From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Tue Jun 8 09:47:37 2010 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Tuesday, June 8 2010 Volume 01 : Number 3588 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: RE: fsj: painting the frame and shackle Re: fsj: painting the frame and shackle fsj: Re: Say it ain't so - it's true... wagoneers.com is for sale FSJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeeps/fsj/ Send submissions to fsj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to fsj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to fsj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 21:10:33 -0700 From: Jim Blair Subject: RE: fsj: painting the frame and shackle Usually I put a replacement box in and call it good. I used to rebuild them, but the kits got expensive. I bought a HF hydraulic press to do my bushings > To: mbalea-at-hotmail.com; fsj-digest-at-digest.net > Subject: Re: fsj: painting the frame and shackle > Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 00:00:26 -0400 > From: wallacem7-at-aol.com > > I think paying someone else to do the shackles is a good idea. I think I'll > move the wag out the the way and pull the front shackles as well. Order some > new bushings for those. Maybe get some new sway bar bushings as well. Anybody > done those on a bench vice? > > Anybody ever rebuilt one of these Saginaw power steering boxes? How hard is > it? > > The frame is black now...when I look at it in the light tomorrow we'll see if > I missed any spots. > > I guess pretty soon I will start combing the want ads for a decent set of used > BFG AT's in a 31x10.50 size. > > Mark > 81 Wag > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michel Balea > To: Mark Wallace ; fsgdigestlast last > > Sent: Sat, Jun 5, 2010 12:08 pm > Subject: RE: fsj: painting the frame and shackle > > > > Usually the rust welds everything back in one big piece. But with our advance > in rust knowledge, try the 50/50 acetone/atf. The blue wrench did not work > either. > > Last time I paid someone to do it..... > > Michel > > > > To: fsj-digest-at-digest.net > > Subject: fsj: painting the frame > > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 22:36:43 -0400 > > From: wallacem7-at-aol.com > > > > So still digging on the little project. As i said I would i have > sandblasted > > the frame from the A-pillar body mounts back and have started brushing on > my > > Rust Oleum Primer. If resources were unlimited I would have pulled the body > > and powder coated the frame, but that's not an option right now. All in all > > the frame appears to be pretty solid. A lot of surface rust and some scale, > > but i am finding clean, thick metal once the scale has been blasted off. > > > > So it's basically finish painting the frame, I'll paint the rear axle as > well > > and then I get to assemble it. I still need to flare the new brake line. > > > > So that being said I ordered some new shackle bushings from BJ's. I'll > blast > > the shackles, but does anybody have a good idea on pressing out the old > > shackle bushings and pressing in the new ones? Is this a job for Superman? > > Should I fight with them myself or just take them to the machine shop and > do > > the job with the checkbook? > > > > Depending on how my work week goes maybe I get it back together and drive > it > > in a few days. (and tuck it out of the way and paint my MG) > > > > Mark Wallace > > 81 Wag > > > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. > Learn more.= _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID283 26::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 22:57:28 -0700 From: Jim Blair Subject: Re: fsj: painting the frame and shackle I have 4 almost brand new BFG ATs but I put them on XJ rims for my MJ. I have since bought a set of 33/9.50/15s to put on it (same as I had before I swapped in the auto and 4x4 but haven't finished yet) If the 31s don't fit my '82 AMC Spirit (converted to SX4 4x4) I'll be selling them. From: wallacem7-at-aol.com Subject: Re: fsj: painting the frame and shackle I think paying someone else to do the shackles is a good idea. I think I'll move the wag out the the way and pull the front shackles as well. Order some new bushings for those. Maybe get some new sway bar bushings as well. Anybody done those on a bench vice? Anybody ever rebuilt one of these Saginaw power steering boxes? How hard is it? The frame is black now...when I look at it in the light tomorrow we'll see if I missed any spots. I guess pretty soon I will start combing the want ads for a decent set of used BFG AT's in a 31x10.50 size. Mark 81 Wag _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID283 26::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 09:46:36 -0700 (PDT) From: diesel john Subject: fsj: Re: Say it ain't so - it's true... wagoneers.com is for sale sounds like a wonderful setup. looks pretty good... http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn223/bw1339/My%20J300/ I am so looking forward to getting my J10 back... thanx for sharing. :) where are you at again? are you on the FSJ list on digest.net? john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 si vis pacem, para bellum http://johnmeister.com http://wagoneers.com http://fotomeister.us - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Tue, 8 Jun 2010, Mikel Ezcurra wrote: # Hello John, # Good to hear you aren't getting out of the FSJ world. I hope the domain finds a good home. # # You might find my J300 interesting. It now has a cummins 4BT, NV4500 and a M715 NP200, along with dana 60 front and rear axles. The little 4BT has about the same output as an 80's AMC 360, but I've been getting 23-25MPG, which for a FSJ is pretty darn good! # # http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn223/bw1339/My%20J300/ # # Best regards, # # Mikel # # ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #3588 **************************