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The ’92 XJ’s
Through an odd twist of fate, I wound up owning two very similar 1992 Jeep Cherokee’s (XJ). The first ’92 I purchased as a commuter as I had sold off my of my commuter, a 2003 Dodge Neon. I wound up working closer to home with a new job, so fuel mileage wasn’t as big of a worry, plus with the sale of the Neon, we were able to finish paying off the wife’s car (no more car payments for…
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The madness begins – 1987 Jeep Cherokee
A little history first, well before I was married and had “grown up” responsibilities during the pre-digital camera days, I had a little Bronco II that I used play around with off-road: After selling that, I had a ’85 Toyota Xtra cab that I did a small build on as well, but never really had a chance to wheel it due to going to college. (Sorry, no photos). I can safely point to those to vehicles as being the start…
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Interlake 3-28-15, The TJ’s 2nd ORT
We took the Cookie Cutter TJ on it’s second Off-Road Trip with the boy. This trip turned out to be a pretty good mud test for the new tires. With all the rain the prior week, it was a wee bit sloppy, though not as sloppy as I feared it would be. The boy was ready to go bright and early:
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Fold Down Garage Tables
I came across this idea from somewhere on the internet. Given the limited space I have in the garage, and the lack of clean horizontal surfaces, this seemed like a slam dunk. So I grabbed some scrap OSB and 2×4’s and came up with this:
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Small Planters
We picked up a unused planter stand from my mother. After letting it sit unused on the side of the house for a long time, I finally got around to building some planter boxes for it. So off to Home Depot for some cheap wood: Hack and whack some: And they started to take shape: x3: And ready for use: We had hopped to get some strawberries growing in these, but we’ve had dismal luck with it. So now they’re…