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  1. Rapidan

    Jeep Gladiator: Hit or Hype?

    I have a '16 Tacoma and an '01 TJ, so I'll stand pat for awhile. But now I wonder what the Taco and the TJ have been doing at night..................... love child?
  2. Rapidan

    Jeep Wrangler TJ With Small Block Chevy Engine

    The Vortec 350 makes a helluva lot more sense than a '69 327 with a Holley Double Bumper (sic) on it. I grew up on motors like that, and I don't really miss 'em. That Jeep wouldn't pass inspection here in VA, nor lots of other states.
  3. Rapidan

    Before the TJ...

    Yep, they were what they were, with that 455 Stage 1 motor, Turbo 400, etc..... But lots of folks at the time could not get their head around a Buick muscle car, they were a bit outside the norm. Sorry I have no pics of the GSX, but here's one of a '68 Wildcat I had a bit later on.
  4. Rapidan

    Before the TJ...

    Cool thread! A pal of mine had an Eagle wagon, he was a member of our fishing/hunting camp up in northcentral PA. I remember thinking it was a little goofy (I was driving a '61 International Travelall at the time!) but we used to pile into that thing and carve up the backwoods forest roads and...
  5. Rapidan

    Besides Jeep'n, what else do you?

    I've run a number of both tube and SS amps over the years, in a perfect world there shouldn't be a lot of difference, but this system sounds...... lush. I really like it. Loud too! The Mac benches at just under 100 wpc with those NOS GE tubes. My next door neighbor had an outdoor wood fired...
  6. Rapidan

    Besides Jeep'n, what else do you?

    Fly fishing, bird hunting, general outdoor stuff. Got a little old for ground sleeping so bought a little T@B trailer, it has some (very) mild off road capability, good enough for a base camp, and some very good off-grid capability. Other than that, a big-ass old school 2.1 channel hi-fi with...
  7. Rapidan

    Basically stock Jeeps doing stock Jeep stuff...

    I mostly use the TJ for trout fishing, bird hunting and other pursuits. Stock works great for me, and I'm not afraid of the rougher stuff at all. I've done LED lights, front receiver/receiver winch, new KO2 tires, a bunch of safety, recovery, and convenience mods, that's about it!
  8. Rapidan

    JL backup camera

    A buddy has a new JL with that setup. Camera appears attached to the spare tire mount, not the tire. It "peeks" through the center hole in the wheel. The cover just has a little elastic goober that snaps around the camera lens.
  9. Rapidan

    Why do some people not carry Hi-Lift jacks?

    New guy here (though not new to Jeeps or 4wd), I appreciate all the knowledge. I've always carried a Hi-Lift, not for changing tires but for the reasons others mentioned above. Short distance winch, heavy duty clamp, "push off" jack for high centers or deep ruts, quick bodywork tool to pull...
  10. Rapidan

    Lets see your best Jeep memes