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Jeep cj7 83 right hand drive 4x4 5 sp british export - part II

Getting my chores done, so no work on the Jeep unfortunately... yard is a mess from the winter... but, enough complaining, just have to get it done.
Got the plow blade off and put the bucket back on.

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Brothers from another mother

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Cleanup and multiple dump runs

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cb
 
I did have some time to clean up some of my Jeep parts haul.
I came in the house and said to my wife:

Me: I just had multiple threesomes in the tub
Her: You fixed the hot tub?
Me: No, in the garage, multiple threesomes
Her: There is no tub in the garage...

I am just stunned at this point, so I showed her the pictures, she wasn't amused, she wanted the hot tub to be working... eh, I try.

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cb
 
July we will have lived here 9 years... the hot pink hot tub time machine has never been used... it is in a sun porch area and there is a cover on it and stuff pile on top of it.
Never had the need to have it when I was younger... now with the bones aching more, I will get around to it.

cb
 
Somebody was a busy boy today.:rotfl: It's amazing how things come around, go out of favor then come back in. When I was 18 in 1980 I had a pinto wagon (loved that car) that was painted the same orange that your jeep is in the background. I hated that color and had it painted a green color (not as bright as the cj7 your painting) very close to your green. Now when I look at the orange it doesn't look bad and I wonder If I should have painted mine orange instead of white.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
 
jammer1 said:
Somebody was a busy boy today.:rotfl: It's amazing how things come around, go out of favor then come back in. When I was 18 in 1980 I had a pinto wagon (loved that car) that was painted the same orange that your jeep is in the background. I hated that color and had it painted a green color (not as bright as the cj7 your painting) very close to your green. Now when I look at the orange it doesn't look bad and I wonder If I should have painted mine orange instead of white.:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
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Whenever I drive it, there is usually someone that comes up and tells me a jeep story and asks if it is a stock color.
There were 2 in 1976, Omaha Orange which that is and Renegade Orange which was darker and kinda more brownish... Orange was always what it was going to be and hey, the brighter the better!

cb
 
What color is this
78 renegade
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Spring has sprung and with it... little time for the Jeep.
Did get out or a couple hours over the last couple nights to do some small jobs.

Washer Bottle Motor replace... check.

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Wrong cap... check

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Rip down old windshield frame

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Forgot how many parts make that up

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Mark hood for hood lift (needs to be on to measure where hood rod supports are)

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Setup for tonight or tomorrow to do all the mods to the new windshield frame... check

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cb
 
Maintenance time... moved the project out to make way for the spring cleaning, oil changes, carb/TBI cleaning and air filters, etc.

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This will be done tonight, then the wife's, then my Orange CJ5 as it needs some brake work and other leaks addressed.

Then... back to the show.

cb
 
Thanks... it was built to go out and explore the NH backwoods with the wife... then 2 kids came along and I had to change the configuration from a half cab caged version to a family style one... day #1 (about 6 years ago after a 3 year and 2 state build) when it was done looked like this:

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cb
 
UPDATE: I actually finished working on the Silver Jeep last night and swapped it out for the wife's and did an oil change and cleaned the TBI in it... I was going to do the Jeep lean fix to hers but it ended up not having long enough u-bolts... so that will have to wait. A little more maintenance and I will be back on the project.

cb
 
Same old story, doing the maintenance on the other Jeeps and having issues with the Orange Jeep CJ5's brakes.
Getting a new setup for the master/booster as the booster is leaking and I have no brakes... wheel cylinder too... and a new hard line.

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Wife's Jeep was fine, u-bolts on order as I need longer ones to do the Jeep lean fix.

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Tractor got some new forks...

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And the bucket got some hooks

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So, I have been busy, just not on this project... soon... very soon.

Oh, and I sold some parts from the parts Jeep, so that is helping my "space" situation.

cb
 
certifiablejeep said:
Tractor got some new forks...

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Now that looks handy. Strong enough to pick up much weight though?

I bought a John Deere 2640 a few years ago for mowing fire lanes on the farm. Really, really wish I'd gotten a tractor with a bucket. Dang front end loaders separately go for almost as much as a tractor with a loader.

Jeeps are looking good! I'm trying to dig into mine now that spring is here.
 
They are rated for 4000lbs, but without counter weight on the back, no where near that.
I have a backhoe that weighs a ton that I will put on if I have to pick up logs... mainly wanted to be able to move axles around, work on them, put a 12-20 ft log on there and then cut it at a gentleman's height.
Also, help move other items around that I couldn't get close enough to with just the bucket... they weren't that pricey either for how sturdy they are built.

cb
 
Great looking jeeps CB. Jeep lean fix is swapping springs right?
 
Jeep lean fix is to put a shim on the opposite side, effectively lowering the high side.

Like this:
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cb
 
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