Converting a CJ7 to a CJ8
Gunner Actual
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Hey guys!
Okay so I know I am still a little new here but I wanted to get some advice. Ive got my CJ7 right now and the body was about to go through a redo to make everything straight (didnt do it right when I did the frame-off last time) and I was gonna address some rust on the back of the frame. But while I setting myself up to do that again, I came across an opporunity to get a CJ8 body.
Its in bad shape with the front floor mostly rusted through, and some rust in the back area and some on the outside. It came with the 2 replacement panels for the front floor, so thats good. Here is what I have been planning on doing with it:
My friend, I recently found out, has access and knows how to sandblast. It will only cost me about $100 if I take it to his shop and help him handle the jeep. So I am planning on blasting the whole thing inside and out. After that is done I will square up and cut out all the bad rust. Once that is done I will install the new floor panels, and I will weld in the new patches for the rest of the body, add body filler, primer, wet sand, bedliner inside and under, then paint exterior military tan.
My question is that I need some advice from other peoples experiences on this type of thing. I have the measurements for what the specs should be on a CJ8 frame, since I will be lengthening the frame to match the CJ8 body. I know I will have to lengthen the frame, and I will need to address the added length needed for the rear driveshaft.
What else am I missing?? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
Okay so I know I am still a little new here but I wanted to get some advice. Ive got my CJ7 right now and the body was about to go through a redo to make everything straight (didnt do it right when I did the frame-off last time) and I was gonna address some rust on the back of the frame. But while I setting myself up to do that again, I came across an opporunity to get a CJ8 body.
Its in bad shape with the front floor mostly rusted through, and some rust in the back area and some on the outside. It came with the 2 replacement panels for the front floor, so thats good. Here is what I have been planning on doing with it:
My friend, I recently found out, has access and knows how to sandblast. It will only cost me about $100 if I take it to his shop and help him handle the jeep. So I am planning on blasting the whole thing inside and out. After that is done I will square up and cut out all the bad rust. Once that is done I will install the new floor panels, and I will weld in the new patches for the rest of the body, add body filler, primer, wet sand, bedliner inside and under, then paint exterior military tan.
My question is that I need some advice from other peoples experiences on this type of thing. I have the measurements for what the specs should be on a CJ8 frame, since I will be lengthening the frame to match the CJ8 body. I know I will have to lengthen the frame, and I will need to address the added length needed for the rear driveshaft.
What else am I missing?? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
