What did you do to your TJ today?
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Matt888
TJ Enthusiast
Went for a short drive with my son driving, put some old Dynamix II on the radio to see how good the 10 inch subs sounded 
Not bad at all. You should be able to clean those spots off and paint them up in no time. The PITA is that you have to wait for the paint to dry before you can swing the windshield back into place.
Since mine is a 2006, when I repaired it recently, I sprayed it full of enough Eastwood Internal Frame Coating that, I think, the metal could be completely removed and the coating alone would hold it together.
Yeah I was pleasantly surprised! I’m probably going to tackle those spots this weekend
brewtus98
TJ Enthusiast
Took seats out and put in Rough Country seat risers - did this on two other TJ's and what a difference! I still can't get over how clean this thing is. Also put 3/4" spacers on front suspension to get rid of the rake. No pics. Still a very slight rake but gas tank was empty and soft top is on now.
Funny....in another thread a member is asking about sliders for their LJ. I like mine but dont know where they came from. From this picture yours look just like mine. Where did you get them? Clean tub BTW!
I'm too tall in the upper body. I could use seat lowers in most vehicles.
brewtus98
TJ Enthusiast
They were on it when I got it. I like them, they are bolted to frame directly - drilled holes in frame (4 small ones at each end) to attach. I was told they were MOPAR, but not sure. I've seen others like these that bolt to the body mounts. Huge heavy wall rectangular tubing that attaches to frame. They really are like an outboard extension of the frame rails.
brewtus98
TJ Enthusiast
Yeah I originally thought that too, but it felt like I was sitting down in a hole compared to how my JL is set up. Now the seating position feels identical in the two. Better visibility over the hood.I'm too tall in the upper body. I could use seat lowers in most vehicles.
I installed a powered sub under my rear seat. I initially was going to install it in my Tuffy speaker center console, but it just BARELY didn’t fit. But I love where it is now. I feel like the console would have rattled too if it was in there. I went with the Alpine PWE-S8. I already had Alpine 5.25s up front, and Alpine R series 6.5s in the sound bar, and the Alpine sun complimented them nicely without being overpowering. There is also a knob, so you can adjust the amount of bass depending on the song/style. I saved some money and installed the sub myself, after watching a bunch of YouTube videos and reading articles online. Installation took about 45 minutes total and was a breeze. I’ll try to post pics tomorrow.
That is an incredibly clean tub!
Seat risers are great, much better view when off road too.
It wasn’t just today but I finished patching some small cracks in the hard top from my prior 2000 after my sis twisted it up.
I used evercoat fiber tech (high fiber bondo) to fill the cracks after grinding them out.
And then 3m panel bonding adhesive to glue the top back to the sides where they popped apart.
then forever with some scotch bright to scuff it up but leave most of the texture.
Then finally 3 coats of Sem trim black.
It looks Better than it ever did on my old Jeep and will look great on the new one
Big thank you Chris and all for all the forI’m post on here that I researched and read up on
I used evercoat fiber tech (high fiber bondo) to fill the cracks after grinding them out.
And then 3m panel bonding adhesive to glue the top back to the sides where they popped apart.
then forever with some scotch bright to scuff it up but leave most of the texture.
Then finally 3 coats of Sem trim black.
It looks Better than it ever did on my old Jeep and will look great on the new one
Big thank you Chris and all for all the forI’m post on here that I researched and read up on
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Shinebox_LJ
Member
Picked her up and took the first drive. Man does it feel amazing to get back behind the wheel of an LJ. Tires and wheels look amazing, as does the new soft top and seat covers. Also all the organs donated from my last LJ lol Loooovin’ the new ride
However, my Black LJ may be totaled and gone but certainly not forgotten. Fortunately I have many memories and pics. On to something better though. Khaki is the new Black.
However, my Black LJ may be totaled and gone but certainly not forgotten. Fortunately I have many memories and pics. On to something better though. Khaki is the new Black.
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Too shiny!Picked her up and took the first drive. Man does it feel amazing to get back behind the wheel of an LJ. Tires and wheels look amazing, as does the new soft top and seat covers. Also all the organs donated from my last LJ lol Loooovin’ the new ride
However, my Black LJ may be totaled and gone but certainly not forgotten. Fortunately I have many memories and pics. On to something better though. Khaki is the new Black.
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Get some mud on her!
Shinebox_LJ
Member
Oh it’s long overdue. It’s California though so I’ll do my best lol I’ll start with dirt and rocks hehe
Shit we've had 8 inches of rain in three days. you're welcome to it!
MountaineerTom
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I've seen some like those before but can't seem to think who made them. I don't recall hearing that they were MOPAR, but I don't know. If I think of what it was, I'll let y'all know.
Kiwi TJ
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Have you tried just letting some air of the tires ??? hahahaI'm too tall in the upper body. I could use seat lowers in most vehicles.
hardtailpan
TJ Enthusiast
Not bad at all. You should be able to clean those spots off and paint them up in no time. The PITA is that you have to wait for the paint to dry before you can swing the windshield back into place.
Since mine is a 2006, when I repaired it recently, I sprayed it full of enough Eastwood Internal Frame Coating that, I think, the metal could be completely removed and the coating alone would hold it together.
Yeah, thats not bad at all! I didn't do any internal coating but mine will never see snow or salt again, maybe some rain but not much of that either. if I was running it as a DD or in the salt, I'd certainly put something in there. Maybe fluid film and repeat it every year. Congrats on not having to pull and replace the whole thing tho!