts returning to the earth

This has so many options and ideas buzzing through my head haha 86 xls metric ton 2.1 diesel 5 speed 4x4 amc 20 rear sport bar with fog lights, cab light, brush guard, turbines, extra cabacity tank, tow mirrors, red interior with buckets and two tone silver and black exterior, full chrome trim, and a dually kit with a cherry on top. The other would be a street comanche. Dana 44 rear(if you could get it with one) 5 speed black on tan

If you have a keystone parts facility near you you can check to see if they have any wheels in stock. You would be surprised at what they carry. I got 3 of them through keystone from my work for less than 150 a wheel. I had to send a core out but they ones i had where rough to say the least. Made yours look good. Lol

Bummer. Weird how an accessory part just doesnt seem to exist. What is the part number?

Is there anyone who could scour the mopar database to see if any nos kits exist?

I do know of that brand. I was snooping around the forums on this topic and that came up. The look isnt bad but would love to find some oe ones.

I want to try and revive this to see if its possible to find some oe rear window louvers. I know theres the afternarket knes but I'm really curious if they are out there and if anyone has a line on a kit. Or can find them

With the days getting shorter and working full time (and a week long trip to disney) progress has been slowing down a bit. But ive been doing what i can. my focus is now on the rocker, which even before i cut it.. was basically nonexistent. And apparently part of the firewall/floor. And here i thought i was done with that.. i added the front unobody brace and patched the hole i found in that corner. Cut out a previous patch for the inner rocker i had done a few years ago that i wasnt happy with how i had done it. Measured and cut a patch to replace the previous patch and i used the old section that came with the brace as a template to make a new and clean piece to fill in the brace. I wirewheeled the whole inner rocker and sprayed some etch primer and sandable primer for a first layer of protection. I will come back and scuff and por15 the whole inside. Finished removing more sections of the rocker for the new one and gearing up to finish patching the bottom of the A pillar. All the while ive been scuffing and priming and laying on por15 to the new rocker getting it protected and ready for install. This is a home stretch i feel. Theres still some more cleaning and coating id like to do elsewhere. And i found out the spring perches on the front axle are rotted so I'm on the fence about how i want to go about that. I am very happy to say this jeep will have a new lease on life and will see more years on the road. Its taken several extra months juat to get to this point which is longer than i wanted.. but I'm still happy with the progress and results so far.

As do i. And i got really lucky with mine and my seats are in good shape. I have made some more.. slow.. progress. Will update later today

Thats part of your door catch that holds your door open. Would bolt to the A pillar and side of the door