Thanks guys. Its a work in progress but I'm pleased how its coming along.
I'd love to make it on a wayalife run. Work and distance are going to make it hard for me. I think this year Colorado is going to be the furthest west I make it. 1100 mi in one day is going to be interesting!
I have a long road ahead of me, to build my Jeep the way I want or needs to be and I have about 4 years before I retire, and I'm hoping by then, or a little sooner to have it ready for a JK journey. ( I'm just not sure where the damn Mastiff is going to ride )
Maybe by that time we Illinois Jeepers can gather and head west someday in the future.
My wife and I are headed that direction coming up soon, just no Jeep, we're taking the Escape......saves the jeep for later.