Rolled the Jeep in Calico

[JohnX]

Whiskey flavored atf.

 

[itscheesey]

So my oldest wanted to go work on the Jeep today with me so we headed up to Johns this afternoon. I managed to get most of the rain water vacuumed out of the carpet. Then we set to removing the broken windshield. This is the one part my daughter really wanted to help do. So she at in the Jeep and pushed with her feet while I cut the windshield rubber/glue out from around it. Now that it's out the damage doesn't look so bad.

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[Wiser]

Straighten it out enough to throw a windshield in it, call it good

 

[sidewaysstarion]

Straighten it out enough to throw a windshield in it, call it good

Pull the seats, drop the headliner and go to town with a floor jack and a 2x4.

 

[Wiser]

Pull the seats, drop the headliner and go to town with a floor jack and a 2x4.

Exactly. A Highlift, a comealong and a tree helps too

 

[Anak]

Did you get that Jeep a nice tarp?

I swear it seems like it will never stop raining. I have a yard to landscape and I can't get it dried out enough to work on it. I better not hear anything about a drought this year.

 

[JohnX]

Dont you guys mean portapower? :roflmao:

 

[Wiser]

Dont you guys mean portapower? :roflmao:

Haha more like the “poor man’s” portapower

 

[sidewaysstarion]

Dont you guys mean portapower? :roflmao:

More like a portapotty...

 

[itscheesey]

So we got a little work in on the roof line before I brought it back down to HB it's a little more headroom but the passenger A pillar I think might be too far in to fix. Gonna have to play with it some more while I think of other options.

On another note however I did get to go pick up that '99 from AZ with the help of Mark (sidewaysstarion). We took JohnX trailer and drove out Saturday morning. Got back last night.

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[sidewaysstarion]

That was a fun road trip and I was surprised at how well the dodge did pulling the trailer at speed.

 

[Skwerly]

Mark is good folk.

 

[Nimrod]

Hmmm. Looks kinda familiar somehow.

 

[Nimrod]

Mark is good folk.

And pretty decent of John to lend out his trailer too.

 

[sidewaysstarion]

Hmmm. Looks kinda familiar somehow.

I sent the picture of Ryan's new jeep to a few people and I got back "What happened to Al's jeep?"

 

[David_Bricker]

I recognize that truck! Looking better still. Keeping it in the (extended) family.


Funny, I have a friend in Tucson looking for an XJ. He might have really liked that one. Never saw it in the listings he was looking at.



Very cool on Mark and John for lending out parts and persons.



David Bricker / SYR

 

[Cottontail]

Glad that everyone walked away. I also rolled mine. Last summer at the Cherokee Crawl. The damage and fix looks very similar. Like you, not sure if I can salvage the A-pillar to get a windshield back in it. I've gotten as far as I could with the porta-puller. Good luck. I'll be following your progress.

 

[Lurch]

Since we're sharing:

 

[paulhead]

So what's next if the wheels axles and drivetrain are still good? Chop off the top? Frames stiffeners and cage it?

 

[itscheesey]

So what's next if the wheels axles and drivetrain are still good? Chop off the top? Frames stiffeners and cage it?

That’s the plan I’d really like to scab another roof on it from a donor vehicle.