DarkStar357
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On wires! Genius! I usually end up spray painting my fingers. haha!
What did you do to your TJ today?
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DarkStar357
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What is this RAIN you speak of? Nothing happening on the Northwest Plateau/Northwest Highlands... dry and dusty.
I know it sounds like a joke! Were getting a good t-storm right now with a pretty good chance everyday for the near future. Hope you get some too!
kenosha whiz six
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put some tube doors on...5minutes my eye,it was more like 3hrs to"adjust"(die grinder,hammer,WD-40)but i dont feel like im gonna fall out any more and they look cool...
I live in California. But from WA state. The problem with CA drivers is 80% of the year there is no rain. And everyone drives like a rabid rat in a maze. Normal speeds are 80+ and the speed limit is 65. But all year millions of vehicles drip oil all over the roads. So once it does rain. Its like ice skating on corners and stops. The oil and water create a slick.
But really inside the LA basin. With 25 million people. Everyone is just fighting to get around. To get to that next destination. Cause its taking an hour and a half to get 7 miles. Its just crazy. To many drivers.
And dont get me started on LA basin DMVs. You cant find a group of people that give less f*cks. Which equals terrible drivers being granted a drivers license.
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All that work and not a single pic.
Dude. All that rollbar padding and cover your throwing away is worth about a hundred bucks. Id hang on to it. Hard to find a complete set. Even of just the padding. Or give it away.it began as a simple exploratory surgery, to see if my roll bars were all red or half-assed:
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it ended with a full blown exorcism
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tomorrow I'll address the bars above the doors, looks to be straight black pipes, but with the soft top surround, thing, on there I'm not sure taking the padding off of them would even be noticeable. If'n I one day make the move far enough south & toss the full doors I'll rip all that crap off, including the top itself, really clean things up & make it a permanent topless sled
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Doors are off, Chinese mirrors are on the Dietech brackets and we're going for a ride
Doors had never been off but they lifted right off like they knew they were supposed to
Doors had never been off but they lifted right off like they knew they were supposed to
Thought someone might get a good laugh from me removing my front DS without dropping the skid
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Rolling LJ
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Washed and cleaned all the dust out of the interior. Took it for a spin and snapped some pics.
Oh no, he is influencing our youth. A Dana 44 is a gateway .....Started lacing the ARB compressor’s wiring harness in the engine bay and through the firewall.
Also sold my old Dana 44 and Dana 30 today and helped a young man start his Jeep build!
Cool Chevy, BUT that's a 210 2dr. Wagon. NOT a Nomad.I entered Woodstock in this morning's Cruise-in. It's been way too hot here to do much else... the high today was 112.5
There was a really cool Nomad I wanted that has an awesome patina and turquoise interior
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But Cool none the less !
Yet another plug in adapter. This one taps power for the PA Amp from the Ham radio feed.
New PA amp to the far left. This thing is LOUD! (video coming soon!)
Previously installed PA horn - the CB radio barely drove it!
New PA amp to the far left. This thing is LOUD! (video coming soon!)
Previously installed PA horn - the CB radio barely drove it!
You are correct!Cool Chevy, BUT that's a 210 2dr. Wagon. NOT a Nomad.
But Cool none the less !
I still love it though
This reminds me of my first TJ! I had a PA system on it and it was also red... needless to say it was a LOT of fun in college.
In hindsight, this was a stupid idea on my part. The CB radio with the PA feature was a negligible amount more than the one without. An "Amazon Warehouse" 50 watt rated PA horn was $7.10. So I figured, "Why not?". The CB radio outputs 7 watts to the PA - pretty much useless. So I add a 50 watt amp, a speaker level to line level adapter, some wiring and connectors, some customization on the line level adapter, and far more time than this silly project was worth. How much am I *really* going to use this? Thank Goddess the whole mess only cost me about $30 extra. It makes the rear fog lite project I did awhile back look downright sensible! But it *is* nice and loud!
Just figuring out how and where to mount the stupid horn was a project in itself!
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This is surprising. I am sure you have experienced all the idiot drivers who move to Floriduh in Merritt Island. In Tampa it's a combination of northern state transplants, tourists and Latin American drivers. Add in the cell phone distraction and ultra aggressive driving, it's a mess. I sometimes feel like I am driving in a third world country. I do not really like other people all that much, so that doesn't help. I am sure every place does not care for the driving style of other places.
Cleaned up the inside of the jeep. Thinking of selling it.
My main problem with Florida drivers is with those who are turning right - INTO A DEDICATED LANE - that STOP. For nothing. The lane doesn't exist "prior" to where they're turning onto it, yet they stop anyway. We have a bunch of this type of intersection here, and about 33% of the drivers will stop. I have my foot poised over the brake and my hand poised over the horn - and I'm not the only one.
Another situation that I don't care for is left turners where there's no dedicated left turn signal. I was taught that you get out and take possession of the intersection, then finish your turn when clear - which may mean after the light turns red. SOP in California. I couldn't understand why nobody here did that - until I finally asked a police officer. Quasi illegal here - you can get out into the intersection, but they frown on your being there when the light changes. Ok - I don't think its as good as California, but at least I understand now. Roads were overall designed better in California as well. But I'll take Florida - they actually maintain the roads!
My main problem with California drivers are with the many who just will not get the hell out of their own way. Left lane hoggers, the previously mentioned 20-under the instant it rains idiots, and 50 MPH seems to be the unofficial speed limit on 2 lane roads everywhere - even those posted 55 or unposted. Fast drivers generally don't bother me, although I did enjoy driving in several of the "square states" when I drove to Florida from California - they actually enforce their speed limits. If its posted 45, people are going 45. That's not the case in Florida and California.
Cell phone idiots are the same everywhere {Insert rant here}...
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