1968 JEEP

Hi Maties! I never really got started on my journey on my 68 jeep/Willys/Kaiser~ too many to keep track of!  I’m dne’ and this is my story;)

A little while back, after finishing my brothers ’62 Willys, I got the hots to want my own jeep, but I wanted the Dauntless V6 for added power and of course power steering I feel is a must have!

I found this project in New Mexico, only pictures and the word of the seller. I probably paid a little too much, but the guy delivered the Jeep to our home for 300bucks. He was on his way to Georgia to visit his brother~ thought it was a pretty good deal; delivery that is;)

I knew it was a project, cause that’s what I wanted. What fun would be in that if it was in good condition? My thoughts; take something in bad shape and make it nice!

The neat thing about jeeps is they are pretty “easy” to work on. No doors to contend with, maybe a few whisky bumps and some rust.

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I contacted my friends at Cy-Fair coatings in that I bringing over a bunch of parts to have blasted then coated. They are soooo friendly and perform good work! My ’14 foot trailer has been an asset in transporting these things.

A few days later, blasted and coated~ now let the fun begin!

Before I took the frame to be blasted, I had some repair work to do to it and elaborate on that in another blog. The bushings in the frame are kind of PITA to replace, so, with the aid of my maxjax lift and tie down straps I turned the frame sideways to be able to use my small press.

Using the perfect fitting socket, the little press knocked the bushing out and pressed the new ones in with little effort!~ yay!!! 😉

Wasn’t long, the frame was ready for its next step.  The blasters love the rotisserie, then even said they have to charge more if it wasn’t on it.

Battery relocation:

I feel the battery is just an eye sore in the engine compartment, so with this pre-fabricated battery tray, I modified to to fit under the dash and the shallower glove box, so I still would have a glove box.  Some complain without good reason that the battery would be difficult to get to~ might be, but it’s not that bad!

Just to the left of the battery is a cut-off switch to disable the entire jeep, plus a battery tender is incorporated to keep the battery at its optimum voltage and preserve battery life.

The end result under the hood makes for a spectacular view of the prettied up Dauntless V6 and the Novak headers!

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Obviously I’ve chosen a color, but I kept seeing this jeep, and loved the color, so wound up being Sublime green!  Awesome color!! basecoat/clear coat.

Here the Dauntless V6 is ready for the machine shop!    The Dauntless is a super engine, small, compact and powerful!

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I’m really addicted to using my homemade rotisserie whenever possible! Here, I placed the hood on it to encase it in paint!  My brother took this pic;)

My friends, though I love the journey of the build, this is what it’s all about! making memories!!!;) Me, my brother riding shotgun and grandkids in the back!

Hey, I’m dying to get back out in the shop~ I’ll be back later! Hope you good people have enjoyed this blog! Stay tuned for more from CC&T!!

dne’ 😉