Re: Love it - hate it
Nathan In Montana wrote:
> this year has been prosperous, leaving very little time to play online > (including managing my own sites). now that winter is taking a grip things > are slowing down and ill have more time to play......maybe even with my cj > build. > > .....i was hoping that our resident trolls would have gotten bored with bill > by now, but i see thats still going too. to bad. > Yeah, I dropped off for a few months because of all that crap. Sad to see it's still here. I might split again for awhile...dunno. Glad to hear you're doing well. Is your garage heated? tw -- __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ |
Re: Love it - hate it
Nathan In Montana wrote:
> this year has been prosperous, leaving very little time to play online > (including managing my own sites). now that winter is taking a grip things > are slowing down and ill have more time to play......maybe even with my cj > build. > > .....i was hoping that our resident trolls would have gotten bored with bill > by now, but i see thats still going too. to bad. > Yeah, I dropped off for a few months because of all that crap. Sad to see it's still here. I might split again for awhile...dunno. Glad to hear you're doing well. Is your garage heated? tw -- __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ |
Re: Love it - hate it
Nathan In Montana wrote:
> this year has been prosperous, leaving very little time to play online > (including managing my own sites). now that winter is taking a grip things > are slowing down and ill have more time to play......maybe even with my cj > build. > > .....i was hoping that our resident trolls would have gotten bored with bill > by now, but i see thats still going too. to bad. > Yeah, I dropped off for a few months because of all that crap. Sad to see it's still here. I might split again for awhile...dunno. Glad to hear you're doing well. Is your garage heated? tw -- __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ |
Re: Love it - hate it
"twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message
news:_xIch.21479$kz1.4258@trnddc07... > Glad to hear you're doing well. many thanks, and i trust you are too? > Is your garage heated? heh....definately.....but im moving my projects over to a commercial garage ive leased, more room to work. -- Nathan in Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com http://1911Tech.com http://GlockCarry.com |
Re: Love it - hate it
"twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message
news:_xIch.21479$kz1.4258@trnddc07... > Glad to hear you're doing well. many thanks, and i trust you are too? > Is your garage heated? heh....definately.....but im moving my projects over to a commercial garage ive leased, more room to work. -- Nathan in Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com http://1911Tech.com http://GlockCarry.com |
Re: Love it - hate it
"twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message
news:_xIch.21479$kz1.4258@trnddc07... > Glad to hear you're doing well. many thanks, and i trust you are too? > Is your garage heated? heh....definately.....but im moving my projects over to a commercial garage ive leased, more room to work. -- Nathan in Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com http://1911Tech.com http://GlockCarry.com |
Re: Love it - hate it
Nathan In Montana wrote:
>>Glad to hear you're doing well. > many thanks, and i trust you are too? Yep, doing great, thanks! >>Is your garage heated? > > > heh....definately.....but im moving my projects over to a commercial garage > ive leased, more room to work. I'd love to be able to do that, you've got me thinking now. Right now I just store my extra stuff in a nice boat storage unit, but it's 70 miles away, not too convenient for projects. Soon I'd like to do a body off resto on the Baja Bronco, but my tiny 3 car garage would only be big enough if I pushed the TJ and another vehicle out. The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? tw -- __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ |
Re: Love it - hate it
Nathan In Montana wrote:
>>Glad to hear you're doing well. > many thanks, and i trust you are too? Yep, doing great, thanks! >>Is your garage heated? > > > heh....definately.....but im moving my projects over to a commercial garage > ive leased, more room to work. I'd love to be able to do that, you've got me thinking now. Right now I just store my extra stuff in a nice boat storage unit, but it's 70 miles away, not too convenient for projects. Soon I'd like to do a body off resto on the Baja Bronco, but my tiny 3 car garage would only be big enough if I pushed the TJ and another vehicle out. The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? tw -- __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ |
Re: Love it - hate it
Nathan In Montana wrote:
>>Glad to hear you're doing well. > many thanks, and i trust you are too? Yep, doing great, thanks! >>Is your garage heated? > > > heh....definately.....but im moving my projects over to a commercial garage > ive leased, more room to work. I'd love to be able to do that, you've got me thinking now. Right now I just store my extra stuff in a nice boat storage unit, but it's 70 miles away, not too convenient for projects. Soon I'd like to do a body off resto on the Baja Bronco, but my tiny 3 car garage would only be big enough if I pushed the TJ and another vehicle out. The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? tw -- __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ |
Re: Love it - hate it
"twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message
news:pMVch.23047$kz1.6825@trnddc07... > The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? there were title issues with the cj8 so that deal fell through. im doing a cj7 restoration/build but havent had time yet to do anything other than collect parts. while i hope to build a crawler, i still want it to be street legal so it will be a relatively mild build in comparison to some of the crawlers ive seen. ideally id like to drop my cj tub on a rubicon frame/drivetrain but have yet to find the right donor rubicon. finding cool salvage in montana is difficult because of our population, but im not above travelling for the right donor jeep. -- Nathan in Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com http://1911Tech.com http://GlockCarry.com |
