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Haven't checked in for a while since we traded in the Jeep. When things get slow at work I drive around Italy on Google Streetview. Drove by the neighborhood where we stayed in Rome two years ago and there was a Wrangler Rubicon parked outside a bar on the corner. I did see several Wranglers...

Bestop soft top headliner. This is a quilted headliner that fits inside the soft top. Keeps it warmer and quieter in winter. Attaches with snaps and velcro, you will need a new roll of velcro for the windshield header. Spice color. Like new, only used two winters. We have traded in the...

The Jeep is going to that great used car lot in the sky on Friday. Simply uses too much gas for my daughter's long commute to work. 3 speed automatic and 4.11 gears do not a highway cruiser make. She is getting a new Ford Fiesta, which even with a payment she won't be out any more money than...

Had the Jeep totally repainted two years ago. Also installed new front fenders at the time since the originals were rusting. 4WD Hardware had Chinese repros from Rugged Ridge that I bought. Now these are rusting on the top even though I sprayed undercoating on them right after it was painted...

Funny, they worked fine last night. No headlights today. Parking lights and taillights work. Fuses are fine. Any ideas? In what may or may not be a related matter, the windshield wipers only work on high.

Just back from spending two weeks in Italy. Saw a fair number of Jeeps in Rome, mostly Grand Cherokees, and a few Wranglers. All seemed to be diesel powered, probably the only way you can afford to run one over there. Gas was €1.89 a liter, so figure a little over $2.00 US and whatever that...

So far it's still sitting in the box in my basement. Getting it put on Friday. Third muffler in three years so I figured I'd try the good stainless stuff. It's purty and shiny. Maybe get the matching header in a month or two.

The Jeep got a Bestop softtop headliner for Christmas. Got it installed last night, mostly by my daughter and her boyfriend with a little help from the one arm that I can move (I had rotator cuff surgery about a month ago). Not very cold today so I can't report on the insulation qualities yet...

Historical Jeep Journey On Jeep's 70th Anniversary: In Search Of "The Greatest Generation"

Soft top from our 97 TJ. Spice color, nothing wrong with it other than some of the threads fraying near the front corners. I'm picky and got a new one. Clear windows. No half doors since our Jeep has full doors. Has never leaked on our Jeep but I make no guarantees. No name on it, appears...

Crown Vic at Moab.

I'm talking rust inside the frame. There appears to be rust flakes about 1/4" deep inside the frame. I worry about it holding water and causing more rust. Any way to get it out, or just drill some holes in the bottom of the frame so they wash out? I'm not crazy about drilling holes in the...

So the weather got cold this week and we used the heater for the first time in a while. Strong smell of antifreeze inside but nothing leaking on the floor (yet). I did some looking online...do I really have to pull the entire dash off to get to the heater core??? :cry: '97 TJ, 4-banger, no A/C.

Being that it's a parody of a country song that I can't stand.

Sorry, typo in title. Please look at the Cletus Take The Reel thread. Mods please delete. Thanks.

Putting in new shocks this week. Got the fronts done today, parts store had to order the rears, be in Monday. Didn't see access panels in the floor. Do the rear upper shock bolts just thread into the frame, or what? Is a couple of socket extensions enough to reach them? I sprayed the...

Yeah, yeah, I'm still kinda new to the Jeep thing. Thinking of getting a new Bestop Replace-A-Top. Sailcloth. Those of you with tinted windows, can you see out the rear window okay at night? Like for backing up in parking lots and such? I'm leaning toward clear windows but I like the...

Finally got the Jeep back from the body shop. Took three weeks instead of the one that they told me when I dropped it off, but it came out really good. I got two new front fenders to replace the rusty originals, a stainless steel tailgate hinge, and new headlight rings. I reapplied new Jeep...

My 17 year-old daughter, for whom I bought the Jeep in the first place, passed her driver's test today. :MDB2: Regrettably, the Jeep is still in the body shop getting the final touches on a full repaint with new front fenders and won't be done until Monday at the earliest. Right now it looks...

In early summer the 4wd indicator light on the dash quit coming on. The lever pulls up fine but it doesn't feel like it's in 4wd. I had someone tell me that the light only comes on when the vacuum hubs lock in but I thought 97's didn't have vacuum hubs. Neither the 4 Hi or 4 Lo light comes...