Any Jeep pics you want to share?
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Wonder if they work at the Tilted Kilt??
What about 3?
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Wonder if they work at the Tilted Kilt??
Someone posted on bookface couple days back that it was jeep night at TK tampa. Not like my jeep club.
Led a cubscout meeting tonight about survival, somehow coconuts came up, I got all of the ones I expected, light em on fire, spell out sos, use as cups......wasn't expecting one of the 10 yo boys to demonstrate where "cups" go. Sheesh!
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The coconut is a very useful item. Husk and shell dried work great for fire or BBQ. Can drink the water or eat the meat in various stages of maturity. They use to make soaps and other things from the dried meat (copra). Makes a great oil for cooking. Make some great adult beverages. Sure there are many others also
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DING DING DING! Give that man a cupie doll! Mark and Harold were the otganizers
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- Fremantle
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Little project finally completed last night, been on my list for a while. My OE grab bar was in pretty bad shape, leather flaking off if you actually grabbed it. Mine isn't any kind of perfect restoration, so functionality and economy were most important.
I bought a $7 steering leather steering wheel cover off Amazon, cut it to length, and gave it a shot.
I sized it with the existing leather one on it, and that seemed too big, so I bit the bullet, scraped, sanded, and painted the bar black. I then discovered that the bar appeared slightly too small around with nothing, so I pre-wrapped it with good quality athletic tape. Not knowing how bad my stitching was gonna look, I chose to face the stitching away from sight.
Came out pretty good, the "tight turns" at each end were harder to manage than I thought. Looks decent, feels great. Will mount tonight.
I bought a $7 steering leather steering wheel cover off Amazon, cut it to length, and gave it a shot.
I sized it with the existing leather one on it, and that seemed too big, so I bit the bullet, scraped, sanded, and painted the bar black. I then discovered that the bar appeared slightly too small around with nothing, so I pre-wrapped it with good quality athletic tape. Not knowing how bad my stitching was gonna look, I chose to face the stitching away from sight.
Came out pretty good, the "tight turns" at each end were harder to manage than I thought. Looks decent, feels great. Will mount tonight.
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Dang not bringing my camera. Dropped off some stuff at a buddies storage for him and found a plethora of jeeps in the weeds! Next time I head back I'll ensure the camera is with me! He had a really nice 1st gen commando wagon, a half dozen willys wagons/pickup trucks, and a wide variety of wagoneers from early-mid 60s to 80s. Most of them are other people's storage but it was so cool looking and dreaming about rescuing them!
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Now I REALLY like that!
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- Astoria
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That reminds me of the Monteverdi Safari SUV:
http://gallery-aaldering.com/autos/11904114/11904114-2.jpg
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What's odd is that Chrysler didn't buy jeep for several years. The downsize lifesaver that became the XJ wasn't developed for a while. Yet this looks just like a love baby from a FSJ and a 1st gen xj. *confused*
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The XJ was an AMC thing that was introduced late 1983 for the '84 model year ... 
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Yet wasn't it's development and credit given to Ioccoca??The XJ was an AMC thing that was introduced late 1983 for the '84 model year ...
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I did not know this , and thanks for posting cw05, that the XJ design went back into the 70s, which you can clearly see cues in the pics you posted , and the bonus 1978-1979 tracker tires it has
From Wikipedia:
Designs of the compact-size XJ Cherokee date back to 1978 when a team of American Motors (AMC) and Renault engineers drew several sketches. Clay models were based on the then current full-size SJ Cherokee. Early sketches of the XJ Cherokee had a European influence, and most of the styling cues were done by AMC engineers under the direction of Richard A. Teague, vice president of design.
Noticing that General Motors was developing a new two-door S-10-based Blazer, AMC decided to develop an entirely new four-door model in addition to a two-door version. American Motors' vice president of engineering, Roy Lunn, designed what is known as the "Quadra-Link" suspension, that limited rollovers.[8] Renault's François Castaing developed the drivetrain using a much smaller engine than normally found in 4WD vehicles and reduced the weight of the new model.[9] It "is noteworthy as the first nonmilitary 4x4 with unibody construction."[6] The unconventional design enhanced XJ's durability and off-road capability that eventually won over most critics, even those models with the early underpowered GM engines.[6] The XJ is described "as the first small crossover SUV in the U.S.," with "plenty of the Jeep toughness (and a straight-six engine) built in."[7] The design and market positioning of the XJ, along with the AMC Eagle essentially "foreshadowed the car-based crossover utility-vehicle fad."[6]
From Wikipedia:
Designs of the compact-size XJ Cherokee date back to 1978 when a team of American Motors (AMC) and Renault engineers drew several sketches. Clay models were based on the then current full-size SJ Cherokee. Early sketches of the XJ Cherokee had a European influence, and most of the styling cues were done by AMC engineers under the direction of Richard A. Teague, vice president of design.
Noticing that General Motors was developing a new two-door S-10-based Blazer, AMC decided to develop an entirely new four-door model in addition to a two-door version. American Motors' vice president of engineering, Roy Lunn, designed what is known as the "Quadra-Link" suspension, that limited rollovers.[8] Renault's François Castaing developed the drivetrain using a much smaller engine than normally found in 4WD vehicles and reduced the weight of the new model.[9] It "is noteworthy as the first nonmilitary 4x4 with unibody construction."[6] The unconventional design enhanced XJ's durability and off-road capability that eventually won over most critics, even those models with the early underpowered GM engines.[6] The XJ is described "as the first small crossover SUV in the U.S.," with "plenty of the Jeep toughness (and a straight-six engine) built in."[7] The design and market positioning of the XJ, along with the AMC Eagle essentially "foreshadowed the car-based crossover utility-vehicle fad."[6]
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