Cab on Frame

​This week was busy, we are swamped filling out orders for aluminum FJ40 bodies, all kinds of jeep bodies and not to mention all the accompanying accessories. However, throughout the intense work schedule we still managed to find time to fit the cab onto the frame. It was straight forward and fit together seamlessly like jeep ownership and an empty bank account. This is to be expected when you manufacture both the bodies and the frames. When fitting the body there were a few custom touches we needed to work around like the disk style parking brake and the 4L80e tranny so there were a few times we had to take the cab back off for more clearance. 

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​Once the cab and cowl found its final resting spot we were able to start locating everything on the firewall like our Wilwood master cylinder, heater hose location and our battery box. On the dash we went with Auto meter gauges for a speedometer, RPM gauge and fuel level. In the center of the dash we have an oil pressure gauge, Volt meter and water temperature also from Auto meter. Ignition switch, headlights, wipers and various other switches were also installed. 

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​Once everything was in its place we then tore it all out and took the Cab off of the frame for the last time. We ground down certain welds and prepped the cab and cowl to send it off for powder coating. Remember, Aqualu highly recommends pre fitting all components prior to painting or powder coating.
We took the cab and cowl next door to our friend Jason Fritz, General Manager of Protek Powder Coaters in Kelowna B.C. Jason and his crew completed any necessary prep work prior to loading it in the spray booth. We’re excited to see this start to get some color to it. 

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*Disclaimer, Aqualu only builds vehicles for in house abuse, we do not offer build services.*