Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
04-19-2004, 06:36 PM
#11
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Re: Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
It's just when you take the body off and see that was the only
thing holding whole rear end on:
http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
SB wrote:
>
> If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> time man!
>
> Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one thing
> and work on that.
> Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
>
> Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> disorganized!
thing holding whole rear end on:
http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
SB wrote:
>
> If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> time man!
>
> Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one thing
> and work on that.
> Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
>
> Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> disorganized!
04-19-2004, 06:36 PM
#12
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Re: Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
It's just when you take the body off and see that was the only
thing holding whole rear end on:
http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
SB wrote:
>
> If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> time man!
>
> Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one thing
> and work on that.
> Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
>
> Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> disorganized!
thing holding whole rear end on:
http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
SB wrote:
>
> If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> time man!
>
> Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one thing
> and work on that.
> Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
>
> Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> disorganized!
04-19-2004, 06:36 PM
#13
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Posts: n/a
Re: Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
It's just when you take the body off and see that was the only
thing holding whole rear end on:
http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
SB wrote:
>
> If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> time man!
>
> Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one thing
> and work on that.
> Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
>
> Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> disorganized!
thing holding whole rear end on:
http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
SB wrote:
>
> If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> time man!
>
> Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one thing
> and work on that.
> Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
>
> Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> disorganized!
04-19-2004, 08:28 PM
#14
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Re: Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
Joe, it may seem helpless but don't let that, or the opinions of
others, make you give up.m I'm going through the same sort of
exercise right now,
http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Tonka.html
Obviously, this is going to take a lot longer than I would like and
it's not going to be as easy as I'd like. I don't get a lot of
encouragement from some people either, it could probably be better
described as "Discouragement", Some days when I think about
everything I've got ahead of me I just wanna crawl in a hole & make
the world go away :(.
The thing is, I've been through enough in life to know that if I take
it one day at a time, in small steps, I WILL get it finished :). Of
course I do have the advantage of having a long attachement with this
particular jeep, I know every part of it inside out, I know what it
will look like when it's done & most importantly I know how good I'll
feel when I'm driving it :).
I also know that if I don't fix it I'll feel like crap the rest of my
life. ;>.
Now, the question is- are you more interested in the "Destination" or
the "Journey"? If your really more interested in having something,
anything! to drive right now then you'll be happier just buying
yourself another jeep, but if there 's something about this one that
tweaked your imagination then think about sticking with it. Don't let
the occaisional bought of discouragemnet or the opinions of others
(Whatinhelldothoselifelessmoronsknowanyway?) be the reason to quit.
Do it, Do it Right, & I guarantee that when you're done the sense of
accomplishment will put a smile on your face everytime you even
*Think* about runnin her down the road :).
Either way, Good Luck
-Howard.
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:09:45 GMT, "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com>
wrote:
>
>After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
>come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
>newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
>left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
>constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
>eBay.
>
>This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
>where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for about
>6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
>years and only used it on weekends.
>
>It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
>cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
>Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
>driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
>surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
>T-176 is 2 years old
>258 has around 80,000 miles
>Carter BBD with stepper motor
>Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
>All seats (tan)
>Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
>half doors (plastic), never mounted
>Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels (15x7
>(5), one still in box)
>Brake work done in Sept 03
>New alternator, water pump, never installed
>Factory service manual
>HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
>CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
>Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
>everything)
>
>Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
>Joe White
>
others, make you give up.m I'm going through the same sort of
exercise right now,
http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Tonka.html
Obviously, this is going to take a lot longer than I would like and
it's not going to be as easy as I'd like. I don't get a lot of
encouragement from some people either, it could probably be better
described as "Discouragement", Some days when I think about
everything I've got ahead of me I just wanna crawl in a hole & make
the world go away :(.
The thing is, I've been through enough in life to know that if I take
it one day at a time, in small steps, I WILL get it finished :). Of
course I do have the advantage of having a long attachement with this
particular jeep, I know every part of it inside out, I know what it
will look like when it's done & most importantly I know how good I'll
feel when I'm driving it :).
I also know that if I don't fix it I'll feel like crap the rest of my
life. ;>.
Now, the question is- are you more interested in the "Destination" or
the "Journey"? If your really more interested in having something,
anything! to drive right now then you'll be happier just buying
yourself another jeep, but if there 's something about this one that
tweaked your imagination then think about sticking with it. Don't let
the occaisional bought of discouragemnet or the opinions of others
(Whatinhelldothoselifelessmoronsknowanyway?) be the reason to quit.
