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OTHER HOBBIES => OTHER HOBBIES => Topic started by: RG on May 04, 2016, 12:05:33 PM
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I made this post on another forum back in December of last year but thought I'd share it with y'all after reading Smokin Don's post about his Ford Ranger. I too am a Ford man but the better half has always wanted a Jeep, so as you men and ladies know, it's only a matter of time before women get what they want :) It only took her a quarter century to get one out of me!
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As a somewhat early Christmas gift, I bought my Wife a Jeep, she's an old girl (the Jeep, not my Wife, lol), a '94 YJ (square headlights I know are not looked upon kindly in Jeep circles but I don't care, lol), with 133,000 miles on it. She has low miles for her age and doesn't leak a drop of anything. The undercarriage is spotless and the only rust spot I found on her was on the windshield but I think it may be a stain from the old wiper arm, it's on the "to do" list.
Now, she was a little rough around the edges mind you but I saw potential. She's got new tires and wheels courtesy of a 2006 Jeep and a new Bestop Supertop soft top. There's some paint issues and some dings and dents here and there but she's an old girl and a Jeep at that so it's expected. I, in time, may get to the outside but first on the list was the interior. It needed some TLC, so I gave it some ;)
I bought this a couple of weeks ago and have been ordering goodies for it here and there and working on it a little each day when time allowed. In these pictures you'll see it from the day my Wife pulled up in the driveway in it, then its first wash and then the deconstruction and the make over.
Here's what was bought to either add or replace :
1) New Wiper Arms & Blades
2) New Door Panels
3) New Door Handles
4) New Door Pulls
5) New Door Soft Top inserts
6) New Kenwood Stereo w/ Bluetooth, iHeart Radio, XM, Pandora, etc...
7) New Kicker Dash Speakers
8 ) New Console
9) Neoprene Seat Covers
10) New Carpet
11) Kenwood Amplifier (Pulled out of my Son's last Mustang)
12) Kenwood Sub Woofer (Pulled out of my Son's last Mustang)
13) New Shift Knob
14) New 4x4 Shift Knob
15) New Bestop Sport Bar Covers
16) New Grab Bars for entering Jeep
17) New Drink Holders
18) Running Boards (Nerf Bars)
19) Steering Wheel Cover
20) Glove Box Door
21) Rubber Floor Mats
22) New Hood Latches
23) New tailgate bar (it was missing)
24) New 6 Speaker Soundbar w/ Dome Lights
25) Door Sill Entry Guards
26) Lighted Amplifier Turn Off/On Button in Dash (For when she's not "All About That Bass")
27) New Visors
I think that's about it, lol. There may be somethings I forgot about.
So, for the adventurous, here's a buttload of pics :P Some are not so great but you get the idea
(http://www.tpdatlanta.com/jeep/jeep01.jpg)
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Current Pics as of today 5/4/16
She hardly ever gets driven yet somehow still has dirty floor mats, lol.
(http://www.tpdatlanta.com/jeep/jeep39.jpg)
And her newest accessory - a kayak
(http://www.tpdatlanta.com/jeep/jeep40.jpg)
Now that it's warm weather she wanted to go Kayaking with a a friend of ours who goes with a group of other ladies. I told her that she can go and then bring the girls home and I'll cook for them, let them have a "Girl's Weekend" or whatever. Ah....the things we do for love :P
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Yer sir I'd say that puppy needed a little TLC ;)
Nice job on the fixer-up.. Now go get it dirty :D :D :D :D :D ???
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Nice!
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The exterior is not too bad, that interior was TOAST! It runs like a top, super clean engine and undercarriage. It's a mall hopper. It's not going "Jeeping" with her driving it. It gets terrible gas mileage to boot but it's fun to drive with the top down. I've been trying to get her to agree to me taking the doors off for the summer but she's not having it.
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We got a Wrangler for up here in the mountains and we have never regretted it. I think I have carpo tunnel from doing the Wrangler Wave up here......they are all over the place.
Love the way your Wrangler turned out...looks like a blast to drive :)
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Cool post
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It runs like a top
You need to put new tires on it......then she will not spin out of control ??? ??? ??? ??? ;D ;D ;)
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It runs like a top
You need to put new tires on it......then she will not spin out of control ??? ??? ??? ??? ;D ;D ;)
LOL! That reminds me of something not even close to being "on topic". I was playing Team Trivia at a dive where I go almost every Monday to meet up with some buddies, eat some bad food and drink overpriced beer. One of the questions recently was in the category "TV". The question was something like "Name the body parts replaced on the Six Million Dollar Man". Well we all sat and conversed and came up with our list and on that list was "legs" and my buddy's girlfriend said were we sure it was both legs to which he replied "Yes it was both, otherwise he'd be running in circles". I was cracking up as the more I thought about it the more it made sense :)
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It runs like a top
You need to put new tires on it......then she will not spin out of control ??? ??? ??? ??? ;D ;D ;)
LOL! That reminds me of something not even close to being "on topic". I was playing Team Trivia at a dive where I go almost every Monday to meet up with some buddies, eat some bad food and drink overpriced beer. One of the questions recently was in the category "TV". The question was something like "Name the body parts replaced on the Six Million Dollar Man". Well we all sat and conversed and came up with our list and on that list was "legs" and my buddy's girlfriend said were we sure it was both legs to which he replied "Yes it was both, otherwise he'd be running in circles". I was cracking up as the more I thought about it the more it made sense :)
LOL RG ;) "some buddies, eat some bad food and drink overpriced beer" I see you go to NFL games also ;)
Love the car!
