Today I got my '03 back , the relic known as my "Period Correct Rubicon" on the build thread.
The shop had it so long it felt strange. Felt like I had come home from college to my old room or something ... trying to put words to the feeling.
It is amazing what an exhaust leak does to the power ...feels strong and solid now.
I also had a control arm mount welded on that was an old issue from it's dedicated rockcrawler days and the alignment checked, and was excited to see how it drove.
And it was so windy, it felt like I was being towed. I could tell enough between gusts to know it's ok.
Had to center the wheel a tad.
I'm really glad to have it back, I'm definitely attached to it. It's not the ultimate build, bit it's mine, it's paid for, drives and rides really nice, and it looks cool to me.
Can't believe the hard top never came off it this year...but it ain't over yet.
I finished my spring work on my 06, it needed one final adjustment. It's turned out to be a good "project" , which is a loose term I use for fixing the previous owners choices and loose ends.
I'm considering swapping winches , the faster, heavier winch is on the 06 , and the guy who is buying it doesn't care which one it has , plus it has synthetic cable.
Question is really when to part with the 06. I'm hanging on to it as long as possible.
@Hog and I have a new victim, I mean friend who just got an LJ, so we plan to get together to start molesting it soon. (If the guy lets us near it, he's pretty sharp....he may choose to keep it safe and operable instead).
Reminds me of the time this young kid brought his dirt bike over to get it set up and my maniac cousin and I started cutting his bars down with a sawzall. He was like , whaaaaaat are you doing !!?? Trust us man, there are a lot of trees where we are going sport. Real close together too.