Setting the tub on the chassis is pretty simple, even by myself. Just plumb bob down to a couple holes and set 'er down. The only item I had to install before the tub went down was the rear wiring, since once the body is on, you can't really get to the fuel sender, it was imperative to hook it up first.
I'm still baffled by the body mount hardware. This truck was a basket case when I got it, so I didn't have the luxury of photographing all the parts and assemblies before the project started, The body mount kit from OMIX is a pile of crap, and it had to be modified to work the way I wanted it to, but even now, I'm not so sure I want to use it. I'm going to order up a body mount kit for the newer generation CJ ('76 to '79) and see if that will work out any better. Maybe I'll be able to modify it to work. The logic is that these "in between" or "changeover" years (when AMC bought Jeep) shared and mixed parts, probably day to day, just to get them off the assembly line. I am convinced that the body mounts fell into this grey area as well, and I'm hoping to be able to put something together that resembles the OEM parts, both visually and functionally.
Anyway, the chassis was dusty from sitting for months, so it got pressure washed first. Then assembly commenced.