Re: Love it - hate it
"twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message
news:pMVch.23047$kz1.6825@trnddc07... > The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? there were title issues with the cj8 so that deal fell through. im doing a cj7 restoration/build but havent had time yet to do anything other than collect parts. while i hope to build a crawler, i still want it to be street legal so it will be a relatively mild build in comparison to some of the crawlers ive seen. ideally id like to drop my cj tub on a rubicon frame/drivetrain but have yet to find the right donor rubicon. finding cool salvage in montana is difficult because of our population, but im not above travelling for the right donor jeep. -- Nathan in Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com http://1911Tech.com http://GlockCarry.com |
Re: Love it - hate it
"twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message
news:pMVch.23047$kz1.6825@trnddc07... > The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? there were title issues with the cj8 so that deal fell through. im doing a cj7 restoration/build but havent had time yet to do anything other than collect parts. while i hope to build a crawler, i still want it to be street legal so it will be a relatively mild build in comparison to some of the crawlers ive seen. ideally id like to drop my cj tub on a rubicon frame/drivetrain but have yet to find the right donor rubicon. finding cool salvage in montana is difficult because of our population, but im not above travelling for the right donor jeep. -- Nathan in Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com http://1911Tech.com http://GlockCarry.com |
Re: Love it - hate it
In Colorado they put all kinds of extreme looking stuff, including Jeeps
with tractor tires and no fenders, sitting way up high, on the street. The first time I saw one in the City Market parking lot, it could barely fit in a parking space, the tires were so big. Stay away from anything with "title issues". Earle "Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message news:Q4CdnbltpP6B0enYnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d@bresnan.com... > "twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message > news:pMVch.23047$kz1.6825@trnddc07... > > The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? > > there were title issues with the cj8 so that deal fell through. im doing a > cj7 restoration/build but havent had time yet to do anything other than > collect parts. while i hope to build a crawler, i still want it to be > street legal so it will be a relatively mild build in comparison to some of > the crawlers ive seen. ideally id like to drop my cj tub on a rubicon > frame/drivetrain but have yet to find the right donor rubicon. finding cool > salvage in montana is difficult because of our population, but im not above > travelling for the right donor jeep. > > -- > Nathan in Montana > http://ConcealedCarryForum.com > http://1911Tech.com > http://GlockCarry.com > > |
Re: Love it - hate it
In Colorado they put all kinds of extreme looking stuff, including Jeeps
with tractor tires and no fenders, sitting way up high, on the street. The first time I saw one in the City Market parking lot, it could barely fit in a parking space, the tires were so big. Stay away from anything with "title issues". Earle "Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message news:Q4CdnbltpP6B0enYnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d@bresnan.com... > "twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message > news:pMVch.23047$kz1.6825@trnddc07... > > The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? > > there were title issues with the cj8 so that deal fell through. im doing a > cj7 restoration/build but havent had time yet to do anything other than > collect parts. while i hope to build a crawler, i still want it to be > street legal so it will be a relatively mild build in comparison to some of > the crawlers ive seen. ideally id like to drop my cj tub on a rubicon > frame/drivetrain but have yet to find the right donor rubicon. finding cool > salvage in montana is difficult because of our population, but im not above > travelling for the right donor jeep. > > -- > Nathan in Montana > http://ConcealedCarryForum.com > http://1911Tech.com > http://GlockCarry.com > > |
Re: Love it - hate it
In Colorado they put all kinds of extreme looking stuff, including Jeeps
with tractor tires and no fenders, sitting way up high, on the street. The first time I saw one in the City Market parking lot, it could barely fit in a parking space, the tires were so big. Stay away from anything with "title issues". Earle "Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message news:Q4CdnbltpP6B0enYnZ2dnUVZ_t-dnZ2d@bresnan.com... > "twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message > news:pMVch.23047$kz1.6825@trnddc07... > > The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? > > there were title issues with the cj8 so that deal fell through. im doing a > cj7 restoration/build but havent had time yet to do anything other than > collect parts. while i hope to build a crawler, i still want it to be > street legal so it will be a relatively mild build in comparison to some of > the crawlers ive seen. ideally id like to drop my cj tub on a rubicon > frame/drivetrain but have yet to find the right donor rubicon. finding cool > salvage in montana is difficult because of our population, but im not above > travelling for the right donor jeep. > > -- > Nathan in Montana > http://ConcealedCarryForum.com > http://1911Tech.com > http://GlockCarry.com > > |
Re: Love it - hate it
Nathan In Montana wrote:
