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The beginning.. the end.... and a fresh start

The event doesn't really start until Thursday. I'll be taking pics as I cruise around this week. Tomorrow I'll get my tags and off I go!
 
Jeep Beach

red mistress said:
Need some ... Pics of Jeep Beach :drool:
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The event activities start tomorrow. Today I went to the Speedway and checked in. Got my goody bag, windshield sticker, and a couple pics from out front. I'll take more pics as the event pics up steam.

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Mate that Waggie concept will get some attention. As will your Scram. Great work on that by the way.
The waggie looks straight out of Cottington's (old) shop. Especially the interior made out of Boyd's old shirts
 
Jeep Beach

Here's the professional pic taken during the parade lap at Daytona International Speedway. The lap was part of the Guinness record for the most Jeeps in a Parade at 1846. They got the record. Unfortunately the CJ turnout was probably around 10.
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I've also been considering adding a third row seat. Primarily for my daughters benefit. The thought of drilling more holes in the bed is a turn off but she has several close friends that she wants to ride along with us. It was apparent at the parade that she was having some fun but it would have been more fun for her if she had her friends to share it with.
 
Jeep looks great. How was the turnout at Jeep Beach? We have a third seat. Kids use it more than the second seat. Too difficult to get into it. Kids climb over the back and sit in the third seat. Shoulder belts are important, too.
 
Thanks,

Jeep Beach was fun although nothing for the kids to do so it made for a long day for my 7 year old. CJ turnout was minimal. It was 99% newer stuff and the vendors were geared to that crowd. I saw about 5 scramblers throughout the 2 days we attended. Several CJ7's and a couple 5's. The raffles were good and lots of goodies handed out.

I'm pretty certain I'm going to spring for another seat and belts. Hate to drill through the floor but it means more fun for my daughter if she can have a friend or two along.
 
It's been a while since I've posted with pics although I have been enjoying everyone else's progress. Since Jeep beach I managed to get the proper length sway bar link quick disco's.
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Also had an interesting thing happen when I purchased the 3rd row seat. The original seats were from JC Whitney and were as close to nutmeg as I could get. I was OK with them and went ahead and ordered the rear seat expecting the same result. When the seat came in I was surprised to see the fabric was a different color... about as close to Nutmeg as I have seen. So I went ahead and ordered another rear and two new fronts. When they came in and all confirmed to match I sold my like new ..other.. set.

With the bikini top on it's hard to see the color in the shadows but it's real good.

The old set
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The new set
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gazzo said:
Mate that Waggie concept will get some attention. As will your Scram. Great work on that by the way.
The waggie looks straight out of Cottington's (old) shop. Especially the interior made out of Boyd's old shirts
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That waggie was nice and it did get a lot of attention. Thanks for the compliment. Still working out a few minor details but I'm very pleased with the results. I love driving it again too! All the work has been worth it.
 
Next week when I get my computer back I have some pics of interest. The fuel gauge has never worked and I finally got around to knowing why. The new sending unit was defective. After ringing the wires and everything checking out I have my answer as to why the resistance reading was always on empty. I went ahead and bought a new unit of a different style. This week I had some time so I dropped the tank and removed the sensor. When I removed it from the tank the plastic hollow float was full of fuel. It had cracked around the groove that secured it to the metal arm.

So now I have a new float and sending unit installed and finally a working gas gauge.
 
I gave the brass float ford part number in a thread somewhere on here.

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Welp, got my computer back but now I need my camera back. I loaned it to my buddy for his wedding. It has the pics on it. I probably should have searched on here but I didn't think it was float related, but rheostat related so I just went ahead and bought one. It came with a solid core plastic type float.
 
I think the top is done

I've been lacking on updates lately but that's because I haven't been doing much fix it up stuff to the Jeep. I finally got my boat done and some needed around the house stuff too. So today I decided to tackle the Bimini top loose ends and get that done. I painted the bows a week or two ago. Then I used some pool noodles to pad the ribs which kind of goes with the orange and yellow stripes. I was at Ace Hardware today and found they had webbing and buckles so I picked up the needed pieces and parts and got busy.
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