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·the little things count FIX \'EM
well this post won't shed any great light on the questions we all have as jeep enthusiasts, but it will make me feel better. the little repairs were keeping me from enjoying my new toy (83 CJ) after having rescued it and reassembled it. it spent 4 long months in two different paint shops because they make more on a fender job than a repaint.
anywhoo... there are still plenty of bugs to work out, unfortunately the seat bracket broke a few weeks back and studying for the bar was a good reason to put off repairs. then the sun came out in south louisiana. put in a new used seat bracket and new used pax seat. installed the bolts for the rear seat, i could not find the two minutes it took to do it previously. removed the hard top and hard doors, installed a new used rail for the NEW Kayline bikini top (don't laugh it was $22). installed new seat belts in my buddy's CJ, his wife is pregnant so these things matter. repositioned the rear speakers to the wheel wells at the roll bar. installed a new used glove box latch and removed the string that was holding it closed (by the way the paint shop lost the old latch). adjusted the shift bands on the auto tranny to get some power to the ground. added the missing nut on the muffler clamp to quiet her down and for good measure installed another hangar bracket, cause one was missing. and finished off today by putting on a BRAND NEW rancho steering stabilizer that magically cured my wandering steering problem that had been plagueing me since i bought the big beast. well that's about it except for 14 gallons of gas yesterday. boy i gotta fix that gas guage.
so thank's for listening and thanks for all the valuable info this board has provided since last october when i discovered it. that's gonna have to do til after the bar exam, then the TR upgrade and the Nutter bypass.
ok here's one from me....
did you know that a lug nut is the same size and thread as the nuts on your front sway bar (at least for a CJ) i did but that's another story!!!
the little things count so fix 'em, it'll make you feel good
bob
/wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif 83 CJ-7 /wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif IF YOU AREN'T LIVIN' ON THE EDGE YOU'RE TAKING UP TOO MUCH ROOM!
Quitcher Whinin' /wwwthreads_images/icons/wink.gif
well this post won't shed any great light on the questions we all have as jeep enthusiasts, but it will make me feel better. the little repairs were keeping me from enjoying my new toy (83 CJ) after having rescued it and reassembled it. it spent 4 long months in two different paint shops because they make more on a fender job than a repaint.
anywhoo... there are still plenty of bugs to work out, unfortunately the seat bracket broke a few weeks back and studying for the bar was a good reason to put off repairs. then the sun came out in south louisiana. put in a new used seat bracket and new used pax seat. installed the bolts for the rear seat, i could not find the two minutes it took to do it previously. removed the hard top and hard doors, installed a new used rail for the NEW Kayline bikini top (don't laugh it was $22). installed new seat belts in my buddy's CJ, his wife is pregnant so these things matter. repositioned the rear speakers to the wheel wells at the roll bar. installed a new used glove box latch and removed the string that was holding it closed (by the way the paint shop lost the old latch). adjusted the shift bands on the auto tranny to get some power to the ground. added the missing nut on the muffler clamp to quiet her down and for good measure installed another hangar bracket, cause one was missing. and finished off today by putting on a BRAND NEW rancho steering stabilizer that magically cured my wandering steering problem that had been plagueing me since i bought the big beast. well that's about it except for 14 gallons of gas yesterday. boy i gotta fix that gas guage.
so thank's for listening and thanks for all the valuable info this board has provided since last october when i discovered it. that's gonna have to do til after the bar exam, then the TR upgrade and the Nutter bypass.
ok here's one from me....
did you know that a lug nut is the same size and thread as the nuts on your front sway bar (at least for a CJ) i did but that's another story!!!
the little things count so fix 'em, it'll make you feel good
bob
/wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif 83 CJ-7 /wwwthreads_images/icons/cool.gif IF YOU AREN'T LIVIN' ON THE EDGE YOU'RE TAKING UP TOO MUCH ROOM!
Quitcher Whinin' /wwwthreads_images/icons/wink.gif
