Recent content by PCO6

I like to think it makes us better weldors. Not better than anyone else but better than we would be if we didn't have rust to deal with. ;)

I camped for a few nights centred on the eclipse and "THE FIX" worked great. I was the only on in the campground ... which was probably a good thing. 🌞

Funny that you would pick that clip. Jim Carey is also from Newmarket.

I had the windshield of my 89 XJ removed last week so I could clean up the frame and deal with some small rust issues. I didn't pick the best time of year but it had to be done. I'll be driving it back to the glass shop today for a new windshield. It will be a bit chilly ... and windy...

Wheeling with a purpose. (y) I spent 40 years in town planning and land development; now retired. For over half of it I managed anywhere from 5 to 7,500 ac. of land, a lot of it vacant. Early on my company vehicle was a Jeep XJ and I got to (had to but loved it) "explore" farms, valleys...

I figured they might be for rigidity but I hadn't heard about sound suppression. On both counts, I haven't noticed any difference at all. Kind of funny if those were their priorities over RUST! :giggle:

An easy way to make a bench is with some scrap pieces of pallet rack. My main bench frame is 7' long and has a 1/8" x 10' steel top over 2" x 10" lumber on it on it. It's very stable and strong. It took about 20 minutes to assemble and it would be easy to move if I wanted to.

I've posted this before and I think it's worth doing again now that it's been about 3 yrs. since I did it. I replaced my front fenders with factory style originals. The previous ones had rotted through in usual spots ... the horizontal flat areas on top. I could clearly see that the new...

I have a 2 night camping trip planned around 4 minutes of day time darkness. I'm going solo. My wife decided to wait until the next one in 2079. I'll be 127 yrs old then and probably not up for it! ☀️😎

If you decide to go ahead with a frame up restoration don't under estimate how much space a vehicle takes up when it is in pieces. I've had 2 or 3 cars (not Jeeps) apart at once for restoration and storage and organization can get a bit overwhelming. Even 1 can! Good luck with it! (y)

Me too. I'm also not a fan of the night races.

I agree with this but with regard to existing tracks, it's no longer about the tracks but sadly the hotels, restaurants, event space, transit, etc. I feel lucky to have attended F1 races at Watkins Glen, Mosport and St. Jovite in the late 60s and 70s. All were great tracks for their day and...

Good to see most of the teams have got their porpoising under control. Personally, I think it was a bit of an over reaction. 😊

<<< - I made a small "L" bracket and attach it with a single bolt to a spare wheel accessory mount. It takes a few seconds to put it on or take it off. The pole itself is an old fishing rod that I cut down.

I abandoned modifying the rear most pin on the TJ soft uppers but I did actually fit my TJ hard uppers to the YJ hard lowers at one point. I had to drill a hole through the uppers so I could insert a 3/8" pin down through them and into the YJ lowers. It worked fine. I later filled the...