Here are some shots from back in the day of my '03 Renegade
Pretty much stock but in the short time I had her, she served me well and went all over BC and Alberta.
First couple shots are parked beside the San Juan Sitka Spruce. It's an amazing tree and one of four giants in the area of Port Renfrew (Vancouver Island).
Well, it's a long story, and it's had setbacks, but since you asked...
I've been almost 5 years building a 1980 CJ7 from the frame up. Not much of the original left. It's gonna be a military tribute to my time in the Army (28 years) to honor the brothers and sisters I served with (some no longer with us) and those who served before me, as well as those who even now guard the gates of freedom. Complete story (for the most part) in the build thread. I lost about a year on here due to some difficulties. It goes slow. I'm old fat, and retired... half cripple, (my assessment... VA said total, and permanent) and living on VA disability, but I do what I can, when I can. Plan is to go see this wonderful country in it with my service dog Brandy when I get her finished.
I picked up a 1980 Jeep CJ7 this week that I intend to build as an adventure rig. My skills are limited, so I will have to hire some of the work done, but I want to do as much of it as I can myself. As we all know, there is great satisfaction in standing back and looking at something you built...
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For more detail a complete thread can be found on a Jeep forum. No missing time there. But I'll keep up here now that I'm back.
Ever see a $120 Jeep CJ7? Well, you have now. Of course, a couple of years, and thousands of dollars from now, she'll be looking way better, oh and running too. Here's the story. I picked up a 1980 Jeep CJ7 this week that I intend to build as an adventure/overland rig. My skills are...