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Your Jeep is looking good Jesse. I like it. I want to put new wheels on mine but it has new tires. So that's on hold until I get some wear out of these tires.

I'm with you on the CD's. My wife says I'm a dinosaur. But I don't care. I like them better and they're easy. Just shove them in.

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I had a couple neighbors over and watched the Rams vs. Cardinals.

My wife had bought some big sandwiches. Turkey and Hot Italian. She wont eat the hot stuff and gets herself the turkey. I may have had one too many brewski's because I cut up the wrong one and passed it out to the guys. Whoops.

I was eating it and thought it was bland and then I realized my mistake a little too late. :dohh:

She wasn't happy. We had just eaten her sandwich. I offered her the Italian sandwich. But that didn't go over too well.

So. Back in the doghouse I go... At least the Rams won. :)

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You need a corner, dog houses are too small.....:lol:

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I like what you're doing with your Jeep. A retro styling approach. Jeeps are perfect for that, since they are about staying the same styling as from the past.
It's what I like to do, grab an era and go with it. I did that with the '71 camper truck I bought in '89. Things I did were things that could have been done when it was new. I did the same with the '90 Blazer we bought new, since it was the same body since '73 and it was solid red, no 2-tone like 99% Silverados were by then. I put dual exhaust out behind the rear tires, 10" turbine wheels, and painted to match Bushwacker Extend-A-Fenders (smooth/no bolt pockets) on, like was done in the '70s. And that blue & white never been painted '72 K/20 I had. Even though I had powder coated steelies and turbine 16.5s, I bought 16" x 10" white spokes because 4WPW had a buy 3 get one free deal on their tires that only came in 16". Since I already had the other wheels I really wanted on there (run multiple sets/different purposes), I went for the white spokes that were also period correct, and the cheapest wheels they had. I wanted the truck to look like it was an untouched pride & joy survivor from the '70s.

Yeah, you nailed it with the wheel/tire combo and Daylighters. I like a clean uncluttered look. But if I did one more thing to that Jeep it would be have the original Renegade stripe and lettering 'painted' on the hood.

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Thanks for the compliments guys, I figured y'all would understand. All the youngins probably wondering why I didn't put 18" bead lock things on it with monster tires that rub. I was legitimately pissed when I realized our new 2020 Equinox didn't have a CD player (my 2015 Z71 does and I learned the 2018 was the last year for CD players in the trucks?). What the crap? It has all this fancy blue tooth stuff... I do use my ipod (which I'm told is really old tech now) but the sound just isn't the same.

It's funny you mention Renegade Tim... I built this little CJ like 20 years ago (tried to find it, but my model storage closet is a mess with a crap top of boxes). This was my inspiration for my big Jeep. White spokes and all. I am going to leave the rear tire uncovered. I am also going to leave the bumpers stock. Really, the only outside change coming is new fender flares. I tried to clean these up, but back to black just made the gray a slightly darker gray :lol: Flares are so cheap for these things (and supposedly have better UV protection than the originals) it's not worth all the work to pull and paint these. I'll put on a new set and rub in some back to black a couple times a year to keep them purty.

The only additional change(s) I'm thinking of are a winch plate and small winch for the front, I figure it would be worth it if I only ever use it once... and I've seen a few guys trim down an XJ roof rack and put it on a TJ hard top and it actually looks pretty cool. That's a maybe... winch much more likely.

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this is what I found on the XJ roof rack on a TJ, not 100% on this, because if I drill holes they're there forever... and used tops are like $900-1200 still.

I also bought a few of the stickers below. One for the Jeep, one for the mustang, and one for the tool box.

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I like the roof rack but would be terrified to drill the top. I know that I'd screw it up.

I bought a Renegade hood sticker for my old CJ5. Never put it on for the same reason. I knew I'd mess it up.

Fender flares are a good relatively inexpensive fix. Mine were nasty and there was no cleaning them up. I replaced them too.

The winch is a good idea. I'm going to get one too. Along with wheels and tires. Mine look good but my Jeep is a little too soccer mom looking with them. I'll probably go with the same setup that I had on the CJ5.

I dislike the fact that these newer cars have no CD player. My 2015 Corvette doesn't have one, my 2019 Wrangler doesn't either. And they weren't cheap cars. Don't these car companies realize that old farts like me drive their cars and don't want to fiddle with a bunch of high tech nonsense?

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I found this double din CD player with GPS and a back up camera on amazon for a pretty decent price (I remember when a new car stereo was $$$)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01686P1XK...t_details&th=1

and this neat kit mimicks the factory piece, but has the large opening for the double din, and comes with a wiring kit to make wiring the two easier.

