Time to Tackle the Interior

Ihome Id9 Dock And Speaker (Google Affiliate Ad)

The inside of my Jeep Scrambler CJ8 looked gross!  Here are all the things wrong with it:  Fake Sheepskin car seat covers (again infested with dead stink bugs) broken center console, no radio, rusted dashboard, broken control knobs, broken glove compartment, ripped dashpad, ripped inner door skins, missing window cranks, and all the seats were ripped.  I basically gutted all of these items, nothing was worth saving or evening restoring or selling on eBay or Craigslist VA.  I replaced with new black bucket seats, new Jeep logo'd dash pad, new inner door grab handles, new paddle handles, new window cranks, a Tuffy Security Glove Box (that locks), and new inner door skins in black. But before I installed any of this new stuff, I again grinded out all areas that were rusted or bad from the dash board itself to the floor pan.  I actually had to replace the passenger side floor with sheet metal.  I can't wait to show you all the finished product!

Sand, Grind, Bondo Rear CJ8 Bed

Dynatron Bondo DYN354 Spreader (Google Affiliate Ad)

It was a warm day this December 2nd, so I thought it would a good idea to grind out all the rust and repair holes and damage in the back bed of the Scrambler.  After spending hours with my new angle grinder and many different grinding pads, I am happy to report rust and holes are down to the bare metal.  After cleaning all dust and debris, I then proceeded to use bondo to fill in any small holes, or fiberglass cloth then bondo to fill in any larger gaps.  After the bondo dried hard, I sanded these area down again.  I cleaned then painted the entire truck bed with Rhino Truck Bed Liner - take my word for it, it looks freakin AWESOME!  I also took the time to replace the tail gate cables since one was missing and the other looked terrible.

Misc. CJ8 Parts

Jeep Back Seat Baby-View Mirror (Google Affiliate Ad)

From my last post, I told you all that I was not a fan of chrome, so I bought some black side mirrors, black rear bumperettes, and a few other odds and ends (heater defroster hose, and newer floor heater duct).  Obviously the mirrors were a breeze to take off and replace.  The rear bumperettes looked really stupid after I installed them on the rear crossmember, so I returned them.  I had to get under the dashboard to replace hose and duct (meanwhile vaccumm up all the dead stink bugs that were sitting in the nooks and crannys.  Pretty gross!