What did you do to your TJ today?

Moving sucks…spent two weeks looking for my rain gear cover and spidershade with no luck. Had finally given up and assumed it got trashed accidentally in the final purge.

Welp the day after my new shade arrived I found the bin with my shade and rain gear cover.

Best way to find a lost item is to buy a new one.
 
Broke in my new service cart I got during the $90 sale (worth every penny), as well as my new cheapo shop light (definitely worth the $13) cleaning up the interior for the first time in 2 years. Doors-off driving sure does lead to a nasty interior.

It needs more than I gave it, but that'll have to wait for another day when I feel like pulling the seats & console and really throwing some elbow grease into it.
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I got a new set of tires for the old girl. I came out of work and found a flat tire due to old valve stems so I went ahead and got a new set of 31x10.50s to replace the old 32s. Then I went and picked up a new ride lol now I can give the TJ the love it deserves now that it’s not my daily driver.

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How are you doing? You're looking pretty comfortable.. Arm all healed?
Good to see you back here and nice DD!!
 
Put the rear harness back in the Heap Jeep, steering column back in, pressure washed inside and out, scrubbed and pressure washed the seats. Yeah, it was that gross!

I also pressure washed under the hood of our nice Jeep and while I was on my lunch, I washed it too.

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Put the rear harness back in the Heap Jeep, steering column back in, pressure washed inside and out, scrubbed and pressure washed the seats. Yeah, it was that gross!

I also pressure washed under the hood of our nice Jeep and while I was on my lunch, I washed it too.

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That color looks SO good. I wish my Jeep was literally any color other than black. It's my least favorite color and currently both of our Jeeps are black 😕
 
That color looks SO good. I wish my Jeep was literally any color other than black. It's my least favorite color and currently both of our Jeeps are black 😕

That color suckered me in 99. I saw a purple Dakota sitting on the lot and I bought it. I had so many problems with it that I haven't owned anything Mopar since. That wouldn't be all that significant but I've owned 300+ vehicles.

The problem with black is that it is soooo sexy for the first 5 minutes after washing. I feel your pain though, the heap (our hard top donor) is black and I'm going to do a bit of quick body work, some questionable paint and send it down the road.
 
I'm not getting it. Is that its final configuration? Are there any bows to spread it out so you can get under it?

No, there a lot of work to do. I need to build a frame to support the awning and attach the awning to a car cover so it will block out the windows in the front and sides. …but once I do that I’ll have a 5 x 5 room that can be closed with a bug screen or with the ripstop cloth door.

My bed extension that gives me almost a full size bed extends out the back 3’ so I needed a solution to provide a bit of privacy/security.

I already have a free standing tent for when friends and family come camping but wanted to also have a solution if it’s just me and my dog.
 
Had to tow it home the other day. Died right after I pulled into the grocery store parking lot. Its got codes for injector open circuit on all 4 injectors. Theres no ground or continuity to the ASD relay with no power to the injector fuse and if I understand what Im reading online correctly that narrows it down to a bad wire somewhere or bad PCM. Will check the wiring next week and go from there.
 
No, there a lot of work to do. I need to build a frame to support the awning and attach the awning to a car cover so it will block out the windows in the front and sides. …but once I do that I’ll have a 5 x 5 room that can be closed with a bug screen or with the ripstop cloth door.

My bed extension that gives me almost a full size bed extends out the back 3’ so I needed a solution to provide a bit of privacy/security.

I already have a free standing tent for when friends and family come camping but wanted to also have a solution if it’s just me and my dog.

Looking forward to the next steps! Keep the updates coming. Add your progress to the Camping forum maybe.
I am packed for a three day camping/hiking trip.. Leaving by noon today.
 
Finally got around to starting the green-ish to gloss black half door color change project.

Start:

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after 320 grit DA sanding:

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1st coat of SprayMax 2k Epoxy Primer

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I'll apply another primer coat, hopefully not two more, and then wait for favorable weather to apply the top coat.
 
Black is where it's at!

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I've had too many black vehicles.. Unfortunately, that seems to be the color that I get the best deal on whichever vehicle I'm buying at the time. I think it looks great when clean, but I HATE detailing a black vehicle and I'm too OCD to just let things slide. When I had my Z28, I spent as much time working the paint as I did driving it 😮‍💨
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I've had too many black vehicles.. Unfortunately, that seems to be the color that I get the best deal on whichever vehicle I'm buying at the time. I think it looks great when clean, but I HATE detailing a black vehicle and I'm too OCD to just let things slide. When I had my Z28, I spent as much time working the paint as I did driving it 😮‍💨 View attachment 684819View attachment 684820

That's like me and red vehicles, I hate red cause it stands out (arrest me red), but somehow 3 out of my 6 vehicles that I've owned have been red🤣
 
That's like me and red vehicles, I hate red cause it stands out (arrest me red), but somehow 3 out of my 6 vehicles that I've owned have been red🤣

Red is the other color I never want. Guess what color my 3/4 ton silverado is? 😂. It's my second red Silverado I've had over the years. It's Red Hot, which is the better looking shade of red from GM, but I'd have rather had another gray or blue or anything else (except black). I like burgundy, but red just isn't my favorite. I think because I see so many red vehicles all the time.