It's amazing all the neat accessories and support these things have...

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I'm with you on the CD player. My wife bought me some new CDs to replace some that had gotten to where they just didn't play anymore, my favorites of course. I was so happy to play them again in my 06 Sierra cc with the factory 6 disk Delco plus Bose system. That lasted about 2 weeks. The player crapped out. It now had 6 of my new CDs locked inside. I don't think so! I opened up the radio and dismantled that dude and got them out. There was no putting it back together. So I tried them in the 03 Tahoe with same system. No go. It's busted too! I searched high and low for just the replacement CD players and got frustrated and just stopped looking. Most, if not all of them, are made in some Asian country and some of their part numbers do not work when searching for a new one. One listing said they supply these players to most major auto manufacturers. End of search. And I'm not interested in cables or thumb drives, etc. I don't store music on my phone. If the radio now quits I guess I'll sell the truck! :devil:

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I bought a boat last night. I actually made the hull a couple years ago and sold it to a guy south of here. He painted it all up and only ran it a couple times. He just put it up for $400 which it 150 less than I sold the bare hull for. Just need to put my motor and hardware in it and we're off! 1/6 scale (55 inches) should do 65-68 mph in race trim.

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^Dang is that cool!!!

What kind of "motor" do those run?

:lol: The radio in the Jeep is driving me nuts. The volume knob is 90% broken so if you touch it, the sound could go up or down, no matter which way you spin it :lol: I try to leave it alone, but if AC/DC comes on... you know.... :metal:

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30.5cc water cooled 2 strokes ported and polished, lightened pistons, all kinds of stuff up to 7.5hp for this one. The smaller ones run the Nitro fuel that the RC cars run and then there are a couple different electric classes.

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What a deal! :metal:

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Are you sure that your wife didn't rig it to turn down when AC/DC comes on? My wife would. She unplugs my amplifiers. :lol:

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Hahaha! I hate to say it, but sometimes your relational burdens make my day.

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Hell's bells ?

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Oh man, now you got me started. I think that is one of the best song intros in existence.

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Yeah. :devil:

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Made a leather sheath for the knife . First attempt at one still need to stitch the seam and add a beltloop . The grooves are to relief the bend like putting Kerf cuts n wood . Water is applied to bend area.

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My dad hated that song and most of what I liked. Now my kids hate it....it doesn't make the proper thump and gang sounds.....;)

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That's a cool sheath!

To be honest, I wish she could do that. Don't get me wrong, my wife is a veterinarian, finished near the top of her class, and doing very well professionally... HOWEVER, she knows/understands jack squat about electronics. I had to show her several times how to use the surround camera system in the equinox, I always have to set up her devices, show her how to use the new stuff on the computer or TV... oh wait a tick... I think she's using me... :rolleyes:

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I know my wife would rig my radio to turn down sometimes if she could. I can, and in the past frequently have, listened to the justice and master albums on repeat for days on end.:metal::lol:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WM8bTdBs-cw

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Ehhh...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9KuPI1tj9c

Also, took the wife to the coast, to Ventura for lunch. Nice place, called Mrs Olson's. Nice fish and chips.

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Your wife may be related to me. If we get some new electronic doohickey I just give my wife puppy dog eyes or scream obscenities at it until she pushes me out of the way and fixes it. :lol:

WTH. It works. ;)

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I'm enjoying the process of seeing your knife and sheath come together. That will be quite a blade to have strapped your belt. Just be careful when you sit down, don't want to damage the vinyl in your truck or negatively impact any other pertinent appurtenances...

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Fish and chips sound delicious.

I am a JP fan too. No holds barred on that intro. Another of my favorite intros is to Brown Sugar by the Rolling Stones. They drag the beat in there and swing it a little bit and it's just right. If I'm honest, it's not among my very favorite songs, but that intro sure does the trick.

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It's possible. She is a Cali girl. Born in LA, grew up in Whittier until she was 9.

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Thanks
It's more of let's see if could do it. This is going to be a camp knife dont think I'll be strapping it to my leg . :lol:

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Gotta retire what's left of my old Stihl 042AV. It's a shame, it's still mechanically very good, always been a strong-running saw. I bought it new 40 years ago. Fuel line went bad, no OEM parts available and saw shops won't touch it. I bought a replacement fuel line and put it in, then found fuel leaking into the carb area. Rats. Fuel tank must have a crack in it. Now I'm down to just my Husky 350 which is a great little saw but sure doesn't have the power of that 042.

