Restoration/rebuild - How many have done it?

[BostonWagoneer]

Here's the only pic I could find right away. This was taken by the previous owner about one year before I bought it.

[brielly]

Looks real nice. From your description it was in far worse shape although your frame does need some attention. Grandwagoneers.com has a kit to fix the frame rot near the gas tank so you may want to start there. After that grab some por-15 and start painting. Good Luck!

[BostonWagoneer]

My description was of ONLY the worst stuff in need of fixing [img]smile.gif[/img]

The frame rot near the gas tank was fixed during the time that the previous owner had the vehicle. I think the skidplate was brand new also.

Here it is agian in my driveway before I put the rear axle back in.

[J4GRAND]

I did a frame-off resto of my 73 J4000 five years ago. My frame had no rust through, but a lot of scale/surface rust. Took care off that with a big-a$$ 100 cfm compressor and industrial sandblaster. Also blasted the bottom of the cab and firewall. Once everything was down to bare metal, used a self-etching epoxy primer and about 5 coats of gloss black rustoleum. The body was replaced with a doghouse from a 78 J10 and a rust free bed from CA. The only original body parts left on mine are the hood and dash and a few small parts.

[mdill]

Listen to the guys, I have been there done that also,
The cheapest way is to find the absloute best doner
rig you can ($1000 spent on shipping fro AZ, TX ..)
is going to be well spent.

Mike D.

[mcinfantry]

yes, i agree. i just did a m715, and agree, a better foundation is worth it