Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

Jeep springs are quite a bit softer that stock

Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

awesome build.....sorta :haha:

Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

I'm running a 5X5 bolt pattern. Mooneyes came out with 5X5 spider caps about a year ago. They are well made to boot. I love spider caps.

The jeep springs do ride alot softer. I dont have alot of room left before I bottom the rear end on the frame. I plan to c notch the frame in the next few months. The best part was I went to buy them from a craigslist add, explained to a jeep guy what i was trying to accomplish, he deducted that he colud lift his jeep with my old factory springs, so we traded straight up! score!

Thanks for the positive comments fellas. I'm on here a couple times a day, just havent posted much, but I'll try to change that.

Merry Christmas.

Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

Good to see you posting. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year. . Great start to a Great truck

Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

Awesome truck.

Care to expand on how you did the fake patina?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

Sure!!

I sanded down the old paint. Ground out any surface rust. Primed everything. Then used 3 different cans of paint that matched paint that was on the cab (yellow, red and black). I tried to spray randomly, so it looked appropriate. I then took a can of white and lightly painted one coat over everything. The next day, I came back and wet sanded through alot of the white to get down to the under color. I actually sanded to bare metal in some spots. Hopefully a little rust will peek through in a few months.

Thats it. Ive seen guys perform this to a much higher standard than I did. All I wanted was for all othe panels to be tha same color without looking freshly painted. I think I did Ok.

Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

Thanks. I have contemplated this on my 65. Sounds like a nice sunny day backyard project :-)

Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

Great stuff! the mechanical work looks very clean!

Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

nice truck!!

I love the spyder caps....I know that mooneyes has 5x5 spyders but they are pricey..

is that where you got yours? I am hoping you have some secret magical source for resonably priced ones.

thanks




................nevermind.....i see that you got them from Mooneyes......

Re: Eagletucky's 61, 65 & 66 build thread
 

Nice man !!

Fake Patina huh ?

Funny, me and the wife little cousin (painter) we were talking about that over xmas dinner...might be a plan on the Rock-a-Chief...

Digg'n the truck