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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    Oh its not that bad. I have been driving it for a few years now without one. It is only in certain situations that the wheel can get a little jumpy. It is mostly when in road sections that are very wallowed out or have ruts. Not a big deal, space is tight, I will see if I can get one mounted in...
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    might buy a 3.0 crd jk. thoughts?

    I have seen one on a JK. It was the silver 4door that Jeep did a few years back. I heard the 3.0 benz diesel caused a conflict with the factory JK steering box position and the box had to be relocated. Computer wise I think everything matches up well enough in that year range.
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    might buy a 3.0 crd jk. thoughts?

    Different strokes for different folks and all that....but I just threw up in my mouth a little and my wallet jump out of my pocket and smacked me in the face. Buy a brand new zero mile JKU, build it like you want, and take the left over money and buy a few thousand gallons of gas to go on some...
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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    Just an update after my 2000+ mile trip. The carb is working pretty freaking dang well. I am a FIRM believer in the mods I have done so far. This carb works very very well all around. During my snow wheeling adventure I was running for hours on sidehills and angles that probably should have...
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    Share the best ideas from you favorite vehicle that can be applied to other vehicles

    I think even a 4" lift can have a VERY detrimental effect on a vehicles overall performance. This is coming from a guy that is running about a NEGATIVE 1/2" lift and 35s on my little flat fender and only leveling springs on the front of my dodge that has 39" tires so I am probably one extreme.
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    Share the best ideas from you favorite vehicle that can be applied to other vehicles

    I call bullpucky on that one. Older parts, as long as they where somewhat common applications, are much easier and cheaper to find. The best thing about older vehicles is that you CAN repair them in the field. A lot of newer vehicles, while pretty reliable, have one time use parts that can't...
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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    The outer bearing on one side was a little dry and had some grit in it. It was squeaking like crazy. I don't think it would have failed, but looking at it and repacking it was good insurance. It was also good for my sanity on the long road sections. I don't know for sure what the leak on the...
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    Rango.....1942 Willys MB

    After my big trip....what worked, what didn't, what needs improvement? Overall I was pretty dang happy with how the trip turned out. I only had minor issues over the 2500+ miles that I ended up covering in 2 weeks. -More cooling capacity. In some sections, especially once where the temp was...
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    Share the best ideas from you favorite vehicle that can be applied to other vehicles

    Some things...... -Find an alternative way to fit those larger tires rather than lift. Cut, trim, move the axle, lift the fender, etc. -Lighter weight works. I have never really seen a vehicle that was just too light. There are rules in just about every racing organization about weight for a...
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    The 5.3 Chevy is a great truck motor. I'm starting with a TBI 350 for simplicity sake, if I don't decide to go with a 4DB1T or similar turbodiesel I'll eventually swap out the 350 for a 5.3. One of my goals for my truck is to have it street-able enough to drive decent distances to the trials and...
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    Long Jeep.....chasing unicorns

    Some thoughts after my 2000+ mile journey in my flat fender.... I still think this will be my next big project. Basically it will be a 'replacement' for the dodge and willys even though I don't know if I will get rid of either. I do have to wonder how different a long jeep will be. I really...
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    2000 miles of nervous nirvana....

    Thanks. Heck yes I would. I am already kinda planning the next one. Drive to the rubicon trail, do the trail, and drive back.
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    2000 miles of nervous nirvana....

    Yeah they where! It wasn't so much the sidehill that bothered me, it was the exposure in some areas. Sliding down into a tree is no big deal. Sliding down into the tree 600 feet away was. The Willys REALLY feels nice on sidehills for the most part. It is VERY low and stable overall. With better...
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    2000 miles of nervous nirvana....

    Day 13. Last day on the road. Homeward bound! The only thing that stands in my way are three mountain passes over 11,000ft! The drive through the loop road in the Colorado National Monument was really super nice. The road was perfect with lots of curves, tunnels, and bikers to keep you on...
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    2000 miles of nervous nirvana....

    Day 12. May 31st. This was my slower day. I was south of where I needed to be so I took my time. The town I ended up staying at the night before, Manila, Utah, was right on the edge of the Flaming Gorge reservoir. I stopped at the Exxon for fuel and asked the lady at the counter and her...
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    2000 miles of nervous nirvana....

    Day 11. May 30th. Back on the road! I ended up driving a LONG ways this day. I made it all the way to the Wyoming border and it wasn't even late yet. Somewhere along the way I ended up getting REALLY rained on. So much so that at the next town I found a laundrymat and dried all my clothes...
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    2000 miles of nervous nirvana....

    Day 10. May 29th. This was a day of rest, repack, and refit at my parents house. I didn't do much. I found a cool stash of old cars that I didn't know about before. I had some homecooked food which is always good if mom makes it! Played with my parents new puppies. Did a load of laundry...
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    2000 miles of nervous nirvana....

    Day 9. May 28th. I headed back towards Idaho and my parents ranch this day. I ended up getting rained more than enough this day. Maybe this was mothers natures way of telling me I needed a shower? I ended up getting wet enough that I needed to find some better rain pants. My lightweight ones...
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    2000 miles of nervous nirvana....

    Day 8, May 27th The last day on the trail. I didn't take many pics. Hopefully I will get some from friends in the near future. We made it up a ways towards a high mountain lake but got stopped in one area with some VERY bad exposure below a sidehill section of road. It was only about 500 feet...
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    2000 miles of nervous nirvana....

    Day Seven? May 26th This day was freaking perfect. We covered a lot of miles and everything was really clicking. We where back in the middle of nowhere for sure. We backtracked over a pass we had already gone over to get back into another area. Sadly we where not able to connect out the other...
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