Recent content by daddyusmaximus

Cage and windshield off.

Seat out, roll cage out, dash off, gauges out, MSD box out, windshield off, dash back on. It's fun salvaging old parts. Maybe not so much fun when you spend 5 songs getting a single bolt off... with the open end of a wrench... left handed... with your back and shoulder cussing you out.

STILL couldn't get the tach off unless I wanted to cut the wires. Have to take the dash off. Of course I can't do that because the 6 point cage is in the way of the outside bolts to get the dash off. So I spent tonight wrestling with the old bolts getting the cage undone. At least tomorrow I can...

More time spent taking parts off the CJ5 today. I got the side steps off. Got the twin stick cable shifter off the T-case. Fire extinguisher came out. Radio antenna mount came off. Got my center console (20mm ammo box) out. Salvaged a few electric parts from the dash. Ended up getting too...

Married guys know...

A facebook find gave me the idea for this one.

Admins, please kill this thread... No longer doing this build.

Looking good. Nice jeep, and I hope you're enjoying retirement brother.

Here is the engine running just prior to tear down.

Started tear down of the CJ5 today. Have to save that Dodge 360! Man, hot out. Yes, 75 is hot. Need to get a more powerful fan for the garage.

It was always "camping" to me. Then I went into the Army and we would "bivouac" or set up an "assembly area". Now it's "overlanding" English has got to be one of the most confusing languages for foreigners to try and figure out... We can't get it right half the time.

Problems with spring under... #1. I need her to go up a bit, but not ride rough. I have read a lot on using YJ springs wit a SOA lift. The softness of the YJ springs are often called for as not just flexing better, but also softer riding. Haven't heard of any YJ swaps staying spring under...

I've been having a hit or miss kinda deal on posting photos lately with photobucket going crazy demanding high fees. I signed up for Imgur. One minute I got it figured out, the next, I can't do it. Beside my mobility issues, I also have big time memory problems thanks to a TBI. All part of the...

So I haven't even started yet, and I'm exhausted. Spent the last 3 days cleaning out the shed, and garage moving crap around so I'll have plenty of work space. This is a huge undertaking. Never taking a vehicle down to the frame before. Have to try not to get overwhelmed. I'm almost there...

By the way I'm calling her "Two Seven." She will be done up to resemble a military vehicle. As a tribute to the guy who most influenced me in my 28 years in the U.S. Army, I'm using the bumper number of the first tank I was ever assigned. In 1981, after I left basic training for West Germany...