Re: How I got my Jeep - Dcp_0257.jpg (0/1)
 

Very cool story...but please dont post pictures here. post it on the web and give us
a link.


On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 04:06:54 GMT, Karl Norrena <knorrena@yahoo.ca> wrote:

>>All,
>>
>>I want to tell you how I came to own a Jeep. Dont stop reading its
>>kind of entertaining. My wife and I inherited our Jeep. So far our out
>>of pocket expenses come to $497CDN. The Jeep is a 1974 cj-5. It is in
>>original condition, its even got the original brakes in it. It has a
>>304 and the 3spd and it has 42000 miles. on it. It has never been
>>winter driven or driven in the rain (the first owner was a little
>>strange). It has the original soft top too. I was a little dubious
>>about it being original given that it is black and black was not a
>>color option in 1974. It turns out that, according to the original
>>sales reciept, that the Jeep was factory ordered in black. I have
>>included a picture because I am fairly excited about it. The history
>>of the Jeep is strange. It has been in pieces since 1986. The two
>>previous owners wanted to restore it but had little time. The
>>gentleman that we inherited it from, my wifes Uncle Bob, hired a
>>certified mechanic to reassemble it just prior to his death. He had
>>the opportunity to drive it for only a few weeks. The whole senario
>>under which we inherited it are a little strange too. I was looking
>>for a Land Cruiser at the time. Uncle Bob chastised me. While he was
>>alive we teased each other about Jeeps and Land Cruisers. You see, my
>>very first vehicle was a LC. I have owned 3 in my life. I am a firm
>>believer in destiny and coincidence, and I have to admit there are
>>some things that I like more about the jeep than I liked about the LC.
>>Rest assured, the Jeep, now called UB (Uncle Bob) will see rain and
>>mud and more. After all Jeeps are meant to be driven. There are some
>>mods that I want to perform first. The first is a spray in bedliner
>>inside and on the bottom of the tub. Soon we will be hitting the
>>trails.
>>
>>Thanks for you patience. I will be imposing on the group for its
>>advice off and on. Sorry for posting a pic to the group. I have not
>>yet seen one and I suspect that its a no-no. If it is I beg your
>>forgiveness.
>>
>>Karl

Re: How I got my Jeep - Dcp_0257.jpg (0/1)
 

Very cool story...but please dont post pictures here. post it on the web and give us
a link.


On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 04:06:54 GMT, Karl Norrena <knorrena@yahoo.ca> wrote:

>>All,
>>
>>I want to tell you how I came to own a Jeep. Dont stop reading its
>>kind of entertaining. My wife and I inherited our Jeep. So far our out
>>of pocket expenses come to $497CDN. The Jeep is a 1974 cj-5. It is in
>>original condition, its even got the original brakes in it. It has a
>>304 and the 3spd and it has 42000 miles. on it. It has never been
>>winter driven or driven in the rain (the first owner was a little
>>strange). It has the original soft top too. I was a little dubious
>>about it being original given that it is black and black was not a
>>color option in 1974. It turns out that, according to the original
>>sales reciept, that the Jeep was factory ordered in black. I have
>>included a picture because I am fairly excited about it. The history
>>of the Jeep is strange. It has been in pieces since 1986. The two
>>previous owners wanted to restore it but had little time. The
>>gentleman that we inherited it from, my wifes Uncle Bob, hired a
>>certified mechanic to reassemble it just prior to his death. He had
>>the opportunity to drive it for only a few weeks. The whole senario
>>under which we inherited it are a little strange too. I was looking
>>for a Land Cruiser at the time. Uncle Bob chastised me. While he was
>>alive we teased each other about Jeeps and Land Cruisers. You see, my
>>very first vehicle was a LC. I have owned 3 in my life. I am a firm
>>believer in destiny and coincidence, and I have to admit there are
>>some things that I like more about the jeep than I liked about the LC.
>>Rest assured, the Jeep, now called UB (Uncle Bob) will see rain and
>>mud and more. After all Jeeps are meant to be driven. There are some
>>mods that I want to perform first. The first is a spray in bedliner
>>inside and on the bottom of the tub. Soon we will be hitting the
>>trails.
>>
>>Thanks for you patience. I will be imposing on the group for its
>>advice off and on. Sorry for posting a pic to the group. I have not
>>yet seen one and I suspect that its a no-no. If it is I beg your
>>forgiveness.
>>
>>Karl

Re: How I got my Jeep - Dcp_0257.jpg (0/1)
 

Very cool story...but please dont post pictures here. post it on the web and give us
a link.


