Man I'm miss driving my TJ, it's been over a month. BUT TODAY IS THE DAY (hopefully) as soon as Squatch wakes up so I can use his press! 
One of the main reasons I love these TJs
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I've been impressed by the TJ since 1997. It wasn't until 2020 that I finally bought one, and I love it.
An '89 YJ caught my eye first. It was sitting in a reclaim yard covered with about 18 inches of snow. Guess I felt sorry for it. It really lived up to the Jeep acronym "just empty every pocket" ! The Peugeot tranny was crap, and all the mandatory emission plumbing on it was a constant source of vacuum leaks. It became a real joy after installing a 350 SBC and an AX15 transmission. Alas, I let it go to make room for a '29 McLaughlin-Buick.
The TJ is a nice BC rust free vehicle, and as I have posted before, it's a keeper. I agree with many of the posters on this thread that it's like stepping back in time driving it with half doors and curtains off. Sort of similar to driving my 1921 Chevy, but without the vagaries of a leather cone clutch and manual spark advance.
An '89 YJ caught my eye first. It was sitting in a reclaim yard covered with about 18 inches of snow. Guess I felt sorry for it. It really lived up to the Jeep acronym "just empty every pocket" ! The Peugeot tranny was crap, and all the mandatory emission plumbing on it was a constant source of vacuum leaks. It became a real joy after installing a 350 SBC and an AX15 transmission. Alas, I let it go to make room for a '29 McLaughlin-Buick.
The TJ is a nice BC rust free vehicle, and as I have posted before, it's a keeper. I agree with many of the posters on this thread that it's like stepping back in time driving it with half doors and curtains off. Sort of similar to driving my 1921 Chevy, but without the vagaries of a leather cone clutch and manual spark advance.
OP
And this ...my grandson, cutest pilot ever.
harbiison
TJ Enthusiast
Rubicon88
TJ Addict
Wwhhhoooaa
Hold the phone
Haven't seen the KC daylighter covers in a lllooooonnnngggg time.
That's awesome!!!
OP
I ordered on line , probably was quadretec or extreme terrain, been a while, so im not dead sure...weren’t hard to find.
OP
There is a chance I got those through our local four-wheel-drive shop and I’m not sure who they deal with mostly but I’m thinking that’s what I did.
I can’t remember if they’re called clear or white I just wanted them to be a little less obvious that is probably the only thing about the TJ that I’m not crazy about is the size of the turn signal in the fenders but it does make them easy to identify at night
OP
Yes. I declare he never blinked. He could watch dirt bike and monster truck “bideos” all day.
Dairy smell doesn’t bother me. I worked at dairy as a yoot. Roadkill skunk? That makes the eyes water a tad.
OP
Honestly that is my favorite. About sunset, that smell, Tom Petty on maybe, I’m totally good.
Agree 100%. There isn't anything better than being able to look up and see the stars in the night sky while you feel the breeze on your skin driving offroad or on the pavement. Going on a drive to relax, wind down or cool off is a go-to for me, too.
It’s funny how you guys use the motorcycle analogy. I have a Jeep as a compromise between me wanting a motorcycle and her saying “no” with her commenting that people always seem happy in a Jeep.
Thats very true, Andy. Never thought about it. And im deeply into both.