Repairing MASSIVE structural damage! - Jeep CJ5 rebuild series part 4

[@Skinnyrd]

Jacked Jake is back!

[@NickDowner]

He's backkkkk!

[@jakekingston4030]

Thanks for having me over 💪🏻 I'll be blowing rust out of my nose all week!

[@kenmiller5954]

i have a 77 cj5 factory 304 it needs a lot of love .. watching your repairs gives me something to look forward to if i can ever get enough money to fix it

[@NickDowner]

Awesome! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos, thanks for watching. Good luck on your build when you can get at it. These builds can rack up costs mighty quickly for sure

[@billowyvilla]

My new-to-me 1981 CJ7 has an aftermarket fiberglass body. Watching you fight the rust, that fiberglass keeps looking better. You have me looking at the body mounts though.

[@NickDowner]

Oh yeah! Those fiberglass tubs are NICE for that reason.... no worrying about rust ever haha :) Thanks for watching!

[@AuthenTech]

dang that joby looks cool!

[@NickDowner]

Best pod out there 😂

[@dmkorn02]

Awesome stuff. I am restoring an 83 CJ5 with exactly the same motor and trans. I think mine is in a little better condition. You have motivated me to do more! Where did you get the weld in metal body mounts? I need a few myself. Thanks again for your awesome inspiring videos!

[@NickDowner]

@@dmkorn02 Thanks for watching Dan! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! It really has been rewarding to repair/build the Jeep... hopefully you feel the same working on yours :) I ordered the mounts from Quadratec "0479-315 Outboard Floor Support"

[@benvillegas2343]

Great Video! So excited to see the progress of you’re CJ. You have the Renegade Trim so the rear end is supposed to be flush with no tailgate to mount a rear tire carrier, hope that helps!

[@NickDowner]

Ooohhhh that makes sense for sure. Thanks for the info! I shall go track down a replacement piece haha thanks again 🙂

[@scottcarroll1229]

Great job

[@NickDowner]

Thank you! Thanks for watching!

[@TopHatGent]

PB blaster works amazing if you give it a few days and soak up the bolts. Many snapped but i was able to back out rusty bolts from a 1947 willys military utility trailer much to my amazement.

[@NickDowner]

Great advice! Thanks! I'm impressed it worked on your 73 old bolts haha

[@amydowner5408]

So informative.. Thanks Nick.. It's looking great😁

[@rstare1798]

All the parts supplier rub their hands together and smile evil grins every time they see you start a new project. Cha-ching. Lol

[@NickDowner]

Ain't that the truth 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@bwcok7947]

Do you think an oversized thicker gauged piece of steel welded to the body, at each body mount location, would be a good idea? Stop future stress and rust worries?

[@NickDowner]

Probably not a bad idea! It would definitely reenforce things a lot too

[@michaelyoung3337]

Great video! May I ask, where did you get the underbody structural pieces you welded in? I am going to be pulling off my 1975 CJ5 body over the holidays and fear those may be components I will be needing.

[@NickDowner]

Thanks for watching Michael! I found them on the quadratec website.... part number 22507.0118. It's also called an "Outboard Floor Support"

[@michaelyoung3337]

@@NickDowner Thanks, really appreciate it!

[@NickDowner]

@@michaelyoung3337 No problem! Hit me up if you have any other questions. It was a relatively easy swap

[@johnnelson8367]

Hey I love your videos. I just got a 1974 jeep cj5 to restore. What are the best places to get parts? I have had trouble finding some items.

[@NickDowner]

Hey John! Congrats on the cj5! I usually get stuff from Amazon, quadratech, and Morris 4x4. What stuff are you looking for?

[@johnnelson8367]

@@NickDowner I'm having trouble finding the metal frame that holds up the top

[@GenX...MCMLXV]

@@johnnelson8367 best top

[@javiermaripangui6174]

Nice repairing, are you using FCAW welding dor the body?

[@NickDowner]

Thanks for watching Javier! I'm actually using a Hobart mig... It's been working really well so far!

[@markdauray264]

@@NickDowner I think he was asking you if it was flux core. But I can see a gas cylinder in many of the shot, so it looks like you are using gas for shielding the weld pool.

[@NickDowner]

@@markdauray264 Oh! Yeah I'm using gas (argon/CO2 mix) in my welding. Thanks for watching Mark!

[@jonathancaraballo6429]

Hell yeah,,, i love jeep cj videos i have my,, i love i need to do the same think and the back on your jeep thats original i am going to change my like that my have the tail gate i dont like it

[@NickDowner]

Haha awesome! thanks for watching Jonathan!

[@danberreth9083]

76 was the last year for cj5 tailgates early 76 had them late 76 did not

[@NickDowner]

Ahh gotcha. Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!

[@bryco32]

@@NickDowner Nope. You could get a tailgate all the way up until the last year 1983 in a cj5. They were more rare after 76 but you could for sure get tailgates in a cj5 if you ordered it that way or the dealer ordered it that way.

[@waynemccarter7027]

Renegades did not have tail gate