I finally did the smart thing & got really organized, at the expense of my bride's stock of Ziplock bags. This has also helped speed up the disassembly process, as now I'm taking things off & bagging them for work later, rather than taking a part off, cleaning it up, priming, then putting aside. It was a great feeling to actually have a large collection of parts put together in an orderly fashion in the "Finished" box, awaiting installation.
Some bounds include getting the seats out & cleanup started on the frames, as well as getting the CJ2A fuel tank installed by a Bubba pulled out. Here's an ugly picture:
Here's an uglier picture: can you identify how many pieces of wood are cobbled together to level the make-do tank?
Finally, here's where I made a serious leap in progress. After removing the seats & tank, I've continued to remove the floor pans, so (1) I can get them cleaned up, primed & ready for re-installation with weatherstripping, & (2) gain better access to the transmission & transfer case to clean up the accumulated grease & dirt of 30 years. This pic is just before I removed the floor pans, but gives you a good idea of the sanding work facing me:
The second leap of progress was getting the passenger side wheel well, area around the tool box, passenger side floor & space between the tool box & fuel sump sanded down & primed.
It's now a week later, & my plans today are to sand & prime the grill I got to replace the existing one, as well as complete sanding the driver's side of the interior, bed & driver's side wheel well, completing the interior clean up with the exception of the dash. After that, I have only to sand & prime the windshield & clean up the undercarriage. Once that is complete, I think I'll be in a position to finally shoot the entire jeep with a new coat of the correct Olive Drab paint. Once that milestone is passed, I will focus on the mechanical repairs: rebuilding the carb, fuel pump, & distributor; replacing the entire brake system with newer components (stock, though), etc.
