Crew Cab Painted(sorta) with pics

[Blair]

Well I managed to break the NV5600 in my Dodge and the Crew Cab was mostly bare metal so I decided I needed to at least get it primed so I could get it outside and get the Dodge in. It looked pretty good primed so I said screw it and went ahead and painted it that day. The body work is way less than perfect and the paint job isn't the best either but its done for now and if I want to redo it in a year or two I can. Hope ya'll like it. Now I just need to get my windows in and an interior done and it will be about ready to roll. On a related note does anyone have a headlight bucket that will work with my grille? If so let me know. Later, Blair

[J10Joe]

that is absolutly awsome!

[Kali]

looks good, love j-trucks with those grilles... i may even ditch my muscle grille for one...:eek:

[KaiserMan]

Looks great! Nice work.

[goldhammer]

very nice:cool:

[shadowjeep]

that is just sweet as it gets. an awsome j truck. you do great work:thumbsup:

[chr1s]

looks kinda scary with its one eye missing like that ...


(no REALLY it looks GREAT!! .. what size tires are those? )

[JeepNOFEAR]

Looks good :thumbsup:

[Golddust]

Awesome, like the color.

[grand_wag_85]

NICE! Now all it needs is a dually rear, a 7.3L cummins and a big 'ol Allison behind it:p

[janie]

I could spend 6 months doing primer/paint and still not have it look as good as yours.

Very nice.:thumbsup:

[jaber]

SSSWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTT!!!!!!!!!

[Millerluck]

Wow!

That is cool!

Larry

[Tad]

I love it, great job there.

[H Callaway]

SSSWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTT!!!!!!!!!


I second that with several more EEEEE's!!!!

[thejum57]

Awesome job, that looks sweet !!!!!!!!!!!! The full bed on it is the finishing touch !!

[Blair]

looks kinda scary with its one eye missing like that ...


(noREALLY it looks GREAT!! .. what size tires are those? )


Thanks for the compliment! The tires are 315-75-16 on 16x8 Cragar soft 8 wheels. The front is sprung over wagoneer the rear is stock 73 J truck height. Later, Blair

[Blair]

I could spend 6 months doing primer/paint and still not have it look as good as yours.

Very nice.:thumbsup:


If you spent 6 months doing primer and paint I could guarantee it would look better than this. Its a 20' truck. As the saying goes, from 20' away at 60 mph it looks real good. The bodywork was not really completed when I ran out of time so I just roughed it out and shot it. I have some connections so the total cost on all the paint was about $120. I am trying to keep a use whatever you have, lowbudget attitude on this truck. It will work just fine for now. Blair

[J10Mike]

Holy Mama.......Out freaking standing. I love it. It's got boobies...I love those too.

[grand_wag_85]

Blair-What kinda gun did you use to paint it? I rattle-canned the Cherokee just for the time being(50 ft paint-job)...

[Elliott]

Pretty cool!:)

[Blair]

Blair-What kinda gun did you use to paint it? I rattle-canned the Cherokee just for the time being(50 ft paint-job)...


I used an airless sprayer. Graco 395 with a fine finish 410 tip. The autobody guys will shake their heads and say "Oh bad idea that'll never work" At least the ones I talked to did. But I doubt they have ever used one. And since I paint houses I have used it a lot and I also do cabinet work so I have used a pressure pot setup quite a bit as well. In my opinion the airless worked better for me. It was faster put on more product and it is a lot less likely to run since you don't have to thin as much. Of course this is assuming that we are talking about someone doing this in their garage like me. For that purpose it works quite well. On the other hand most people don't have one of these in their garage since they are kinda expensive.

[Karl Streich]

, a 7.3L cummins


:eek: Great Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley is that?

[Karl Streich]

Blair-

Sweet rig, since I havn't been arround in a long time do you have buildup pictures? I have intended to build a J20 crew cab or Cherokee Long trac for too many years, but never got to it, I have enough parts now :)

I dig the long rear doors! :fsj:

[Blair]

Blair-

Sweet rig, since I havn't been arround in a long time do you have buildup pictures? I have intended to build a J20 crew cab or Cherokee Long trac for too many years, but never got to it, I have enough parts now :)

I dig the long rear doors! :fsj:


The best I can do is this http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=62550 Hope that works for ya. If you have any questions that aren't answered there feel free to ask. Blair

[jeepsohigh]

That is Coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[incommando]

Now if only it had a pig-nose grill..............J/K J/K looks great!

