MyJeepster.com https://myjeepster.com/ Restoration of a 1971 Hurst Jeepster Commando Sun, 06 Nov 2022 21:55:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 https://i0.wp.com/myjeepster.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-Heepster-Front-Close-Cropped-2mp.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 MyJeepster.com https://myjeepster.com/ 32 32 199945847 Got Some New(old) mirrors and hubcaps! https://myjeepster.com/got-some-newold-mirrors-and-hubcaps/ Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:24:35 +0000 https://myjeepster.com/?p=488 At this point I probably have too many hubcaps… but, who knows how many curbs I will hit once this thing finally gets on the road! The mirrors were a pretty awesome score… FMB. I hate Facebook, but you can’t deny it’s impact on the info and parts to complete this project… if only it […]

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]]> 488 Parts from the FBM https://myjeepster.com/parts-from-the-fbm/ Sat, 04 Jun 2022 03:27:47 +0000 https://myjeepster.com/?p=482 Pics of all the parts I have bought on FBM. Prices too!

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]]> 482 Removing (And Storing) The Top https://myjeepster.com/removing-and-storing-the-top/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 20:27:28 +0000 https://myjeepster.com/?p=318 One does not simply “remove” a Jeepster Commando top! Well, I suppose you do, but then where are you going to put it?!? You can see the video below. In order to get easy access to the interior, mostly to pull stuff off and out of The Heepster, I needed to get the top off, […]

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]]> 318 Inspiration https://myjeepster.com/inspiration/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:28:39 +0000 https://myjeepster.com/?p=282 These are some inspirational images found around the interwebs… as they come.

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]]> 282 Seats… a safety feature! https://myjeepster.com/seats-a-safety-feature/ Sun, 10 Apr 2022 03:27:00 +0000 https://myjeepster.com/?p=480 I want to be comfy, but also The Heepster is 51 years old. Originally she came with the half back seats, and that isn’t going to fly with Gertrude (the nervous old lady that lives in my head) or my wife. Also, my back is a bit more picky than I care to admit, so […]

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]]> 480 Mocking up the Roll Cage https://myjeepster.com/mocking-up-the-roll-cage/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 03:26:00 +0000 https://myjeepster.com/?p=478 My kids will be riding in the Heepster, so a roll cage is a must. I am a decent enough fabricator that I think I can muddle through this. And, I kind of want what I want. Most Jeepster roll cages really push the “box on wheels” look, and so I think with a few […]

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]]> 478 There’s a Lot of Wasted Space in Those Rear Wheel Wells… https://myjeepster.com/theres-a-lot-of-wasted-space-in-those-rear-wheel-wells/ Sun, 06 Mar 2022 17:29:00 +0000 https://myjeepster.com/?p=502 I have two kids, and we are big people… The space for the rear bench is 36 inches… that is pretty narrow. The reason for the narrowness is that the rear wheel wells sit on either side of the bench. But, when you look inside the wheel wells, there is a TON of space. I […]

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]]> 502 WILL… IT… TURN…? https://myjeepster.com/will-it-turn/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:46:00 +0000 https://myjeepster.com/?p=307 A friend suggested that it would be awesome if we could get the engine to turn, and then get the thing running, if only for a second.  That seemed like a reasonable plan to me. So, before we went out of town, I pulled out the spark plugs, drew first blood, and filled the cylinders […]

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]]> 307 Can I getta… Title? https://myjeepster.com/can-i-getta-title/ Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:56:00 +0000 https://myjeepster.com/?p=342 So, how hard is it to get a Title in Kansas, when you buy a 51 year old car from a guy in Texas that’s been sitting in a field for 10,20,30 years? This is just a short note about one thing I was super concerned about when I bought a the Heepster. Remember, it […]

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]]> 342 In the Beginning… https://myjeepster.com/in-the-beginning/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 16:51:00 +0000 https://myjeepster.com/?p=230 Ancient History… In 1993 I turned 16.  I have always had a preference for 1940’s-1970’s era ‘Merican STEEL!”  My workshop is dominated by post WW2 Rockwell Delta stationary tools… I guess I just like things that have good design, are overbuilt, and yet boiled down. So, the search for a car was fraught…  I wanted […]

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