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bight
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yeah, very jealous of your mitsubishi industrial sewing machine find.
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CJ-2A 72586 tan (stock)
CJ-2A 197624 green (resto-mod) the wife abides (def: to bear patiently; TOLERATE) |
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chasendeer
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Seth
It looks great!! Do I see a new mod to the rear axel? Looks full floating? Jay
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Millennium falcon
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Thank you! Here’s the buckles 1” are hard to find. This guy was great and shipped super fast! |
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Millennium falcon
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Thanks Barry! Funny you should mention that… Your top was actually what convinced me to give it a try…. I thought “well…if Barry can do it” 😉 just kidding…
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Millennium falcon
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They had more for sale. In my searching I found the bigger and heavier the machine the cheaper they are because no one wants them. This machine was several thousand new but they were practically giving them away. Haha! Most People don’t want to mess with a 3-phase machine that weighs 350lbs.
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Millennium falcon
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Thanks! Good eye. That’s just spare drive flange storage. I was going to do a full float conversion but I decided to save that for the axle I’m building and not this one. I have a 71 dana 44 in the works for this jeep.
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berettajeep
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The look of this Jeep keeps getting better the more you add to it. I may have missed it but any plans for some sort of rock slider? How difficult is it deciding what to drive? Your Chevy Squarebody is perfect IMO, but parked next to this Jeep and I would have a difficult time deciding what to drive any day. If you haven't yet ( Will check after this post) there should be a project build thread about the Chevy.
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Millennium falcon
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Thank you! yes i have rock sliders for it i just haven't had time to install them yet. Lol.... the weather usually dictates what I drive haha! Im a wimp in my old age.
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Millennium falcon
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Praise the Lord the top is officially done!
Andrea finished the seats for me this weekend too. They are installed and look amazing. I can handle the les precise heavy handed stitches in the canvas top but she is extremally gifted with the fine precise sewing on the cushions. |
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Millennium falcon
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AKoller
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Both the seats and the top look fantastic. Keep up the good work.
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1950 CJ3A "Thumper"
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General Eisenhower
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I really like the patina that the jeep has from that front picture. Normally I don't care for it, but it looks really good
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I Like Ike!
1948 CJ2a "Hefty Horse" 1994 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 2016 Jeep JKU 75th anniversary edition |
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nofender
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Continues to impress! looks great!
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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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Millennium falcon
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Thanks guys! Well the kids were home for Columbus day so we took the jeep on its first longer drive and did some geocaching and checked out the fall colors.. We did about 35 miles of gravel, pavement and some 2-track. the jeep did great! It was chilly out but we all got overheated even without a heater.... Im not used to a flatty with a top haha! I will also be really hard to get used to the lack of power and poor fuel economy after driving the tdi willys for 5 years..... Not sure how long this will last in stock form haha! |
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LuzonRed47
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Seth, the canvas work looks superb! What did you use for seat cushion material - foam?
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CJ2A #140275 "Ziggie" (purchased new by my dad in 1947)
ACM #124334 CJ3A windshield, Warn Overdrive 1953 Strick M100 trailer Serial #18253 |
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Millennium falcon
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Thank you! It’s just some dense black foam I picked up at a surplus store. It’s a little more firm than I would like but I think that’s good since these cushions are much more thin than my cj seats. 🤷♂️
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Millennium falcon
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The "navy jeep hasn't had too many updates since I finished the top... Ive been driving it as much as I can. its been running great! since my last post i have replaced F/R pinion seals and installed a heater and front/rear lockers... Ill post some video updates below. BIG CHANGES COMING AFTER CHRISTMAS!
Heater install: 3 month heater review: Rear locker |
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General Eisenhower
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I really like that heater setup, discrete but powerful. If my head had the bypass drilled I'd do it, however it does not unfortunately.
As always I enjoyed the videos!
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I Like Ike!
1948 CJ2a "Hefty Horse" 1994 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 2016 Jeep JKU 75th anniversary edition |
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