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I finished my 5th Oreilly auto parts store in 93 working days. I still don't have a hat but I do have a key.

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Took my econobox to the car wash and then clayed out and waxed the top surfaces. First time since December. I blame arthritic foot pain. I'm going to have to get to the sides, soon.

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He's crafty! I like seeing the things you put your hands to. All things I like as well. would an oil be a good thing to soften at the fold? I guess a little water won't hurt. doesn't need to be pliable there.
My ex-wife didn't have to understand electronics to get me to turn the music down. She'd just say, "Can you turn that down?", then, "More?", then "More?". Then I'd just turn it off and say, "Did you want to talk?". Silence......

Listening to music home alone or her upstairs. Nothing said, she would walk into the room, turn it off, and turn the TV on. "You could have asked or at least waited till the song was over." "My show is coming on". She hated it when I'd call her Queen of Sheba (but I think she liked the bowing gesture) :ito:

What I've been doing not on my truck is making a small extension to a countertop in my kitchen.
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I have limited counter space and the idea is to put the microwave there to gain the entire top next to the stove

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Then I got the idea to make a rack to slide the cutting board in under the new top. The top I made from the sink cut-out I've had stashed 0ver 30 years. I had made the oak butcher block countertops way back then. So easy peezy, ready-made top! I wanted the leg to be hefty so I cut that out of an old oak 2" x 4" I saved from a job on an old house or barn. No Nails!
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It did have a healthy bow to it, so I straightened it up on the table saw. I used some of the remainder to cut down the pieces for the cutting table rack. I didn't want to close that area in and block light with an actual shelf or drawer, so I decided on the rack. One piece across and two running back to the wall. Then add a stop so the cutting board sits flush out front. I drilled into the cutting board to epoxy a brass machine screw to mount a black know to match the rest of the kitchen
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The table saw blade is ready to be replaced, but I wanted to rip these pieces first incase there were any nails hidden in there. My tool box with the sanders is buried where I couldn't lay my eyes on it, due to the barn move project. Planer is buried, too. So it was good ol' old fashioned hand sanding to get the saw marks, including burn marks, out of the wood. I still need to trim some length off the brass machine screw and finish assembling the rack. Be back later with pictures. Also want to refinish the old teak cutting board. Need to pick up that oil

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It's a cold day but, a great day here. Picking up my check for the sale of my Cutlass. ;)

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Tim your house is so cool.

But it's so clean. Aren't you a single guy? When I was single my house looked like it. Dirty laundry and beer cans all over.

When I first met my wife I took off work early to go clean it up because I didn't want her to think I was such a slob. False advertising I know. But it worked. She said what a nice place, and all I could think was "You should have seen it this afternoon'.

I had a cleaning lady. She would walk in and wrinkle her face and cuss me in Spanish. :lol: I forget exactly what she would say. But I know enough Spanish to know that it wasn't good.

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Sink came for the master bath. Now I need to build the vanity. Going to be eithe hickory or oak slab that cut a few years ago for the top and some reclaimed wood from the barn for the vanity

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Wow! Nicely done! That looks like a great knife. And made from angle iron?

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Thanks .The blade is 1/8” O1 tool steel I bought it at my local steel supplier it’s not hardened yet so I had to after I shaped the blade had to temper it afterwards . I heated the peanut oil to 120 ish with the angle iron . Warm oil works better to quench the steel

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Scrounged up the white oak from the barn have a big pile stacked inside from when I removed the horse stalls .

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I did the same thing to take pictures :lol:. It's not all that clean. And dusty? I'm not a partying kid anymore (much), my son has been out of town (he's not as neat as me), I hustled to straighten up to have family at Christmas, and now I'm trying to keep it that way. Actually keep looking at more things to clean and going ahead with it. Things I have walked past for years!. This place is the dust palace. Also fixing or finishing things on the house, so generally more motivated the more I get done. Things like this little countertop project. Been thinking about it for years

See the electrical switch and outlet by the microwave? I had an electrician wire the kitchen in the '80s and he did that halfass crap. Same thing over by the sink. Always hated that crooked mess. I painted the kitchen last year, never put the plates back on because I want to change all that to be one double box with an oak combination cover, to match the rest of the kitchen. I have to cut out a piece of tongue & groove to fix each one. I ordered the switch/recept plates the other day and dropped off the Multimaster (saw) to be repaired last week (finally). I can't wait to get it back so I can finally fix that mess!

Here is where the microwave was, taking up a lot of that space, and the messed up electric boxes
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The other messed up electric boxes
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And the microwave in it's new place. I wasn't up for finishing the rack for the cutting board tonight