ComancheKid45 Posted August 4, 2014 Author Posted August 4, 2014 Time to start picking away :wrench: Alittle self motivation never hurts, right? :nuts: :thumbsup:
ComancheKid45 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Posted August 5, 2014 Brought the cab up to the house for some cleaning before it heads into the garage.
ComancheKid45 Posted August 8, 2014 Author Posted August 8, 2014 Alright 2 more Cab photos than I'm done with the boring moving progress.....lol Onto the cart, and safe inside for the next few months and ready for some interior work!
ComancheKid45 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Posted August 12, 2014 Small personal victory for me this afternoon. I was able to remove the windshield without breaking it! Next step will be removing the dash (or whats left of it...haha
neohic Posted August 12, 2014 Posted August 12, 2014 Nice going, man! I've done a bunch of rears but never got a front out without at least a crack. :bowdown:
ComancheKid45 Posted September 12, 2014 Author Posted September 12, 2014 Been pretty quiet with this lately, I have lined up a buyer for the J20 frame after i get my final measurements from it, Been picking away at the Dodge but am leaving the cab on for the winter months to provide shelter for the drive train. Been slow otherwise since losing my job at the end of July however I have another job lined up and the interior of this thing will take shape over the Winter......1 step at a time ;)
ComancheKid45 Posted October 30, 2014 Author Posted October 30, 2014 Finally touched this project for a bit today and got the old torn up dash out.
neohic Posted December 24, 2014 Posted December 24, 2014 Anything new on this one, BJ? Found a thread over on Pirate that reminded me of this... granted it's only because the guy did an engine swap but it wasn't anything cool like a Cummins or anything. Had a very tasteful looking dash in it though.
ComancheKid45 Posted December 24, 2014 Author Posted December 24, 2014 Oh Wow, That looks great! Looks like he has used the HVAC system that BJs Offroad offers too. Sadly this project has sat idle for the last couple months, I had been unemployed over the summer and fall so I didnt want to throw a bunch of money at this incase of anything unexpected happening but I got hired on with Norfolk Southern and have completed my training and just began work this week, so Ill actually start having a reliable income once again and this project is at the top of my list... I hope to have the interior all together come early spring time and then I can start working on the drive train. Its going to be slow going but it will begin to come together over the coming months :thumbsup:
ComancheKid45 Posted February 3, 2015 Author Posted February 3, 2015 Finally have a few parts showing up for this fella! Full HVAC system and 75% of the interior soundproofing is a start! :yes:
ComancheKid45 Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 digging into the interior a bit more tonight. all the old HVAC system is out as well as the headliner and bench seat. hope to begin laying hushmat next week.
neohic Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Glad to see you back at this, BJ! How far out do you think you are before putting it on its new chassis?
ComancheKid45 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Posted February 8, 2015 I plan to have the body off the Dodge early in the spring and will be tackling the drivetrain. Id hope by the end of summer/early fall I have the 2 combined permanently :thumbsup:
ComancheKid45 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Posted February 12, 2015 Been working on installing Hushmat in the cab. I guess this truck started out red, than went to an olive drab green before finally being painted Blue by the Fire Dept.
neohic Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 :rotfl2: Kinda neat when you stumble on some automotive archaeology, eh?
ComancheKid45 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Posted February 12, 2015 Yeah, its likely been in forestry and fire service its whole life.
ComancheKid45 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Posted April 19, 2015 Finally getting back to this project, threw some color on the interior panels, hoping to have the dash reinstalled in the next week or so and start tearing into the Dodge by mid May.
ComancheKid45 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Posted May 31, 2015 Tearing into the Dodge. Once the cab and bed are out of the way its time to have some fun with the drivetrain and frame......goal is to have the J20 cab set on the frame by Winter.
ComancheKid45 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Posted June 2, 2015 The new interior color flows together nicely, soundproofing should help out a lot as well keeping that Cummins rattle outside the cab.
88whitemanche Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Great progress man! Keep it up! That's a huge project. Idk if I'll be able to do something like that... Well I'm still on the first one lol the Comanche
ComancheKid45 Posted June 2, 2015 Author Posted June 2, 2015 Its the biggest thing ive ever attempted for sure but with no deadline its a great learning experience and will be something totally unique when its finished. The other jeeps I own plus some friends, help break up the work so I'm less likely to get burned out over such a big project as well. Thanks for the compliments btw!
ComancheKid45 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Posted June 9, 2015 Got the cab off of the Dodge today, now I have a drive train and chassis open and ready for some attention in the coming weeks.
Megadan Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 I need a really big bag of popcorn to pay attention to this thread. I had a thought the other day of a 6bt powered J20... Now the thought is a want. :thumbsup: Sweet project!
ComancheKid45 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Posted July 10, 2015 Knipping away here and there between work and the crazy humidity. I have the majority of the frame coated now and will begin running new brake lines shortly. As for the cab, new venial flooring, headliner and door/windsheild seal(s) are on their way. :thumbsup:
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