From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Fri Mar 21 21:13:14 2003 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Friday, March 21 2003 Volume 01 : Number 1890 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: RE: Ludwig lives! fsj: Re: Re: Re: '76 J20 for sale or parts (was Re: '76 J20 downgraded to J10) fsj: 77 with 401 for sale so-cal (not mine) Re: fsj: 77 with 401 for sale so-cal (not mine) fsj: RE: Ludwig lives! fsj: Re: Ludwig lives! fsj: RE: Ludwig lives! fsj: Got my Dana 60! fsj: pressure washing... fsj: Re: pressure washing... fsj: Pics of '76 J10 for sale (was J20) fsj: Re: Pics of '76 J10 for sale (was J20) fixed link! fsj: MP related fsj: Re: Willy's-ahaulic?? 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Include the word help in a message to fsj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 10:06:18 -0800 From: john Subject: fsj: RE: Ludwig lives! drop a Wagoneer chassis underneath it... divorced xfr case and voila... the luxury of a Benz with the durability of a Jeep... plenty of ground clearance that way too... ;) john At 10:53 AM 3/20/2003 -0700, scott_haaland-at-agilent.com wrote: >If you put a snorkle on that Diesel engine, you could drive to the store >even when the car starts to float (oops), probably better not go that deep. > >Actually, I have some family in East Africa, and I've been thinking that a >300SD would be a great car there. The suspension is great on my W116, and >it has really good ground clearance for a sedan. If you put some >oversized tires on and maybe some kind of lift kit, you could travel quite >well during the dry season to anywhere in the country....put a snorkel on >it, and you could even make it through some small rivers....do they make >locking diffs for these cars? > >;) >Scott - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 10:48:05 -0800 From: "Jim B" Subject: fsj: Re: Re: Re: '76 J20 for sale or parts (was Re: '76 J20 downgraded to J10) A: With the 3.31 rear axle, and T18A trans, it wouldn't be too bad on gas. (going to take pics now it's dry out) I'm off to get my son first so we can axle swap! From: ralph dickson Subject: Re: Re: Re: fsj: Re: '76 J20 for sale or parts (was Re: '76 J20 downgraded to J10 ) if it is anything like my j10... much cheaper to ship than drive "Tim Lynn (JeepBum)" wrote:He is a traveling millright.....I think he is all over the country most of the time. He seems fairly new to the FSJ game and when he asked about finding a bed I told him you had one in Washington and all he said was "how much?". Tim JeepBum ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:51:30 -0800 From: "Faith Jeff" Subject: fsj: 77 with 401 for sale so-cal (not mine) hi folks- just passing this along...found it on-line. 1977 JEEP WAGONEER - 401, V8, turbo 400 tranny, locking rear Diff, PS, PB, 2" lift, maroon, good rims, as is, for parts or make offer, $950 obo, call David (619)226-1072 This electronic message transmission, including any attachments, contains information from Prescription Solutions which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by a "reply to sender only" message and destroy all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including attachments. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:11:23 CST From: Dan Black Subject: Re: fsj: 77 with 401 for sale so-cal (not mine) "Faith Jeff" said: {- just passing this along...found it on-line. {- {- 1977 JEEP WAGONEER - 401, V8, turbo 400 tranny, locking rear Diff, PS, PB, {- 2" lift, maroon, good rims, as is, for parts or make offer, $950 obo, call {- David (619)226-1072 If the drive line is good, that's probably a good deal, even if the rest needs work. Anywho says that phone is in San Diego: Cater, Matthew W 3138 Canon SAN DIEGO, CA 92106 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The President has kept all of the promises he intended to keep. -- Clinton aide George Stephanopolous - -------------- Dan Black ------------------------- dan-at-black.org -------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 15:49:00 -0800 From: john Subject: fsj: RE: Ludwig lives! At 02:26 AM 3/18/2003 -0300, Renaud OLGIATI wrote: >My mailbox was recently graced by a missive from john : > > drop a Wagoneer chassis underneath it... divorced xfr case and > > voila... the luxury of a Benz with the durability of a Jeep... plenty > > of ground clearance that way too... ;) > >Sad about the road-holding though ;-3( not necessarily... provided of course one first bolts the body to the wagoneer chassis... ;) An FSJ with good tires and good shocks handles quite well. john >Ron. >-- > Write a wise saying > and your name will live forever. > -- Anonymous > > -- http://www.olgiati-in-paraguay.org -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 22:34:38 -0800 From: john Subject: fsj: Re: Ludwig lives! rofl... Kevin, this was great... :) Obviously your FSJ doesn't have the sway bars and Michelin's... ;) Of course I'm thinking of my J10 which is lighter then a Wagoneer... and I doubt it'd get up to 100mph... we'll see after the 4.0L... ;) My '67 Wagoneer with no sway bars and drum brakes was definitely not a good handling vehicle at all... :) BTW, took Ludwig to Seattle for dinner... it made it there and back, didn't spring any more leaks and the fuel gauge appears to be moving in the right direction... :) john At 04:04 PM 3/20/2003 -0800, Kevin Pekarek wrote: >On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 03:49:00PM -0800, john wrote: > > >Sad about the road-holding though ;-3( > > > > not necessarily... provided of course one first bolts the > > body to the wagoneer chassis... ;) An FSJ with good tires > > and good shocks handles quite well. > >um, no. the absolute crappiest handling post 1960 benz will easily outhandle >the best handling fsj. > >fsjs have straight axles and leaf springs at all four corners. They have soft >springs and high centers of gravity. > >when you take a