LOL
Lucky you! I love that area and have gone camping in Townsend many times.. Oh the memories! There's a great little restaurant there that serves the best fried trout... If it's still there.
What did you do to your TJ today?
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Lucky you! I love that area and have gone camping in Townsend many times.. Oh the memories! There's a great little restaurant there that serves the best fried trout... If it's still there.
Yeah it sucks! The only way they can control anyone is through fear, just like the scamadimic ! They won't a one world government and its coming and sooner than we think, they almost had it and than TRUMP threw a wrench in the works. I apologize about getting off topic I would rather talk about our TJ'sGet used to it the Entire World has changed in the space of 14 months and none of it makes any sense! War again in the middle east? well you guys have to use up all those armaments Trump didn't care about using overseas and wanted to keep for home Defence.
We are all affected buy US! our fuel prices went up when your pipeline got hacked and we are in Australia and get our fuel from Singapore? go figure lol
Buy the way our oil is top grade so we can only sell it overseas and import inferior oil for local production lol
anyway at least Liz Cheney got what she deserved
04solartj
TJ Enthusiast
Took mine out of winter storage. Its been there since early October.We have had road salt since.
Drove it to put fresh fuel in and then home waiting for a wash and wax.Maybe tomorrow..
when i went to the garage yesterday a tree had fallen in a wind storm and just missed where the jeep had been parked
Drove it to put fresh fuel in and then home waiting for a wash and wax.Maybe tomorrow..
when i went to the garage yesterday a tree had fallen in a wind storm and just missed where the jeep had been parked
Looks fantastic! What paint and primer did you use. I have a few spots on my new TJ that I’ll need to sand, prime, paint and your color looks spot on. Just found my answer a few posts above.
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Schweet. I’ve never done anything just for looks on my rig, but I always really liked the looks of the Krawlers. I miss ‘em.
Wrapped up the half door project. Had to sand down the orange peel, it was severe. I managed to sand a little too much in some spots but now it matches the rest of the rig with its blemishes. I am really pumped with the results, new hardware works, gaskets fit, and the interior panels look good! Got my boy in on the fun!
Finally put my daughters car seat in the TJ. Her first ride ever lol. She loved it though.
Gave it a bath, removed the hard top and full doors, and installed my flag tube doors.
Built a better door cart. Much more stable than the one made out of 3/4 inch pvc.
Ran out of fluid and without me knowing and got so hot it destroyed the internals and externals. Only thing surviving is the modified planetary gear for the ax15 and the tail shaft.
Well trying out the new hoist was "fun". Had the top sang on something and my dumbass didn't have the LJ in the correct spot. Luckily my brother lives next to me so he came over and drove the LJ out while I held the top.
Eventually after some playing around with the straps I got the correct position and now its riding balanced. Threw some wood boards and chains under it to take the weight off the hoist while stored.
This whole experience is making me think about just selling the hard top, I like the LJ better with the soft top anyways, which needs to be replaced some day
At least the dog got some enjoyment out of my struggles today lol
Eventually after some playing around with the straps I got the correct position and now its riding balanced. Threw some wood boards and chains under it to take the weight off the hoist while stored.
This whole experience is making me think about just selling the hard top, I like the LJ better with the soft top anyways, which needs to be replaced some day
At least the dog got some enjoyment out of my struggles today lol
MountaineerTom
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This whole experience is making me think about just selling the hard top, I like the LJ better with the soft top anyways, which needs to be replaced some day
I took my aftermarket hard top off in the spring of 2017, when I got a soft top, and this is where it’s stayed since. LOL
I’ve never had a hardtop, I can see the benefits if you drive a lot, harsh winters etc. but they sure seem like a pain once you want them off. Worth the effort if you need it I’m sure.Well trying out the new hoist was "fun". Had the top sang on something and my dumbass didn't have the LJ in the correct spot. Luckily my brother lives next to me so he came over and drove the LJ out while I held the top.
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Eventually after some playing around with the straps I got the correct position and now its riding balanced. Threw some wood boards and chains under it to take the weight off the hoist while stored.
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This whole experience is making me think about just selling the hard top, I like the LJ better with the soft top anyways, which needs to be replaced some day
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I'm about to go with your plan. Never been a huge fan of the hard top anyways. Now I just have to find and new soft top and frame that doesn't cost a arm and a leg lol
The TJ tops are a little easier since they're smaller and lighter. Always thought having both tops were nice, but now that I'm generally not driving the jeep in the winter I'm not seeing a huge need for the hard top
MountaineerTom
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The only time I’ve considered putting the hard top back on is twice a year, when we take a long trip in it to the Outer Banks. I think it may make the longer trip not so exhausting, especially for my wife. I haven’t yet because I usually run out of time before we go.
Did the annual change of trans and transfer case fluid and installed front and rear Adams Extreme Duty driveshafts.
Replacing the front eliminated some mild vibrations and noise due to a deep dent and wonky seat and post for the centering ball. Driveline is glass-smooth at all speeds.
Replacing the front eliminated some mild vibrations and noise due to a deep dent and wonky seat and post for the centering ball. Driveline is glass-smooth at all speeds.