UPDATE: Jim gave me some good advice on going with some ‘flat glass’ shops rather that windshield specific shops.  I’ve asked for some quotes and will provide updates on my quest.  Thanks Jim!

I need to have a windshield cut and I don’t have the old windshield glass to use as a template.  I’ve gotten one quote for about $200 to have the glass templated, cut and installed (which seems a bit high to me).  I think if I had the template, I could get the price lowered. Anyone have such a template?

Then I got to thinking, wouldn’t it be useful to have a series of windshield glass templates for a variety of jeeps in PDF form that could be downloaded and printed (probably have to printed at a Kinkos).  If anyone knows of any existing templates online, please let me know.

I”m not sure what exactly needs to be done, but the price seems a little high for a project.

“PROJECT JEEP !!!!! 5 NEW PRO COMP MUDDERS 33/12.5/15 TIRES, 5 NEW STEEL BLACK WHEELS, 4 NEW RANCHO 5000 SHOCKS, NEW RANCHO SPRINGS AND SHACKLES, NEW BEST TOP SOFT TOP (still in box), SM465 TRANNY MATCHED TO A DANA 20 TRANFER CASE (both rebuilt), NEEDS MORE WORK JUST DON’T HAVE TIME OR THE DESIRE TO DO ANYMORE, ASKING $4250.00 OR BEST OFFER, TITLE IN HAND.”

http://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/1448321272.html

No updates tonight.  Enjoy Halloween and set your clocks back!

When I got to “dickhead”, I started laughing.  Can someone help him out?  Tell him eWillys sent you and if he doesn’t know what eWillys is, then tell him to drop by the website.

“I have a 1942 willys mb,that has extensive damage to the Drivers side of the tub.What I need is sombody that Has a tub that is intacted,with the slots for the ax and shovel to contact me so I can get measurements to make repair pannels.If u call I can tell you exactly what I need.I guess I could Pay you for the info,but most people who own Jeeps are not dickheads, and are willing to help a brother out,thanks.Brian 509-460-2577”

http://kpr.craigslist.org/wan/1411317869.html

Yep, tomorrow is September 19, International Talk like a Pirate Day.  How did this great holiday begin?  The story is it began with a couple of guys on a racquetball court when they spontaneously slipped into piratese.  Following the match, having had more fun than ever, they decided there needed to be a ‘Talk like a pirate day’.  So, on June 6, 1995, they arbitrarily decided to make September 19 (a day picked because nothing else happened on that day) the magic day.

All they needed now was a spokesperson, someone to inform the masses.  Who better, they thought, then Dave Barry.  Well, it took 7 years, but they finally got Dave’s attention and he wrote a column about their unique holiday.