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OldBuzzard replied to the thread MountaineerTom's 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.Man, I need to get one of those wire wheels. It takes off way more skin than the one I've been using. :eek: -
OldBuzzard replied to the thread HF Dipole Antennas: Why Horizontal?.Ahh, yes, I had forgotten that adage. Will a 1/2 inch antenna work on HF? Yes, people have used the filament in the lightbulb as an...
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread HF Dipole Antennas: Why Horizontal?.Yes, perpendicular. For a simple single-wire dipole, the lobes are quite wide, so you'll get a lot of signal in a big spread of...
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread HF Dipole Antennas: Why Horizontal?.HF is mostly used for DX (distance) by bouncing a signal off the ionosphere. That bounce twists the polarization around, so any...
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OldBuzzard reacted to L J's post in the thread MountaineerTom's 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited with
Haha.
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread MountaineerTom's 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.I wish I had thought to test fit mine before I put it in, but that one corner squeezed into place pretty easily. But I REALLY wish I...
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OldBuzzard reacted to Wildman's post in the thread What donor engine for a 4.6 stroker build? with Like.
When stating that it must be the same year or newer engine this doesn't refer to the manufacture date of the engine block. Example: I...
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread What donor engine for a 4.6 stroker build?.First: I haven't built a stroker, I'm just mentioning a few things. You could look for a 2000-2001 engine with the TUPY head. Just look...
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread MountaineerTom's 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.Yes, that's the spot. The frame angles down a little bit there and hits that aluminum corner on the rear side. You can probably verify...
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread MountaineerTom's 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.Nice. Be sure to grind the corners of that rear steel flange, like here, or it will gouge your tank pretty badly (7th, 8th, 9th pictures).
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread MountaineerTom's 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited.Ah crud! There's not much more frustrating than waiting for days for a part and then getting the wrong one. Why were you getting...
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread TJ Speed Gear Issues.I have a 34-tooth gear in mine, with 3.73 and 31x10.50-15 tires (actual size about 30.5"). It's dead-on accurate with a GPS, most...
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread What did you do to your TJ today?.I went out to the garage and looked at mine. That's all I can do. I just installed an SYE, still have some parts disconnected, and am...
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread Savvy MML Question.I had to do the same thing recently. It was surprising how much metal I had to remove when drilling to get them to fit. I expected just...
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OldBuzzard replied to the thread 4.0 L high output?.I had a '74 CJ5 with a carb'd 258 (4.2L). It was powerful enough for the light CJ5, but it had all of the attendant problems of a carb...