Check again, that's not a JK

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09/30/2020 at 17:31 • Filed to: Dots

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Kinja'd!!! CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/30/2020 at 17:39

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what is that?


Kinja'd!!! ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/30/2020 at 17:41

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Is that a kit/conversion, or totally homebrew?


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/30/2020 at 17:46

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Yowza. That’s even longer than an LJ.


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy
09/30/2020 at 17:46

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I’ve never heard of a kit, so I have to assume it’s home-brew. 


Kinja'd!!! dogisbadob > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/30/2020 at 17:47

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That’s awesome


Kinja'd!!! ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > Just Jeepin'
09/30/2020 at 17:52

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Me neither, but I don’t know everything there is to know.

Assuming homebrew, I now wonder if it’s one tub stretched or two tubs stuck together.


Kinja'd!!! 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/30/2020 at 17:53

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Sure looks like a long winter project.. Sides are flat so it’s not a difficult one. Crazy, I guess they had the vehicles and time. 


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy
09/30/2020 at 17:56

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I KNOW EVERYTHING.

(Except for the 99.99 % of everything I happen to not know.)


Kinja'd!!! Kar Wai Wong > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy
09/30/2020 at 17:58

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Could be this?


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
09/30/2020 at 18:02

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That's a TJ Wrangler with a four-door conversion 


Kinja'd!!! ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > Kar Wai Wong
09/30/2020 at 18:02

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Oh snap, what a find! I’m guessing that’s a Massachusetts tag on the yellow one, so it’s had quite the journey if that’s what it is. Certainly looks like that could be it. Rear door hinges are the same.


Kinja'd!!! onlytwowheels > Kar Wai Wong
09/30/2020 at 18:02

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Came here to say that.

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Kinja'd!!! CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/30/2020 at 18:02

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lol, people are odd


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Just Jeepin'
09/30/2020 at 18:03

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There were a couple companies offering conversions


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
09/30/2020 at 18:15

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To be fair, these kits were offered long before the JK Unlimited was a thing. It makes sense that they exist, as the JKU was clearly in response to a demand. Just like you could get pickup conversions long before the new Gladiator.


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy
09/30/2020 at 18:18

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Not just Mass but Martha's Vineyard


Kinja'd!!! XJDano > Just Jeepin'
09/30/2020 at 18:59

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A while  ago a guy had one of these before the newer than TJ 4 doors. He had a couple kids and that was the reason. I had never seen it myself. 


Kinja'd!!! Urambo Tauro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/30/2020 at 19:26

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Stretching the frame and body is one thing ... but it makes me wonder how they stretched the top, too. Can’t do that with a welder!


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Urambo Tauro
09/30/2020 at 19:32

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These were conversions you could order, so the company that did it probably contracted out to a convertible top manufacturer to design and make it.


Kinja'd!!! Urambo Tauro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/30/2020 at 19:37

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Yeah I kinda hit the publish button on my comment before scrolling down to see the TCV brochure s. Tried to check out their website, but I guess it’s long gone. Good luck finding a replacement soft top when the time comes!


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Urambo Tauro
09/30/2020 at 19:40

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We actually had to fix our soft top once upon a time and we got a local sailmaker to cut and stitch in a new panel.


Kinja'd!!! razorbeamteam > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
10/01/2020 at 09:08

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Ive seen that one! I snapped these when we were up on Nantucket a few summers ago.

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