Rebuilding 73 Trail Rig

[NicksFJ40]

I’ve had an old aftermarket tank, the fill area was a round cut out. I added the OEM fill area to match the front. I’ll post some pics

 

[NicksFJ40]

The round headed bolts pass through the tub and through the tank. When I bought it, there were washers on the bottom, I swapped them out to the flat bar, figured it would spread the force pulling it up against the tub. Between the tub and tank are two pieces of 1”x 3” wood that sit in a groove.

 

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was able to get the body painted and put together

 

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The seat frame needed some assistance.

 

[NicksFJ40]

For the engine hump, I found this 3M Calk. Worked well.

made this tool for installing the shifter.

 

[60 40]

At a similar point myself. Feels really good to have the body back on the frame doesn't it?

Nice work on the modified seat frames, really clean. Looking forward to following as you finish this up and seeing your project when it's done.

Keep going it's looking great!

 

[NicksFJ40]

It definitely feels good to get it together. Taking lots of photos before disassembling and Mud has been such a great resource.

 

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[felipe70]

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That’s bad ass Nick. Great build

 

[NicksFJ40]

Is this still the closest to the OEM wheel color?

 

[NicksFJ40]

Thank you, been a long time coming.