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Busy Month

Man Down!

Posted October 26 2009 10:12 AM by Willys

So its been a very busy month for me and I am just suprised at how the time flies. I thought it'd been a week or so since I was on here last.

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Can't Stop the Addiction

Need More Driveway

Posted September 21 2009 10:31 AM by Willys

Yeah, I need more driveway. Another M-715 has found space in my fleet.

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Meetin an Greetin

So Cal Unite!

Posted September 10 2009 09:28 PM by Willys

The first Meet and Greet over at Chuy's was such a success that we are now at the doorstep of the second one. Be there or be square (sorry YJ guys for the slur)

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Wow, that there is special.

Fun Stuff

Posted August 20 2009 07:03 AM by Willys

Most of us liked MacGyver when it was on TV. Well, I recently stumbled across a site that takes MacGyver-ism to a whole new level. I'll let you decide for your own exactly what level that might be.

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Random Tire ID Post

Anyone Recognize These?

Posted August 18 2009 08:02 AM by Willys

I saw these tires in the back of a truck (duh) and didn't recognize them. Are they race-spec tires or what?

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Hot Watch!

No tanning here

Posted August 14 2009 03:06 PM by Willys

So I'm outside tinkering around and decide to lay my watch on the Jeep to charge... I had read the warning about it getting hot when in bright sunlight, but was surprised just how hot it got.

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Its an omen.

Must.... NOT... buy....

Posted August 12 2009 03:45 PM by Willys

My first flattie was a '46 CJ2A. My second flattie was a CJ2A. I've missed both of them since I got rid of em, long about 10 years ago. It is so hard for me to not call on this ad.

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Follow the Sheeple

Electric Car Blah

Posted August 11 2009 08:17 AM by Willys

Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of electric vehicles. But really people, think it through. I'm sick of the sheeple jumping on the bandwagon "It's GREEEN!!!!!!!!"

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Good Food Good Times

Jeep Meet and Greet

Posted August 7 2009 09:31 AM by Willys

You can't say I didn't warn you for once. There is a Meet and Greet out in Simi Valley next week... kinda a Jeep cruise-in.

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Not Jeep Cherokee!

Top Clunker?

Posted August 4 2009 09:46 PM by Willys

The top clunker in this facocked cash for clunkers scheme might not be a Jeep Cherokee... but I've sure been seeing a lot of pictures and videos with Cherokees concerning the program.

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Camping and Wheeling

Computer-less

Posted August 4 2009 01:50 PM by Willys

So far as either camping or wheeling went, it was no big deal, BUT, I got away from my computer and phone, even if only for 24 hours.

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Change a Rocker on a Ford

How To-

Posted July 27 2009 04:23 PM by Willys

I was at Banks a few months back, and this is what I saw. The cab of a relatively new Ford truck on the rack... while the rest of the truck sat on the ground.

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Wheelin Downtown Reno

Reno Rocks!

Posted July 24 2009 01:06 PM by Willys

I forgot to mention, in the middle of my trifecta, I also went and checked out a show in downtown Reno. They shut down like 5 blocks, and it was like a big wheeling block parts.

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This is hot

How hot is too hot?

Posted July 19 2009 12:46 PM by Willys

Just the other day I was telling Cappa how hot the XJ was running, and how I thought it was too hot. Well, coming home today I shattered all the numbers I was worried about the other day.

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Covered in 3 Weeks

Best Wheeling in the US

Posted July 18 2009 02:33 PM by Willys

So in three weeks, I got to go cover Four Wheeler's Top Truck Challenge, the Rubicon Trail, and Petersen's Ultimate Adventure. That's gotta be some kind of trifecta.

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