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    Cost and quality efficient Jeep build for hard working high school noob

    Others here will surely help you get your Jeep upgraded. I just want to pass on a story. My son's first car was a CJ7 soft top with an automatic transmission when he turned 16. A year later he bought my CJ7 with a hardtop and a 4 speed. He immediately put bigger tires on it. He and his friends...
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    Any advice for a new Jeeper?

    My son's first car was a CJ7 automatic that he drove for a year then he bought my CJ7 stick shift and drove it through High School and then 5 years of college. He took it with him to California and used it in the field as a Geotech. It served him quite well and the only thing he added was bigger...
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    Has anyone built a sleeping platform for their TJ?

    I made a folding plywood shelf that sits on the ledge where the top bolts down (notches for the bolt heads). The piano hinge runs front to rear down the middle. I have an ice chest the right height that I can slip under the piano hinge to support it at that point. A fold down leg or two would...
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    Tailgate Dome Light Activation Switch

    Shortly after I bought my 2005 TJ I installed a rocker switch to activate the dome lights from the tail gate area. I don't remember how I wired it up but it probably was fairly easy.
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    Share your favorite watch

    I received the Accutron for High School graduation from my folks in 1968. Then in 1972 I bought the Seiko "Pepsi" self winder. I wore one or the other until around 2010 when I bought the Seiko Kinetic. I like the thought of the different mechanisms of these watches. My Dad has a hobby of clock...
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    Arizona List of Arizona members who like to go off-roading

    Please add me to the list. Even if I can't always join it will be nice to know what Jeep activities are going on here in Arizona. Do you need my email address or will we be notified through this forum/
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    New guy

    Thanks for the welcome and I will click on your Arizona link.
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    New guy

    I posted this elsewhere and then found this place for new members. I've been a Jeep owner for 20 years but new to this forum. A local friend told me about it and said it's the best one out there for TJ owners. I've lived in the Prescott, AZ area for 33 years moving here from Iowa. I retired...
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    Mine too. Stock height and 235 6cylinder. The drive train has been modified somewhat to make it more reliable.
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    Fun trucks aren’t they? I get more comments and thumbs up from women then men.
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    Yup lots of Wranglers here and I've got a 1950 Chevy 5 window truck.
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    I found this thread thinking it might be appropriate to introduce myself as a new forum member. I've been a Jeep owner for 20 years but new to this forum. A local friend told me about it and said it's the best one out there for TJ owners. I've lived in the Prescott, AZ area for 33 years...