Simple yet Satisfying DCLB

Man you have a nice clean build I like it an subbed

 

You sir are crazy, like a fox

 

Your truck looks good. I’ll have to take a look at your build.

Lol.

 

Thank you sir
There is a lot of nonsense in there beware lol.

 

Yay painting!

A tip for anyone that decides to paint their front bumper themselves, I found a cool trick that makes it super easy. Just screw it down to the pallet it came on with a few shims to get the angle just right. I have obviously painted the underside and the back before setting this up.

 

I changed the transmission fluid today. I used this right up for a fluid change without doing a flush, and it worked flawlessly:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-drain-refill-automatic-transmission.63851/
This was my truck’s first transmission fluid change at 60,000 miles. 3 quarts came out and it took almost 3 1/2 quarts. I think I will be doing this again every 30,000 from now on, since it’s not a full flush. This is how my old fluid looked compared to the new.

 

Here is a fun little side project report, in case anyone still watches this ghost town. My firewood pile is constantly wet when I want to use it, so I was definitely in need of a firewood shed. I was also wanting to put a little more party atmosphere in my backyard. I can’t think of a better way to do that then with an old car. Those polls go 3’ deep, and there is a good bit of rebar in there. It was important for me not to have an ugly post holding up the rear end. I still need to build the the back wall and the tire swing out gate. Never mind the tiny wheels on blocks of wood. There is a plan. There is also a lighting plan. I will definitely update.

 

So does the wood go under it or in it? Love that it looks like it's crashing through the fence!

 

The firewood will go inside. There won’t be much, since it just serves a fire pit. I plan to leave room for a work bench mounted inside as well. The plan is to let the bamboo grow on both sides nice and close, so it looks like it is parked in a bamboo patch.

Also, here is an update. I have started the “suspension” work. I want it to look like it is flexing on a rock trail. I obviously need to bring in some more rocks.

 

Very creative!

 

I love it!

 

great thread, I love seeing your creative use of Jeeps lol. Any plans to update the thread? how's that bamboo growing ?

 

Agreed... Finally an actual use for a jeep

 

Thank you. The bamboo is looking great. I kind of forgot about this, but I will definitely update it at some point.

 

Finally updating. The firewood shed is trying to evolve into a VW bus driving out of a jungle. Plus my old work truck had to join the party.



The old jeep has performed perfectly as the planned firewood shed and work bench.



And because this is a tacoma forum, I snapped a couple truck pics at work, lol. It has served me well for more then 10 years. We have a 4runner now for fun, but I want to keep using this truck for work until I retire.

 

This isn't good

 

shit'll buff out

 

Waiting on insurance. I want to rebuild it if the numbers make sense

 

It was totalled, and I bought it back