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Overkill Engine Mounts

PreRodder Project

Posted October 23 2009 05:03 PM by Jp Tech Editor

Banged out some uber-heavy-duty motor mounts today. No photos 'cause I'm not finished with the mounts, but they'll be stout enough to handle the rigors of prerunning and the 750hp/850lb-ft the 455 will spit out when I...

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Pre Rodder On the Radar

Overkill On Deck

Posted October 22 2009 07:39 AM by Jp Tech Editor

Welp, for the first time in a while I laid grinder and tools to my '48 Willys Pre-Rodder buildup, Murderous Overkill.

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Bargain price!

Jp CJ-8 Scrambler For Sale

Posted October 16 2009 07:54 AM by Jp Editor

Several years ago I worked with my brother to put together a Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler (this is a pic of what we started with). Collins Bros. Jeep gave us access to the Texas based shop and parts yard and helped us get it...

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Are you kidding me...

Points Ignition?

Posted October 14 2009 05:53 AM by Jp Editor

What kind of demented individual invented points ignition?

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Decade-Long Streak Over

Rubi-Gone

Posted October 13 2009 08:06 PM by Jp Tech Editor

This has been the first year in the last decade I haven't wheeled over the Rubicon.

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Jeep-like at least

New Military Jeep?

Posted October 7 2009 06:35 AM by Jp Editor

Over the weekend I went to the Miramar Air Show in San Diego, California. I spotted this kinda cool jeep-like rig on display.

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Am I a lifer?

Career choices

Posted September 26 2009 07:29 AM by Jp Tech Editor

I wonder if I'm gonna retire as a magazine wank or if my future holds something else.

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Time to pack

End Of An Era

Posted September 24 2009 07:18 PM by Jp Editor

I've already mentioned that we were moving and currently in the process of packing. The new owners are going to give the 'ol Petersen building a facelift inside and out.

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Trading down to go up

Lesson in Misapplication

Posted September 24 2009 06:18 AM by Jp Tech Editor

I recently bought a new mountain bike. It's got less travel than my old bike, but does everything better. I think there are some lessons here for the average Jeeper to consider.

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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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More POWER!

M-Truck Motor Madness

Posted September 20 2009 03:47 PM by Jp Tech Editor

The M-715 is up and running again - sort of. The engine is back in, but I need to get rid of the carburetor and upgrade the ignition a bit.

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Goin for a drive

Sloppy Seconds Sees Daylight

Posted September 16 2009 01:36 PM by Jp Editor

It's out of the garage and it's low.

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Last bits to finish

Nearly Done Jeep Hot Rod

Posted September 16 2009 06:23 AM by Jp Editor

Today I only have a few things to finish before it's streetable. I need to get the exhaust finished, add some seat belts, maybe upholster the wood seats, and I think that's about it.

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Flat rod gets a windshield

Sloppy Seconds

Posted September 16 2009 05:50 AM by Jp Editor

Yep, OK, it's kinda butch in practice. But the idea was not to spend a lot of money on this thing. So when it came to the windshield I had to come up with a better solution than spending $200-$300 on a used windshield...

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Sweet-Jection

Fuel-Infected!

Posted September 15 2009 01:05 PM by Jp Tech Editor

I recently finished up a bunch of dyno work at Westech Performance using my GMPP 350 crate engine, including one of the coolest products I've used in a long time.

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