Recent content by NJW

I just did this with the tailgate bar brackets. Amazon showed up and I promptly found two sets in a box of parts. Thankfully I can return them.

So this thing doesn’t have the roll bar speaker pods anymore. The stock sub is blown as well. Contemplating using one of these JBL RallyBars and calling it a day. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7YMMP46?tag=wranglerorg-20 Anyone have any thoughts or experience with these? I’ve done a full...

Pretty sure I’ve seen that floating around somewhere.

It’s a factory top. Is there a difference in terms of the bracket? Plan on putting a Replace A Top from Bestop on. I have one sitting in the box in the corner of the shop.

I’ll definitely shop around. Small town Pagosa doesn’t give me a ton of options. That was with me removing the hood and bringing it to them, no time rush. Just seemed pretty high to me for a hood. I had envisioned something around the $500 mark. Where I got that number from, I don’t know, lol...

This is one thing that I want to get right. Of all of my TJ’s, every single one of them had an issue with the hood that didn’t bother anyone else - but I noticed it every flipping time getting in. Would I be better off removing all the paint and starting bare? I’ve got access to a compressor...

Got things moved around in the shop to fit the jeep for the winter. That’s been difficult since we started building it out as a climbing gym. Trying to figure out why I’m going to do with the hood. Local shop quoted me $1100 just for the hood. Thinking about trying things myself for that...

@Chris - Can we move this one to a build thread as well? Thanks!

That’s a point of frustration. I had let a guy from church borrow it to pick up his vehicle in New Mexico, about two weeks after acquiring it myself. He jacked it into a concrete barrier on the way and ripped off the fender, broke the front axle and destroyed the wheel. That was 2 years ago...

This Jeep is a few inches wider than my trailer at 85”. I didn’t want to make any permanent modifications to this trailer, as I use it for other vehicles as well. Stacked some 2x12’s and a piece of OSB to make some ramps to keep me off my fenders. All in $65. I’m sure there’s a better mounting...

Hey, thanks for this! I’m about to do the same thing! Happy to find someone did the legwork.

I believe in miracles! Jeep showed up. Didn’t pay a dime until delivery. Night and day difference between the other broker I had been using. Not sure when I’m going to have time to dig into this thing with the holidays. But will soon! Ordered a bed rug kit for the front and brackets I knew...

We checked clearances with his tractor while I was there. It was stupid cold though. I’m a pansy when it comes to humidity. So didn’t take my phone out to take photos while we were doing it. The 16” ORI’s were set to have 5” of up, and 11” down. 145 PSI in the front and 135 PSI in the rear. We...

I’ve got a back up, lol

haha. There’s a lot of time in between now and then. If I don’t stay off marketplace, I might just show up with a buggy too.