EMMA in all her ELEGANCE - TOTAL MAKEOVER of a 1969 Jeepster Commando

With the very first snow starting to fall in the mountains behind Camp WAYALIFE, I'm happy to announce that Emma's total makeover is finally done. Or at least, for now anyway. It's taken about 2 solid months of blood, sweat and tears to get her to this point but in the end, it was totally worth it. Being this was the very first time I've worked on a project like this and taken it all the way to paint (as in, I did the painting myself), I learned a TON if only because I made so many mistakes. And, while she may be far from perfect, I pretty happy with how she came out and below are a few initial pics of her first time out of the stable since I started working.

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Here are a few shots of how she looks inside with her dash all cleaned up, new radio installed and center console repainted.
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A couple of shots showing off her Raptor Liner.
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And a few more shots highlighting the new seals and details that went into making her whole again.
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Here are a few shots of her back in the stable to show her head lights and tail lights all working.
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Finally, to really finish Emma off, I decided to break down her wheels and Goodyear Wrangler Radial tires and reverse them so that they could be mounted white walls out. I also polished up her factory hubcaps and installed them as well to give her a factory fresh look. This is how a 1969 Jeepster Commando would have looked like off the showroom floor.

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A few shots of her driver side.
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Here are a few close up shots of Emma's shoes showing off her white walls and hubcaps.
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And finally, a parting shot of her jewelry.
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Looks fantastic! :thumb:
LOL! Hubcaps! Man, it's been forever since I've dealt with hubcaps! They look great.
 
turned out great!

something about the older Jeeps that just look great in stock form - nice job! :beer::thumb:
 
Wow. Oh Wow! You need to get her into a parade sometime soon downtown. I can see you and Cindy giving the "Queen's Wave" to the crowd on the curb as you slowly drive past and see the looks of admiration on their faces. Really nice makeover, Eddie.
 
Now that's looking real sharp! Real good job with your restoration project :clap2: Hmm I'm starting to think more about bed liner for my jeep jk's interior floor.
 
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