Do it, Do it Right, & I guarantee that when you're done the sense of
accomplishment will put a smile on your face everytime you even
*Think* about runnin her down the road :).
Either way, Good Luck
-Howard.
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:09:45 GMT, "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com>
wrote:
>
>After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
>come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
>newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
>left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
>constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
>eBay.
>
>This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
>where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for about
>6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
>years and only used it on weekends.
>
>It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
>cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
>Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
>driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
>surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
>T-176 is 2 years old
>258 has around 80,000 miles
>Carter BBD with stepper motor
>Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
>All seats (tan)
>Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
>half doors (plastic), never mounted
>Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels (15x7
>(5), one still in box)
>Brake work done in Sept 03
>New alternator, water pump, never installed
>Factory service manual
>HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
>CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
>Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
>everything)
>
>Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
>Joe White
>
04-19-2004, 08:28 PM
#15
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Re: Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
Joe, it may seem helpless but don't let that, or the opinions of
others, make you give up.m I'm going through the same sort of
exercise right now,
http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Tonka.html
Obviously, this is going to take a lot longer than I would like and
it's not going to be as easy as I'd like. I don't get a lot of
encouragement from some people either, it could probably be better
described as "Discouragement", Some days when I think about
everything I've got ahead of me I just wanna crawl in a hole & make
the world go away :(.
The thing is, I've been through enough in life to know that if I take
it one day at a time, in small steps, I WILL get it finished :). Of
course I do have the advantage of having a long attachement with this
particular jeep, I know every part of it inside out, I know what it
will look like when it's done & most importantly I know how good I'll
feel when I'm driving it :).
I also know that if I don't fix it I'll feel like crap the rest of my
life. ;>.
Now, the question is- are you more interested in the "Destination" or
the "Journey"? If your really more interested in having something,
anything! to drive right now then you'll be happier just buying
yourself another jeep, but if there 's something about this one that
tweaked your imagination then think about sticking with it. Don't let
the occaisional bought of discouragemnet or the opinions of others
(Whatinhelldothoselifelessmoronsknowanyway?) be the reason to quit.
Do it, Do it Right, & I guarantee that when you're done the sense of
accomplishment will put a smile on your face everytime you even
*Think* about runnin her down the road :).
Either way, Good Luck
-Howard.
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:09:45 GMT, "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com>
wrote:
>
>After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
>come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
>newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
>left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
>constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
>eBay.
>
>This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
>where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for about
>6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
>years and only used it on weekends.
>
>It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
>cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
>Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
>driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
>surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
>T-176 is 2 years old
>258 has around 80,000 miles
>Carter BBD with stepper motor
>Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
>All seats (tan)
>Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
>half doors (plastic), never mounted
>Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels (15x7
>(5), one still in box)
>Brake work done in Sept 03
>New alternator, water pump, never installed
>Factory service manual
>HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
>CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
>Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
>everything)
>
>Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
>Joe White
>
others, make you give up.m I'm going through the same sort of
exercise right now,
http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Tonka.html
Obviously, this is going to take a lot longer than I would like and
it's not going to be as easy as I'd like. I don't get a lot of
encouragement from some people either, it could probably be better
described as "Discouragement", Some days when I think about
everything I've got ahead of me I just wanna crawl in a hole & make
the world go away :(.
The thing is, I've been through enough in life to know that if I take
it one day at a time, in small steps, I WILL get it finished :). Of
course I do have the advantage of having a long attachement with this
particular jeep, I know every part of it inside out, I know what it
will look like when it's done & most importantly I know how good I'll
feel when I'm driving it :).
I also know that if I don't fix it I'll feel like crap the rest of my
life. ;>.
Now, the question is- are you more interested in the "Destination" or
the "Journey"? If your really more interested in having something,
anything! to drive right now then you'll be happier just buying
yourself another jeep, but if there 's something about this one that
tweaked your imagination then think about sticking with it. Don't let
the occaisional bought of discouragemnet or the opinions of others
(Whatinhelldothoselifelessmoronsknowanyway?) be the reason to quit.
Do it, Do it Right, & I guarantee that when you're done the sense of
accomplishment will put a smile on your face everytime you even
*Think* about runnin her down the road :).
Either way, Good Luck
-Howard.
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:09:45 GMT, "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com>
wrote:
>
>After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
>come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
>newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
>left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
>constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
>eBay.