> "twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message > news:pMVch.23047$kz1.6825@trnddc07... > >>The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? > > > there were title issues with the cj8 so that deal fell through. im doing a > cj7 restoration/build but havent had time yet to do anything other than > collect parts. while i hope to build a crawler, i still want it to be > street legal so it will be a relatively mild build in comparison to some of > the crawlers ive seen. ideally id like to drop my cj tub on a rubicon > frame/drivetrain but have yet to find the right donor rubicon. finding cool > salvage in montana is difficult because of our population, but im not above > travelling for the right donor jeep. > Shouldn't be too hard to find a rolled Rubi... :) What are some issues with a CJ7 body on the TJ frame? I know it's not a bolt on affair. tw -- __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ |
Re: Love it - hate it
Nathan In Montana wrote:
> "twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message > news:pMVch.23047$kz1.6825@trnddc07... > >>The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? > > > there were title issues with the cj8 so that deal fell through. im doing a > cj7 restoration/build but havent had time yet to do anything other than > collect parts. while i hope to build a crawler, i still want it to be > street legal so it will be a relatively mild build in comparison to some of > the crawlers ive seen. ideally id like to drop my cj tub on a rubicon > frame/drivetrain but have yet to find the right donor rubicon. finding cool > salvage in montana is difficult because of our population, but im not above > travelling for the right donor jeep. > Shouldn't be too hard to find a rolled Rubi... :) What are some issues with a CJ7 body on the TJ frame? I know it's not a bolt on affair. tw -- __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ |
Re: Love it - hate it
Nathan In Montana wrote:
> "twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message > news:pMVch.23047$kz1.6825@trnddc07... > >>The CJ8 is a much more simple resto...or are you building a crawler? > > > there were title issues with the cj8 so that deal fell through. im doing a > cj7 restoration/build but havent had time yet to do anything other than > collect parts. while i hope to build a crawler, i still want it to be > street legal so it will be a relatively mild build in comparison to some of > the crawlers ive seen. ideally id like to drop my cj tub on a rubicon > frame/drivetrain but have yet to find the right donor rubicon. finding cool > salvage in montana is difficult because of our population, but im not above > travelling for the right donor jeep. > Shouldn't be too hard to find a rolled Rubi... :) What are some issues with a CJ7 body on the TJ frame? I know it's not a bolt on affair. tw -- __________________________________________________ ___________________ 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'." Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase') A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. __________________________________________________ ___________________ |
Re: Love it - hate it
"twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message
news:wcYch.24271$kz1.1817@trnddc07... > Shouldn't be too hard to find a rolled Rubi. just tough finding one in my local area. ill probably end up travelling. > What are some issues with a CJ7 body on the TJ frame? I know it's not a > bolt on affair. im not sure, but im thinking it would be easier than trying to put a coil suspension on a cj frame (sorry bill ;-). -- Nathan in Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com http://1911Tech.com http://GlockCarry.com |
Re: Love it - hate it
"twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message
news:wcYch.24271$kz1.1817@trnddc07... > Shouldn't be too hard to find a rolled Rubi. just tough finding one in my local area. ill probably end up travelling. > What are some issues with a CJ7 body on the TJ frame? I know it's not a > bolt on affair. im not sure, but im thinking it would be easier than trying to put a coil suspension on a cj frame (sorry bill ;-). -- Nathan in Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com http://1911Tech.com http://GlockCarry.com |
Re: Love it - hate it
"twaldron" <twaldron@OBVIOUSspam.com> wrote in message
news:wcYch.24271$kz1.1817@trnddc07... > Shouldn't be too hard to find a rolled Rubi. just tough finding one in my local area. ill probably end up travelling. > What are some issues with a CJ7 body on the TJ frame? I know it's not a > bolt on affair. im not sure, but im thinking it would be easier than trying to put a coil suspension on a cj frame (sorry bill ;-). -- Nathan in Montana http://ConcealedCarryForum.com http://1911Tech.com http://GlockCarry.com |
Re: Love it - hate it
DougW proclaimed:
> Lee Ayrton wrote: > >>On Sun, 3 Dec 2006, Nathan In Montana wrote: >> >> >>>.....i was hoping that our resident trolls would have gotten bored >>>with bill by now, but i see thats still going too. to bad. >> >>Trolls are why the software ghods invented killfiles. > > > I thought trolls were the reason god created pointy sticks. :) > After my most recent vacation up across the Sierra thru Utah into Wyoming and Colorado, then back thru Arizona, Nevada, I kinda think minivans and volvo station wagons are why god invented heat seeking missiles. |
Re: Love it - hate it
DougW proclaimed:
> Lee Ayrton wrote: > >>On Sun, 3 Dec 2006, Nathan In Montana wrote: >> >> >>>.....i was hoping that our resident trolls would have gotten bored >>>with bill by now, but i see thats still going too. to bad. >> >>Trolls are why the software ghods invented killfiles. > > > I thought trolls were the reason god created pointy sticks. :) > After my most recent vacation up across the Sierra thru Utah into Wyoming and Colorado, then back thru Arizona, Nevada, I kinda think minivans and volvo station wagons are why god invented heat seeking missiles. |
Re: Love it - hate it
DougW proclaimed:
> Lee Ayrton wrote: > >>On Sun, 3 Dec 2006, Nathan In Montana wrote: >> >> >>>.....i was hoping that our resident trolls would have gotten bored >>>with bill by now, but i see thats still going too. to bad. >> >>Trolls are why the software ghods invented killfiles. > > > I thought trolls were the reason god created pointy sticks. :) > After my most recent vacation up across the Sierra thru Utah into Wyoming and Colorado, then back thru Arizona, Nevada, I kinda think minivans and volvo station wagons are why god invented heat seeking missiles. |
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