[bigun]

Man that looks pretty good to me!1

[Sambo]

i luv the color as well;)
thats awesome you can get it done with an airless:thumbsup:

[Crazy_Jeepman]

Awsome project with fantastic results! You should be proud of that job! :drivin:

[grand_wag_85]

:eek: Great Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley is that?

LOL Maybe it's a 7.2L but I was reffering to what you'd find under the hood of a newer 80KLB GVWR Freightliner

[Cherokee01478]

Excellent - looks good.

[Subconscious]

Excellent job!

If only AMC had made 'em!

[JeepBountyHunter]

That's Perfect!!! What kinda paint did you use?

[johnwaynejeep2]

Man thats one nice chick magnet.

[Lindel]

Very nice work! The paint and extra doors really make it stand out.

Keep it up, and keep posting the pics :thumbsup:

[krek]

That things rocks!

Can you detail what two doors were spiced to make the rear doors?

[aerocorey]

Sharp looking truck Blair. Especially those fenders, mmm mmm mmm. :thumbsup:

[DanHS]

Looks excellent, I want one.

[nsanebiker]

Looks really good Blair.

:thumbsup: Now hurry up and get it finished so we can see some wheelin pics. :drivin:

[Headhoncho]

That things rocks!

Can you detail what two doors were spiced to make the rear doors?




They look like '715 doors. That truck is absolutely beautiful. All it needs is a sportside bed and some stripes :rolleyes: The grille looks great on it too.


JR

[TexTJ209]

That things rocks!

Can you detail what two doors were spiced to make the rear doors?


On some of his old posts you could kinda tell it was the J-Trucks door spliced in with the Waggy's rear door. Just search for all posts started by Blair and you'll find the pics.

[BRUTUS]

I am curious what the wheelbase is.

Awesome truck. Take LOTS of pictures and post them... or send them to me and I will host them. I am gonna have to make one of these for a tow rig someday. :D

[krek]

The window has me confused. It doens't match up with a Waggy door or J truck door, it does match an M715 door, but why splice in the J truck door?

[TexTJ209]

The window has me confused. It doens't match up with a Waggy door or J truck door, it does match an M715 door, but why splice in the J truck door?


More legroom in the back I'm assuming. Think Dodge Megacab. :D


I am curious what the wheelbase is.

Awesome truck. Take LOTS of pictures and post them... or send them to me and I will host them. I am gonna have to make one of these for a tow rig someday. :D


Shoot yeah man. 12 valve Cummins, 5 or 6 speed manual, Atlas tcase, D60/14bolt and some 37s would make a sweet tow rig.

[goldhammer]

The guy that started the build moved the wag fixed glass to the front of the door. Need to square up the waggy rear doors to match the cab back. You can add whatever length you want when you splice them together. I stayed with the stock length when I did the ones on 24K, so I would not have to spend $ for glasss, felts, wipes, etc., and dealing with the regulator.

[krek]

The guy that started the build moved the wag fixed glass to the front of the door.
That makes sense now... sort of.

Would it not be as easy to remove the fixed portion of the window since the glass would have to be cut and the assembly fabricated anyway?

[goldhammer]

In reality, if you get in that deep it would not be that much more. You could also make the fixed glass bigger and use the standard roll up.

[ohioj20]

Where is the Gas filler? This has gotten my wheels rolling in my head. I just bought a 82 Wagoneer no DaBay and have the rear half of my J20 frame and some extra doors :)

[fulsizjeep]

NICE! :thumbsup:
Especially the Egg Crate Grille! :D

[BRUTUS]

More legroom in the back I'm assuming. Think Dodge Megacab. :D

Shoot yeah man. 12 valve Cummins, 5 or 6 speed manual, Atlas tcase, D60/14bolt and some 37s would make a sweet tow rig.

