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The Jeep Frame Restoration

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Another lucky find.  Most CJ-7 frames that I had seen were usually pretty rough.  If they weren't bent from an accident there were usually trouble spots on the frame that almost always required welding in new steel.  This frame was one of the better that I've seen.  The usual trouble spots were surprisingly intact.  Most of the frame still had much of the factory paint and all the rust was surface rust, nothing eating it from the inside out and nothing rust through.  The only exceptions that require some fixes are three of the body mounts on the frame side rails and the two rear body mounts.  A few of the threaded holes will require re-tapping if the remaining bolt shafts can't be successfully extracted.  But for $80 I consider this frame to be a great find.  Another of Bob's deals from his backyard of Jeep parts.  I decided is was a good idea to strip, fix, seal and paint the frame prior to installation f the Dana 44 axles so I arranged to pick up the frame on a Saturday afternoon.  The frame arrived home in the back of my Toyota Pickup.  I went overboard with the tie downs but I figured if it looked unsafe from the driver seat of a police car I wanted it to be unquestionably safe upon an inspection.  I could have rolled the truck and that frame wouldn't have budged.  (12/09/2000)

Most of the other work is on hold as the frame takes priority at this point.