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Flatfender Ben
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We will definitely need a video so we can hear that
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1946 cj2a bulldog 1948 cj2a blue jeep 1953 cj3b yard dog 1955 willys wagon 1955 willys pickup 1956 willys pickup boomer 1960 fc 170 1968 jeepster commando 1990 Grand wagoneer |
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BryanB
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oh there will be a video! I just hope it doesn't sound like a honda or some dumb ricer pile lol
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Ol' Unreliable
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Remember Dr. Vern's coffee-can exhaust tip idea?
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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BryanB
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also did some radiator fitment, had trouble with a lower hose, i used some rubber at each end then brazed some acr copper up to make the odd bends between EDIT: this is a 1965 mustang 289 radiator fyi
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BryanB
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Looking very jeepish
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ggordon49
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Looking Awesome!! Lots of progress in a week, you must have been busy It's really coming along!!! At this pace you will be zipping around in no time.
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BryanB
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Thanks! Yeah, it has been getting about every minute of my free time! Trying to have it done by labor day so I am hitting it hard! |
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BryanB
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okey, so i got sidetracked on a giant clearing project, (future big ol barn) waiting on a stump grinder so I got after my rig again....and we have ignition! Homemade glass pack sounds just fine I think!
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BryanB
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another one, after I was pretty sure I got all the stuff I screwed up sorted out....
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BryanB
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I would describe myself as "happy as a two peckered Billy goat, in a field full of nannies"
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wadoyado
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Hey fellow Michigander, I know the feeling, "Happiness is a warm engine" The guys from GR area had a good week! How's freedom 21 and Steve from Saranac coming along? Still want to do the pic of flatfenders at the Bridge. Congrats. Joe W
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"It's unbelievable how much you don't know about the jeep you've been driving all your life" (Mickey Mantle paraphrase)
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BryanB
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Thank you sir! Now I can get this out of the way and finish up the body !
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BryanB
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bolted tub down so I could figure out my saginaw swap. New joints in my drive shafts, and got them installed. Brakes are all bled out too. I like it better as a jeep instead of a pile of parts!
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BryanB
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also grabbed this sweet "new" top from my new pal cheesejeeper
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Ol' Unreliable
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It's coming along nicely!
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There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable
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BryanB
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I'm thinking of going with 32 x9.50 swampers, the town and country's there are around 28 ish inches by 7 ish...i think the 32 would be about right. Had a 33x12.50 laying around I test fit...umm yeah...no way
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rocnroll
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That size Swamper is a good choice....I've had that setup on 7" rims. Worked well.
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BryanB
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Yeah they seem like a good balance in size. Pretty sure the wheels I have are 7" too...i really want to order the rubber...buuut I suppose that's down the list if priority aways....
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