12valve cummins and OD manual trans are a must. I don't think I would put an atlas in a tow rig though. 1ton rear would be a necessity but you could also get a HD44 for the front and be just fine. I don't think I would go higher than 35" tires for a tow rig either. The brakes are going to be taxed as it is with that heavy of a truck hauling a trailer.

[TexTJ209]

12valve cummins and OD manual trans are a must. I don't think I would put an atlas in a tow rig though. 1ton rear would be a necessity but you could also get a HD44 for the front and be just fine. I don't think I would go higher than 35" tires for a tow rig either. The brakes are going to be taxed as it is with that heavy of a truck hauling a trailer.

Yeah, I just threw the Atlas in there because if you're dreaming might as well dream big right. ;)


As long as that thing is though...35s would almost look small.

[BRUTUS]

Yeah, I just threw the Atlas in there because if you're dreaming might as well dream big right. ;)


As long as that thing is though...35s would almost look small.

They would look small... but the intent isn't to have ground clearance or axle clearance. IMHO anything less than 54" boggers will look small on there! I am just thinking more purpose built than utilitarian built.

[Blair]

Where is the Gas filler? This has gotten my wheels rolling in my head. I just bought a 82 Wagoneer no DaBay and have the rear half of my J20 frame and some extra doors :)

Good catch on the gas filler. I am surprised noone else has noticed it yet. The gas cap is inside the left rear taillight assembly. I want to drive this truck to Oregon where the law is you can't pump your own gas when I get it done. I will yell, "fill her up" to the attendant and then rush inside like I need to use the restroom while he spends half an hour looking for the gas cap :thumbsup: I am not really a nice person. You guys got the doors figured out I think. The rear seat on a wagoneer is not fit for fullsize people in my opinion. There really isn't that much legroom. This truck is gonna be really nice because it will have good legroom. That is a priority when you are 6'4" It certainly isn't big like a megacab though. Those are huge. I am not sure if I am going to retain the flipped vent window or not. One piece glass would be nice if the stock motors are capable of handling that kind of weight. Its going to be pretty easy to get done either way I go. Oh yeah for, TexTJ209, it has 35's on it now. They actually look about right in person. Later, Blair

[gump]

looks good i like what you've done with it. I wish that I had the time for something like that.

[bigwalton]

That's one of the coolest things Jeep that I've ever seen...

Do you take orders? ;)

[Blair]

That's one of the coolest things Jeep that I've ever seen...

Do you take orders? ;)

No I'm not married:D

[bigwalton]

:funny:

[martintheman911]

I was over in Twin yesterday and saw the truck parked on the corner of Washington Rd. That thing looks really awesome in real life. It took me by surprise, I wasn't expecting to see an extra cab jeep.

[Kaiser]

Too freaking kewl! Ive really loved crew cabbed J's, and would do it myself if it'd fit the garage!

[Blair]

Were you the guy that stopped and talked to my Grandpa? Someone did that was looking for waggy parts or something. Didn't know if maybe that was you. Later, Blair

I was over in Twin yesterday and saw the truck parked on the corner of Washington Rd. That thing looks really awesome in real life. It took me by surprise, I wasn't expecting to see an extra cab jeep.

[martintheman911]

Nope, that wasn't me. I was just passing through Twin on my way back from Montana, grabbed a quick bite to eat a Girabaldi's Cantina, and just happened to see your truck. Really really cool.

[Blair]

Thanks its been fun working on it. Hopefully I can get it on the road soon. Later, Blair

[Rednex4x4s]

Now am I right to assume this to be a converted wagoneer if so my hats off to you that looks great.If not how long did it take to find a crew cab.Still hats off though looks good. Now that I read it instead of glancing through wow that is cool My hats still off to you in my opinion you did the hard work cause the glass anf finish is the hard part the welding and the building yet hard compare none to the finish.Kinda like the difference between a ruff in carpenter and a Finish carpenter not all can do it.

[SnowShoe]

AWWWSUUUMMMMMMM !!!:alc: :alc: