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Hell's Revenge

Favorite Moab Trail?

Posted April 20 2011 06:18 AM by Christian Hazel

It's kinda hard for me to peg my favorite trail in Moab. There are so many and each one offers just a little something different. I've done Hell's Revenge more than any other trail 'cause of its close proximity to...

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J8 Military Jeep

Posted April 19 2011 06:19 AM by Christian Hazel

In addition to all the Mopar Underground- and Mopar Performance-built Jeeps, the guys from Michigan brought out this J8 that was fully-battle-prepped by Jankel Tactical Systems. I can see our guys riding this sucker...

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Steering your JK straighter

Spy Shots: New Fox JK Steering Stabilizer

Posted April 18 2011 01:47 PM by Jp Web Editor

Cappa and I were out getting a jump on photographing the new Mopar Underground Jeeps yesterday when he spotted this new gizmo on one of the AEV JKs parked nearby. I heard him yell, "hey, Christian, bring your camera!" and...

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Windshields Down

Fold 'em if ya got 'em

Posted April 18 2011 06:43 AM by Christian Hazel

Yesterday Cappa, Verne Simons, and I hit Hell's Revenge for a little fun. We passed a group and their trail leader was driving this TJ with the windshield folded down. I think that's neat.

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FSJ Fueling Woes

Juicing the Chief

Posted April 13 2011 08:14 AM by Christian Hazel

Yesterday I pulled my trailer out to work on the bearings and have a tire patched. While my Cherokee Chief was unblocked from its parking spot I tried to move it - mostly unsuccessfully.

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Moab Music

Got Fiddle?

Posted April 11 2011 04:41 PM by Christian Hazel

I think I'll bring one of my guitars to Moab this year. Anybody wanna jam?

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Flatfender Maintenance

To-Do-List

Posted April 11 2011 04:27 PM by Christian Hazel

For years I've just driven and wheeled my '53 flatfender. It's required very little mechanical upkeep since I finished the original build. But that's about to change.

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Boogered Rubber Bushings

Prepping for Moab

Posted April 11 2011 04:19 PM by Christian Hazel

While prepping my flattie for TDS Desert Sarari earlier this year I noticed one of my front shackle bushings (shown on left) was toast. Today, while prepping for Moab EJS I finally replaced it.

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Royal Purple Oil Change

Prepping for Moab

Posted April 11 2011 02:03 PM by Christian Hazel

Today I started getting my '53 DJ-3A ready for Moab Easter Jeep Safari later this week. The first thing on the list was to change out the old dino oil for some full-synthetic Royal Purple.

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Flattie Uptravel Limitations

Why It's So

Posted April 11 2011 07:20 AM by Christian Hazel

My flattie has very limited front uptravel. Why? 'Cause I dared to be different.

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Poor 2.5L YJ Mileage

Why It's So

Posted April 8 2011 02:30 PM by Christian Hazel

I was going through some expense reports today and was kinda shocked at how often I was putting fuel in my YJ. Here's probably why.

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Flattie Remote Reservoirs

Why It's So

Posted April 7 2011 08:29 AM by Christian Hazel

Figured I'd star addressing some questions I seem to get asked about some of my Jeep projects. Look for more "Why It's So" blogs from me on this in the future. For now, it's about my remove-reservoirs on my flattie.

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Daily Drivers

Dumb or Just Stupid?

Posted April 6 2011 08:17 AM by Christian Hazel

Cappa's "riding a cow" simile got me thinking about all the dumb stuff I've put up with as an off-roader over the years. I think it reached its zenith with my Ramcharger. Check out my daily-driver's tires.

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There goes easy out the window

FSJ Follies

Posted April 4 2011 05:18 PM by Christian Hazel

I'm nearly finished rewiring my Cherokee Chief. The only bummer is, as I've been crawling around it plugging in wires I'm noticing more stuff I need to fix!

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Bleeding from the wallet!

Fuel Prices Rising

Posted March 31 2011 08:22 AM by Christian Hazel

Ugh! Here we go again with the rising fuel prices for no apparent reason. I checked my auto arsenal and nothing I have is anywhere close to being considered fuel efficient. It's almost enough to make me start...

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