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Comman D'oh "D'oh!"

Posted April 14 2010 06:09 PM by Christian Hazel

Today I paid the price of impatience. Well, sort of at least. I finally got around to tearing the Comman D'oh Dana 20 apart today for a rebuild. Only problem is somebody got there before me.

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TH400 on the ground!

Comman D'oh Tranny

Posted April 13 2010 02:47 PM by Christian Hazel

I finally got a break in the weather so I finished what I started over a month ago. The toasted TH400 is finally out of the '73 Commando.

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Brown Dog Offroad Motor Mounts

Whoopsie!

Posted April 13 2010 07:55 AM by Christian Hazel

Look before you leap? That's my motto! Brown Dog sent me a HD motor mount/engine bracket setup for a 2.5L Wrangler, but naturally I didn't check the part numbers before I went to install 'em.

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Flattie's Fifth Moab

Number One in Orange

Posted April 8 2010 09:57 AM by Christian Hazel

Got back from Moab a few days ago and realized this was the fifth time I've brought my trusty '53 DJ-3A.

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Flattie Shaft Storage

Space Where you Find It

Posted March 29 2010 07:05 PM by Christian Hazel

Our buddy and former Jp staffer, Verne Simons found a neat place on his flattie to put a spare axle shaft.

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Puttin' my money where their mouth is

Brown Dog Offroad Motor Mounts

Posted March 21 2010 09:46 AM by Christian Hazel

I started building some Olds 455 motor mounts the other day using some poly spring bushings and some 1-3/4-inch DOM like I usually do. Then I remembered Brown Dog Off Road sent me a set of its 1-inch lift 4.0L motor mounts...

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Diggin' out from the Parts Storm

Buried Alive

Posted March 18 2010 06:27 PM by Christian Hazel

I'm literally buried under an avalanche of parts awaiting install but one or two little things are hanging up each project. The result? Parts are sitting in my garage with nowhere to go.

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Back in the Garage!

Spinnin' Wrenches

Posted March 4 2010 11:08 AM by Christian Hazel

Finally got the June '10 issue of Jp out the door and am happily back where I'd rather be: in the garage spinning wrenches. Parts are finally rolling in and now I'm backlogged on my installs.

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What I did today

XJ Front Axle

Posted February 20 2010 12:16 AM by Christian Hazel

I had a helluva day today; lots of driving, wrenching, and heavy lifting.

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Hate Degreasing!

Comman D'oh T-Case Out

Posted February 18 2010 06:36 PM by Christian Hazel

I took a break from the phone and e-mails today to peck away at a few more Comman D'oh projects. I'd like to get this sucker running soon. I doubt it'll be ready for TDS and may not even make Moab, but it would be nice to...

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304 Runs Killer!

Comman D'oh Progress

Posted February 17 2010 05:00 PM by Christian Hazel

Today I pretty much finished up a few more odds and ends on the Comman D'oh project. Getting closer to having it become a driver.

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Curse of the Grey Primer

CommanD'oh Paint Job

Posted February 14 2010 09:26 AM by Christian Hazel

My '48 Willys pickup, Murderous Overkill has been languishing in my garage unfinished and un worked on for years. I think the grey primer paint job cursed it. Not wanting the same for my '73 Commando, I broke out a case of...

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Installing my GM 1-Wire

CommanD'Oh Alternator Upgrade

Posted February 12 2010 01:32 PM by Christian Hazel

Out with the old, in with the not-so-new. This is the 3rd Jeep in which I've installed this Summit Racing 100-amp 1-wire alternator. Nice to know I'm getting my money's worth out of it.

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The ugly Jeep build plan

CommanD'Oh Wrenching Day - continued

Posted February 11 2010 10:58 PM by Christian Hazel

You can read about the '73 CommanD'oh's new distributor in my other blog, but here's some of the shenanigans I went through today while digging a little deeper into my new project.

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DUI on the AMC!

CommanD'Oh Wrenching Day

Posted February 11 2010 10:41 PM by Christian Hazel

You just can't bead a Davis Unified Ignition from Performance Distributors for a clean install and killer performance. Today I pried the can of worms that is my '73 CommanD'oh project open just a little more.

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