jeep5.9litre Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 a few pictures of the progress so far.. comments welcome and encouraged.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted June 18, 2006 Share Posted June 18, 2006 Hi! That is a Nice Car! and you are Workin´ hard on it, but still needs more work to do... Could you Post more Pics Here, as it Progress? Nice Job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep5.9litre Posted June 18, 2006 Author Share Posted June 18, 2006 Thanks man, I will be posting more pics as the work progresses. I just got the car on friday so its movin along pretty good haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 did many of the bolts give you a hard time? i wish i had a cutting torch because wrestling with rusted bolts is a pain in the arse. did you check the rear inner wheel arches for rust? overall it still looks real solid. just patch it up and undercoat the heck out of it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep5.9litre Posted June 19, 2006 Author Share Posted June 19, 2006 Yeah the rear inner arches are pretty much clean..surprisingly. The only problems I had were with the bolts in the fender those were so bad they just broke off haha. I have a cutting wheel so I was doin ok. The lugnuts are a pain to get off, I broke two but couldnt get any of the others off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 hit the lugs with a hammer to loosen up the threads, then spray them up with wd-40, i bet they will break loose with a breaker bar. i just threw out a few spare bolting plates i had, so i can`t help you on the broken lugs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep5.9litre Posted June 19, 2006 Author Share Posted June 19, 2006 yeah ill have to try that with pb blaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88HatchMonster Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 That car is in EXCELLENT shape for the North East. I would call it a GEM, actually. Here's some before and afters from fixing up my 88 hatch. Notice the big patches I had already welded in on the floor in the first pic and the scary missing rocker panels! The silver paint is Rust Bullet (a product similar to por15), the bedliner is Herculiner. If you want any tips just let me know. For now hopefully this will provide some inspiration... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 Hey nice job on coating the floor!I like it alot! Nice looking project hatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 i love these washington hatches: http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d118/ruppenduro/87hatchsuzy/hatch020.jpg http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d118/ruppenduro/87hatchsuzy/hatch022.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep5.9litre Posted June 19, 2006 Author Share Posted June 19, 2006 Wow, hatchmonster, that floor looks great! I am going to try to put the bedliner on the floor as well once I get the holes plugged and rady to go. Are you planning on putting the carpeting back down in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88HatchMonster Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Wow, hatchmonster, that floor looks great! I am going to try to put the bedliner on the floor as well once I get the holes plugged and rady to go.Are you planning on putting the carpeting back down in there? Put down Rust Bullet or Por15 after you patch the holes and then do the bedliner, or else rust could form again under the bedliner. No way I'm putting the carpeting back down as that's what held moisture against the floor and caused it to rust in the first place. I think the bedliner looks way cooler anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep5.9litre Posted June 20, 2006 Author Share Posted June 20, 2006 yeah im going to follow your lead an example and do it the same way. No carpeting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Nice Job! Looks brand new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Ryan, just out of curiosity, what did that cost you to rust bullet and bedline that whole floor? around $200? it does look sweet! plus, you can just take a hose and clean it out after wheeling... Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88HatchMonster Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Ryan,just out of curiosity, what did that cost you to rust bullet and bedline that whole floor? around $200? it does look sweet! plus, you can just take a hose and clean it out after wheeling... Jon Let's see, I think I used about a quart of Rust Bullet (two coats brushpainted) $37 I used the one gallon herculiner kit. It's the perfect amount for the whole floor. $90 Paint brushes from the dollar store (throw aways so no cleanup) and latex gloves, about $5 So that's $132. So worth it IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75subie Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 yea, that definatly seems like the way to go in the long run. i might just do the same in my hatch to prevent rust from happening. did you do up the blue stock hatch like that also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88HatchMonster Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I haven't hardly torn into my blue one yet. I know what I said about not putting the carpet back in, but I want to make that one kind of swank, so I'm thinking about just doing rust bullet and then maybe dynamat ($$ haven't price that yet ) and then new automotive carpet with a vinyl backing. Just the thing I definitely would not do is put the stock carpet and insulation back in... That stuff's the kiss of death up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeep5.9litre Posted June 24, 2006 Author Share Posted June 24, 2006 http://users.adelphia.net/~ssa111/idle.3g2 finally got it to idle better! anyone know what the stock spark plugs were in these? NGK? i think i just removed the 19 yr old ones..idles nice..does not sound bad for gassing it up and throwin 4 plugs in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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