From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Wed May 25 12:44:10 2005 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Wednesday, May 25 2005 Volume 01 : Number 2444 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: Re: [db] the smell of success fsj: New Jeep Parts - Genuine Replacement fsj: FW: SEMA Action Network Driving Force, June 2005 Issue FSJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeeps/fsj/ Send submissions to fsj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to fsj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to fsj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 19:48:26 -0400 (EDT) From: john Subject: fsj: Re: [db] the smell of success excellent... the price is coming down... that'll help. :) john On Mon, 23 May 2005, chuck goolsbee wrote: > -->At 12:31 PM -0400 5/23/05, john wrote: > -->> when I got to work this morning I had to walk to the back of the > -->> car and take a sniff... smelled more like a burger than diesel exhaust. :) > -->> but I didn't take a deep breath, but it did smell different... > --> > -->Congrats. > --> > -->BTW, as I passed the Island Crossing Tesoro station this morning on my way > -->to work, I noted that the price for Diesel there has dropped to $2.17. > --> > --> > -->-- > -->--chuck goolsbee > -->02 Jetta TDi (but also looking for a 300SD or SDL) > -->arlington, wa, usa > --> ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** http://JohnMeister.com **** http://wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold ** http://freegift.net *** http://greatcom.org/laws/languages.html ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 09:25:32 -0700 From: "Jim Blair" Subject: fsj: New Jeep Parts - Genuine Replacement http://www.newjeepparts.com/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 09:37:42 -0700 From: "Jim Blair" Subject: fsj: FW: SEMA Action Network Driving Force, June 2005 Issue Subject: FW: SEMA Action Network Driving Force, June 2005 Issue Read up folks, so good some bad.. SAN is working hard for us we need to support them... DaveO > >LEGISLATIVE QUICK HITS > >Georgia Blue Dots: Legislation permitting the use of blue-dot taillights on >antique, hobby and special-interest vehicles was signed into law by >Governor Sonny Perdue. The new law, which contains SEMA-written provisions, >allows blue light or lights of up to one inch in diameter as part of a >vehicle's rear stop lamps, rear turning indicator lamps, rear hazard lamps >and rear reflectors. > >Illinois Blue Dots: SAN-supported legislation to allow antique vehicles to >display a blue light of up to one-inch diameter as part of the vehicle's >rear stop lamps was recently passed by the Illinois Legislature and has >been transmitted to the governor for his approval. The measure recognizes >that >blue dot taillights have no detrimental impact on safety and allows >enthusiasts to modify their vehicles to recall in fine detail the glory >days of the hot rod era in America. > >Maine Inoperable Vehicles: Working with officials from the Maine Department >of Environmental Protection and the Maine Municipal Association, the SAN >modified legislation (L.D. 1268) that originally threatened to take away >the current hobbyist exemption from the state's graveyard laws. As >introduced, the bill would have required hobbyists to get business licenses >and be regulated as automobile graveyards. Under the SAN amendment, >hobbyists would retain the exemption but would be required to shield >project cars from public view and properly handle vehicle fluids to prevent >environmental contamination. The modified bill was approved by the Natural >Resources >Committee. > >New York Spinners: SAN-opposed legislation (S.B. 4740) that would prohibit >the "sale or use" of motor vehicles equipped with spinner hubcaps has been >introduced in the New York State Legislature. Under the bill, vehicle >owners could be fined up to $150 for a first offense, up to $300 for a >second >offense and up to $750 for a third or subsequent offense. The legislation >also proposes to fine those who sell spinner hubcaps $150 for each >violation. The measure ignores the fact that custom wheels are not >prohibited by Federal law and that spinner hubcaps have no proven >detrimental effect on motor-vehicle safety. Earlier this year, the SAN >defeated similar legislation in Iowa and Virginia. > >New York Registration: The New York State Legislature has introduced a bill >(A.B. 7413) that would change the existing $23 annual registration fee for >historic motor vehicles to a one-time $23 fee. Current law allows a vehicle >to be registered as historic if it is 25 years old or older, or if the DMV >determines that the vehicle has historical, classic or exhibit value. The >SAN-supported bill has been referred to the Senate Transportation Committee >for consideration. > >South Carolina Property Tax: SAN-supported legislation (S.B. 776) has been >introduced in the South Carolina State Legislature to provide an exemption >from property taxes for motor vehicles licensed and registered as antiques. >South Carolina law defines an "antique" as every motor vehicle which is >"over 25 years old, is owned solely as a collector's item and is used for >participation in club activities, exhibits, tours, parades and similar >uses, but in no event used for general transportation." The bill has been >referred to the Senate Committee on Finance for consideration. > >A Tale of Two Bills > >Massachusetts and Pennsylvania reintroduce bills to ban aftermarket exhaust >systems > >They're back! For the second year in a row, lawmakers in Massachusetts and >Pennsylvania have introduced legislation that would restrict the sale and >use