What in tarnation?!?!?!
So, it's been a while. It sure has. The world has let a lot of things happen since last I wrote. Here it is, in no particular order:
1) I went to visit a fellow Blogger. Sarah, from Grunction, was the lucky recipient. Wow, I almost sound smug. Anyway, I left right after work (5PM) on Friday the 3rd of this month. And I got to her city around 1:45 AM. Not bad for 302 miles. Well, really bad, actually. Loads of snowy blizzard fun in the mountains! But I had a blast, start to finish. Met Derrick (her male offspring) and he's a trip. And he even thinks I'm not an ass clown! How cool is that? Anyway, lots of fun stuff happened there, including a multi-hour Jeep test drive. You gotta try out 4-lo, right? Can't wait to see what kind of trouble we get into on the next visit!
2) Did a bunch of work on the new Jeep. Some noticeable, some more unseen. And other stuff is completely unseen. Made and installed some rocker armor...modified and installed the old bumper onto the new Jeep...armored the diff covers...drew up a beefy skid plate for the trans/t-case...changed the diff fluids...changed the oil...greased that sassy chassis. I think that's it.
Umm...well, no, really...a lot has happened. I just can't think of it now. Lemme post some pics and maybe it'll come to me...
The new rocker armor...3/16" plate, wrapping 3" up and 3" under. The body was sanded and painted with bedliner, as was the armor. Then, the mating surfaces were coated with 100% clear silicone and screwed on with 22 stainless self-drilling screws on each side. Looks cool.. and now if I smack a rock, I wont screw up the doors.
My usual 3/4 view of the Jeep. Looks a hell of a lot better with the bumper.
Front view, showcasing the new tapered ends of the bumper that wrap around towards the rear. After torching the tubes down, I capped them off with 1/4" plate, bevelled and welded completely, then sanded down the welds just on the front face. Damn gloss black paint, though. I still have to sand it down and put a satin finish coat on it for the 18th (club meeting/trail run). Gotta get it all purty before I scrape it up.
Nope, can't think of anything major. I'll think of it later, I'm sure. Hope you all are doing swell. And if anyone build a teleporter, let me know. I could really put one to good use.
-Rich
1) I went to visit a fellow Blogger. Sarah, from Grunction, was the lucky recipient. Wow, I almost sound smug. Anyway, I left right after work (5PM) on Friday the 3rd of this month. And I got to her city around 1:45 AM. Not bad for 302 miles. Well, really bad, actually. Loads of snowy blizzard fun in the mountains! But I had a blast, start to finish. Met Derrick (her male offspring) and he's a trip. And he even thinks I'm not an ass clown! How cool is that? Anyway, lots of fun stuff happened there, including a multi-hour Jeep test drive. You gotta try out 4-lo, right? Can't wait to see what kind of trouble we get into on the next visit!
2) Did a bunch of work on the new Jeep. Some noticeable, some more unseen. And other stuff is completely unseen. Made and installed some rocker armor...modified and installed the old bumper onto the new Jeep...armored the diff covers...drew up a beefy skid plate for the trans/t-case...changed the diff fluids...changed the oil...greased that sassy chassis. I think that's it.
Umm...well, no, really...a lot has happened. I just can't think of it now. Lemme post some pics and maybe it'll come to me...
The new rocker armor...3/16" plate, wrapping 3" up and 3" under. The body was sanded and painted with bedliner, as was the armor. Then, the mating surfaces were coated with 100% clear silicone and screwed on with 22 stainless self-drilling screws on each side. Looks cool.. and now if I smack a rock, I wont screw up the doors.
My usual 3/4 view of the Jeep. Looks a hell of a lot better with the bumper.
Front view, showcasing the new tapered ends of the bumper that wrap around towards the rear. After torching the tubes down, I capped them off with 1/4" plate, bevelled and welded completely, then sanded down the welds just on the front face. Damn gloss black paint, though. I still have to sand it down and put a satin finish coat on it for the 18th (club meeting/trail run). Gotta get it all purty before I scrape it up.
Nope, can't think of anything major. I'll think of it later, I'm sure. Hope you all are doing swell. And if anyone build a teleporter, let me know. I could really put one to good use.
-Rich
posted by Rich at 2/12/2006 12:00:00 PM
2 Comments:
Awwww Im blushing damnit!
Hey the black will match tires and the engine!
;P hehehe
Miss you!
To my darling redneck goat herding husband.....
GAH THIS DAMN JEEP THING IS FREAKING KILLING ME MAKE THEM STOP NOW BEFORE I USE UP ALL OF MY PATIENCE!!!!!!!
Im really frustrated at this whole thing.....put me out of my misery PLEASE!!!!
KISSES MISS YOU!!!!
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