Marathon to Jeep Conversion

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Originally Posted by Mike_H

i like where you're going with this build...Are you going to leave that receiver attached to your front axle? Its kinda pointing at the ground!

I'm planning to mount the bumper in the receiver. It is pointing down at about 10 degrees, but I can make up for that when I fab the bumper.\

Oh, also, it does not point down as bad as during the "stripped down" photo.
I replace one of the front leaf springs, and the whole cart sits level now.

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This weekend, I welded in a new floor and then created a glovebox. I decided it would be much easier to do before starting to weld on the new cowl.

I've never had this car running, so I made up my new #4 AWG cables and got my batteries charged. Discovered that one of my micro switches was not actuating. I was able to pull a MacGyver and fixed it with a spring out of a cheap pen. (The old spring was too weak)
Maiden voyage of the cart was a chilly 30 degrees.

Next weekend I plan to start on the cowl, hood and front fenders.
Then I'll just have the remaining body panels and seats to complete.
(Oh, I guess I'll install brakes too)

[TQC]

Very cool


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Saturday's progress:
Completed bending and welding cowl over dash board.
To get the 6" diameter bend I wanted, I wrapped the 4" support column in my garage with cardboard. Then I marked the 15 degree angle on my sheet steel. After that, I simply bent the 22 gauge steel around the post with hand pressure.



Next, I wanted to make a trial fender. I used a scrap of sheet metal to bend an edge and fabricate the fender radius. It turned out pretty well, so I'll fab the full fenders tomorrow.

[bronsonj]

Very nice! I have always loved the CJ jeep conversions.

[jneubig]

Looking great. I wish I had the skills to take on a project like this. Subscribed

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Originally Posted by jneubig

Looking great. I wish I had the skills to take on a project like this. Subscribed

Thanks. I'm really enjoying the project.
It is a lot of "on the job" learning. I got a flux core wire welder for Christmas. This is my first time really working with sheet steel.

Arc welding was self taught a couple years ago when my Wrangler failed inspection. I bought a welder on Craiglist and did a lot of frame repair.

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Got my fenders fabricated and installed today. I made the edge round, bending the steel over 1.5" black pipe. Quite a few bends and welds later, I have the fenders.