Another 70 wagoneer build

[jaber]

That is awesome work. Just wish I had the shop and tools to refine my talents with.

BJ's has quite a few of the floor pan parts already made up, just dont know how much of the floor they have premade. Check with them. There was also a member here that was making them in the vendors section. VERY well made and a perfect fit...

NICE WORK!!!!!!!

[littlebuck23]

lookin good!! your bringing that body back from the dead. most guys would swap it out with that damage.

[Kaiserjeeps]

I talked about finding a cheap wag with a better body. A couple days to swap it out, fix what ever it needs and go. But he really wanted the same tub. I told him it would be months more work on top of the costs. He was sure about it. So I am patching it one panel at a time.
I wish I could make hat channels of substantial thickness quickly.

It is sure making me want to get mine going. I miss driving the big old thing.

I already have BJ's floor pans. Funny, I will install them and then patch between them. There will be no original floor except the little square pads inside the rear wheel houses.

I better get out there.

[Kaiserjeeps]

Got a few more things done. I'll have the floor in soon.
The drivers side.






A new core support.







In comparing to my wag next to this one, everything is about where it' supposed to be. I need to do more fitting though. The floor will tuck in here.



It's starting to look like something.

[Kaiserjeeps]

Now it is really starting to look better. I ended up choosing a 1970 GMC short bed rear half repair panel. The blazer was two piece R and L. The truck panel was one piece. It was about as much to ship as purchase. 400.00+







Lots of edge work to do.







TGIF.

[DAHoyle]

Absolutely beautiful work. Wish I had that sort of talent. I generally just cut up other bodies for repair parts.

[Kaiserjeeps]

Thank you for the comments. I am pleased with how it is looking. The bed panel was the cats meow. I'll post more pictures when I can. I started uncovering my 69 1414x next to this 1970. I am starting to get reinterested in the old girl. It has been down for 8+ years now. I know no excuses.

Stay tuned...

[bill3]

NICE METAL WORK!!!!!!!! TUNING IN

[dpgoat]

Nice work, glad I found this post. I welded in my first ever body panel yesterday. Welds were pretty ugly, nothing the grinder took care of that. I didnt burn any holes so Im happy. Nice to see what its supposed to look like. Any chance you could make up a few extra of those pieces for under the rear tail lamps?? If you do I'll take 2.

[shimniok]

Wow that is insanely cool... can you do my 86 when it finally rusts away? Subscribing to this thread...

[Kaiserjeeps]

Nice work, glad I found this post. I welded in my first ever body panel yesterday. Welds were pretty ugly, nothing the grinder took care of that. I didnt burn any holes so Im happy. Nice to see what its supposed to look like. Any chance you could make up a few extra of those pieces for under the rear tail lamps?? If you do I'll take 2.

If you knew how long that tiny little piece took. I probably put it back 150 times fitting it up. And the cursing...
I can honestly say I hope I don't have to make some for my personal rig. There was more than a day involved.
I used a few different post dolly's. But the only special tool I needed was a shrinker stretcher unit. Harbor freight sells them. But I would recommend a Lancaster.

[Kaiserjeeps]

I have been pretty busy. I lost a couple family members a month apart at the start of this year. It's been a hand full trying to liquidate a home and carry on a life as it was. I am lucky to have a very understanding owner.

I spent some time terminating the stampings back into the floor. I ended up grafting in some special shaped stampings from a couple of scraps. It took some time but looked a bit better when set in place.



Now to fill all the gaps and make it flat.















I need to use the hat channel under the floor to duplicate the completely rusted one under the rear seat well. It will be a bit before I can secure the floor in. I'll keep posting when I have something to show.

[Kaiserjeeps]

Got a few more things done. I have finished the GMC bed patch panel. The rest of the body is sagging and the tops of the shocks are hitting the new floor. I will set the body on new metal and mounts and that should do it.

Talk about using a bunch of filler rod.












Using 303 protectant long term to rehydrate the rubber filler necks. A buddy of mine treated several dried M715 gaskets and brought them back to near new soft condition. We are talking about months of near daily sprays. It's an amazing product.




I have moved to the front floor pans. I'll try to get some more up soon.

[shimniok]

I would just about give a limb to acquire the skill (and time) to do that level of sheet metal fab/repair/weld/etc... looking fantastic!

[YJ-4BT]

Incredible work bud and incredible skills!