Been lurking her for a while. Haven't seen this thread until now. 
Here's my 1970 CJ5, its "finished." (According to the wife anyways). At least I just bought a JKU I can spend money on now. 
Before:
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During: 
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Almost 3 years later: 
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It was touch and go and I was always the brunt end of who's gonna break down first jokes when I started taking it out on the trail. It never left me stranded, nothing a BFH couldn't usually fix. 
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Now it's running great and it's ton of fun to drive, like a tractor off-road. Every now and then I have to lead the guys in the new fancy jeeps around. 
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Now it makes me proud to own a new JK. They get along I think. 
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