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Build Thread new member 1964 build . . . .

Build Thread new member 1964 build . . . .
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PetesPonies

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1964 CJ5
I bought a totally rusted '64 recently and am rebuilding the floors at this point. Front floor was totally replaced along with saving the storage ( more welding ). Now I'm rebuilding the rear floor ( nothing was there, even the crossmember was rusted through ). I will be spraying it inside and out with Desert Tan bedliner.
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Here is the back and what I am working on now. Rear crossmember was paper thin in the middle. I could have more easily replaced the entire piece, but $130 bucks or so I didn't want to spend.

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So I cut the center section out You can see how rusty this CJ was/is.
I couldn't find channel the same size as the stock member, so I bought angle iron, 1/8 thick. This is about .020 thicker than stock, but it will work fine. I cut and tacked in the top half first.

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Then tacked in the lower half to make it a channel.

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Once it is fully welded and ground, you will not be able to tell and it will be actually stronger than stock. I had to cut out the valance and tailgate surround for access as well as fixing/repairing rust in those pieces.

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POs had 29 gauge metal pop riveted all over this Jeep. The rear crossmember was done that way as well :) You see the filler was so thick it covered the side tailgate surrounds. I'll be lightening up this Jeep a bit with removal of filler a fixing it properly.

I have a floor panel made and ready to go when I finally have something to attach it to :) I need to repair the wheelhouses too. I first will do continuous welds on the rear crossmember and finish it. I need more gas for the welder.
 
Thanks . . this is a quickie on frame restoration. Its going to be a "farm Jeep " of sorts on my property down south. So creating some parts rather than replacing them with correct items makes sense to me, Im spraying it all with bedliner, but with details . . you'll see. I'm putting a 3 point hitch on the back to operate implements. It's going to be useful and fun on the property. I did order a correct rear valance, so I'm waiting on that to arrive. I'll savage my tailgate surround.
 
Got the welding done today on the rear crossmember. Also removed the 3/4" thick filler on the rear corners, yes 3/4".

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I've been doing a bit of work. The rear of this jeep was full of filler, 5/8-3/4 thick in some areas. So after cutting out the rust, I welded in a few patches.

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Then just "had" to modify the tailgate. Its a wonder this gate was rust free and it was original. '63 stopped the Willys on it . . but my '64 was crying fot it :)

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Now that I have no holes in the rear for taillights, can anyone tell me where the low mounted taillights would be originally??
 
pete,

I replaced mine years ago with flush mounted lights cause I did not like the stud mounted version................but if you want to see original placement and holes take a look at the July 2012 JP magazine on page 80 , that should help you.
 
Grote, Truck lite are just a few light manufactures, go to a place that sells truck parts & supplies, Willys was just using an aftermarket lite on there civilian Jeeps.
The original light on the drivers side had a clear window in the bottom to lite the license plate
 
yeah lots of pics out there for the taillights, but was wanting some accurate measurements.
 
Well a lot of work has been done. I was on a schedule to have this thing finished, at least the body. Here it is now in Desert Tan Bedliner



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Nice job Pete. That body is probably the worst I've seen brought back to life, in a build thread.:notworthy:
 
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