What did you do to your TJ today?
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Not as much as they used to be - I don't think anyone is OEMing them now, they're all clear, what we used to call "driving lights" as opposed to "fog lights". I dunno! *shrug*
Amber def helps w/ the snow, and rain...and fog.
I have amber on all 4 of our vehicles.
They use amber for dust in off road racing.
White fogs must be a sales thing for auto mfgs.
I have amber on all 4 of our vehicles.
They use amber for dust in off road racing.
White fogs must be a sales thing for auto mfgs.
A quality soft top or factory hardtop should not leak. Properly maintained TJ’s/LJ’s are not prone to leaking, contrary to popular belief.
My low milage TJ gained another friend to hangout with; a YJ.
@JMT ... another flame red added to the family.
1995 Flame Red YJ, one owner, 3,684 miles, practically untouched. Original soft top and it appears to have never been off. The half door bolts have never seen a wrench.
This Jeep is a damn time machine. Original owner never fiddled with it or modified it.
I jumped on purchasing this thing based on the milage.
Left Bama Saturday at 5am and headed to Houston to pick it up. Jeep was towed back to Alabama, unloaded off the trailer, and backed into it’s new garage by 4am Sunday morning.
As soon as the Covid crisis blows over, I’ll wash off the dust and get some hi-res shots in good lighting.
@JMT ... another flame red added to the family.
1995 Flame Red YJ, one owner, 3,684 miles, practically untouched. Original soft top and it appears to have never been off. The half door bolts have never seen a wrench.
This Jeep is a damn time machine. Original owner never fiddled with it or modified it.
I jumped on purchasing this thing based on the milage.
Left Bama Saturday at 5am and headed to Houston to pick it up. Jeep was towed back to Alabama, unloaded off the trailer, and backed into it’s new garage by 4am Sunday morning.
As soon as the Covid crisis blows over, I’ll wash off the dust and get some hi-res shots in good lighting.
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BoldlyGoing
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What I did today was more "for" my LJ than to it- I cleaned the garage.
My Jeep doesn't fit inside (too tall) but The state of my tools were deplorable.
I couldn't find anything, and usually spent more time looking for a tool than wrenching.
so, today I sat down, dumped out all my various tool bags and boxes and began collecting sets.
Happily I found I was able to cobble together enough sockets and wrenches and screwdrivers from various sets to cover all the bases (except for my 1/4" drive deep wells- those seem to be lost forever).
this should make my projects more efficient
My Jeep doesn't fit inside (too tall) but The state of my tools were deplorable.
I couldn't find anything, and usually spent more time looking for a tool than wrenching.
so, today I sat down, dumped out all my various tool bags and boxes and began collecting sets.
Happily I found I was able to cobble together enough sockets and wrenches and screwdrivers from various sets to cover all the bases (except for my 1/4" drive deep wells- those seem to be lost forever).
this should make my projects more efficient
Things must have loosened up there in Germany. I remember back in 1986, I found out real quick that any kind of work on a Sunday was frowned upon. I was living in a little town and swapped out an engine in our Renault in the landlords driveway, and before I finished I had half the neighbors yelling at me. I stopped and had to finish up on Monday. Ended up living over there about 10 years and enjoyed every minute. Seats are looking good!
I agree that they shouldn't, but a lot of them do. I'll try to figure out what's up with it, but I'm pulling the carpet - which is pretty thrashed anyway - tomorrow so I don't have to worry as much about it when it does leak. Factory hard top that apparently has never been off the Jeep.
Made good headway on the off road trailer project. My sister wrecked it and twisted it up all the way to the rear axle but I think I can fab it up to pull ok. I was supprised at how tail heavy it was even after the tank was out. I had planned to just put factory corners on the front but because it was so heavy in the rear and going to be a small trailer I decided to extend it 12 inches and now it looks a little better and hopeful will be better balanced when it's done. Since it is longer now should I be posting in the LJ forums
I saved the stamped jeep logos from the front and stitched them into the extension.
Does any one know what the railing around the top that the soft top fits under is called? I plan to make a tauno cover and need to extend that also and I don't know what it's called to search for. I might need to just visit a sheet metal shop and see if some one can make me a few pieces after the isolation is lifted.
precision work isn't some thing I am good at so I figure I can go have the front 1/3 arma coated to hide my metal work and then not have to spend as much effort on boddy work. Also most of the trailors get a lot of rock damage so arma coat or some thing like that would be good any way.
I saved the stamped jeep logos from the front and stitched them into the extension.
Does any one know what the railing around the top that the soft top fits under is called? I plan to make a tauno cover and need to extend that also and I don't know what it's called to search for. I might need to just visit a sheet metal shop and see if some one can make me a few pieces after the isolation is lifted.
precision work isn't some thing I am good at so I figure I can go have the front 1/3 arma coated to hide my metal work and then not have to spend as much effort on boddy work. Also most of the trailors get a lot of rock damage so arma coat or some thing like that would be good any way.
Drilled and tapped holes for the rear jounce cups, Dropped the gas tank and sanded the check valve, works great now. Filled up and no fuel puked out.
Hacked the transfer case shifter and welded a 7” bolt to it , made a shift knob for it.
Hacked the transfer case shifter and welded a 7” bolt to it , made a shift knob for it.
Tldelaney
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Added a terraflex hand throttle and leather shift boot/arm rest from redline goods.
Savvy 1.25" BL and Currie MML in. Savvy MUA ordered!
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Check under the cowel...you could have a bunch of leaves and crap in there which block the drain and in the rain can overflow inside the cab behind the dash...
I wish mine didn't, but it does. I'm not surprised with all the seams and joints. With that said, I'm going to attempt to figure out where/why, and hopefully fix it. I have a 35 year old Mercedes with all original gasketing, and it doesn't leak. A 14 year old vehicle shouldn't leak, but it does...
Thank you! I'll do that. There wasn't anything obvious in the quick inspection I was able to do this AM...
Wow, that is special. Super find on a Red one. I’m super happy for you. What a find, just amazing!My low milage TJ gained another friend to hangout with; a YJ.
@JMT ...I added another Flame Red to the family.
1995 Flame Red YJ, one owner, 3,684 miles, practically untouched. Original soft top and it appears to have never been off. The half door bolts have never seen a wrench.
This Jeep is a damn time machine. Original owner never fiddled with it or modified it.
I jumped on purchasing this thing based on the milage.
Left Bama Saturday at 5am and headed to Houston to pick it up. Jeep was towed back to Alabama, unloaded off the trailer, and backed into it’s new garage by 4am Sunday morning.
As soon as the Covid crisis blows over, I’ll wash off the dust and get some hi-res shots in good lighting.
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Awesome! My grandfather bought a Scout Traveler new in '77. Special order 2WD. It was my second vehicle. He and my grandmother worked for the school district in Colorado Springs, so they had summers off. They'd pull their travel trailer with the Scout.
Couple years ago, my buddy picked up an already built Scout model for like $5. He gave it to me just to see what I'd do with it. Someone had put a Ford engine in it, cut a hole in the hood and removed the door vent windows. But otherwise didn't look too bad. I fabbed up a power bulge to cover the hole in the hood, put a correct engine in from another project and Hot Wheels monster truck wheels/tires. '57 Chevy hubcaps for the "rims" and distributor caps for the front hub locks. Scratchbuilt half the suspension.
A thirty year project, that I haven't touched in a while. Took two Scout II kits and converting them to a Scout Traveler, like mine/my grandfathers.