of aftermarket exhaust systems. The Massachusetts bill (H.B. 2011) >seeks to ban the sale or installation of "an exhaust system which has been >modified in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by >the exhaust." Unlike previous versions, the bill now contains language to >exclude limited-use "antique motor cars." Current law defines "antique >motor cars" as those vehicles over 25 years old which are used exclusively >for >exhibitions, club activities, parades, etc. This provision is a clear >attempt to divide the auto hobby in this state. The bill is currently >before the House Transportation Committee. > >Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are also considering legislation (H.B. 1330) that >would prohibit the sale and use of exhaust systems other than the >"factory-installed muffler" or a "muffler meeting factory specifications." >The bill has been referred to the House Transportation Committee. These >proposals ignore the performance, durability and appearance benefits >provided from these aftermarket systems without increasing emissions. > >Visit www.semasan.com to view copies of the legislative action alerts, >which includes the necessary contact information for enthusiasts in >Massachusetts and Pennsylvania to call or e-mail their state lawmakers. > > > >Emissions Exemption Becomes Law in Arizona > >Enthusiasts in Arizona scored a majority victory as legislation (H.B. 2357) >which exempts qualified collectible vehicles from the state's mandatory >emissions inspection and maintenance program was signed into law by >Governor Janet Napolitano. Under a SEMA amendment, vehicles would have to >be either at least 15 years old or of unique design, limited production and >an object of curiosity. Owners would have to maintain appropriate >collectible or classic automobile insurance and their vehicles would be >primarily used for car club activities, exhibitions, parades, etc. and only >infrequently used for other purposes. The new law must now be adopted by >the U.S. EPA as part of Arizona's state implementation plan for air >quality. > >The SAN is indebted to the members of the Arizona Automotive Hobbyist >Council whose countless phone calls, e-mails and visits to the state house >in Phoenix played an essential role in getting this bill signed into law. > > > >On The Road Again > >We invite you to stop by and meet with Jason Tolleson, director of the SEMA >Action Network, at these events in June: > >June 4-10 >Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour >Information: www.hotrod.com > >June 17-19 >Third Annual Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion >Bowling Green, Kentucky >Information: www.nhra.com > > > >OFF-ROAD NEWS > >Court Ruling Requires That Environmental Groups Must Prove Harm to Species > >In a closely watched land issue case in Idaho, the Ninth Circuit Court of >Appeals ruled that plaintiffs seeking injunctions under the Endangered >Species Act (ESA) must present actual evidence that a species is likely to >be harmed. The court indicated that the lack of evidence of past harm to a >species is indicative of the likelihood of future harm. This is an >important victory for off-road enthusiasts in countering ongoing land >closures. In recent years environmental groups have been able to get >injunctions to ban off-road use based on mere allegations of harm to >species. The case was >remanded back to a lower court to revise the type of evidence that can be >included in ESA cases. > >Beehive State Turns Into Off-road Battleground > >Three recent announcements regarding land use in Utah continue to keep the >national spotlight on this state as off-road organizations and >environmental groups battle over access to these areas. > >An emergency petition was filed with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to >restrict off-highway vehicles (OHVs) in the Factory Butte area in Central >Utah. At question are 166,000 acres of land located east of the Capitol >Reef National Park, of which only 3,800 acres are currently closed to OHVs. >The environmental groups want nearly 50,000 acres to be closed on the >premise that OHVs are crushing endangered plants and accelerating soil >erosion. The petition responds to the BLM9s preliminary proposal to close >only 4,700 acres, maintain 6,000 of open unrestricted use, and permit >limited use on the remaining 156,000 acres. > >Congress is also getting involved in this fight as over 165 members of the >U.S. House of Representatives have signed on to support legislation that >would declare 9.5 million-acres in Utah as wilderness. However, notably >absent from this list are the five members of the Utah Congressional >delegation. The "America's Red Rock Wilderness Act" has been introduced in >the House every year since 1989 and in the Senate since 1997. Facing an >ongoing trend of similar wilderness legislation introduced by those outside >of the affected region, House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo >has requested the support of the state9s congressional delegation and local >communities as a prerequisite for consideration of wilderness legislation. > >Along those lines, Sen. Bob Bennett and U.S. Rep. Jim Matheson, both >members of the Utah delegation have agreed to introduce legislation to >protect up to 43,000 acres of wilderness lands around Zion National Park >and in Washington County. This is home to St. George, one of the nation9s >fastest growing metropolitan areas. The SAN will continue to track these >legislative proposals and provides updates in Driving Force and on the >Off-road section of the SAN website. ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #2444 **************************