>
>This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
>where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for about
>6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
>years and only used it on weekends.
>
>It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
>cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
>Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
>driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
>surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
>T-176 is 2 years old
>258 has around 80,000 miles
>Carter BBD with stepper motor
>Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
>All seats (tan)
>Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
>half doors (plastic), never mounted
>Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels (15x7
>(5), one still in box)
>Brake work done in Sept 03
>New alternator, water pump, never installed
>Factory service manual
>HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
>CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
>Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
>everything)
>
>Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
>Joe White
>
04-19-2004, 08:28 PM
#16
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
Joe, it may seem helpless but don't let that, or the opinions of
others, make you give up.m I'm going through the same sort of
exercise right now,
http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Tonka.html
Obviously, this is going to take a lot longer than I would like and
it's not going to be as easy as I'd like. I don't get a lot of
encouragement from some people either, it could probably be better
described as "Discouragement", Some days when I think about
everything I've got ahead of me I just wanna crawl in a hole & make
the world go away :(.
The thing is, I've been through enough in life to know that if I take
it one day at a time, in small steps, I WILL get it finished :). Of
course I do have the advantage of having a long attachement with this
particular jeep, I know every part of it inside out, I know what it
will look like when it's done & most importantly I know how good I'll
feel when I'm driving it :).
I also know that if I don't fix it I'll feel like crap the rest of my
life. ;>.
Now, the question is- are you more interested in the "Destination" or
the "Journey"? If your really more interested in having something,
anything! to drive right now then you'll be happier just buying
yourself another jeep, but if there 's something about this one that
tweaked your imagination then think about sticking with it. Don't let
the occaisional bought of discouragemnet or the opinions of others
(Whatinhelldothoselifelessmoronsknowanyway?) be the reason to quit.
Do it, Do it Right, & I guarantee that when you're done the sense of
accomplishment will put a smile on your face everytime you even
*Think* about runnin her down the road :).
Either way, Good Luck
-Howard.
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:09:45 GMT, "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com>
wrote:
>
>After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
>come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
>newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
>left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
>constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
>eBay.
>
>This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
>where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for about
>6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
>years and only used it on weekends.
>
>It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
>cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
>Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
>driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
>surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
>T-176 is 2 years old
>258 has around 80,000 miles
>Carter BBD with stepper motor
>Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
>All seats (tan)
>Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
>half doors (plastic), never mounted
>Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels (15x7
>(5), one still in box)
>Brake work done in Sept 03
>New alternator, water pump, never installed
>Factory service manual
>HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
>CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
>Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
>everything)
>
>Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
>Joe White
>
others, make you give up.m I'm going through the same sort of
exercise right now,
http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Tonka.html
Obviously, this is going to take a lot longer than I would like and
it's not going to be as easy as I'd like. I don't get a lot of
encouragement from some people either, it could probably be better
described as "Discouragement", Some days when I think about
everything I've got ahead of me I just wanna crawl in a hole & make
the world go away :(.
The thing is, I've been through enough in life to know that if I take
it one day at a time, in small steps, I WILL get it finished :). Of
course I do have the advantage of having a long attachement with this
particular jeep, I know every part of it inside out, I know what it
will look like when it's done & most importantly I know how good I'll
feel when I'm driving it :).
I also know that if I don't fix it I'll feel like crap the rest of my
life. ;>.
Now, the question is- are you more interested in the "Destination" or
the "Journey"? If your really more interested in having something,
anything! to drive right now then you'll be happier just buying
yourself another jeep, but if there 's something about this one that
tweaked your imagination then think about sticking with it. Don't let
the occaisional bought of discouragemnet or the opinions of others
(Whatinhelldothoselifelessmoronsknowanyway?) be the reason to quit.
Do it, Do it Right, & I guarantee that when you're done the sense of
accomplishment will put a smile on your face everytime you even
*Think* about runnin her down the road :).
Either way, Good Luck
-Howard.
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:09:45 GMT, "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com>
wrote:
>
>After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
>come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
>newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
>left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
>constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
>eBay.
>
>This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
>where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for about
>6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
>years and only used it on weekends.
