Pete M

how are they still a thing?

now you know why I jumped on that deal for the entire contents of the engine bay of a junked crd. Pat and SirSam are my go-to guys for crd questions.

oh wait, plus the MJ at the storage yard that Jason pointed out.

I'm not sure what you mean by a chrome cover.? I've seen precisely two Comanches I did not drive out here to see. one was parked on a sidestreet, the other was visiting one of the junkyards but I couldn't find the owner so I left a club card behind.

went to a couple more junkyards this morning. picked up a full cluster, headlight rings and some other random bits. but then I spent the afternoon in a sweet vehicular museum with Jason and the guys. be prepared for a massive photo barrage once I get some wifi. tonight I'm at a nice colorado rest area just north of another yard that promises to have some older cars in it. looking forward to it.

If I find an affordable rust free bed, you just might see a stack forming.

went to 3 junkyards today but didn't find anything I needed. but I hung out with Jdog and a bunch of old car guys today. super fun conversations! tomorrow I'm going to hit the last 2 'yards in Denver and then Jdog and I are meeting up with the guys to hit up a car museum. The hafaJeep is pretty full at the moment. I've got a bunch of Jim's old Jeep stuff which I will be selling on consignment for Katie.

Went on a cool side trip with Katie and Scott yesterday. Nothing crazy, just a leisurely drive up through Phantom Canyon.

um, any excuse for a party? pretty sure the gate is idiot-proof so I imagine it'll be a whole bunch of military guys laughing and then breaking out the teargas.

after 8 more posts the classifieds will open up to you.

take extra gas and water. even if you don't need it, someone else might.

would've if it wasn't so late in the day.

no google? I like how they refer to the hurricane as a hiccup.

250 a pop for tailgates? ouch. that's a ton of investment represented there for very little payoff. plus it's not along my route. somebody from the rust belt would need to contact me if they really, truly wanted one. I sorta did some CL searches before I left GA. nothing much popped up so I've not paid any attention to it since.

yup, that's the best part I just wish I could stay longer and give a hand with their various projects.

update: got to hang with Brett for a while 2 days ago and check out his awesome Jeep collection. and then yesterday afternoon I hit a junkyard in Colorado Springs for a quick minute to see what it had (no energy to really pull anything) and then stopped at a rest area on the way to Katie's for a rest. It was like 5 or 6pm and I needed a break so I crawled into the back for a quick nap... and the next thing I knew it was dark outside. I was a day ahead of schedule and hadn't yet gotten a hold of Katie to say as much, so I got up to brush my teeth and use the facilities and then just went back to bed. Ended up getting like 14 hours of sleep. I kinda knew this trip would catch up to me, but was hoping to make it to Katie's first. oh well. at least I feel pretty good again so it was worth it. So with renewed vigor today I went back to the junkyard at opening time and snagged a whole Ikea bag of goodies including: maroon door panels with pockets, XJ Waggy taillights with a second set of bulb harnesses, random bits of XJ interior, a blue headlight delay thingie, a couple glovebox lights, floor courtesy lights, a made-in-Japan radio with tape deck that's in excellent shape, and a bunch of other stuff I can't recall. Tomorrow morning (ya know, before it hits 102*) I hope to organize my goodies and build a containment box to protect them from the 4.10 geared Libby axles I hope to acquire next week.

I bought the dewalt version for my 12v batts. it's fantastic!

I'm open to ideas that don't involve opening up more sub forums. I can barely get people to read what we do have, I doubt a new forum will help anything. Heck, I've noticed that a lot of the new generation doesn't even hit google first when they have a question. They go right to facebook and ask. Hey, I'm always open to a conversation, but a quick search will answer your question about what oil to use in a 4.0 or what a 5" lift looks like on an MJ. Hey, at least we don't get a new topic each day about converting to 4wd. I seem to remember that was a thing way back when. I thought the word was already out about the scarcity of parts and so I was honestly shocked that I was able to snag a black interior in good shape. But I guess that just goes to show what a tiny bubble I live in where everyone already knows the value.

bummer. whacha doing on sunday? need a hand with the barn? I'm open all day.

what year/engine is your truck? you should put those specs in your signature.

broaden your searches. in my opinion traveling a bit is preferable to hours and hours spent on a less than ideal truck to try and accommodate my plans.

also, where are we meeting up in the morning?. it can be closer to the trailhead if we want.