What did you do to your TJ today?

I installed the new rear bumper to match my new front Smittybilt bumper/winch combo. (before & after pics)

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Lol. Yeah I've had a case of the angry squirrels the last two days. I guess because of the recent cold snap this big mama squirrel decided to make my TJ her new home.
Got her out yesterday and today was right back in.

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I hate those fuckers! We have an abundance of ground squirrels where I live. I dispatch them with extreme prejudice whenever I have the opportunity. Pidgeons are number two on my hit list....freaking rats with wings. At the mall near my house they use falcons to keep the pidgeons and sea gulls from shitting all over the place.
 
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Put a deep aluminum trans pan on today. Will wire in the trans temp gauge tomorrow. I am curious to see what temps the trans runs.
 
This arrived today, although it'll be a bit before I get it installed. I want to get the cruise control finished - its all but complete. Cold weather has kept me inside, and I have a performance tomorrow.

Retevis RT-95 dual band Ham radio:
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I already had one of these, at $19.99 shipped, who could resist?
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I've already replaced the antenna on this - the new antenna cost more than the radio!
 
Held out as long as I could, but just bought this last night...

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I was definitely not happy with the reproduction CJ tailgate in my last LJ, and have been keeping an eye out for a good original candidate. I'll order the Swag kit again for the install of this one, and I'm working on something a little more trick for latching with the hardtop. I'm really excited to try some new things with this one, and I think it will clean up well.
Arrived yesterday and I mocked up today just to see how it’ll look. Not that I haven’t done this before, but it just looks so right!

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Truth be told I’m considering selling the LJ and picking up a TJ I can beat on a little bit more. But that won’t stop me from gathering what I need and I can always put the parts on whatever I get next.

Next step will be picking up the Swag conversion kit, starting cleanup and repairs on the tailgate and finalizing the latching plan.
 
This arrived today, although it'll be a bit before I get it installed. I want to get the cruise control finished - its all but complete. Cold weather has kept me inside, and I have a performance tomorrow.

Retevis RT-95 dual band Ham radio:
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I already had one of these, at $19.99 shipped, who could resist?
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I've already replaced the antenna on this - the new antenna cost more than the radio!
Define cold?
 
Anything below 55 in California, anything below 65 in Florida! :D
My grandparents lived in Royal Palm Beach. I used to laugh like hell when you would see people walking around with ski jackets on when the temperature was in the 60s! Similar here
the other day it was about 58 and people were walking around with scarves and gloves.
 
My grandparents lived in Royal Palm Beach. I used to laugh like hell when you would see people walking around with ski jackets on when the temperature was in the 60s! Similar here
the other day it was about 58 and people were walking around with scarves and gloves.
Yea, it kinda depends on the wind. I'm in shorts or knee length skirt and T-shirt most of the year, even when most Floridians think its freezing. But there comes a point where my hemline heads south and its been there the last 2 or 3 days. 35 at nite, 55 in the daytime.
 
Yesterday I did U joints in the rear driveshaft.

Today I fixed the console lid. It had a split down the middle. I flipped it upside down and filled the cracked area from behind with epoxy. Then I put some foam upholstery padding on it and a leather cover I got off Amazon. Looks 100% better and is 1000% more comfortable!

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Tomorrow the front driveshaft will get new u joints.