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And speaking of suspension stuff thanks to some solid advice from a fellow member of this great Club (?) it’s bye-bye add a spring and hello actual new leaf springs. Thanks @Fouledplugs

Well. Oh Fouled One, another thing about shipping and living in Canada is waiting for stuff. Just got more bad news on top of the bumpers, carpet and everything else I’m waiting for: paint. It’s even a week out. But time is money and in time I will have more of it so I said screw it, don’t have...

Yeah the ad said “adds life to those tired old springs” and I kinda got sucked in. The shipping cost more than the leafs did so I’m not going to return them. Even stock springs are really expensive in Canada due to shipping, but I’m spending so much time waiting for other parts anyway, I’m...

I painted them a couple of years ago, they kinda matched one of the pinstripes. And also I’m a plumber so there’s that. Once I pull the wheels for the suspension stuff they’re going black.

Sweat equity. After letting the first coat settle for a couple days it was time for coat #2. I could see I was better off discarding a spray can and starting with a fresh one at about 3/4 empty because the spray pattern got too narrow. Could start seeing lines in the finish. There were also a...

As a YJer on a budget, I bought an Add-a-Leaf kit. I suspected my springs were pretty sacked and paid the same for the kit as I’d pay for one leaf spring. Anybody have any experience with these things? Just remember not all of us can afford Old Man Emu.

Holy crap. Just read what Walts doing with HIS Jeep, that man knows his s**t! My younger self woulda read that and felt like something that starts with a D and rhymes with OOSH but I’m old now and just happy I figured how to jam a set of van seats into the old wreck. My labours (Canadian...

Hey Squatch, glad you’re enjoying. I love getting into stuff I know nothing about and learning as I go. Must be a bit of a masochist.

Nice, those brackets are pretty much exactly like what I built for the Sprinter van seats I’m using.

Gotta check tracking right now......: Yep. After chilling in Oregon it spent some time in Brigham, Utah yesterday and now it’s in Laramie, Wyoming! Dunno how good this carpets gonna look after I soak it in bleach to wash all the Covids off it?

By the time I put her to bed after washing all the wet sanding sludge off it was 9pm. Should be dry enough for some green paint in the morning. Test shot one of the removable roll cage bits that connect to the windshield with some gloss black Krylon “hammered finish” stuff. Should match the...

Haha. It’s going the wrong way! It’s in Oregon now, further away. Instead of crossing the border at Vancouver they’re probably gonna truck it to Detroit and over to Toronto just to keep it interesting

Yes, took like 5 seconds. Another old saying comes to mind, You don’t know til you know. I was seriously scratching my head on this one. Thanks!

Nice that the barns owned by people I sometimes do work for cause after I pull it out to let the primer bake in the sun for the day I’m walking over to the house and putting in a bathtub. Second attempt on a light wet sand this afternoon, and at some point a dry run with the Sprinter seats I...

After talking to a stereo dude I’ve known a while he recommended a more practical approach so I picked up some 6 1/2” Rockford Fosgate 2 ways. He said yes, with a couple extension rings the 6x9s would work but because of the cavity in the sound bar they wouldn’t sound as good. He also added...

Now a Solstice seat I would be down with! Most of the others I’d say no just on principle, but great list!

Up with the birdies this morning, got an appointment today and going to look at a pair of seats from a Sprinter van. Grey leather/vinyl and look like new by the pic. Asking $75 CDN, that’s like $30 for you guys. Abandoned at an RV park. Ordered a carpet kit yesterday and told myself that’s it...

I suppose a piece of plate steel bolted to the existing seat mounts would be a good starting point for you to fit any kind of seat you wanted within reason, no? Any you fellers got non Jeep seats in your Jeep? I’ve blown lots of cash (for me, who’s poor) on my update and it’s time for some...

Only thing not primered now is the inside 1/2 of the windshield. Wasn’t happy with my first primer attempt on the body. After sitting for two days, one swipe with well soaked 400 grit across the cowl and I was down to bare metal. Might have been crappy primer, I used some kinda no-name stuff at...