>
>It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
>cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
>Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
>driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
>surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
>T-176 is 2 years old
>258 has around 80,000 miles
>Carter BBD with stepper motor
>Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
>All seats (tan)
>Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
>half doors (plastic), never mounted
>Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels (15x7
>(5), one still in box)
>Brake work done in Sept 03
>New alternator, water pump, never installed
>Factory service manual
>HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
>CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
>Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
>everything)
>
>Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
>Joe White
>
04-19-2004, 08:28 PM
#17
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
Joe, it may seem helpless but don't let that, or the opinions of
others, make you give up.m I'm going through the same sort of
exercise right now,
http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Tonka.html
Obviously, this is going to take a lot longer than I would like and
it's not going to be as easy as I'd like. I don't get a lot of
encouragement from some people either, it could probably be better
described as "Discouragement", Some days when I think about
everything I've got ahead of me I just wanna crawl in a hole & make
the world go away :(.
The thing is, I've been through enough in life to know that if I take
it one day at a time, in small steps, I WILL get it finished :). Of
course I do have the advantage of having a long attachement with this
particular jeep, I know every part of it inside out, I know what it
will look like when it's done & most importantly I know how good I'll
feel when I'm driving it :).
I also know that if I don't fix it I'll feel like crap the rest of my
life. ;>.
Now, the question is- are you more interested in the "Destination" or
the "Journey"? If your really more interested in having something,
anything! to drive right now then you'll be happier just buying
yourself another jeep, but if there 's something about this one that
tweaked your imagination then think about sticking with it. Don't let
the occaisional bought of discouragemnet or the opinions of others
(Whatinhelldothoselifelessmoronsknowanyway?) be the reason to quit.
Do it, Do it Right, & I guarantee that when you're done the sense of
accomplishment will put a smile on your face everytime you even
*Think* about runnin her down the road :).
Either way, Good Luck
-Howard.
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:09:45 GMT, "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com>
wrote:
>
>After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
>come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
>newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
>left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
>constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
>eBay.
>
>This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
>where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for about
>6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
>years and only used it on weekends.
>
>It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
>cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
>Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
>driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
>surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
>T-176 is 2 years old
>258 has around 80,000 miles
>Carter BBD with stepper motor
>Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
>All seats (tan)
>Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
>half doors (plastic), never mounted
>Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels (15x7
>(5), one still in box)
>Brake work done in Sept 03
>New alternator, water pump, never installed
>Factory service manual
>HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
>CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
>Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
>everything)
>
>Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
>Joe White
>
others, make you give up.m I'm going through the same sort of
exercise right now,
http://users.eastlink.ca/~howarde/Tonka.html
Obviously, this is going to take a lot longer than I would like and
it's not going to be as easy as I'd like. I don't get a lot of
encouragement from some people either, it could probably be better
described as "Discouragement", Some days when I think about
everything I've got ahead of me I just wanna crawl in a hole & make
the world go away :(.
The thing is, I've been through enough in life to know that if I take
it one day at a time, in small steps, I WILL get it finished :). Of
course I do have the advantage of having a long attachement with this
particular jeep, I know every part of it inside out, I know what it
will look like when it's done & most importantly I know how good I'll
feel when I'm driving it :).
I also know that if I don't fix it I'll feel like crap the rest of my
life. ;>.
Now, the question is- are you more interested in the "Destination" or
the "Journey"? If your really more interested in having something,
anything! to drive right now then you'll be happier just buying
yourself another jeep, but if there 's something about this one that
tweaked your imagination then think about sticking with it. Don't let
the occaisional bought of discouragemnet or the opinions of others
(Whatinhelldothoselifelessmoronsknowanyway?) be the reason to quit.
Do it, Do it Right, & I guarantee that when you're done the sense of
accomplishment will put a smile on your face everytime you even
*Think* about runnin her down the road :).
Either way, Good Luck
-Howard.
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:09:45 GMT, "Joe White" <joeNOSPAMwhite@usa.com>
wrote:
>
>After spending several weekends peeling the tub off of my 84 CJ7, I have
>come to the conclusion that I don't know what the hell I am doing. This
>newgroup has helped me out of so many jams that I'd like to offer what's
>left of my Jeep to someone in this group who could actually do something
>constructive with it. I figured I'd try this before throwing it out on
>eBay.
>
>This Jeep ran great before I started 'restoring' it. A week does not go by
>where someone in my family asks why I did that. It's been sitting for about
>6 months. I bought it from a buddy a few years ago who owned it for 14
>years and only used it on weekends.