benz up to 100 mph, it feels like fun. When you take a fsj up >to 100 mph, you see god. > >when you take a benz through the twisties, it feels like fun. When you take a >fsj through the twisties, you hold on for dear life to the steering wheel >and wonder why you didn't drive your benz on the road instead. > >when you nail the brakes in a benz, you stop so hard and so fast that your >dental work comes out and hits the windshield. when you hit the brakes in a >fsj, you thank god you're not driving one of the older ones with manual drums >at the corners, and eventually, when it is convenient for the truck to do so, >you come to a stop. Then the smell of burnt oil from the factory jeep leaky >rear main seal dripping oil on your exhaust y-pipe catches up with you, and >reminds you that you are definately in a fsj. > >If you want to offroad in a benz, get a unimog or a G-glass. If you want to >offroad in a jeep, get a jeep. If you want to blast down a windy road in a >jeep, >have your head examined. >K - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 23:10:50 -0800 From: john Subject: fsj: RE: Ludwig lives! At 09:22 PM 3/20/2003 -0600, Alec Cordova wrote: > > > >With all due respect to John and his ability to make Jeepensteins, thank you... ;) I think... :) john - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 23:36:28 -0800 From: "Jim B" Subject: fsj: Got my Dana 60! A: We pulled the J20's rear axle today, and replaced it with the '84 J10's M20. Unfortunately, we also discovered the owner was wrong. The gears are 3.73, not 4.10 :^( I'll fix that later with an ARB or electrac upgrade though! Got pics, but my mini-chip reader doesn't have the software in again yet. Jim Blair, Seattle, WA '84 J10 Black Jack, '86 Comanche 4x4 ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 23:35:02 -0800 From: john Subject: fsj: pressure washing... amazing how much better these things look after you remove several years of the Pacific Northwest from them. :) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6146&item=2407883183&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2407889897 john - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 23:51:48 -0800 From: john Subject: fsj: Re: pressure washing... At 02:42 AM 3/21/2003 -0500, Robert Chase wrote: >IMPRESSIVE!!!!!!!!! >R. yeah... world of difference ain't it? :) see, I knew under all that green stuff were nice rigs, never doubted it for a second... problem is others can't see it... But that's why I've been mostly lucky buying old Jeeps and trucks. I can see what's under the green stuff... usually, see: http://www.wagoneers.com/.images/jeepmold.jpg This is where I came up with the slogan: Snohomish, Washington, where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... ;) When I cleaned off the green stuff, however, I had a rusty '53 Willys wagon with bad black paint underneath... ;) john >On Friday, March 21, 2003, at 02:35 AM, john wrote: >>amazing how much better these things look after you remove several >>years of the Pacific Northwest from them. :) >> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6146&item= >>2407883183&rd=1 >> >>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2407889897 >> >>john >>------------------------------------------------------------------ >> http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ >> Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... >> jesus, don't leave life without him, please! >>------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 00:32:17 -0800 From: "Jim B" Subject: fsj: Pics of '76 J10 for sale (was J20) I posted them under Seattle J10 for sale (was J20) on the http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/fsj-list website under the photos section (it's also on the http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/fsj-nw site) Jim Blair, Seattle, WA '84 J10 Black Jack, '86 Comanche 4x4 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 00:34:13 -0800 From: "Jim B" Subject: fsj: Re: Pics of '76 J10 for sale (was J20) fixed link! http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/fsj-nw and http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/fsj-list ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 09:25:35 -0700 From: Tesar Landon-r16884 Subject: fsj: MP related There's lots of dead parrots in Canada, and cheese shops, and a lot more moose (meese?) but I have not seen any FSJs on Monty Python, just Minis and an XKE. - - L =================================== Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 23:40:37 -0800 From: "Jim B" Subject: fsj: Anyone in England still on the list? I need something (non-FSJ, Monty Python related) that isn't illegal, but is unavailable in the US (It may be available in Canada. I'll check there if no-one pops up) Jim Blair, Seattle, WA '84 J10 Black Jack, '86 Comanche 4x4 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 11:19:15 -0800 From: john Subject: fsj: Re: Willy's-ahaulic?? arrrrghhhhhhhhh.... must resist... must resist... must resist... ;) john At 01:55 PM 3/21/2003 -0500, Jim Hoffman wrote: >Sorry John... I didn't know you were a *recovering* Willy's-ahaulic. > >I'll try to be more sensative in the future..... NOT!!! > >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com >www.willystech.com > >;) > >Jim/ > > > > I'm deleting this temptation, er, message... ;) > > > > shame on you... I was doing so well too... where's that delete key... >;) > > > > john > > > > At 01:33 PM 3/21/2003 -0500, Jim Hoffman wrote: > > >If you haven't already found it... www.willystech.com. You'll find > > >any old Willys you want in the classifieds! Like you need another > > >project!! ;) > > > > > >Jim/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.WAGONEERS.com/ Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... jesus, don't leave life without him, please! - ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #1890 **************************