Pete M

I've got an electric fan blowing on it made a huge difference over the first couple days.

for what it's worth, they get posted at the facebook CC page too. if they get a coupon, they might feel uncomfortable because they don't want the thing but feel compelled to get it anyways. a stock truck doesn't have any need for 10 percent off an winch bumper.

the coldest room in the house is now the warmest. which is a good thing and a bad thing now that the far side of the house where the bedrooms are seems cold (even though it's the same temp as it always was before). I've got a good routine down now. I no longer load up the stove at night (at this point in time it doesn't warm anyone but the houseplants at night) and so I open the coldish stove each morning, clean the glass, empty the ash, build a fire using cardboard and 2x4 splinters, add wood from the bucket as needed all day, then chop up new splinters and split some cord for the next day. I love the fact that I can crack open the ash pan to provide the blowtorch effect to get the fire hot rather than cracking the door. next up is finding a cool old teapot or kettle or something that can hold water to add some humidity. plus I need something a bit more decorative than a plastic tote to hold the wood.

that depends. most personalized things have minimum orders of 100-300 bucks. while you would get a large number of items, I can't afford to throw that at a thing that maybe 20 people want. I'd never recoup my money.

but as you know, that number doesn't mean how much MJ knowledge they have, only how often they hang out and interact on the CC. hence the labels indicating various types of comanche-fever

love the enthusiasm but MJotM is low key for a reason. no contests, no competition, no money involved. the mods pick the recipients and it's near-as-makes-no-difference random. if any gift is to be given out, it would have to be a CC related item, like the coozies. nothing from a vendor (who would arguably be getting "advertising" out of it). I'm not dealing with those sorts of headaches. if anything, you guys should probably start a thread asking what CC merch should exist. has to be cheap. I'm not losing a ton of cash on it like the hats. once something exists, than the MJotM could get a care package of sorts.

yup, bring a fridge magnet with you

we're pretty sure tompeter is a bot of some kind. just the friendly kind? the ranks are what they are. I don't have a lot of choice in that regard.

that's completely unacceptable. like "I want a discount" levels of unacceptable.

that's some of the most military stuff I've ever heard right there. wreck the truck, call for a ride, call for the wrecker, carry on with the job at hand.

homemade softshell tacos with ground turkey. nothing fancy, but pretty tasty. I'm trying to figure out what all I can cook on the wood stove.

it's a safe assumption that any drivetrain swap will require shaft changes. even just going from a factory auto to a factory manual.

looks like you'll be getting a ton of good lumber though

it appears that my tiny stove has an even tinier ash pan. but I found that I can remove it in the morning when everything has died down and shove a baking pan in there and then stir up the main chamber to get the ash to fall. easy peesy

top of the windshield is for sure out of line of sight.

the MJ shaft is about a foot longer than an XJ due to the wheelbase differences. you can get your current cut down, but a brand new one really isn't that much and is way stronger.

this seems like a poor design choice.

it's rusty as heck, but yes, I do have one.

I've not ever found any paperwork that says it was an official factory option. not anywhere. but anything is possible in the wild west that was the MJ years. if you were willing to buy an MJ, I'm sure there were dealerships that would bend over backwards to get you what you wanted (such as swapping it out at the dealership).

that's why this is my favorite truck. it could be anything! full resto or a v8 track truck or a rock bouncer. well, not anything. being a shortbed I can't make it a Laredo or a numbers matching MT.

and will likely change again in the future. such is the fun of the research phase! anything is possible!

I thought that too but the trucks in front of it are on the ground. I'd wager that the damage to the visible bedside is a big clue. I just don't know what to make of it.

the 231 was the t-case that came behind them, so yes.

this is why it's important to have multiple MJs

always in flux is a conversation. cleaner doesn't automatically mean it's "more worthy", only that it'd be easier. as original as mine is, 30 years from now no one is going to be banging on my door throwing money at me for my boring 2wd pioneer. the most common trim with the most common color on the most common year. and I bought it specifically for taking it to car shows. but I can't afford a really rare truck like a Laredo or Eliminator. those have all gotten out of my price range. I sacrificed rarity for originality and, as long as that makes me smile, I will keep the truck.