>
>It no longer has a tub, dash, wiring harness, gas tank skid plate, rear
>cross member, pulse air tubes, ignition module, heater core, heater ducts
>
>Frame has some rot where it connected to the rear cross member on the
>driver's side, it also has damage at the body mounts, mostly due to my
>surgery but none of this seems insurmountable (only to me)
>
>T-176 is 2 years old
>258 has around 80,000 miles
>Carter BBD with stepper motor
>Air tubes are gone, rest of the emissions crap is in a box
>All seats (tan)
>Full hard doors, hood, fenders, windshield frame (red), full soft doors,
>half doors (plastic), never mounted
>Crap tires on OEM wagon wheels (5) 15x7 + American racing wagon wheels (15x7
>(5), one still in box)
>Brake work done in Sept 03
>New alternator, water pump, never installed
>Factory service manual
>HEI Distributor still in box (bought 11/03)
>
>CJ is in storage unit in Largo, Florida
>
>Price $0.00 (only stipulation is you have to pick it up and take
>everything)
>
>Email me if you are interested (remove NOSPAM from my address)
>
>Joe White
>
04-19-2004, 08:45 PM
#18
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
haha...no way!! lol
It's funny though....it's like Wile E Coyote as he runs off the
cliff....he's fine til he looks down!
so as a daily that jeep probably woulda kept going....rust is kinda like a
weld isn't it? lol
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40845459.9EE114C2@***.net...
> It's just when you take the body off and see that was the only
> thing holding whole rear end on:
> http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> SB wrote:
> >
> > If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> > time man!
> >
> > Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one
thing
> > and work on that.
> > Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> > same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
> >
> > Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> > disorganized!
It's funny though....it's like Wile E Coyote as he runs off the
cliff....he's fine til he looks down!
so as a daily that jeep probably woulda kept going....rust is kinda like a
weld isn't it? lol
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40845459.9EE114C2@***.net...
> It's just when you take the body off and see that was the only
> thing holding whole rear end on:
> http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> SB wrote:
> >
> > If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> > time man!
> >
> > Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one
thing
> > and work on that.
> > Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> > same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
> >
> > Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> > disorganized!
04-19-2004, 08:45 PM
#19
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
haha...no way!! lol
It's funny though....it's like Wile E Coyote as he runs off the
cliff....he's fine til he looks down!
so as a daily that jeep probably woulda kept going....rust is kinda like a
weld isn't it? lol
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40845459.9EE114C2@***.net...
> It's just when you take the body off and see that was the only
> thing holding whole rear end on:
> http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> SB wrote:
> >
> > If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> > time man!
> >
> > Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one
thing
> > and work on that.
> > Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> > same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
> >
> > Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> > disorganized!
It's funny though....it's like Wile E Coyote as he runs off the
cliff....he's fine til he looks down!
so as a daily that jeep probably woulda kept going....rust is kinda like a
weld isn't it? lol
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40845459.9EE114C2@***.net...
> It's just when you take the body off and see that was the only
> thing holding whole rear end on:
> http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> SB wrote:
> >
> > If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> > time man!
> >
> > Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one
thing
> > and work on that.
> > Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> > same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
> >
> > Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> > disorganized!
04-19-2004, 08:45 PM
#20
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Bit Off More Than I Could Chew
haha...no way!! lol
It's funny though....it's like Wile E Coyote as he runs off the
cliff....he's fine til he looks down!
so as a daily that jeep probably woulda kept going....rust is kinda like a
weld isn't it? lol
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40845459.9EE114C2@***.net...
> It's just when you take the body off and see that was the only
> thing holding whole rear end on:
> http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> SB wrote:
> >
> > If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> > time man!
> >
> > Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one
thing
> > and work on that.
> > Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> > same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
> >
> > Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> > disorganized!
It's funny though....it's like Wile E Coyote as he runs off the
cliff....he's fine til he looks down!
so as a daily that jeep probably woulda kept going....rust is kinda like a
weld isn't it? lol
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:40845459.9EE114C2@***.net...
> It's just when you take the body off and see that was the only
> thing holding whole rear end on:
> http://saturday.pointclark.net:8082/...s/Jeep_601.JPG
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> SB wrote:
> >
> > If it's not a vehicle you need or depend on...then keep it and take your
> > time man!
> >
> > Don't look at the whole thing as one big mass of tasks...just pick one
thing
> > and work on that.
> > Do the rust patches first.....if I had a house w/garage I'd be doing the
> > same. And I too get that overwhelming feeling when there's lots to do.
> >
> > Just don't listen to the people that are dumpin on ya cuz you may look
> > disorganized!