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I thought I would add this to this thread, I think it belongs here. Several years ago I needed to reupholster my driver's seat, the passenger seat was still in great shape so I just wanted to find the textured material in the center of the seat. After talking to a very knowledgeable car collector just told me to Google the material, lol. After making one call to a place in Detroit and he said he didn't have it but gave me the number of someone who might. I then called the 2nd guy and he looked and said he has what might be the last 2 yards of this material in existence. I said pack it up and let me give you my cc info right now. Got my driver's seat redone and still have enough to cover both seats at least one time. Buck

Congrats to a well deserved mjotm! Such a great build and story! Buck.

Wow, that is looking great, keep the pics coming! Buck.

Thanks for sharing and that is a great story. I would lean towards keeping it stock, especially if the original paint is in good shape. I think the carpet should clean up nicely with some elbow grease. Congrats and welcome to the madness!

If you want to prank someone in the office I used to take the wheels off the desk chairs. Someone would go to sit down and fall a few more inches than usual, always followed by a few choice words, fun and harmless.

Definitely would be great to do another get together with Pete, Jeff and anyone else who is interested. The last time I saw your MJ was when I met you, Anastasia was 5 I think, she turned 19 yesterday, time flies... Sad to hear you might sell the XJ but glad you are back into the mj. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on my boat project so hoping to get back to doing stuff on my mj soon.

I am amazed with this build! Unparalleled attention to detail. Thanks for all the pics and updates! Buck

I can't believe it has been over a year since I updated this thread. First of all thanks for the compliments, much appreciated. It has been so much work but I am hoping to splash in the next month or 2 and finally enjoy it! The last pic showed that I just finished adding a layer of chop strand mat to tie the whole hull together. The original gel coat had been baked in the Florida sun for decades and there wasn't any part of it that wasn't spider cracked at the least and crazing at its worst. I sanded most of the gelcoat off, something I hadn't planned on needing to do but just like our mj projects we can't foresee what is waiting for us. After the added layer of glass to the outside of the hull came the fairing process which was a lot of work and so tedious but in the end I am glad I took my time. Finally got the primer and paint on the outside of the hull and then flipped it back over and did the same for the cap. I finished painting a few months ago and haven't had much time to work on this unending project but have everything to get it in the water, just a matter of time to put it back together.

Welcome back and thanks for sharing all the great pics! Sounds like an amazing trip! Buck.

Interesting stripe pattern. I had not seen that on a Comanche X before but maybe wasn't paying attention, lol. It looks like it might be the inspiration for the later Pioneer hockey stick stripes. 2 workers at the factory, "Hey you put the stripes on the wrong side of the truck and now going the wrong way but I like it!" Buck.

Good to see you back working on the mj! Let me know if you need an extra set of hands, would love to hang! Mine is getting a/c back in it after many years without it, painful at times here in Fl but finally had the money to do the whole system. Buck.

Congrats! Looking great!

This is an amazing build. I just read through the whole thing and can't imagine the number of hours you have into it. Thank you for saving the MJ and sharing the journey! Buck.

Congrats and that is a cool story, so glad you were able to get it back!

That is an amazing build. Congrats on mjotm, well deserved!