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Colorado – Utah in a borrowed TJ 2010
Riding high on our success of the 2009 Colorado trip, we were amped up to head out west again in 2010. But our plans were nearly ruined when I was unable to obtain a suitable 4×4 to take out west (the Cherokee market dried up, thanks Cash for Clunkers!). But all was not lost due to an offer from a very generous friend. We were able to make the trek out west in his essentially stock (save for 30” tires)…
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Smaller work bench
Due to the size of The Lone Ranger, the table I had previously was not really working out well for me. So Off to the scarp pile again to get some more steel for the base: Burned it together: Then I did something stupid, managed to use my jack stands to hold my cross brace in place and trapped them :derp: I found some composite grating that I used for the lower shelf. This way there is less surface to…
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Master Bathroom Refresh
At this point, we have redone just about every room in the house, except the master bath. When we first moved in 11 years ago, we slapped down some peal and stick tile to spruce things up a bit. Age was not real kind to this quick solution, and the counter top really could stand to be replaced:
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Welding / Fabrication Table
Given that I always seem to be welding and fabricating in my little garage, I decided it was time to get off the floor and onto a welding table. Off to the scrap bin to grab some material to make a frame: Started burning the legs to the frame: I got a large piece of 3/8” plate from work for the top, thankfully the table height worked out to be the exact same height as the F-250 bed so I…
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ORT to Washita MX 7-4-09
This is part of a series of past Off Road Trips (ORT’s), in this case with the ’87 XJ. Enjoy! A good day for wheeling, we covered about 11.5 miles in the park, and I still haven’t seen some of the parts of the park: