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1983 Scrambler "STUMP JUMPER". Frame off, 5.3 Conversion.

My heart just sank a bit... that is horrible, you ok physically? Lots of laundry last night to clean the shorts?

cb
 
1983 Scrambler "STUMP JUMPER". Frame off, 5.3 Conversion.

certifiablejeep said:
My heart just sank a bit... that is horrible, you ok physically? Lots of laundry last night to clean the shorts?

cb
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Same here. Not a good feeling I am sure. I have left the latches off enough times to know that it isn't funny. Thank goodness I have realized it before having something like that happen. Sorry Dennis. Glad to see you are at least in good spirits about it.

Would the hydraulic hood supports help reduce damage in a situation like that? You know, slow the hood down before it hits the windshield? I have been thinking of getting a pair anyway.
 
I feel your pain. I have to ask tho, was the hood safety thingy installed and working in the grill or was that not in there yet?

I did this twice in one day back in 2001. I was messing with a new to me 79 CJ7 without that safety thing in it and was excitable and careless. The second time it happened in one day I just had to laugh. That first time really hurt tho.
 
gr8dain said:
Same here. Not a good feeling I am sure. I have left the latches off enough times to know that it isn't funny. Thank goodness I have realized it before having something like that happen. Sorry Dennis. Glad to see you are at least in good spirits about it.

Would the hydraulic hood supports help reduce damage in a situation like that? You know, slow the hood down before it hits the windshield? I have been thinking of getting a pair anyway.
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I have the hood struts on like 3 of the Jeeps I have... others as well that I no longer have or built for others.
They do limit upwards travel, but are held in with ball/socket type connectors that allow for disassembly if needed, so I imagine at 60 mph it would break free.

cb
 
O yea they will break off. Then fall into the fan. [emoji15] happy times..

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This would NOT have happened if I had the safety latch in place, It's still at the painter's, ain't that ironic. I think something like this would more than likely just have bent the hood struts and rods also. I told myself at least 20 times that not having the middle safety latch was going to bite me in the a$$ one day.
 
This makes me soooo sad..............:(

will the windshield frame have to be painted again or just a new hood?

It brought back the memories of the last crawler I had. I got distracted with kids and ran off. Came back later, jumped in, and took off. When I got to about 60 MPH the custom aluminum diamond plate hood folded over the roof, smashed the windshield, broke the top mounted wiper arms, and caved in the sheet metal where the wipers mounted.
 
I thought maybe I was just having a bad dream but no it is real. It does make me feel just a little bit better knowing that almost all of you have done this once before and seems like some of you have done it more than once. The little Alligator in my head is working overtime trying to come up with a warning indicator light to let me know when the hood is not properly latched.

Can you find Waldo the idiot in this picture?
 

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That will buff out. [emoji15]

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Now that's the kind of comment I was expecting. LOL

J.J. No you can't have my plate or my hood so don't ask and I can't believe you actually did this twice in one day.
 
Waldo looks thinner... what of all those "pup tent" shirts (I think you called them) that you said you had... is good will about to get a large donation?
Congrats on the losing weight, it is very tough.

cb
 
Well Dennis- after talking to you on the phone today I was really apprehensive to look at the pictures. Yep, looks like a bent hood. And yes, turns my stomach a bit.

Like others have said, I'm just glad it didn't cause you to wreck, and that you're OK. Amazing that the windshield frame wasn't damaged. And I'll admit publicly- I've done this a time or two myself. Fiberglass hoods break in half when this happens...

Good talking to you today!
 
It's happened to me and it shattered my wind shield. I often thought a short cable that would limit it just before crash down would be awesome for times like these.


 
I'll say it too.....Man, that sucks! Sorry...

I left mine unlatched one time and luckily the secondary latch did its job, plus I saw the hood trying to lift and stopped quick.
 
I scored on a excellent set of rocker trim today by trading a set of my side boards even up. I also got my new hood to replace the one I bent. The side boards with the black stripe are going on my Stump Jumper. That's five coats of clear coat on the boards.
 

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1983 Scrambler "STUMP JUMPER". Frame off, 5.3 Conversion.

Look awesome. Hood gone to the painter yet?
 
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