ThatJeepGuy

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I'm still sour over the early and late Gladiator ordeal... based on a topic of reviving retired models from decades ago. Its not a new opinion, the new gladiator looks more like a 4 door scrambler... Atleast I'm sure we can expect an actual relatable design structure to the original scrambler soo that will be nice - id rather not see an ifs version of this but understand also - the new customer base expects a level of ride quality and comfort that a solid axle front maybe can't compare

Arnold points to a Terminator movie poster "thats one of his best films". Great scene! Love this. Look up the original Italian Job. 😉

Gremlins. The lethal weapon series. Blade. Money train

Dante's Peak. The Goonies, The Great Outdoors, 2nd Hand Lion, The Blob. Black Sheep, Ernest scared stupid, Ernest goes to camp, Heavyweights. Ghostbusters 1 and Ghostbusters 2. Escanaba in the Moonlight, Stripes. Coming to America. Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2. Eraser, Predator, Predator 2, True Lines. Face Off, Air Force One, Con Air, Die Hard - ya all of them! The Fifth Element. Hard Rain. Tremors and Tremors 2. Tempt the 3rd movie but do not go any further in that series hahaha Jaws Just to name a few

Not much arctic going on anymore here... 10yrs+ ago sure but lately we have a solid winter for about a month around feb-March. Otherwise its nearly sweatshirt/hoodie weather all "Winter" long Township ordinance is 8ft max height. Planning a 6' minimum panel setup then potentially a 2' lattice or other feature depending on how the future new neighbors carry themselves

Thats seems to be the consensus ive been finding. Most who buy the pre-made panels either wind up with moldy panles being delivered or poor quality and fitment overall. Follow up question... I plan to set mine 4' deep (atleast 3.5' to beat the frost line in Michigan) I figure the bottom 6" will be gravel/small stone to help disipate water BUT then how much of that remaining 3.5' would i do in concrete?

Any wood fence builders or folks that have built their own wood privacy fence? Atm outside of panel construction and not going into the vinyl fence stuff - wood only - how do you set your posts? Sand and gravel, cement, foam, forced into untouched ground? Whats your experience pro/cons on post setting? Epic sunsets for now but soon we'll be shrouding by new modern housing...

Is there a link for this... I wanna see more?!

I do have a thing for suzuki x-90s. But I also have a thing for sketchy exo cages as well... its beautiful 😍

Yea I'm aware of them, but for the price and comparison to how close I have mine setup to where id like the seat - I'll make another set from more leftover material I have on hand

Junkyard haul recently Carpet, bench seat, b pillar trims, seat belts Naturally the seat mounts were rotten off soo i eyeballed with a tape measure and came up with my own mounts from leftover sheet steel. My issue now is the seat mounts are too tall. Going back to the board on a 2nd set but for now she can atleast sit in it and make engine noises until I freshen up battery cables and a fuel system.

Hello and welcome to the MJ build for my wife. Together since 2007 and she has dealt with my Jeep hobby since before then! I aquired this one after initially hunting down a project for someone else and after said person bailed and I had learned more of the technical details - i splurged and made it part of the lineup. What you see is a rattle can camo tan paint job, newer body style doors, fenders and front clip, Ford 60 front and 10.25 rear on stock gearing, custom 3 link front end. Unibody plated from back of cab-forward and I'm guessing 8-10" lift? 4.0, aw4 and 231 tcase. Jeep has a 96XJ harness setup. The Plan! Pretty it up and make it run/drive as a cruise-driver. Axles are a bit overkill for the initial intended use but over time when she gets more comfortable in it we will introduce her to some casual wheeling. She's a touch timid behind the wheel in the offroad parks soo some color tour style trails exploring will be the total extent. New paint job is a must! along with missing interior bits. No brakes, shocks or driveshafts atm either. More to come!!

Forgive me I steam rolled most of the quote. All very good points. I've followed rich rebuilds for a while during his Tesla LS swap and the Tesla repairs they were doing on the cheap - very much like what you brought up. It was interesting to see the "hack" but more soo practical quick repairs. I say still though - apples to apples, the EVs have a long way to go if they ever upset the naturalization of gas/oil vehicles, we got deep roots. Scenes from I Robot and Demolition Man comes to mind on the upset of gas/oil. "You know gas explodes on impact right!?" Ha!

Trickle down economics is what comes to mind on the turn over, soo long as both vehicles run and drive - eventually someone not in the higher tiers per say can aquire them and still maintain the gasser- but if the electric is an acomody of finance to afford the maintenance then the e-vehicles won't trickle down as effectively. Honestly question - where are all the E-vehicles from the ~2000s era? Anyone digging them up in car culture Land and reviving them - id argue again its not as fluent a practice