On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 04:06:54 GMT, Karl Norrena <knorrena@yahoo.ca> wrote:

>>All,
>>
>>I want to tell you how I came to own a Jeep. Dont stop reading its
>>kind of entertaining. My wife and I inherited our Jeep. So far our out
>>of pocket expenses come to $497CDN. The Jeep is a 1974 cj-5. It is in
>>original condition, its even got the original brakes in it. It has a
>>304 and the 3spd and it has 42000 miles. on it. It has never been
>>winter driven or driven in the rain (the first owner was a little
>>strange). It has the original soft top too. I was a little dubious
>>about it being original given that it is black and black was not a
>>color option in 1974. It turns out that, according to the original
>>sales reciept, that the Jeep was factory ordered in black. I have
>>included a picture because I am fairly excited about it. The history
>>of the Jeep is strange. It has been in pieces since 1986. The two
>>previous owners wanted to restore it but had little time. The
>>gentleman that we inherited it from, my wifes Uncle Bob, hired a
>>certified mechanic to reassemble it just prior to his death. He had
>>the opportunity to drive it for only a few weeks. The whole senario
>>under which we inherited it are a little strange too. I was looking
>>for a Land Cruiser at the time. Uncle Bob chastised me. While he was
>>alive we teased each other about Jeeps and Land Cruisers. You see, my
>>very first vehicle was a LC. I have owned 3 in my life. I am a firm
>>believer in destiny and coincidence, and I have to admit there are
>>some things that I like more about the jeep than I liked about the LC.
>>Rest assured, the Jeep, now called UB (Uncle Bob) will see rain and
>>mud and more. After all Jeeps are meant to be driven. There are some
>>mods that I want to perform first. The first is a spray in bedliner
>>inside and on the bottom of the tub. Soon we will be hitting the
>>trails.
>>
>>Thanks for you patience. I will be imposing on the group for its
>>advice off and on. Sorry for posting a pic to the group. I have not
>>yet seen one and I suspect that its a no-no. If it is I beg your
>>forgiveness.
>>
>>Karl

Re: How I got my Jeep - Dcp_0257.jpg (0/1)
 

Karl Norrena did pass the time by typing:
> Doug,
>
> I tried to post it to the group you suggested but no go. Any other
> suggestions?

Hmm. I see the 0/1 file, You should be able to post a pic there.

How big is the pic? Try to compress them down for posting to usenet.
If it is much bigger than 700k it might not go through. Actually
I'm having some connection problems as well.

--
DougW

Re: How I got my Jeep - Dcp_0257.jpg (0/1)
 

Karl Norrena did pass the time by typing:
> Doug,
>
> I tried to post it to the group you suggested but no go. Any other
> suggestions?

Hmm. I see the 0/1 file, You should be able to post a pic there.

How big is the pic? Try to compress them down for posting to usenet.
If it is much bigger than 700k it might not go through. Actually
I'm having some connection problems as well.

--
DougW

Re: How I got my Jeep - Dcp_0257.jpg (0/1)
 

Karl Norrena did pass the time by typing:
> Doug,
>
> I tried to post it to the group you suggested but no go. Any other
> suggestions?

Hmm. I see the 0/1 file, You should be able to post a pic there.

How big is the pic? Try to compress them down for posting to usenet.
If it is much bigger than 700k it might not go through. Actually
I'm having some connection problems as well.

--
DougW

Re: How I got my Jeep - Dcp_0257.jpg (0/1)
 

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 04:42:44 GMT, Karl Norrena <knorrena@yahoo.ca>
wrote:

>Doug,
>
>I tried to post it to the group you suggested but no go. Any other
>suggestions?
>
>Karl

Since you have a Jeep you will obviously need a place to post all the
project and "stuck" pics. Why don't you start your own web page? Your
ISP will give you 10 or more MB free storage (Comcast gives me 17 MB
per account and I can have up to 7 seperate accounts) , and it isn't
hard to set up a basic website. You can use FrontPage Express (free)
or similar programs to help you - you don't have to know any HTML
code. It is kind of interesting to learn, and once you get over the
initial confusion it's fun.

John Davies
Spokane WA USA
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/

Re: How I got my Jeep - Dcp_0257.jpg (0/1)
 

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 04:42:44 GMT, Karl Norrena <knorrena@yahoo.ca>
wrote:

>Doug,
>
>I tried to post it to the group you suggested but no go. Any other
>suggestions?
>
>Karl

Since you have a Jeep you will obviously need a place to post all the
project and "stuck" pics. Why don't you start your own web page? Your
ISP will give you 10 or more MB free storage (Comcast gives me 17 MB
per account and I can have up to 7 seperate accounts) , and it isn't
hard to set up a basic website. You can use FrontPage Express (free)
or similar programs to help you - you don't have to know any HTML
code. It is kind of interesting to learn, and once you get over the
initial confusion it's fun.

John Davies
Spokane WA USA
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/

Re: How I got my Jeep - Dcp_0257.jpg (0/1)
 

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 04:42:44 GMT, Karl Norrena <knorrena@yahoo.ca>
wrote:

>Doug,
>
>I tried to post it to the group you suggested but no go. Any other
>suggestions?
>
>Karl

Since you have a Jeep you will obviously need a place to post all the
project and "stuck" pics. Why don't you start your own web page? Your
ISP will give you 10 or more MB free storage (Comcast gives me 17 MB
per account and I can have up to 7 seperate accounts) , and it isn't
hard to set up a basic website. You can use FrontPage Express (free)
or similar programs to help you - you don't have to know any HTML
code. It is kind of interesting to learn, and once you get over the
initial confusion it's fun.

John Davies
Spokane WA USA
http://home.comcast.net/~johnedavies/