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It runs like a top
You need to put new tires on it......then she will not spin out of control ??? ??? ??? ??? ;D ;D ;)
LOL! That reminds me of something not even close to being "on topic". I was playing Team Trivia at a dive where I go almost every Monday to meet up with some buddies, eat some bad food and drink overpriced beer. One of the questions recently was in the category "TV". The question was something like "Name the body parts replaced on the Six Million Dollar Man". Well we all sat and conversed and came up with our list and on that list was "legs" and my buddy's girlfriend said were we sure it was both legs to which he replied "Yes it was both, otherwise he'd be running in circles". I was cracking up as the more I thought about it the more it made sense :)
LOL RG ;) "some buddies, eat some bad food and drink overpriced beer" I see you go to NFL games also ;)
Love the car!
The Car? or the Jeep :) There is a Mustang beside it that looks pretty snazzy but it's my boy's pride and joy, not mine. My Mustang was sold many moons ago. I do have to say that my Son is about to sell the one he's got which is a 2013 that's PAID for so he can buy a 2016 California Special GT. I guess it must be nice being young with no wife or kids, lol.
(http://imganuncios.mitula.net/2016_ford_mustang_2dr_fastback_shadow_black_in_blade_louisiana_5160012454961051567.jpg)
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Nice, that was a heck of a restoration job you did.
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Nice, that was a heck of a restoration job you did.
Thanks! It was fairly easy thank goodness. I worked on it here and there after work or on days I didn't have much going on (self employed) so it wasn't bad at all. Each day I had stuff coming in and would try to install it as I got it. Took about a week. I spent about $1600.00 making it look decent. What astounds me is the price these things still fetch! It's crazy!
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We got a Wrangler for up here in the mountains and we have never regretted it. I think I have carpo tunnel from doing the Wrangler Wave up here......they are all over the place.
Love the way your Wrangler turned out...looks like a blast to drive :)
Yep, the Jeep Wave :) I've messed up a few times and not noticed it until it was too late, made me feel bad, lol.
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Nice work on the Jeep.....I think they are the original fun-mobile. Of course there was that station wagon I had in high school..... 8) ??? :o ;D
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Nice work on the Jeep.....I think they are the original fun-mobile. Of course there was that station wagon I had in high school..... 8) ??? :o ;D
Figured you to be an El Camino type of guy
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Nice work on the Jeep.....I think they are the original fun-mobile. Of course there was that station wagon I had in high school..... 8) ??? :o ;D
Figured you to be an El Camino type of guy
:D :D :D
You know me too well Pap - I had a '77 El Camino SS in White - with that gawd awful avocado green interior......When I met the current Mrs. T ( AKA - the future EX if I do not behave... 8) ) she took a hatin' to it. She can't even tell me why...she just was creeped out by my ride. And the El Camino too ;) :D :D :D So it went to a good home.
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I saw an old Ford Ranchero the other day. It was a blast from the past! I see cool old stuff like that every once in a blue moon. Once in a while I see some old AMC stuff, Javelins, Pacers, Gremlins. A bygone era for sure.
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Nice work on the Jeep.....I think they are the original fun-mobile. Of course there was that station wagon I had in high school..... 8) ??? :o ;D
Figured you to be an El Camino type of guy
Huh? I was thinking a panel van... With a unicorn and rainbow on the side... Guess you sometimes don't really know someone :P
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I was thinking this was more like it
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I like this one myself ;)
(http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr48/bob429/mustang.jpg)
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Nice restoration! I love Jeeps.. had a CJ a YJ and a TJ.. then the kids came along. I'm in the parts business if you need feel free to msg me.
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Nice restoration! I love Jeeps.. had a CJ a YJ and a TJ.. then the kids came along. I'm in the parts business if you need feel free to msg me.
Cool! Will do ;)
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Very nice,I'd like to hear more about the seat covers.I have a pretty nice 67 Jeepster here.....
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Very nice,I'd like to hear more about the seat covers.I have a pretty nice 67 Jeepster here.....
I bought these :
http://www.ebay.com/itm/141690913632?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
I didn't get them from ebay though, I think I got them from Qudratec or JC Whitney.