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[3_percenter]

Oh how I agree. Turn 62 this year and always doing add on to jeep or building motorcycle. But recently just working on bike for 3 or 4 hours has me waisted. (I don't have garage so work outside under a tent in south florida) Not fun.
Being young and having a couple of good buddies and project jeep, good times.

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[Cburd61]

Oh how I agree. Turn 62 this year and always doing add on to jeep or building motorcycle. But recently just working on bike for 3 or 4 hours has me waisted. (I don't have garage so work outside under a tent in south florida) Not fun.
Being young and having a couple of good buddies and project jeep, good times.

Yep, just turned 63 myself. Only work on cars/trucks to do maintenance or repairs. Been concentrating on motorcycles the last few years. Currently rebuilding my ‘69 Bonneville chopper I built 35 years ago. I have a building to work in, but my body still tells on me after a few hours of bending over, or laying on the floor.

 

[Jteakus]

You fellas doing bike work should invest in a motorcycle lift, makes a world of difference,

 

[Cburd61]

You fellas doing bike work should invest in a motorcycle lift, makes a world of difference,

I have one. Sometimes there’s things you still have to stoop down to do, or you can’t use the lift. They are handy though.

 

[Florida Mojave]

One of the coolest things is Jeep people meeting Jeep people, pretty awesome you got to meet him and listen to his story…
And then all the memories it sparks up in all of us others!!
Thanks for sharing

 

[3_percenter]

You fellas doing bike work should invest in a motorcycle lift, makes a world of difference,

I have a lift. Lift bolts frame of bike and u can literally strip it to frame without worrying about it falling off. Still doesn't matter though. Body still reminds you, "Hey remember that injury when u were 18, we'll, Hello. I'm back!". Lol. This is lift with my 2013 Yamaha Stratoliner Deluxe.

 

[Cburd61]

I have a lift. Lift bolts frame of bike and u can literally strip it to frame without worrying about it falling off. Still doesn't matter though. Body still reminds you, "Hey remember that injury when u were 18, we'll, Hello. I'm back!". Lol. This is lift with my 2013 Yamaha Stratoliner Deluxe.

That’s very similar to mine. I bolted it to the floor to keep it from ever tipping over. As to the original post, it’s got me missing my old CJ5, and the ‘46 I sold a month or so ago.

 

[Stan H]

The CJ's are classic Jeeps!! A friend of ours had one.....as a second jeep. I can't remember the year. He already had a YJ for offroading...but decided to take the CJ out one time. It was a blast until the rust on the gas tank broke thru.

After that...he took it home and he did a frame off restoration on it. We'd go over and help him with it on the weekends. That was fun....Fun times.... It made me want to have a 'project jeep' to work on.

But, life happens...and then you're too old to work on stuff .... because you want to avoid the aches & pains.

So, if you're young and thinking about having a project...don't let the opportunity pass you by.

I second that statement . First Jeep I ever drove was a 1964 Jeep Gladiator with a 4 speed and a 260 tornado bored out to .0060 over . So when life took me for 30 yrs. And they came out with the new Gladiators I grabbed one. Now it is my project vehicle. The 1964 model was my Dads.

 

[Stan H]

P.S. Sadly my Dad never got to ride in my Gladiator as He died a few months after I bought it.

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