paint advice...... (colour)

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AndrewH

Discussion Starter · Sep 24, 2001

well this is what i am doing right now. i am assuming that a if you can bolt a yj tub onto a cj you can bolt a cj front clip onto a yj. my plan is to pick up a cj grill,rad,hood and fenders and bolting it to my yj. i will be using black tj flares and making it a flatty.

now for the paint. i am thinking of doing an olive drab green for the entire jeep. i know that krylon makes camo colour spray cans that is supposed to be very chip resistant. (my axles are painted with the same stuff and it is very durable). what do you guys think??? for all of you that have seen my jeep should i just leave it the sahara colour and get the new front end painted to match or go army green?

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'93 sahara ~ rancho springs, SOA, EB axles, detroit, 35s, and hi steer in the works

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tiessen

· #2 · Sep 24, 2001

How about PINK!

Whatever you decide, make sure you have lot's of chrome.

Cheers
Dale

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1992 Ford Explorer
Chrome grill guard and some other mods...

jeeponrock

· #3 · Sep 25, 2001

Originally posted by cornjeeper:
well this is what i am doing right now. i am assuming that a if you can bolt a yj tub onto a cj you can bolt a cj front clip onto a yj.

The CJ front clip is shorter than the YJ front clip is. You will probably need to rework the front body mount and the shock towers may hit the fenders. The wiring harness will also be slightly different so be prepared to change connectors on the lights.

The biggest concern will be rad clearance. Depending on the motor you're running you may find the fan is too close to the rad now.

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Jon B.
'82 CJ7 Some mods.

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XJman

· #4 · Sep 25, 2001

Originally posted by tiessen:
How about PINK!

Whatever you decide, make sure you have lot's of chrome.

Cheers
Dale

LOL

Chrome LOL
Corn, i was checking out some of the olive painted trucks, looks pretty good, but i think your paint job looks good too. Either way, it'll still be sweet, but the olive drab probably would look tougher, and more offroading like.
Jordan

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87 XJ: 4" lift, 31x10.50 BFG's, roof rack, ramsey 8000 winch, hi lift jack, cb radio, swaybars disconnected, and some other stuff

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MikeCj5

· #5 · Sep 25, 2001

The swap is a relatively easy one. A few guys we know have done the swap and it looks great. I think both front ends mount at the same points. The paint would look great.

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80 Cj5, 360amc, Swampers, Custom 5in. lift,
'99 TJ, 4 1/2 inch lift, swampers, HS9500, D-44, soon to be a stroker

AndrewH

Discussion Starter · #6 · Sep 25, 2001

i am going to use a cj rad instead of a yj one so it will mount up to the grill etc. easily.

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'93 sahara ~ rancho springs, SOA, EB axles, detroit, 35s, and hi steer in the works

agent scully

· #7 · Sep 25, 2001

Hey Corn, I think your Jeep looks great the way it is now, May be it'll look even better with the CJ front. I've also toyed with the idea of a CJ front. All in all, I think your YJ is one of the best looking one around that I've seen. About the paint, I'll say keep the colour you have now, Don't fix what's not broken.
Just my .02 cents

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90 XJ traded it for
91 YJ stolen, replaced with
92 YJ

Outkast

· #8 · Sep 25, 2001

Originally posted by agent scully:
About the paint, I'll say keep the colour you have now, Don't fix what's not broken.

I agree! Your tan colour is sweet. I wish mine was as light as yours.

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2000 Sahara
Teraflexified

AndrewH

Discussion Starter · #9 · Sep 25, 2001

well then if i do stay with the tan where is a inexpensive place that i can take my hood, fender and grill for paint. i will sand them and prime tham myself but i sort of want the final layer and clearcoat sprayed on professionally. anyone have any no tax cash hook ups?????

PS. i found a MINT grill with all the lights etc. for 50 bucks also i found the hood which also has no dents or rust for 40 bucks. so all i need is the 2 fenders......anyone????
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'93 sahara ~ rancho springs, SOA, EB axles, detroit, 35s, and hi steer in the works

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Joe M

· #10 · Sep 26, 2001

Dude, you are the best junkyard scrounger I have ever met. Anyhow, about the color, I'm for staying with the current color. I personally think it's pretty kickass. The black bumpers and tire carrier and stuff all stand out good against that tan.

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Stock 2000 Jeep TJ Sport

crazyguy

· #11 · Sep 26, 2001

friends of mine do body work and painting as a side job out of there garage. no tax, cash only. he usually charges $20 an hour but I will ask what kinda flat rate he would want for a straight forward spray job assuming that all massaging and priming is already done.
it up to you if you want to find the paint yourself or have him find it for you.

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-'85 XJ Pioneer, 2dr, 4cyl, 5spd, 31x10.5's, 2" lift
-'82 J-10 Project truck, 258 straight 6, 5spd, 30x9.5's. bone stock(for now)
"its not what you drive, or where you drive,
its driving what you have to where you want to go"

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Dan

· #12 · Sep 26, 2001

Leave it the sahara colour, its the only color as cool as olive drab.

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Dan
91 Cherokee, Slightly Wrinkled
69 Ford, Really big long term project
72 Datsun 510, old, ugly but it runs.

AndrewH

Discussion Starter · #13 · Sep 26, 2001

Originally posted by crazyguy:
[Bhe usually charges $20 an hour but I will ask what kinda flat rate he would want for a straight forward spray job assuming that all massaging and priming is already done.

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what kind of work do they do. do they do good job (comparable to an autobody)i will sand and prime the fenders hood and grill before i drop it off. price

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'93 sahara ~ rancho springs, SOA, EB axles, detroit, 35s, and hi steer in the works

OptBlackNite

· #14 · Sep 27, 2001

I had suspected that this was your plan when I saw your post in the wanted adds for those parts. But dude, stay with the colour you have. It looks sooooo tight!!

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Play hard + Rest easy
Drive a Jeep
'92 YJ

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TRDkid

· #15 · Sep 28, 2001

Corn... whats up? long time no talk! So your CJ converting your YJ, cool! I'll give you a call sometime. oh and I'd stick with the colour you have if you can get a good deal on painting, but if not then a dark green would look nice also. later bud.

TRDkid

· #16 · Sep 28, 2001

Originally posted by Baby Joe:
Dude, you are the best junkyard scrounger I have ever met.

I have to agree with this comment! Kid always finds good deals, I don;t think Corn has paid fully retail on even one part on his Jeep.

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crazyguy

· #17 · Oct 3, 2001

hey sorry I didn't get back to you right away. they have a project there working on now so no room to do anything else at the moment.

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-'85 XJ,2dr,4cyl,5spd,31x10.5's,2"lift,onboard air,bla,bla,bla,
-'82 J-10 Project truck, 258 straight 6, 5spd, 30x9.5's
"its not what you drive, or where you drive,
its driving what you have to where you want to go"

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