Completed Jeep & First Drive
The Brakes are bled and the engine has been started and adjusted. The Jeep CJ-7 is complete. All that is left is a test drive and load on the truck for SEMA '19.
Scott Helliesen
Posts by Scott Helliesen for 1980 Jeep CJ-7 Build:
Painting Mirrors Black with American Icon
We decided the original stainless mirrors didn't match the rest of the Jeep and decided to paint them black. The mirrors were disassembled, scuffed and cleaned.
Wiring & Final Assembly
The biggest part of the assembly was the installation of the American Auto Wire harness, We called our good friend Jim Turkowsky from The Wire Works to take on the...
Mounting the Body to the Frame
The paint and bed liner are now complete and it's time to mount the body to the completed chassis. Jeep body ready to be mounted onto the frame.
Off to the Body Shop
POR-15 Rust Preventive Coating and POR-15 OEM Bed Liner has been applied and our CJ is ready to be loaded for transport to the body shop.
Applying POR-15 & OEM Bedliner to the Jeep Floor
Before leaving for Madson Classic Auto Restorations for body work and paint we removed the E Coat from the inside floor as well as the bottom of the Jeep.