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So... I got home from work expecting to go out in my shop for a few hours until the wife got home. I walked through the door in instantly thought, "Hu... it's cold in here..." (I've got in-floor heat). I turn on the light and find my back door wide open. Snow was piling in, I had footprints around and in the fresh snow, and a few things were missing. The first thing I did was run over to my Eliminator to find the passenger door open, the glove box and the console open, and a few fresh scratches around the door handle. I've also got my brother's '87 VW Rabbit in my shop... that had the car cover half pulled off but nothing missing. I had several tools out and on my bench but they were all there. My toolbox was riffled through but nothing was missing from there either. What was missing was a tool bag full of about $280 worth of stuff that was sitting in the box of my MJ. Another thing missing was a junk copper radiator. Why only a tool bag and a radiator? I have no idea... there is easily $15,000 worth of stuff out there. I was instantly pissed with the thought of, "SOMEONE TOUCHED MY TRUCK WITHOUT ME KNOWING!". A police officer stopped by and took a report but it came down to an unlocked door. Why was my back door unlocked? I haven't any idea... ever forget to lock a door?... yeah me too. The only thing I figure is that I left my door unlocked. Moral of the story? Make sure your doors are locked. :fs2:

I'm diggin' the whole fleet... simple, purposeful, and home-built. I remember when I first got mine and looking around online for other MJs. The Varmint was one of the first pictures to come up and it was the picture of it all twisted up on the rocks. AWESOME! The simplicity of that gold rig made me love these trucks and realize how capable they are. Thanks Rick and congratulations!

Thanks again to everyone but, sadly, November is coming to a close... I've had a great time being "Miss November" and I can't wait to see who's next!!! :cheers:

^Agreed.

Nice! I was waiting for you to do something like this. Same rear bumper just with the additional side protection, right?

Awesome. I really enjoy watching this one come to life... uh... come to life again? Which ever way you see it, I really admire everything going in the right direction so quickly. Keep it up and keep us posted!

Sorry, dudes... this was fun, but I gotta make like an inflatable house and bounce. We should really do this again some time.

Sweet... evil MJ from the depths... awesome!

Oh... is it over? :(

Wow! Thanks everybody! I have to say that this truck wouldn't have gone anywhere without watching all of your builds and taking plenty of notes! With so many others on here that I look up to and admire, I can't even say that I would've started anything without finding this site first. Thanks so much everyone!

COME ON!!!! No failures tonight!!!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A :fool:

Just trying to set the mood... don't watch without refreshing CC, though!

3820 people have registered since day one. 3784 to go, right?

Here we go!!!!

Feels like Time Square on new years!

Let's not forget who started this whole thing!

angry fabled creatures

Very glad it all made it back okay... and it looks just as good in your garage! :thumbsup: Happy to be part of this project... so what's next?

I used aircraft stripper on my alum wheels and I think they turned out pretty good. Most labels say to leave it on for about 15-30 minutes, but alum will etch! I left it on in steps of 5 minutes and didn't have any issues. Follow that up with some wet 600 grit and then wet 800 grit sandpaper. After that, polish by hand... figure about an hour per wheel.

Wow! Just a subtle difference really changes the overall appearance of the truck! I like it!... kinda reminds me of another red/black Eliminator on here... :thumbsup:

Very nice! The tan/black interior with the dark cherry will look sharp for sure. I like the overall idea of this one... simple styling, classy, and purposeful. Again, very nice work and I look forward to seeing more. :cheers:

Haven't done one for this year yet bu here's last years:

Sounds cool! :popcorn:

The whole setup looks great! Question for you though: did you have to swap out for longer wheel studs?

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