Topic: OT M1 A1 jeep repair (Read 10597 times)

Cornfield Customs · « **on:** January 19, 2012, 06:43:12 PM »

got this thing in the shop, and in the rotisserie. tons and tons of rust here is a video of it before i really got started on it.


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been doing a lot of cutting to get the rust out, finially got to do some real metal work on it today. had to make the floor pan, as there are not a ton of parts made for this thing. however it did come with some subframe repair panels which need some re work to be usable. here are some pics from today

nice rust hole in the driver floor

new pan fabbed up and what was left of the original

lots of spot welds drilled out

new pan cleco'd in place

had a rust hole to fix on the frame rail before installing the floor and sub braces

cleco'd in some of the other subframe panels to check fitment

Dustin Arnett · « **Reply #1 on:** January 19, 2012, 07:06:04 PM »

Lookin good Mike!!! Thanks for sharin..

~Dustin

hotwheels · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2012, 04:20:32 AM »

damn man, ton of rust and you did a great job getting rid of it............

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2012, 05:09:40 PM »

more pics from today, made a new driver side panel. so i could attach the new floor to some nice straight metal. still have some metal working to do to get it finished up.

lines laid out for new panel

old piece cut out

new panel cleco'd in place, entire panel formed in house

hotwheels · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2012, 07:05:34 PM »

Everytime i see more pic's of your work, it get more and more impressed.

Greybeards Customs · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2012, 08:38:13 AM »

The curved part below the door is impressive for sure , lots of time with the shrinker and streatcher .

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2012, 06:07:09 PM »

thanks guys, that curved part was not nearly as bad as i though it was going to be

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2012, 02:22:23 PM »

a little more progress on this one. finished the side panel, and welded it in. not much but it all adds up

Greybeards Customs · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2012, 05:48:25 PM »

looks real good

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2012, 03:33:09 PM »

here is a video of where i am at on this one now


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Greybeards Customs · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2012, 07:37:20 AM »

Nice looking work

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #11 on:** February 23, 2012, 05:33:59 PM »

made a little more progress on this one in between other cars and work

passenger floor made up, with battery trays

original rotten floor ready to be removed

original battery tray

new battery tray

floor removed

start of the new floor

new floor next to what was left of the old

new floor in for the first test fit

Sky · « **Reply #12 on:** February 23, 2012, 06:28:09 PM »

Fantastic job dude !!!! I knew a handicapped dude in a scooter chair in England who did a severe rust salvation job like this on a English Ford Thames 300e like mine , but if you can believe it it was worse . The bottom 6 inches of body was GONE !!!!! He did it in his garage at his house . I love seeing an old car or in this case JEEP , saved from the Tin Worm instead of being crushed . Wonderful vids and bravo on the save

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #13 on:** February 24, 2012, 06:32:53 PM »

progress on this today, re made the rear engine mounts with new steel and the original stands.

fixing some rot on the sub frame

sub frame patched and rear engine mount in and ground

and removed the passenger side panel to replace for a nice rust and dent free side

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #14 on:** February 25, 2012, 04:20:57 PM »

not to much progress today, ran out of sheet metal before noon ... lol hate it when that happens

so i made a new passenger seat riser and passenger drip rail

seat riser

back side of the riser

here is the drip rail. this piece was more challenging than it looks, with the roll bends, folded edge and with it being so thin i couldnt really do much on the break. mostly done on the bead roller

Greybeards Customs · « **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2012, 08:36:51 AM »

Cool stuff , amazing how many little parts that have to be made .

k9karl · « **Reply #16 on:** March 01, 2012, 10:48:10 AM »

awesome work!

Sky · « **Reply #17 on:** March 01, 2012, 02:39:25 PM »

Tremendous undertaking recreating it bit by bit !!!!! Amazing job dude !!!!!

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #18 on:** April 15, 2012, 03:43:21 PM »

finally got the underside all welded up and ground. its about ready to come off the rotisserie to do what left of sheet metal work

oldskool49 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 15, 2012, 05:46:01 PM »

WOWSVILLE. Recreate by hand what was once made by machine. And it is better than new.

hotwheels · « **Reply #20 on:** April 15, 2012, 07:44:17 PM »

Wow, not even sure what else to say.......

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #21 on:** May 04, 2012, 08:00:16 PM »

back on it wheels, and more rust to fix

WV junkman · « **Reply #22 on:** May 05, 2012, 03:27:30 PM »

Very nice. Is this a Mutt. I've heard of them but never seen one

Cornfield Customs · « **Reply #23 on:** May 06, 2012, 07:59:54 PM »

yea it is a mutt

Greybeards Customs · « **Reply #24 on:** May 07, 2012, 05:42:08 AM »

Looking real good

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