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Watch the sun come up from the side of Signal Mountain in Grand Teton NP. Jenny Lake and Cascade Canyon / insperation point are fun hikes. Also on the souther end of GTNP is Phelps lake (probably spelled that wrong) Fun Hike with a nice lake. My 3 year old did the whole hike.

The glue is a SEM 2 part adhesive called "Multi-Plastic Repair Material". It is used to repair bumpers and plastics on auto body repairs. Even when dry it remains a little flexible to allow expansion or twisting of materials. I've had good luck with most of the SEM adhesives. There isn't...

I managed to get some plastic formed to fit with a little help from some heat and a die grinder. Then I cleaned and scuffed both pieces with a red scotch bright pad and the ducting. I put a fed spots of super glue on to hold them in place. After that I used some 2 park plastic glue...

The old green body probably cost around $600 is to bedliner the outside. Don't remember how much in the sheet metal. The newer gray body will have a larger price tag in the end. But it's mostly time and materials since I'm dump enough to do it myself.

Time to start fitting the dash back in. I removed all the wiring and then separated the hvac plenum from the main dash cover. I figured it would be easier to work with them as separate parts and them final fit them together. After holding them in place as best I could I marked the area...

Cleaned up some brackets for the rear suspension and exhaust. After some time with wire wheels and die grinders I decided that it was good enough. All sanded and ready for some primer and paint. After 2 coats of epoxy and 2 coats of valspar industrial coating. Good enough for a beater...

Made some brackets to mount the visors onto the cage. All welded in. And a test fit of the visors. Turned out alright. Keeps them out of my line of sight but still usable.

Decently reliable. But lacks power. Although since your looking at 1/2 tons I'm guessing its more about mileage and longevity than power.

Sanded and cleaned the roof in preperation for primer and lizard skin. Taped off a few things and sprayed the primer. Time for the sound control layers And now a few coats of their heat resistant coating. And after it dried. Now its time to make some brackets and get the...

I hear ya. Every thing takes longer. Just wait until they start insisting on doing things for themselves. Makes getting out the door on time a challenge.

Mine giggle and say its bumpy. If I remember right we had them out by 3 months old. Just don't plan on keeping up a hard pace. Travel easy and take breaks to play and explore with them.

Both of mine have been camping with us as soon as the wife was comfortable enough to go camping.

Would be fun. Might have to take it out and enjoy it for a bit before I take on another.

Thanks. My chiropractor has been liking all the extra hours and work. It's a good thing I don't sleep much normally! Probably being more fussy than I need to be for it's intended purpose. But the hope is that it will last for awhile.

Got the body bolted back on the frame finally.

I got the rest of it cleaned up this weekend. Lots of fun time with the wire wheel and wax/grease remover. But I got it. After a final srub with was and grease remover I sprayed 2 coats of epoxy prime on the frame. Then I put 2 coats of valspar industral semi gloss black paint on...

I spent 18 years wrenching as a certified master tech. Had a few thousand hours of continued training and easily $80,000 plus in tools. Considering my wage the owner would be smashing things if I even considered touching a oil filter. Oil changes are just about a no profit service in your...

She was a good and fun one. I was sad to see it go. But the body was so far gone in all the structural spots there was no sane way to revive it.

Yea the front doesn't get much higher. Most of the fords come with a high pinion front axle from the factory. I've considered the Hi9 before. at the time it didn't seem worth the money. It already has the gears I want and an air locker in it. rebuilt it all 4-5 years back. I may be wrong...

Also pressure washed the newer frame that I will be using so I can get it cleaned up for some paint. Going to replace the leaf spring brackets since a few are getting pretty thin. Did find a spot for another repair. Nothing a little cutting and welding and reinforcement couldn't fix...