Building a Wide Track Wagoneer ... Finally!

[rang-a-stang]

quickest way to find a part you know you have is to buy another one!

[SJTD]

Works for me.

Same for tools.

[JPSwapMohn]

A little Sunset Mica Bronze, anyone?

http://gallery.pagecustoms.com/albun10/9_28_18_016

Just the doors, but we have COLOR!

The dash is turning out really well. Waiting on gauges from Speedhut (they do have a 10% mil discount, you just have to ask) and buttons have arrived from https://billetautomotivebuttons.com (they are very nice!)

I ordered mirror mounts from Ross with a chamfer around the mounting surface. Would like to get electric mirrors to work in them, but we will see when they get here.

I need to order M-i-B’s interior ABS panels, but need to make sure I can pay the body shop through completion first..

I am learning that in the real world of car building, compromise is part of reality.. If I had an endless budget, maybe not. But I am just a working guy. We will get the important stuff done and the rest will have to come in stages. I have been amazed at how quickly I have burned through what I thought was a pretty stout budget. But, reminding myself that I have had the rig for 14 years with great intentions...now it is actually getting done, just through someone else’s more capable (and rightly more expensive) hands.

They are doing a great job!

[SOLSAKS]

the build

JPSwapmohn,

i repeat,.....fine work being done on your rig !!!

going to be one of the best ever.

i cant wait for you to enjoy it,

on the road/trail with a big smile as you man the steering wheel !!!

that day is coming and we want photos when it happens !

P.S. THE COLOR IS BEAUTIFUL !

dave in NC

[rang-a-stang]

I am drooling over their worksmanship! Picture 243 is a prime example of their fine work. Wow, those flares really look nice on there! So excited to see this done. At this rate, you're gonna have it back well before Christmas! I didn't know shops could work that quickly. When you first posted this thread, I figured it would be a 12-18 month project.

[JPSwapMohn]

69 dash with modifications similar to BigJ200’s. We went to a Vintage Air Mag Gen IV (which i am still amazed at the compact size of!). Modified the steering column mount area so the XJ column set in correct place. Modified the plastics piece that went under the late model steering column to go on the old dash. I think it looks pretty good. Since I went to a hazard light button on the dash, a piece of exhaust pipe was used to make a surround for the steering column to clean it up some. I always hated those hazard pull tabs on the columns. Probably too much time in Europe where the hazard button is prominent on the center of the dash.

We ended up going with push-button switches instead of the large toggles.

My rendering: https://imgbox.com/BfOUzrpf

The gallery with buckets of pictures of progresss.. the dash work is kinda scattered throughout. This includes the shops pictures and some I have taken during visits.

http://imgbox.com/g/rNuIasKYrS

The shop’s photo site for the wagoneer: http://gallery.pagecustoms.com/albun10

new website: https://www.pagecustoms.com/project/...rand-wagoneer/

[bkilby]

I'm digging the dash. I was thinking of doing something similar with the center section but just haven't done it yet. I have a spare dash that's gonna be the guinea pig. Nice work!

[cu4whln]

"One day I will wake up and my Jeep will be done, I just know it ! "


Yup, on your way . . .

Super cool project ya got going on there !

Now, to delay you further

[JPSwapMohn]

It has only taken, um, 14 years for me to get this far..
And it will not be "done" when I pick it up from the shop, but it will be a giant step closer!
I am pretty excited about seeing it become a reality instead of sketches and crappy photo/paint renderings that I have played around with for years.

Of course, in the back of my head is this little voice that keeps whispering, "you know you gotta update the engine/trans...right?" It never ends!

[JPSwapMohn]

new website for Page Customs.
Progress continues with dash mods and the roof is now painted.
The guys in the shop keep mentioning that they never really appreciated how big these things are..

https://www.pagecustoms.com/project/1988-jeep-grand-wagoneer/

[FleetFox]

looking good with the primer on! Getting closer.

[JPSwapMohn]

http://imgbox.com/42gASAEa

These pics of the base coat make so sort of wish I had gone with a mat clear coat.. maybe next time.

Roof, hood, doors and tailgate are painted and in process of sanding.

[SOLSAKS]

JPSwapmohn

i see what you mean about the sheen after base coat.

a matte or satin clear would look cool

but gloss is going to look great too

love the color, it is going to be impressive and unique.

i will repeat, cant wait to see this rig on the road/trail.

dave in NC

[JPSwapMohn]

Some Assembly Required

I was out at Page's today to visit. Things have really moved along!

They convinced me to go black on the trim. I wasn't sure, but when I opened the door and saw it, I knew it was a good call. They painted and cleared all of it, including the tail lights.

I made the call awhile back to mount the side marker lights without the angled thing behind them. Seeing them on the rig, I think it really works well.

The guys in the shop and I went a few rounds on the grill. I was not keen to paint one of the razors black, but decided to let them paint one and I would decide whether it stayed or the other one I have went on. I think it looks good and, again, really helps set off the paint.



A complete weatherstripping kit and a few extras are going in. They are putting a set of the '91 window regulators in (no more plastic flex track!).

The dash is a freakin' work of art! I literally stood there and stared at it, talked to the guys about various things, and came back to the dash..repeatedly.




Hopefully this link goes to my file of photos: https://imgbox.com/g/rNuIasKYrS

Here is the shop's new webpage. It is a little bit of a chore to get to the latest photos as you can't skip to the last screen..

https://www.pagecustoms.com/project/1988-jeep-grand-wagoneer/

I am pretty excited!

[JPSwapMohn]

Wow, those pictures show as huge.. Not sure how I change that. Hopefully it doesn't jack up the thread..

https://images2.imgbox.com/5a/53/vWaPbJXO_o.jpg