[kickingprop]

Havent ever really strayed too far from the comfy confines of the CJ forum but WOW! GREAT BUILD! And a perfect waste to the last couple of hours at work!!

[EricsGreen98Tj]

Jim any progress lately? You havent posted in a while just wondering if everything is ok.....

[mschviuz]

Haven't been on here much lately, but wow.....you have that thing coming along nicely!

[jeepsterjc]

Originally Posted by KeysPirate

Dude......looking GOOD.......it won’t be long until you can drive down to Florida in your new toy…..Seeeeeeee Yaaaaaaaaa soon!!!

Thanks Ken. That would be one loooooong drive, eh?

We'll be down. Don't worry!

[jeepsterjc]

Originally Posted by kickingprop

Havent ever really strayed too far from the comfy confines of the CJ forum but WOW! GREAT BUILD! And a perfect waste to the last couple of hours at work!!

Thanks a lot for the comment. I'm glad you like the thread. It provides motivation to continue.

Originally Posted by EricsGreen98Tj

Jim any progress lately? You havent posted in a while just wondering if everything is ok.....

Hey Eric. Thanks for asking. Yes, everything is OK. My wife and I took 17 students to London and Paris over the Spring Break. I didn't want to announce that my home was vacated for 2 weeks!! Of course it would have been safe because the only people reading this are Jeep crazy and great forum members. We're back now and work will continue now!

Originally Posted by mschviuz

Haven't been on here much lately, but wow.....you have that thing coming along nicely!

Thanks. I'm happy to see you have the tach working properly, now, too.

I picked up my two JD2 die sets and the HD windshield frame coming back across the border from the Europe trip. The dies are going to last me the rest of my life. The frame... that's another story. JCWhitney advertised it as HD, but it sure is lame.

Now if my future rig only was running like yours... I'd be grinning ear to ear.

[jeepsterjc]

Well, off to the garage I go for part of the day. I turned the heat back up last night so today the twin-stick shifting levers will get finished off. Bead blast, a final de-grease (my glass bead is now quite dirty) priming and painting for today.

Now that the dies are here I can begin planning in earnest the tube fenders, the tube seat frames, the roll bar, perhaps tranny and engine mounts ala Jim1611 style, the rear Gen-Right style tire carrier and front winch/bumper and stinger assembly. Woohoo!

I've finally been able to put into words the build process.

Real work on current job/task/assembly

while

Researching ahead for the tasks 2 or 3 steps ahead- what do I want, and, how do i do it so that i can afford it?

while

Shopping for equipment and parts for current jobs and the next jobs to begin.

while

Keeping the flow orderly and not too expensive...

Everything should be easier pretty soon as the weather is warming up. I'll be able to keep the garage door open sometimes and not alway be freezing while making shavings and debris!

[EricsGreen98Tj]

Glad your back. So did any of the "Kids" get wasted drunk while in Europe? I KNOW i would have if i was there at that age

Know lets see something "important" getting mounted to the actual Jeep. Fenders? hood? case? You name it, I just want something cool to look at

[EricsGreen98Tj]

Not tryin to sound dic-ish either....just trying to get you motovated using sarcasium




Oh...and i cant spell

[jeepsterjc]

Originally Posted by EricsGreen98Tj

Glad your back. So did any of the "Kids" get wasted drunk while in Europe? I KNOW i would have if i was there at that age

Know lets see something "important" getting mounted to the actual Jeep. Fenders? hood? case? You name it, I just want something cool to look at

Nope. Our students were models of perfect manners and behaviour. Imagine trying to get 17 students, with only two adults for help, through the busy metro stations in Paris and the tube stations in London!! They were motivated to stay close and to listen to instructions.

They had to be responsible for themselves and each other...

We did promise to bring them home dead tired, so our plan is always the same. Wake them up at 6:00 or 6:30. Never return to the hotel until 10:30 or 11:00 each night, and to walk their legs off each and every day!

Here are two pics of the carnage 10 pm or so on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral.




Well... We did take them to the pub for lunch!!



Right before visiting the Prime Minister on Downing Street!



The police weren't too happy about that pic... Two shook their heads a while a third gave tacit approval. Good enough for me!

Originally Posted by EricsGreen98Tj

Not tryin to sound dic-ish either....just trying to get you motovated using sarcasium

Oh...and i cant spell

Oh man- I was trying to get out to the garage all of yesterday and never did. i don't think even a good kick in the rear will work today, either.

[EricsGreen98Tj]

That's cool that the kids, your wife and you had a good time.

How tall is that kid in the Blue Hoodie? Hes like a foot taller than everyone else.....

I guess we will let ya slack off for a day since you did travel across the ocean But get back on it ASAP

[jeepsterjc]

Originally Posted by EricsGreen98Tj

That's cool that the kids, your wife and you had a good time.

How tall is that kid in the Blue Hoodie? Hes like a foot taller than everyone else.....

I guess we will let ya slack off for a day since you did travel across the ocean But get back on it ASAP

Thanks for the day off.

Yeah- he is 6-6 and was one of my body counters for whenever we jumped off or onto a bus, train or airplane!

[KeysPirate]

It looks like a good time was had by all……now back to the build…..you’re not getting any YOUNGER

[jeepsterjc]

Originally Posted by KeysPirate

It looks like a good time was had by all……now back to the build…..you’re not getting any YOUNGER

Hey there, Ken. Yeah- not any time in the garage for almost a month. Just too busy getting old!

If things work out today I'll have another crazy post this afternoon... No hints- you'll just have to wait to see how Karen will be surprised!

[jeepsterjc]

#$@%#$* @#$%@%



This may mess up my plans that I was bragging about to KeysPirate...

Now the ground is white...

[Jim1611]

Been wondering what you've been doing Jim. You gonna let a little snow slow you down and don't talk about getting too old either.