What did you do on your jeep today? - July 2018 |
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redrunner
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I put my jeep on the trailer to deliver to the body shop on Monday!
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otto
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I got to trailer my jeep home today after the Carburator flooded out during a short drive. It was only a mile and a half walk but it was very hot out today. This has never happened before.
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47 CJ2A w/fuel injected boat engine
48 CJ2A 64 Ford Econoline Travelwagon If you can't get there in a Jeep, get a motorcycle! |
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nofender
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Yesterday - delivered my son's YJ to it's new owner in Vermont. After 12 years it was tough to see it go. But it was time.
Cleaned up the big Jeep after an impromptu mud run last weekend. I hate mud....
Took the flatty for a 10 mile loop in the country. It is really shaping up. Driving nice! Although the suspension is horrible. It rides like a horse cart. But i don't care! |
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46 CJ2a rockcrawler
46 CJ2a - 26819 46 Bantam T3c "4366" 47 Bantam T3C - 11800 68-ish CJ5 |
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leecarr
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Did this on Saturday, body on and all bolted together.
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berettajeep
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I backed it up about 12 feet.
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ndnchf
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I scrubbed and cleaned the T90 case and started on some of the parts. It will take a couple evenings to get everything clean. Then I can inspect everything and make a shopping list.
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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mkoloc
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Joe your Jeep is a beauty .. great color combo with the wheels ..bet she turns some heads!
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LTC Mark Koloc (USA-RET)
MVPA#31144 OEF Afghan 03-04 OEF Africa 05-07 OEF KFOR 08-09 WTB 09-11 1942 Ford GPW 43 M16A2 Half-Track w/44 M10 Trlr 1943 M3 Sct Car 1947 CJ2A |
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wadoyado
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Well thanks Col., Yeah it wasn't the "jeep wave" it was the "everybody wave". Joe
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"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the jeep you've been driving all your life" (Mickey Mantle paraphrase)
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eestes1
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Yesterday I ordered parking light stuff, a stop for my throttle cable, and a new brake light switch. And best of all, I found my telltale light in a shoebox with a good bulb still in it! Now if I can just figure out where it's wire connects!
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Rick Estes
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eestes1
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I've also ordered a tail gate repair section from Mike in Oregon, so today I put my battered tailgate in my new (low tech) shop press to flatten it out. What do you all think? ๐ |
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Rick Estes
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wadoyado
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Hey eestes just did the same things your doin now, the telltale light goes to the dimmer switch on the floor same terminal as the brights on the head lights, as far as the tailgate press... whatever works! If your planning on a lot of welding I'd look for metal plate though. Joe W
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"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the jeep you've been driving all your life" (Mickey Mantle paraphrase)
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Ol' Unreliable
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Wow, that is low-tech. I would at least use some C-clamps... |
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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JeepFever
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It will be easier to flatten it out after removing the old hinge. Which repair section did you get? The entire bottom, or just the middle section? Do you have the means to get it welded in? I would be happy to help. although I will not have free time for a few weeks.
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eestes1
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Joe, thanks for the wiring help! Thats been a pain ln this Jeep, but I've got most worked out! I need a shed of metal under the tail gate to protect the table, right? And I may need to try to replace some of the tailgate sheet metal to have something to weld the new piece to- it's really bad. Ol', thanks for your comment! Around here it's mostly low tech or NO tech ! Ron, I got the middle section and I appreciate the offer, but I finaly got a mig. This will be my first attempt to weld anything on the Jeep. Hey, I figure if it turns out too bad I'll just run without a tailgate and tie stuff down! Looking forward to your trip out West from my rocker on the porch! I need a SHEET of metal
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Rick Estes
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ndnchf
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Rick - If I may offer a suggestion since you are new to the MIG - get yourself a welding spoon.
HF no longer sells it, but they are available from many sources. They are great for backing up sheet metal to avoid burn through. Last year I resurrected a Ford model T pickup bed and tail gate for a jalopy project. The tail gate was bent up and full of extra holes and tears. I was able to straighten it out and weld up all the holes and tears with a MIG. The welding spoon really helped. |
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1948 CJ2A - It goes nowhere fast, but anywhere slow.
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64CJ5
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I did not know about a welding spoon. A welder/heavy equipment operator at the refinery I worked at showed me what he used. He had several pieces of copper tubing that he had flattened one end and had bent at different angles. The handle end sure gets hot but I use a pair of vice grips to hold it.
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64CJ5 "Eeyore"
01TJ "Tigger" 52 M38 Severely demilitarized, "Popeye" The Coast Guard Jeep. 14 JK "Jake" To Trust Government Defys Both History and Reason. PUBLIC LAND Owner/User |
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eestes1
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Steve, thanks for the tip on the copper spoon. I'd read about using copper to back the welding, but I don't have any yet.
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Rick Estes
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mikec4193
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Finally got the transmission out of the cob salad....took me 3 nights...still can't get the bell housing off tho...maybe this weekend...
MikeC
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