There's your pics dad.

And here's some I took:





































This is the above photo at full resolution with the deer cropped out. Cought him just as
he started his leap over the edge!  

Those pigs are 105 lbs and 110lbs. The one my dad got was 280 lbs 



This one is actually an elk but is not real its a bronze statue. All other shots are real 

Yes you need to purchase tags for each pig, deer, etc. You can see the green tags in the photos of the two pigs. Some memberships come with one or two tags and additional tags are extra. Here's the website for Tejon Ranch's Hunting Program http://hunttejon.com/

Thanks son for posting those for me.  That picture of the new pond is just 20 yards to the west of the cabin.  The idea is a good one but we think it is going to fail on the west bank.  That pond is 42' deep. The pond also took away a lot of the view from the cabin down into the canyon too. The Ranch has 5 of those Bronze Elk located in the proposed housing development. (been proposed for over 35 years now). The Ranch has two of the cabins (they are mirror of each other) and we had access to one of them for 8 years.  They didn't re-new our lease so we will loose the rights to use the cabin.  I guess they will now use them for the Group Pig Hunts. My son takes some assume pictures doesn't he.

I got a little ahead of myself with the dash tray yesterday. I went and painted it before I finished welding the mounting brackets to it (the collar clamps). But I just had to see how it would look.  Still have to add edging trim and rubber or cloth material on the tray so it won't make noise when things are in it/on it. I did weld two small tabs on the sides with eye hooks so I can use a small bungee cord to hold things in place. Of course pictures will be coming soon. The sides were a little hard for me to bend (right) but I finally got it done and I think it turned out OK. It will be functional and that was the whole point for making the dash tray.  There will still be room below it to use the existing dash tray for small things but won't be as secure as the new tray (things fall off it now and it will still do that). puttputt56

Here I tried to take a better picture of the tray more head on.  Then one of my binoculars in it. I hope these show it a little better.





Thanks Joey for posting these for me.  He will be posting the one that I took on the Ranch on the California Board.  He is taking the CD that my wife had made when she had pictures made at Costco.

puttputt56

On that last trip on the Ranch were I took my wife, that was really the first time she had really ridden in it since I got the Jeep (at least offroad wise).  I think she got a little uneasy a few times as she is very short (5'-2") and can't see out over the dash to see the road. A couple of times I couldn't see the road either because it was steep and the road broke off at the top. She used all the grab handles that I have installed and the ones that came with the Jeep. All in all she did have a great time. My wife is the one that took all the pictures that is why she is not in any of the pictures posted.

hey Ken, nice purchase on the hard top. always good to keep the missus happy with the play toys, eh?

i saw that you said you were going to paint the top black. was wondering if you had possibly considered a spray or roll on type bed liner like Durabak or Herculiner or similar. i think the black would match up well with the doors and still leave the top textured a bit but provide a bit more scratch and ding protection than paint. of course the drawback to it is that if you do ding it up it is a bit harder to repair than paint.

also kind of a bummer you had to re-locate and re-wire the basket but knowing you it is every bit as good as where it was before if not better.

one last thing, i forgot and havent went back over to the Moab topic to look, but is this the rig you are bringing down?

eric

Yes I have considered using a bedliner type paint to paint the Hard Top Black.  If I do I'll get the UV protection paint also, don't want it to fade to grey!!

So far the modifications to the basket look great, just have to connect all the electrical stuff back up which I don't think will be to bad.  I will change the back up camera on how the antenna is routed hoping that will inprove the signal better.

I really haven't made up my mind if I am going to drive the Jeep or my Tundra to Moab. Joey told me he is bring a couple of fire arms and if he does that I will more than likely drive the Tundra just for more security.  The Hard Top now on the Jeep does give it a little more security than the soft top did.
Plus we will have more room in the Tundra than the Jeep. If I take the Tundra I will rent a Jeep in Moab for sight seeing and off roading.

Hope that answered all your questions. What ever I drive to there we will both be there and that is the most important side of all this. puttputt56

Hard top looks great Ken, and a good deal on it.

My hard top hasn't been back on since the first day I brought the Heep home ... my wife likes going topless 

Mine has the fiberglass texture already, so I'm just going to paint it with some good quality paint, it's a top so not to to worried about it getting beat up... will only be used during the winter.

