3D Scanning CJ-2 Panels

On July 11, 2015, I had Jim Buchanan and Chris Hill of the 3D Print Factory in Hancock, MD scan some Jeep panels in order to develop 3D models of them. There were 2 goals for this. The first one was to be able to accurately capture the "JEEP" stamping on the windshield and hood. This will be used to determine if the 2 are identical. If so, the plan is to create tooling that will allow for the reproduction of the later CJ-2 tailgate. The second goal was to create a 3D model of the rear wheelhouse top panels and the rear floor. This will allow for the accurate reproduction of these panels for CJ2-12 and CJ2-16 (CJ2-12's floor is missing and CJ2-16's floor is beyond saving).

The first part of the scans done were to scan various stampings from CJ-2As. Because I didn't want to remove the paint from CJ2-37 at this time to get an accurate scan, I used CJ-2A panels I acquired over the years to be able to get the metal thickness and have the ability to create tooling if I want for the WILLYS and Jeep script stampings on various panels. The parts were sandblasted so it can be accurately scanned with the paint removed. The panel sections were:


WILLYS Hood Stamping - Front	WILLYS Hood Stamping - Rear

WILLYS Windshield Stamping - Front	WILLYS Windshield Stamping - Rear

WILLYS Tailgate Stamping - Front	WILLYS Tailgate Stamping - Rear

Jeep Script Toolbox Stamping - Front	Jeep Script Toolbox Stamping - Rear

Since one of the goals is to reproduce the later CJ-2 tailgate, a CJ-2A tailgate was scanned as the basis for this model. Also scanned was CJ2-16's tailgate in order to also create a 3D model to compare it with a CJ-2A one.


CJ2-29 Tailgate	CJ2-29 Tailgate - JEEP Stamping

CJ-2A Tailgate - Front	CJ-2A Tailgate - Rear

CJ2-16 Tailgate - Front	CJ2-16 Tailgate - Rear

The other goal is to be able to reproduce the rear floor and wheelhouse tops.


CJ2-06 Rear Floor	CJ2-09 Rear Floor

CJ2-37 Rear Floor	CJ2-37 Rear Floor

CJ2-06 Wheelhouse - Front - Right	CJ2-06 Wheelhouse - Rear - Right

CJ2-09 Wheelhouse - Left	CJ2-09 Wheelhouse - Right

Photos of the 3D Scanning.


Setting Up to Get Ready for Scanning	Generator to Provide Power for the Laptop and Scanner

CJ2-37 Ready for Scanning	Scanning WILLYS Hood Stamping

Scanning WILLYS Hood Stamping	Looking at Scan Geometry

Measuring Reference Dots for Scale	Hood Ready for Scanning

Measuring Reference Dots on Outside of Hood	Scanning Inside of Hood for JEEP Stamping

Scanning Inside of Hood for JEEP Stamping	Scanning Inside of Hood for JEEP Stamping

Scanning Inside of Hood for JEEP Stamping	Reference Dots for Outside Windshield JEEP Stamping

Scanning Outside Windshield JEEP Stamping	Scanning Outside Windshield JEEP Stamping

Scanning Inside Windshield JEEP Stamping	Scanning Inside Windshield JEEP Stamping

Scanning Inside Windshield WILLYS Stamping	Measuring Reference Dots on CJ2-16's Tailgate

Scanning CJ2-37's Wheelhouse Top Panel	Scanning CJ2-37's Wheelhouse Top Panel

Scanning CJ2-37's Wheelhouse Top Panel	Scanning CJ2-37's Rear Floor

Scanning CJ2-37's Rear Floor	Scanning CJ2-37's Rear Floor

Scanning CJ2-37's Rear Floor	Scanning CJ2-37's Rear Floor

Scanning CJ2-37's Rear Floor	Scanning CJ2-37's Rear Floor

The next step is to clean up the raw scans and create the 3D models.

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