Wildman's TJ is getting a face lift

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Shite. I thought there would be little bits of terrorists and lots of ketchup stains around the offending boomstick. Was this friendly fire?
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Yep.........
Long story but the short of it was that a soldier tried to load a machine gun that they weren't trained on. This is a 240B and the soldier was trained on a 249 which is a SAW (squad automatic weapon) they look similar but are WAY different. If you look at the base you will see 9 rounds. Luckily none of my soldiers were hit. And because it was what is called a negligent discharge I am not eligible for a Purple Heart....... sore spot for me. I was about 40' from the gun.

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This is looking back at where the machine gun was mounted up on top of the building.

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The upper divot is the round that went thru my leg. I was standing behind the cement barrier to protect me from incoming fire. Never expected to get hit from behind.
 
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Cleaned up the garage today before I started working on the Jeep. Then lowered the Jeep down a little so I could get to the interior easily. Pulled the seats and center console out. Then pulled out the rubber flooring that I'd installed years ago. Found a mouse 🐁 nest under it. Got a mess to clean up on the floorboards. But it is a PNW vehicle so no rust.

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Still windy as heck outside so I'm having to paint in the garage. Getting the front axle steering parts ready to be installed.

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Ready to be primered and then some paint. Just got to figure out what color I'm going to paint them 🤔.

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These TMR high steer arms are BEEF.
 
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I bead blasted my headers while I was waiting for the paint to dry.

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I am thinking I'll paint the headers with the aluminum paint also since it is a ceramic paint. It takes a couple hours to bake the paint.

Both sides done.

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One more coat and then I'll put them in the oven.
 
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Neon green 🤣

The block may look good the aluminum color. Or white but that would get dirty fast.

The 4.0 is referred to as a tractor engine so john deere green?
 
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Alex01 said:
Neon green 🤣

The block may look good the aluminum color. Or white but that would get dirty fast.

The 4.0 is referred to as a tractor engine so john deere green?
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Yes but it isn't a 4.0. It's a 5.9 stroked to a 6.7....

They offer a Kermit Green... :ROFLMAO:
 
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