Now that the weather is nice and the sun is staying up a bit longer I am able get an extra turn of the wrench in here and there. The frame is almost stripped. I ran a wire brush across a portion of the frame and shot some paint at it and the result was impressive. I need to order new springs and shocks all the way around, but I fear that will cost quite a bit. The good news is that someone may want to buy the V6 motor from the Jeep I purchased for its body! The sale may pay for the rear set of springs.
I finally put the motor on a stand. When it is dark I can come in and clean it up a bit at a time. I have decided to go with a glossy black and a glossy red paint scheme for the motor. The parts I have pulled and cleaned thus far look awesome when put together. I will post some pictures of them in my next blog entry.
I have devoted so much time to getting this Jeep back on the road that I have neglected several other things in my life. I wanted to do something really special for my wife for Valentine ’s Day to show her that I appreciate her. While working on the Jeep (surprise, surprise) it occurred to me that I had the tools and ability to make my wife a rose with heart shaped petals. I drew out the inner, middle, and outer petals and the leaves on the stem on bits of the Jeep that I had removed. Everything was done in 3s (my wife, my child, and myself). I was stumped on what to do for a stem until I ran across a pitch fork that came with the Jeep I purchased for the body. I also stumbled (latterly) across a piece of ¼ inch steel that had once been welded to the Jeep as a step. The ¼ inch steel was to become the base of the rose.
I have documented the process below. Mike pitched in where and when he could. I think that the end result was not too bad. The best part of it all is that Rusiko liked it.
