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Frame stiffening begins....

Looking good buddy! I like the 3rd picture where you have the new arm in the fore ground and the old arm in the background. You can really see the difference in the length. Looking forward to cooling off at HL :)

Yep, RE joints. Good builder parts, readily accessible.

Trailer is sold. One of our customers asked if we would post her trailer for sale. Here are the details as we know them: Purchased Oct 2005 -Horizon Trailer Kit VIN 1A9HU09155C653016 with Deluxe trim package: includes 3 person Overland tent, 19 gallon water tank & water pump, 2 x 5 gallon...

Home At Last! Joe, Mandy & Drew showed up yesterday eve around 5'ish bringing home Scottys' Chaser trailer after it's long odyssey: AWOL for 32 days. What a sigh of relief for us here at AT. Our hats go off to Joe who came forward to help us out and help turn this negative event into a...

Blast on by Amigo! It'll be a busy afternoon with the return of the AWOL trailer etc.

A little more progress last night. Under coating has been removed from the uni frame, factory gusset spot welds augmented with full bead welds. Also here's a few shots of some more of the parts that are going into the MJ: Spal fans & controller, Currie Anti-rock sway bar. The drop down...

When the dropped Pitman was added I had also put in a Rustys' streering brace which I think warded off the classic failures that so many XJ owners report. The rig runs 33 x 10.50 instead of 35 x 12.50 which means less stress, I also pick my lines on the trail very carefully...bouncing and wheel...

After a lot of searching for an appropriate replacement vehicle and a bunch of soul searching too, I came to the conclusion that there was not a new vehicle on the market within my means to continue to support me on my trips better than the vehicle I have been driving for the past 16 years and...

You need to figure out how many amps per day you will be using. You also need to know how many reserve amps your deep cycle battery is. You can only count on using 50-80% of the reserve amps. The 15 watt panel you showed the link to will make little more than 6 amps per day. Here is some info...

Good morning Joe! we see that you're on the move again about 1/3 of the way to Houston. Looks like you're cooking now. I know this is a long drive for you and I could say all kinds of parental stuff about being careful and getting enough sleep blah, blah...but you're a big boy and I won't...

Zowie! Looks like my typical jeep diagnosis of slave, master or clutch line was off by a mile. Better hang a black cat bone around your neck brother. Like you said, of all the places it could've happened, Lady Luck has been pretty kind. One thing that is always in my ExPo kit and may be added...

The success of a party is judged by the company, not the number of participants. Thanks for being there Mike!

What?! Jeep is not an Expedition vehicle? Sheesh....320,000 miles later... now you tell me... Okay, how do I break the news to my Jeep?

...a trail of parts will help you find the way home...

Travel safe buddy, keep the rubber side down. We're looking forward to seeing you in a few days. Dinner at Heroes in Claremont.

This week I was starting to lose hope that Scotty's (Burl40) personal trailer would be recovered. I am blown away by the breadth and scope of the community on ExPo. You represent the most generous and intelligent outdoor enthusaist forum on the web. Thank you for letting us be a part of it and...

If you are thinking of going the DIY route, you won't go wrong with these nice low rpm units from these folks. I have used their stuff before for some alt energy projects. http://www.windbluepower.com/category_s/1.htm

To clarify, the J684 test is failure at 3 times the rating i.e. the 6000 lb coupler failed at 18000 lbs of applied forces. Greg at Great Lakes Forge told me that in their testing of the 303/212 configuration, the grade 8 bolts holding the coupler & hitch into the test fixture failed at 18000...

Sorry for the radio silence here, I have been traveling while this was unraveling. For those who thought there might be some confusion between spotting the trailer in question or me, to clarify I was not on the 191 in AZ. Also, the trailer I was towing was Scott Brady's white Chaser #1 with my...