Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ engine mounts

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Worse. A well known gent shows up at my house with both of them bent inward at a 45 degree angle. Tells me they failed miserably. Fast forward a couple years after I deleted the cut outs and I got the opportunity to do some work on the same rig. Careful observation revealed a pair of nice little quarter round dents on the inside face of the cutout down at the bottom of the forward slot that perfectly matched what you create if you used them with ratchet strap trailer tie down hooks.

Also explains why both were bent to exactly the same angle which would be very unusual if it happened on the trail. Of course, no mention was made of how they failed, just that they did. I had already made the change and thrown away 50 sets of mounts when I figured it out.

Aaah, they tried to tie down the jeep on a trailer using the sway bar mount cutouts. How logical. Probably mistook them for those weld-on axle tube mounts like below that you can buy? But even then, how crazy do you have to be to not see other stuff attached on the mounts and ask the question "Is this really a tie down point?"

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"How do tie down a jeep on a trailer?" is up there with discussions of "what is the best steering for my Jeep?". People LOVE to argue why criss-crossing is better and safer. Just like Steel vs Aluminium discussions.
 
Aaah, they tried to tie down the jeep on a trailer using the sway bar mount cutouts. How logical. Probably mistook them for those weld-on axle tube mounts like below that you can buy? But even then, how crazy do you have to be to not see other stuff attached on the mounts and ask the question "Is this really a tie down point?"

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"How do tie down a jeep on a trailer?" is up there with discussions of "what is the best steering for my Jeep?". People LOVE to argue why criss-crossing is better and safer. Just like Steel vs Aluminium discussions.
I was thinking about welding tie downs on my axels, is it worth it? seems like a sweet deal, any downsides? and is that the better choice or the lug style from steinjager

 
I would so use that and keep a little stylus in my pocket to dial with.

When I was growing up .. dad decided to finally get phone service for home (with long distance!) after we moved rental homes yet again and the new home did not have a convenient commercial street corner phone booth within walking distance (these are surprisingly still common in India even after the cell phone proliferation).

It was a magical day when the phone got delivered from the government contractor (that also did the line installation). Back then, telephone service was just a utility like water/electricity that you paid the state government for. The phone looked just like the one below, in the same shade of green. It had a commanding ring. I had STRICT orders not to play with the phone, but the draw was irresistible. It was such a treat when I would be allowed to dial a number .. see the dial go back to it's "home" position after every number .. eventually hear the phone ring on the other end as if by magic. I absolutely loved that rotary dial. I also remember being amazed that the phone would still work when the power was out (which would happen frequently esp in the summers).

After some years, we eventually got an updated phone delivered with push buttons and the magic was just gone. Somehow, dialing a number had lost it's magic and the phone felt more of a nuisance than a convenience.

Years later, in undergrad, I learned the fascinating history of telecommunications and how these older phones worked, and how push-button/DTMF technology came into place and all that jazz. I did not specialize in the communications/networking fields but that rotary phone will always have a special place in my heart.


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I was thinking about welding tie downs on my axels, is it worth it? seems like a sweet deal, any downsides? and is that the better choice or the lug style from steinjager

What does the one from Steiny look like? Maybe they designed something without fucking it up.
 
When I was growing up .. dad decided to finally get phone service for home (with long distance!) after we moved rental homes yet again and the new home did not have a convenient commercial street corner phone booth within walking distance (these are surprisingly still common in India even after the cell phone proliferation).

It was a magical day when the phone got delivered from the government contractor (that also did the line installation). Back then, telephone service was just a utility like water/electricity that you paid the state government for. The phone looked just like the one below, in the same shade of green. It had a commanding ring. I had STRICT orders not to play with the phone, but the draw was irresistible. It was such a treat when I would be allowed to dial a number .. see the dial go back to it's "home" position after every number .. eventually hear the phone ring on the other end as if by magic. I absolutely loved that rotary dial. I also remember being amazed that the phone would still work when the power was out (which would happen frequently esp in the summers).

After some years, we eventually got an updated phone delivered with push buttons and the magic was just gone. Somehow, dialing a number had lost it's magic and the phone felt more of a nuisance than a convenience.

Years later, in undergrad, I learned the fascinating history of telecommunications and how these older phones worked, and how push-button/DTMF technology came into place and all that jazz. I did not specialize in the communications/networking fields but that rotary phone will always have a special place in my heart.


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Our first phone was older than that, before all the ugly pastel colors... it was basic black. I still remember my parents using pay phones with a separate microphone on the main unit and an ear piece you held with your hand.

Oh wait, I used one that was even older. It was the only phone in an classic old hotel built in the late 1800's my ex-wife & I stayed in. In that very rural part of California on Route 199 that leads into Oregon there was no modern phone service available. Not even dial service. You had to listen for the proper ring sequence, like two long rings and one short ring, it was out in the lobby. Its microphone was on the front of the wall unit and a separate ear piece that had to be held. I felt like I had stepped backwards through a time portal. And calling it was and adventure too, it might take 10-15 minutes before you could actually talk with the hotel since it was also on a party line.
 
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Our first phone was older than that, before all the ugly pastel colors... it was basic black. I still remember my parents using pay phones with a separate microphone on the main unit and an ear piece you held with your hand.

You have to understand that the story I wrote out earlier happened in the late 80s-very early 90s in one of the 4 big metros back home. Looking back, that was right around the time when things kind of started to explode economy wise in the country given they started to relax a lot of things w.r.t privatization and international companies participating.
 
When I was growing up .. dad decided to finally get phone service for home (with long distance!) after we moved rental homes yet again and the new home did not have a convenient commercial street corner phone booth within walking distance (these are surprisingly still common in India even after the cell phone proliferation).

It was a magical day when the phone got delivered from the government contractor (that also did the line installation). Back then, telephone service was just a utility like water/electricity that you paid the state government for. The phone looked just like the one below, in the same shade of green. It had a commanding ring. I had STRICT orders not to play with the phone, but the draw was irresistible. It was such a treat when I would be allowed to dial a number .. see the dial go back to it's "home" position after every number .. eventually hear the phone ring on the other end as if by magic. I absolutely loved that rotary dial. I also remember being amazed that the phone would still work when the power was out (which would happen frequently esp in the summers).

After some years, we eventually got an updated phone delivered with push buttons and the magic was just gone. Somehow, dialing a number had lost it's magic and the phone felt more of a nuisance than a convenience.

Years later, in undergrad, I learned the fascinating history of telecommunications and how these older phones worked, and how push-button/DTMF technology came into place and all that jazz. I did not specialize in the communications/networking fields but that rotary phone will always have a special place in my heart.


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Ahhh India in 1992…remember it well, I built a float glass plant in Ankleshwar, Gujarat. It was as they say “ The very first cold roll form clad building in all of India “
 
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. I also remember being amazed that the phone would still work when the power was out (which would happen frequently esp in the summers).
My ex father in law worked for Ma Bell and he explained to me that you didn't really want to be holding the pair of phone wires back then if someone called the number they were for. He said the shock didn't bother him since he was used to it but most weren't. Also why they worked when the power was out.
 
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