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Thanks Jon, hopefully next weekend will be a bit more constructive.

Quick update progress has been a bit slow !! one has procrastinated for far to long over the roof and windscreen🤔 , by the time I actually pulled my finger out it had gone lunchtime and I only managed to fit the front gutter. Angled steel was fitted first which will form part of the windscreen frame Followed by the only surviving gutter strip. Next up will be the top door shuts, a job for next weekend.

How does it compare to the mig welder?

I think your talking about mine and it was under 3k but I could be wrong.

It’s coming along well👍

It be fair it looks very original and complete..... and in better condition than mine 😂

Your not hanging about with this rebuild!! It’s looking good 👍

it’s annoying when a new part is duff and it’s always the last thing you look at because you assume it can’t be that, it’s NEW!!

It’s a bit of an unknown as not many come up for sale, there was one for sale last year, it was a gantry crane mobile workshop, running, driving, in very good condition and I think it was 10k

It’s an illness 🤪 I am attracted to project vehicles and rust!!

Tempting 🤔 very tempting 😬

As usual Jon the attention to detail is superb 👍

Oh yes!! a recent purchase, well actually more like a give away that I couldn’t turn down

I do now👍 Spell check isn’t always right 😂

Now.......be honest.....is the filler noticeable 😬 I can officially say I hate filling and sanding 🤨 the never ending job of roof repairs is becoming slightly tedious!! But there is light at the end of the tunnel so onward we press. Today’s job was forming the gutters and dry fitting the back panel and roof together.....what could possibly go wrong 🤔 The gutter doubles up as the seat for the roof section, folded strips of steel were simple to make in the vice. The corners were a bit more time consuming. When the gutter is fitted to the roof it will seat on the back section like so. Punched holes along the rear to enable the gutter to be spot welded into position. Starting to take shape This was the ideal opportunity to straighten the rear section of roof , a couple of lengths of angle iron were clamped in place to straighten the back edge before welding. and it now doesn’t look to bad🎉 Clamping together wasn’t to bad, there is a cap in the centre were the rear section bowed but I’ve drilled and bolted both sections together and I am slowly tightening the bolts to gently pull it in. finished off with a coat of the red stuff Next job is the windscreen and top of the door shuts, can’t wait 🤥

Try spraying brake cleaner around the inlet manifold gasket and carb gasket when it’s at idle, if there’s a leak the engine idle will change.

Clever stuff, does the ferric chloride eat the brass around the print?

Removing the paint and filler is a dirty job and a mask is definitely needed!!

Not much to report at the moment, work has kept me pretty busy so I’ve not had a lot of free time, I might have to remind customers that I’ve got a truck to finish building!! 😬 Today was a noisy day, the grinder was working overtime.... the welding around the copular was flattened and I bare metalled the inside of the cab roof before giving every a coat of the red stuff.

Why did you take the gearbox out? if you’ve not dismantled either box and they worked fine before then it’s going to be something simple, check list : clutch fitted correctly, propshafts fitted and transfer box engaged.

Doesn’t move as in stuck or transfer box not engaged?

Can’t imagine there’s much profit, both jeeps have apparently sat for 40 years, a very nice running and driving original British Jeep was recently sold on eBay, advertised for 20k and It took sometime to sell.

I registered to bid by phone but didn’t get a look in, to expensive for me.

Quick update, I tackled the tin work around the copular this afternoon, it still needs grinding and cleaning up but the hard work is done. I cut cardboard templates a few days ago into 4 separate sections It’s not very economical cutting curves I decided to cut out one section at a time just to keep the copular from falling out, it turns out that there was only 7-8 spot welds holding the entire copular in place, the rest was just filler. Section one section two number 3 goes in Last one 😬 All welded and ready for grinding ( oh joy !! )

A group rent would be ideal but finding a location to suit all could be tricky.