1970 IIa 109 ex mod build thread

[masonater]

I just realized i dont have any pictures of wiring. Ill take some in the next few days now that i have a life back (restaurant closed sunday) I used close to 450 feet of wire with 4 extra ones for future fun stuff that i ran through the frame as well. Like i said i was racing to finish so pictures are not as good as they had been throughout the build.

After 10 total months, roughly 5,000 hours of labor, and a countless amount of help from folks on this board she is ready for the journey home.
Still a lot of little things to take care of but its time in Kentucky has ended.





With no time to sit back and drool i had to pack it full of all the crap i now realize i have and load it on the trailer.


One way to beat up your jeep

just before the worst road trip i could have imagined

[jac04]

Looks great!
10 months & 5,000 hours of labor = 16 hours a day average.
I thought I was crazy at 1,000 hours over 18 months.

[masonater]

I rented the heavy duty auto transport from Uhaul. Heavy being the key word there.

Took this picture with my cell somwhere on I-80 in PA as the gas station employees were shouting for everyone to get inside to the showers because a monster tornado was on its way. No way was i going to stay there and have a gas station fall on my baby. The storm was west of me moving 30 mph, i was going east at 60mph. I booked it out of there as soon as i fueled up.


20 hours of nothing but fuel stops and coffee I made it to the ferry.


Reunited again...

[masonater]

Looks great!
10 months & 5,000 hours of labor = 16 hours a day average.
I thought I was crazy at 1,000 hours over 18 months.

That is crazy, dont know what i was thinking this morning. All day for 10 or 11 months over 2 winters. However many hours that is...

And you were not kidding about all those sanding hours!

[cedryck]

nice work, great color

Nice work mate.
I love the sand color, and large bfg's. Curious though, why the no key entry?
Jeff

[siii8873]

Mason, did you get your computer back working?
soft top??? Don't think you sent that out next day nothing received.
Truck looks great. My 1971 IIA exmod's instrument panel is body color not black?

[scatterling]

Truck looks great, congrats!!

[masonater]

cedryck,
keyless for a few reasons. didn't feel like moving it to another spot from right side of dash. Passenger knees would always smash the key and it has broken a few times. The main reason for no key, i think its fun flipping switches and pressing buttons to start her.

My never ending project saw some milestones this past weekend. Installed the PU cab and some new door seals. Also bit the bullet and purchased RM door tops and installed them. They are great, so much better than my old ones.

Now to figure out why it is stuck in 4x4 all the time...

[scatterling]

aaahhhhh.... now it's perfect. Nothing better than a 109" with a pick up cab

[masonater]

High 5 to that!

aaahhhhh.... now it's perfect. Nothing better than a 109" with a pick up cab

[rickv100]

Agreed on the pickup cab on the 109. Are those WoodenBoat calendar images on the garage door?

Rick

[masonater]

Agreed on the pickup cab on the 109. Are those WoodenBoat calendar images on the garage door?

Rick

Yup, my dad has had those calendars for as long as i can remember. I dont think he has thrown a single one away. A few sundays a year we go wild with the staple gun.

I want a rover calendar....

[masonater]

Today was the first day I drove the 109 on a road in almost 5 years. Put 45 miles on it today, mostly dirt and the island is only 14x6
the weather is suposed to be very nice with record breaking highs tomorrow, may have to ditch the top

[achtung]

WOW Thanks a lot for taking the time to make such a great thread! I will be using a lot of the pictures here as a reference for my truck.

[lincoln lass]

Looks gorgeous, good work.