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To be clear, I was rather impressed with his sketch, and humbled by his talent. My comments were all satirical in nature.

What a poser! Total hack. I mean, come-on. A flat desk instead of a drafting table. No back lit white table for tracing, doesn't use a scaled up print out to trace the body lines accurately, and fer crying out loud, a ball point pen! Anyone in the industry knows you simply HAVE to use high...

Ha! I see what you did there. Thanks for the really well written tutorial. I'm gonna walk away from this thinking I was pretty much right, but for all the wrong reasons :)

I am a licensed HAM operator, but that only means I passed a test, i truly dont know anything and seldom use my radio anymore. With that disclaimer out if the way, here’s what i can offer: 1. Ground plane is imaginary, and basically means that your RF signal won’t go down, so all the physical...

Oh! Make sure you click the face of the speedo back in. Otherwise, it will not right. The video video shows that. I "decided" not to do that, and then had to disassembly it again and gp back and do it. Worked fine afterwards!

An actual video version:

If its a 3rd gen Montero, there is a resistor diode on the gauge cluster circuit board that has a bad solder joint and it deteriorates over time. The fix is pretty easy, if you have a steady hand and decent soldering iron. Link...

LOVE THE PLAN AND THE AMBITION. Its a Jeep, there are million things you can do to it, but here are a few little things that may not be obvious 1. Currie makes tiny skid plates that weld to the bottom of your control arms and shock mounts. A small price for big time insurance when things get...

Wow, I would have called for help right about here in the process: "First of all, I started by coming up with the bracket....."

May I just say, this must win some kind of award for Top 10 Man Caves in the world. Wow, so well done. Bravo sir! Also, Nice Jeep. I had a 2005 Ruby LJ and it was fantastic as a trail machine. I miss is a lot, but my resources are a bit thin for this one.

I really have no idea, but an easy place to start is with the brake wear sensor in the rear caliper, or possibly just go ahead and replace the brake switch under the dash that reads when you push on the brake pedal. A crap ton of systems read this input, so if its flakey (and after a million or...

I like the bumper. Waaaayyy better welding than anything i’ve ever done.

Years ago, I mistakenly ate at a cafeteria. Also, like a doofus, I put my key on the tray (I hate things in my pockets), when I finished my meal, I tossed the contents into the nearest bin, and stacked the tray. Four hours later I realized..... It took weeks to get a new key from England, and...

IMHO, it would take quite a while to sell all 10, but they would ultimately sell. As you surmised, that price point is a considerable fraction of the entire vehicle cost. If they could simplify the design and bring them in around $1k, you’d probably sell several dozen pretty quickly is my read.

Wow, i could not disagree with you more on any point even if you specifically tried. The solution is not to have more government oversight, it is our right and duty as consumers in a free market to make decisions on what we buy. Have you heard of a single failure of a HF jack stand IRL? I...

I agree, that Harbor Freight has handled this about as well as possible. Its great when a company shows their character.

PJorgen, i have been taught the same thing. That the reverse gear in the tranny Is not as robust as the forward gears. This came from Bill Burke in a training session i attended a few years ago, so i assume its legitimate.

I travelled all over the Southwest in a 2 door Jeep LJ with a family of 4. We were very tightly packaged, with the advantage of relatively small kids, but we offset that by packing a crap ton of creature comforts. It wasn't ideal, but it was possible. I did have to upgrade my springs and my...

For informational purposes, how tall are you and your plus one? Love that shot of the bags laid out, but wondering if that would be the same for me (as a tall person)

I applaud you and the wife. You are going for it! Your efforts are inspirational.