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Well, I was all fired up to drive SSDutch last Saturday.  Literally - actually - as I had the Jeep idling in the garage with the intent of just letting it get up to temp so I could keep an eye on things (still nervous about all the new wiring and heater lines etc).  While it was running I noted that the carb was leaking a bit, so was going to reach in with a screwdriver and see if changing the idle screws made a difference.

Just that quick I heard a noise and felt a shock to my hand and I knew that I hadn’t fully cleared the fan.  One look at the fingertip of my pinkie while running to the garage sink was all it took to realized I was going to need stitches.  We put the kids at the neighbors and went to ER...and returned home some 2 hours and ~ 20 stitches later.  I lost half the nail and sliced it deep enough to hit the bone.  A photo of the result is after the jump - just be forewarned that it’s a bit gory.

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While many hard-core Jeepers disdain the use of carpet in their rigs, for our “beach runner and mild wheeler” purposes some lightwieght automotive carpet will both protect the new paint and be easy on bare feet.

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Posting this as much for inspiration for myself as anything - a couple of pictures of EarlyCJ5.com CJ6’s in the Glamis Dunes from this past weekend.  For more photos see the thread on ECJ5.com

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