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    WWII MB

    Here’s a nice example of a WWII MB that’s in The museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas. This is a wonderful museum. Fredericksburg is where Admiral Nimitz was born.
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    More pics of an old barn find

    I posted a couple of pics of this old Jeep sometime last Fall. I’m back in the area so I took some more pics. It’s in a pole barn next to Suds Monkey Brewing on Texas Highway 290 west of Austin. There was much discussion about my previous post & I’ve got some better pics now. Some of us thought...
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    1947 CJ2A

    We’re volunteering at Pedernales Falls State Park in Johnson City, Texas. A couple from Montana is camping here & they brought their 1947 Willys CJ2A. It’s got a Chevy small block 305 bored out to 315 ci & other cool goodies.
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    1947 CJ2A

    We’re volunteering at Pedernales Falls State Park in Johnson City, Texas. A couple from Montana is camping here & they brought their 1947 Willys CJ2A. It’s got a Chevy small block 305 bored out to 315 ci & other cool goodies.
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    Stainless Steel Jeep

    I took my grandsons to Collins Brothers Jeep in Wylie, Texas today. We saw this cool stainless steel body on a 1980 CJ5. ‘Pretty cool’
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    Rust Prevention

    Greetings All! Yesterday my wife & I took a little day trio down to Galveston. Since my TJ came from Arkansas, I figured this was the first time it’s ever seen a salt environment. Even though I didn’t even drive on the beach & I would NEVER drive through the surf or ANY salt water, I just rinsed...
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    Finding the Build Date with the VIN

    So my TJ is an ‘06, the last year of production. I suppose it could be remotely possible, but highly unlikely, that it could be the last TJ ever built. Yeah. Go ahead & laugh. I’m laughing at myself too. Anyway, I need to put this crazy idea of mine to rest so I need to get the build date of my...
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    Quick report in the results of my gear change

    So I recently regeared my TJ with 33/12.50/15 tires & got rid of those terrible 3.07 gears & had 4.56 gears installed along with True Tracks (front & rear), chromoly axles, the correct 39 tooth speedometer gear & new front hubs. It drives wonderful now. I thought I would post some before & after...
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    Question about BFG A/T KO2 tires

    So my TJ which I bought last year came with a lift & BFG A/T KO2 tires size 33/12.50 R 15 on Dick Cepek Steel wheels. After getting new track bar, tie rod kit, front hubs steering box & Rubicon Express shocks it was fantastic on the highway for a while. You could actually drive it at 70 mph with...
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    Road Trip After Re-Gear

    So I had my crappy 3.07 gears replaced with 4.56 gears & while that was being done I went ahead & had chromoly axles, new front hubs & True Tracks installed. We had the opportunity to visit our son & his family who live north of Dallas. Since we are volunteering at a state park near Austin & the...
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    New Gear Break-In

    Greetings, friends! Well, I got my TJ back from the shop yesterday after having 4.56 gears, True Tracks, chromoly axles & new front hubs installed & I started the break-in process with 75 or so slow, easy miles on back roads. I was told to drive it for an hour or so & then let it cool down. I’ve...
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    Bummer!

    BUMMER!!! 🤣🤣🤣
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    Door Won’t Open

    Greetings, friends! Well, today the latch on the driver’s door on my TJ quit working & it won’t open from the inside. I have to zip open the window on my half door & open the door from the outside. Before I just start tearing into it, has this ever happened to anyone & what’s the fix? Thanks in...
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    I Discovered an Old Jeep

    Greetings, friends! I was driving through a neighborhood in Beaumont, Texas this morning in order to avoid traffic on the main roads when I spotted this project in someone’s driveway. I didn’t have time to stop & knock on the door to ask about it (something I may do at a later date), but my...
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    Front Bumper That Is Safe For Towing My Jeep

    So I bought my really nice ‘06 TJ last September with the intention of towing it behind our motorhome. My problem now is that I’m worried whether the front bumper is up to the job & if it would be safe to tow “as is”. It looks exactly like a Smittybilt SRC crawler front bumper with D-rings...
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    Nostalgia

    Greetings, fellow Jeepers! I found this pic of the shift pattern placard on an old flat fendered Willys & I thought you might enjoy it. Most folks wouldn’t know how to operate the transfer case without this. I was fortunate enough to have driven one of these regularly at a Hondo, Texas deer camp...
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    Protective Covers

    Greetings, Friends! My wife & I are planning to use our TJ to eventually tow behind a motorhome. We are also Texas State Park volunteers & spend up to 2 months at a time camped in these beautiful parks. Our vehicles, of course, have to sit outside exposed to the elements & they get quite dirty...