Ken, if you are going to rent a Jeep, I would advise you to decide now, and reserve it now ... I rented mine last week ... I rented mine from Farabees again, they still had Jeeps to rent, but they go fast, this is a popular time of year in Moab, (cooler weather.) The lady asked me if something was going on that weekend that she might want to know about .... I rented mine for Friday and Saturday, with an option for Sunday, they didn't seem to care that much about Sunday, since most people bring them back on Sunday ....
Keep in mind, that when you add all things up it costs pretty much $200 a day to rent 

Oh, and BTW the way if you reserve early, and let them know, you can pick up the Jeep the night before with no extra charge (after 5:00,) that's what I'm doing ... just easier that way

More pics:

Picture of the clearance I gained after basket moved reward.


Picture of the chock block with the better tie down to hold it in place. I also had to move them reward so the right side one wouldn’t hit the Hard Top when fully opened.


Basket from the right side to show clearance.


Front of Jeep before the bug/rock deflector installed.


Front of Jeep with new deflector installed.


Head on picture of deflector installed


Right side of Basket with shovel remounted and still have plenty of clearance from the glass.


Rear picture of the tire carrier with the new back up lights installed.


Left side rear I was trying to get the Moab Sticker that was on the Hard Top I installed but it didn’t turn out very well.


This was the back yard project that I had to complete before I could continue with the Jeep projects.


Same picture but looking from the opposite direction.


This is a picture of the electrical switch panel I installed, the last picture I took of it didn’t have the light installed or the electrical rubber switch protectors installed.

Your welcome. A little stiff from yesterday but still moving better then I was Friday.

Glad you guys had a good time and made it back in one piece!

Thanks Son for posting those pictures (Moab 2008 Trip, Hell's Revenge).  I think I even said that sooner than that!! The one shot he took of me inside the jeep I was eating and had just put a chip in my mouth. The one where I was cleaning the windshield was on HWY 128 leaving Moab, I was cleaning it so Joey could take pictures through the windshield.  There were so many bugs on that HWY his camera would not focus because of the bugs on the windshield. Thanks again son!! puttputt56

Don't put the umbrella up while driving Ken ...   

Got paid today and paid my hosting so all the pics I have posted on the site are back 

And here's some new ones of the new decals and shade maker:

I started another project for the Jeep.  I started cutting some 1/2" box tubing today to make a rack for the Hard Top.  It is going to be 48" long x 35" wide and 4-1/2" deep.  I got everything cut and ready to weld up. The front portion of the rack will be angled for wind deflection. All corners will be at 90 degrees (No bending on this project). Of course I will have pictures of the layout and the finished product as I go along.  Again I hope my son will post them for me so you all can see them. puttputt56

Jungle, No problem glad you are enjoying my post. I do it so others might use or get ideas of their own and start their own projects.  I just wish I could post the pictures myself but I have to let my son do that for me. 

I have always like making things and saving money in the process.  puttputt56

That should make a nice roof rack!!

Great idea for a old piano!!

Thats Cool!!

Here are the pictures of the new roof rack for my Jeep. Pictures just before being installed and after it was installed:











Thanks son for posting these pictures for me!!  I will be adding some legs to the four outer corners to help stablize it a little better. Plus I will be installing a re-enforcing piece of 1" strap metal all the way across the in side of the top to also help strenghten the top more (just at the front area, the back seems to be much stranger than the front portion of the top).puttputt56

Thanks!!  Well today is the trip to Las Vegas for the SEMA Show, we will leave when Joey gets off work.  Hopefully he will have a light mail load today and we can get an early start (about a 4.5 hours trip). I will be off the RCC site for a week while in Vegas.  See you when we get back!! puttputt56

Good question but I made it back OK without any withdraws.  The SEMA Show was great as always but it was down from last years turnout.  That was good and bad.  The good part was it wasn't as crowded as it has been in the past so we could see more without being pushed around and could get some really good pictures this time (Joey took almost 1,300 plus pictures I believe). The bad part was for the vendors, they didn't have as many customers to talk to as they have had in the past. I will have some figures later on as to the turnout numbers etc. There were just right at 2,000 vendors and I would estimate 100,000 visitors (down from 150,000 last year). We didn't go to the AAPEC show this year, we stayed at the SEMA Show the whole time.

Hopefully later on Joey will have all the pictures posted up on a site that everyone can view. Plus the SEMA eNews Letter will have a photo section each week and you will be able to view those too. Those pictures will be better as the photo's on that are taken before any visitors are allowed in so they have each booth to themselves.

I did get allot of stuff, but not as much as in the past.  My truck wasn't as full as it has been in the past.  I did get more decal/stickers this year than in the past though!! Didn't get as many free samples as before but that is just the times now.  We that is a little up date and I will have a few more pictures of the Top Rack for my Jeep as I continue to add a few things/additions to it. puttputt56