I have been interested in Jeeps since I was a teenager. When I finally bought my 1985 Jeep CJ in June of 2010 (as detailed here), my intention was that it would be fine for a daily driver most of the time. I knew it had problems that I could iron out once at a time, so while enjoying driving it most of the time I also spent a great deal of time fixing things.
Sometimes something would break or be close to breaking, so I would make that my main focus. Other times I would work on non-critical cosmetic issues. There were also times when I'd get tired of working on the Jeep every day and I wouldn't do anything but spend time in the driver's seat, cruising down the road.
The full chronology of my work and my personal journey is chronicled here on Jeepforum.com in 60+ pages (as of January 2012) of posts and commentry. However, instead of relying on a Jeepforum to tell my story, I put together the following pages to give people a very basic, high level summary of the work I've done. I have cataloged the repairs into three main groups. Each link below gives you a page with many photos and some basic comments about the work:
- Cosmetic repairs
- Break, fix, and refurbish
- Upgrades
Note that these do not represent all of the work I've done on the Jeep. I've chosen to show only the highlights, biggest jobs, and most interesting projects. I have undertaken scores of large and small projects from tiny wiring repair jobs to things spanning months. If you want the the whole story, read my Jeepforum thread.
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