{"id":171,"date":"2020-10-17T21:24:17","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T01:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realjeep.com\/?p=171"},"modified":"2026-04-30T03:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:30:21","slug":"starting-body-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/internetfun.com\/?p=171","title":{"rendered":"Starting body work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Now I&#8217;m mainly working on the floorpan. Filling the seams where the replacement panels meet up with the transmission tunnel, seam sealing everything, and a coat of primer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/54.175.218.146\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3154-scaled-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-172\" srcset=\"http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3154-scaled-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3154-scaled-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3154-scaled-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3154-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3154-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There was also a weird hole in the cowl that I think was from someone installing an antenna at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/54.175.218.146\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3113-scaled-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-173\" srcset=\"http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3113-scaled-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3113-scaled-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3113-scaled-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3113-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3113-scaled-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I cut a small patch to fit and welded it in. Ground smooth and it&#8217;s a nearly invisible repair. This was good practice for when I cut out the Jeep embossed script from the original side panels and splice them in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/54.175.218.146\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3152-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" srcset=\"http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3152-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3152-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3152-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3152-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3152-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A little filler and it&#8217;s gone. That&#8217;s a very thin coat of short strand fiber reinforced filler to make it a waterproof repair even though I don&#8217;t think there were any pinholes, followed by a traditional filler that I could block easier. I think it was Evercoat Rage Gold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/54.175.218.146\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3153-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" srcset=\"http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3153-scaled-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3153-scaled-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3153-scaled-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3153-scaled-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/internetfun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG_3153-scaled-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now I&#8217;m mainly working on the floorpan. Filling the seams where the replacement panels meet up with the transmission tunnel, seam sealing everything, and a coat of primer. There was also a weird hole in the cowl that I think was from someone installing an antenna at some point. 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