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I have used panel bond with mixed results. I am confident that it is great for bonding panels, but the failures I've had are most likely from me not knowing what I am doing. I think the failures have been from not scratching the surface properly, but OEM's use it on new metal, so ??? Another...

Yes, body colored wheels would look great, I played around with wheel colors and white also looks great. I do like the look of the black wheels too, but it almost seems like a matte finish would work better in black. OEM wheels don't fit with the new disc brakes, or I would have used them. I...

Thank you. I am not going to put a top on it. I can't bring myself to drill holes in the beautiful body tub. But, if I do install a top, I want it to be as close to original as possible and very simple. No zip out windows or extra doo-dads. I found a Bestop that might be the right one, I think...

I see now why you have that shape at the front of the door. It would look weird having the flat front portion I suggested with the windows you designed.

Did I mention this Jeep is FOR SALE?

One more shot of the dash, mostly complete. And then some random as-it-sits-now pics. It drives as nicely as it looks.

Tailgate installation. Had to be careful with the new paint. It gets tricky when bolt heads are painted to match the body color. With new chains from Walck's and a tailgate from Omix-ada, I think it really came out great. Turns out, the tailgate was the only item we sourced through Omix...

When I first did all the repair to the frame, I didn't know what we were going to do for a rear bumper, and decided to make a rear crossmember that I thought would work with anything. Well, we ultimately decided to run a stock 1974 rear "crossmember" instead of a bulky bumper, which meant...

Final fitment of the wiring and then wrapping it all up. Install the powder coated pulleys. Install radiator and fill with coolant. Here is the mostly done engine bay. Just need to get the air cleaner fit and then it's complete.

More on the steering wheel. Had to machine the back of the hub to fit the turn signal cancel cam. And then it needed a new cover as the ring on the Jeep wheel didn't cover the gap between the column and the back of the steering wheel.

I bet you've got 6 or 8 hours into that battery box. Looks good.

On to the steering wheel. We purchased a reproduction 1975-ish steering wheel to give it a more finished appearance, but found that the splines in the column shaft were different. Turns out, the column is from a Ford Bronco or pickup. WIsh I would have known that before I put 25 ours into it...

Finished product. Will be powder coated 60% gloss black to match everything else.

Here's the mostly finished seat mount. The feet need to be capped with rubber, but I have a few ideas to change the original design to make it look better. Feet rubber options. I chose the small screw on type, but the slip on type can be used without mods if the others don't work out.

I tried like hell to get to this earlier this year. I even blacked out November and December to work on personal projects only, but delays on another job caused me to scrap that plan. Anyway, here I am with some updates. We left off with the body just coming back from paint, and some basic...

Funny you should ask. Just yesterday I got the steering wheel mounted. I have actually made quite a bit of progress on this CJ5, so I need to get my butt in gear and get you guys some updates. Maybe later today...

Looks great Brennan. What's your question? I have the sliding uppers for my Rover if you need pics or some measurements.

Maybe he was suggesting jerry can holders on the rear bumper. Extra fuel...?

Well thought out details...

The FJ60's use a vent on either side for engine bay venting. And with a V8 in there, there's going to be a lot of heat, so either yes, use it for cold air inlet, or no, use it for engine bay heat extraction. The obvious spot for the license plate is right in the middle, where you have it...