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It was hot, but productive. Temps over 100 and welding. I got most of the work done on the bumper. Still plenty of touch up work to do. But most of it's done. All tacked up. Piecing it together. by Tim, on Flickr Majority of the initial round of welding done. Wow... by Tim, on Flickr Had...

Out with the old... Removed the old bumper to find my rust free jeep has a nice little hole in it. Noooo! by Tim, on Flickr So that'll need to be addressed before the new bumper and armor gets installed. Also... the new bumper is some assembly required. XJ Bumper by Tim, on Flickr

I do a little bit of a happy dance every time I score some quality part or equipment for a super cheap price. As of now, the price tag for the XJ, trailer and all camp gear is falling somewhere south of $4000. Usually finding great deals mean a little ingenuity or elbow grease needs to be...

My winch. 9000# Superwinch X9 I got used back in 2007. It came to me on my old '78 CJ5. It's been a great winch until I installed it on my XJ which was it's 3rd vehicle. It hasn't run properly since installing it. I've already gone through 2 sets of solenoids, and it's still not running...

The worst damage I ever got on a tire was 2 miles from the house. A spare is just like insurance. Most of the time you won't need it, until you do, then you'll be really happy you have it. You could run dual bead lock wheels and only carry a spare tire. Toss in a small bag of balance beads...

Messing around with ideas... Initially I was going to build a swing out tire carrier using a hinged grill platform. Trimmed it up to sit properly and propped the tire up to see how things would work. 20220629_201847 by Tim, on Flickr 20220629_201942 by Tim, on Flickr Sadly, I didn't like it...

Thank you!

Living in a relatively mundane location in the world, sometimes its a challenge to find beautiful landscapes and areas. Last night during an impromptu road trip to deliver some emergency encouragement to my daughter who's doing the camp councilor thing this week. I stumbled on some hidden...

Big fan of the XJ!! I highly recommend them as exploration vehicles. Especially with kids. 1999 seems to be the best year out of all of them, with the better ignition and lift gate, among other features. My daily driver is a TJ, but my adventure vehicle is a XJ. The ride is a bit more...

Got the RTT shifted over to the Cherokee. It reminded me why I put it on the trailer to begin with. That thing is up there! I'll be including a small step stool in future camping adventures. The annex is in amazing shape. PO used it once on a trip then destroyed his RTT the next day on the...

I haven't done much to the trailer since replacing the tongue. Time has come to change that and address a couple issues that have come up. It needs shocks, to help control rebound and it'll improve the road behavior as well. Also, I've stumbled on a great deal for an annex, but won't be able...

Very nice! Thanks for sharing, and rescuing a sweet looking ride! Love the photography!

A bad day camping is better than a good day at work. That was the mantra for this weekend's adventures. A friend and I ran off to my favorite hideaway, aka, the Prettiest Cell Hole in Kansas. As usual the park was mostly empty and very quiet. Due in part to the bad weather than was coming in...

I'm in Wichita area. Next time I venture out west, I'll give you a shout! Sadly it doesn't happen nearly often enough. Although now I have a really good excuse to head that way!!!:sneaky:

I always joke that I buy jeeps for their quiet luxury ride. I love my '05 TJ, it's my daily with a soft top. Heater and ac are powerful enough to overcome the thin material separating me and the elements. IMHO it's the best wrangler platform with great suspension and excellent drive trains...

Thanks for the offer ZG, unfortunately I'm not heading west any time soon. Otherwise I'd jump on the opportunity. The XJ did get the new shoes this past weekend. Went with a 1.5" spacer/adapter. spacer/adaptor by Tim, on Flickr Old vs new. Out with the old, in with the new. by Tim, on Flickr...

Almost forgot... I picked up a set of JL takeoffs for the XJ. The current tires are very old and while working on the bearings I discovered a 2" long crack in one of them. Searched the used market and picked these up for pretty cheap. Adapters will show up tomorrow. and the jeep will have new...

Not overly exciting... but still a bit of an upgrade. So I had one of those moments in traffic where I heard a horrible noise coming from somewhere, and thought " someone is going to have a bad day!" Well, it was me. I was going to have a bad day. Turns out the front bearings were shot. Ok...

It's a Rugged Ridge. Just picked it up used for a great price.

Hi!!! 20220518_202606 by Tim, on Flickr