Well guys… there it is.
*tear*
I still have to mount the sidesteps and make the lightbar, but those are the last two things.
DinoJeep completed at 12:45pm, September 14, 2007
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Jeep #18: Whip Antenna Installed
Pictures with the antenna…
Also, I’ve wanted to make some little easter eggs for the jeep, for the people with the really keen eye. One such idea is making the shifter knob a little orb of amber with a mosquito inside. I also wanted a little Colorado Division of Wildlife sticker in the corner of the windshield. Like this
But I didn’t want it to be a bighorn sheep. I called Gretchen, a college friend of mine who an incredible artist and pitched her the idea. The next day she sent me this.
*fucking ecstatic!*
Sooo coooool!
Jeep #18: Seat belts and Rollcage
The rollcage and seatbelts are done. However, impact wrenches are not too friendly to paint, so I am going to have to do MAJOR touch-up on the bolt heads.
Jeep #18: New Vinyl Installed
The new 18s look fantastic!
The last stuff was reflective material so it actually changed colors depending on what angle you were looking at it, but these babies are flat gray and pretty!
Rollcage and flares tomorrow, I’ll be enjoying tonight as my last night that I can easily put the windshield down.
Jeep #18: Seats are In
THESE SEATS ARE AWESOME!
My old driver seat was broken, and I would have to sit up straight on my own to drive it. These things are like little laz-e-boys, unbelievably comfortable! And the reclining part… sooo nice.
Good lord!
I am hoping the fender flares get done tomorrow. I also need to go by Action Signs so CJ can put the new 18s on the sides. Then I’ll whip on the rollcage and seatbelts, and we’ll be good to go!
Jeep #18: Sahara Seats
THE SEATS ARRIVED TODAY!
Good god that took a long time. The guy I bought them from still needs to refund me $68, but we’ll see how that goes.
The seats are fantastic. Shauna and I shampooed them and cleaned them up. I then pulled the old seats and the center console, and applied three addition cans worth of rhino liner to the interior, armoring up areas that had shown some wear, fixing scratches.
Both seats recline, which is AWESOME!!
So, I’ll have those installed first thing tomorrow. I should get back the fender flares tomorrow or the next day. And then I can put the rollcage on at my leisure.
WOOO!
Jeep #18: Powered by Dinosaurs
I went on registered the car with the county today, so it now has official plates. With that done, I mounted the plate holder correctly (I had attached it to the rear bumper, because we forgot to put holes in the bondo when we redid the body word). Then Shauana and I went to go grab the fender flares from the Carriage Shop. Well… they fucked them up, the paint is hairy and cracked and… grr. So I talked to them and they are going to respray and treat the flares, but I have to sand down the rough parts… ugh.
Luckily, no one that sees the car seems to care even the slightest that there are white half-circles over the rear tires. They go nuts for it anyway. Also of note, kids recognize it and shout “cool car”… like, little kids, 5-10 years old. The Ecto was sort of lost on them, but the Jeep is a winner.
Also… I appreciate irony.
I think I’ll gas up exclusively at Sinclairs from now on, just to be funny.
I walk in to pay that cashier and he goes, “Dude, where are the dinosaurs?” I grinned and said, “Same place the ghosts are.” His mouth drops and he stutters out, “Oh man… those are your cars??”
Funny story.
