From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Mon May 15 09:28:18 2000 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Sunday, May 14 2000 Volume 01 : Number 853 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: How to double your S-P-E-E-D, for free! fsj: T-5's fsj: Headlight switch fsj: Re: Sw Ohio 2000 FSJ Fest - A Big Hit fsj: Re: What's a T5 cost? fsj: The beauty of the Creation fsj: RE: Sw Ohio 2000 FSJ Fest - A Big Hit fsj: Re: The beauty of the Creation fsj: Re: tailgates 78 jeep fsj: RE: The beauty of the Creation fsj: ATTENTION CA - AZ - NV JEEP ENTHUSIASTS fsj: Miles to the Gallon] 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: Sat, 13 May 2000 17:42:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Carnuck-at-webtv.net (James Blair) Subject: fsj: How to double your S-P-E-E-D, for free! Not in your FSJ (Although I'm working on some improvements on mine! Pic is coming!) but on the net. Check out http://www.netsetter.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JimBlair, Seattle,WA 1983 4.2L Chero 4dr http://homepages.go.com/~carnuck/carnuck.html Now appearing on allexperts.com Pics: http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumList?u=13998&Auth=false ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 18:11:04 -0700 From: john Subject: fsj: T-5's Superdawg has a T-5... pretty sure it's the world class variation. The PO had it rebuilt/replaced. She said she spent almost 3 grand on the project by the time she got done... new clutch, etc. It seems to be fine. I usually don't like manual transmissions, but I like this one. :) john - ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.WAGONEERS.com/johnsjeeps.jpg SuperDawg, SuperPup (the little wagoneer), and the J3000 ...don't leave life without Jesus, please! Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... ------- ...be thou neither a sender nor a receiver of attachments... ...if thou usest a microsoft operating system or email program... ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 21:37:30 EDT From: DoctorNor-at-aol.com Subject: fsj: Headlight switch Hi Guys and Gals, I have a problem that I need some input with. My headlight switch of my 88 Wagoneer has fallen inside the dash, as the dash mounting snaps on the dash board have snapped off. The switch part is fine. Is the dash panel inside replaceable? How does this get fixed? Tony ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 19:42:58 -0600 From: "Kim Smith" Subject: fsj: Re: Sw Ohio 2000 FSJ Fest - A Big Hit Ah, you stir fond memories of 16+ years of growing up in Dayton's SW suburbs. kim '80 Wagoneer "J0E", 360 v2,T-727,NP219 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. COLUCCI" To: "JOHN MEISTER" ; "PHOENIX FSJ LIST" Sent: Saturday, 13 May, 2000 14:07 Subject: fsj: Sw Ohio 2000 FSJ Fest - A Big Hit > Greetings to The FSJ World! > > Friday night the FSJ faithful descended on the Admiral's Headquarters > for the SW Ohio 2000 FSJ Fest. We had at least parts of 3 FSJ's in > attendance, (I'll explain that one in a minute.) and 4 hardy FSJ > wrenchers. > > John the Utah Mail Man came armed with camera, and many stories of his 7 > > FSJ's that he has collected; all in various states of disrepair. Soon > he hopes to fabricate a true Cherokee four door. Although he says it > will not be the first; it is still a task worthy of conquest. > > Dr. Sam from here in Dayton drove his shiny late model XJ; but did bring > > his FSJ with him to the gathering; at least what is left of it, after > the fire. So he proudly showed off his red, white, and blue hub cover. > It brings him fond memories of days gone by. > > Then also from Dayton, Carl the bird shooter drove his mid 80's > sportsman styled rig. THis beast has a great running engine in need of > some minor adjustment, mated to the heavy duty towing package. Carl is > in the process of transplanting a 77 front grill and bezel assembly to > give the rig just the right look with that sharks tooth grill. This way > > when he takes his rig to the woods on a hunting trip, the wild-life will > > know he means business. > > Last but not least it was my privilege to be able to display Lady > Susan's USS GW for all to see. This proved helpful to us for comparison > > purposes when checking the plumbing of Carl's air pump. My efforts to > rectify the botched plumbing back to stock on the USS GW proved to be a > valuable model. > > Much fun and FSJ spirit was shared by all. A lot of film was spent from > > our various cameras. So Mr. Meister should have all sorts of > interesting pics for his site soon. Oh, and I almost forgot the > official ceremonial toast of all good auto restoration buffs. We broke > out a 6 pack of iced down YooHoo. The toast definitely confirmed it was > > a real FSJ group get together. > > I would encourage everybody to take the time when traveling to meet up > with other members of the group. It is a way to really get to know the > people behind the E-Mail. Plus you get to see some really cool rigs > that give you ideas on how to improve your own. > > > > > Until The Next Dimension, > Admiral "Coluch." > Starfleet Headquarters > Ohio Post > End Transmission........................................ > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 19:46:39 -0600 From: "Kim Smith" Subject: fsj: Re: What's a T5 cost? Only problem is that most World Class T5's are close ratio geared for hipro 2 wheeling, not 4 wheeling crawling. kim '80 Wagoneer "J0E", 360 v2,T-727,NP219 - ----- Original Message ----- From: "JeepNut" To: "FSJ List" Sent: Sunday, 14 May, 2000 12:17 Subject: fsj: What's a T5 cost? > Just got back from getting my bearing set pressed on the axle. Now I > get to put it on... > While out, I stopped by a tranny shop in pursuit of info on my long > smouldering TKO into an MJ project... Basically I came up with about > 17" from front of gear box to shifter location.... Now I have to go out > and check the old setup, but anyway, he says he can get me on Monday > morning a brand new World Class T5 tranny for $600.00. near Memphis. > Good, Bad, Average? Whats the concensus? > ...crap, I wasn't really working on that project right now.... > grumble... ...mumble...now where's that Visa card?... mumble... > Steve aka JeepNut > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > '87 Street Comanche #24/100 > '88 Grand Wagoneer ...and they say there's only one... > '92 Cherokee > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 20:20:24 -0600 From: "Kim Smith" Subject: fsj: The beauty of the Creation Take a few minutes to visit this site, and see why we NW Montanans say this is God's country. kim http://www.imagesofglacier.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 22:23:22 -0400 From: Farley Carl B Contr AFRL/MLOC Subject: fsj: RE: Sw Ohio 2000 FSJ Fest - A Big Hit After all the good words from Brian, I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Carl and I am an FSJ addict. My current addiction involves an 84 Grand Wagoneer that I affectionately call "PITA-Pain In The A$$". I am a new subscriber to this list although I have been lurking on the big list for a couple years now. I would like to thank Brian for hosting the SW Ohio 2000 FSJ Fest. I had no idea there was another addict living so close. I hope to bother Brian a lot more in the future. It was nice to meet John in person after he saved me from botching a carb rebuild from halfway across the country and I must say I have never seen a FSJ hub cap in better condition than the one displayed by Sam. While I am at it I would like to thank the whole list, because whether you know it or not you all have contributed to PITA in one way or another. If anyone is interested the can see the progress on PITA at the IFSJA web page in the Reader's Rigs sections. Carl Farley brdshootr-at-aol.com 84 Grand Wagoneer "PITA-Pain In The A$$" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 20:32:24 -0700 From: john Subject: fsj: Re: The beauty of the Creation At 08:20 PM 5/13/00 -0600, Kim Smith wrote: >Take a few minutes to visit this site, and see why we NW Montanans say this >is God's country. >kim > http://www.imagesofglacier.com Kim, Been there, and love it... gonna pass this page along so folks will know where to drive to... ;) Glacier reminds me of Switzerland in places... john - ------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.WAGONEERS.com/johnsjeeps.jpg SuperDawg, SuperPup (the little wagoneer), and the J3000 ...don't leave life without Jesus, please! Snohomish, WA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold... ------- ...be thou neither a sender nor a receiver of attachments... ...if thou usest a microsoft operating system or email program... ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 20:37:51 -0700 From: john Subject: fsj: Re: tailgates 78 jeep At 11:13 PM 5/13/00 EDT, FOUROFUSE-at-aol.com wrote: >do you have a hand crank for the tailgate ? all that i need is the hand >part it has striped out or do you have any clue were to buy one . my wife >likes my 78 jeep cherokee so much she took it over .please reply. thanks >bs and fam Olympic 4x4 in Snohomish might be able to get them... 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Doug ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 02:45:01 EDT From: RMSquaredJeeps-at-aol.com Subject: fsj: ATTENTION CA - AZ - NV JEEP ENTHUSIASTS I would like to extend an invitation to other CA, NV and AZ Jeep enthusiasts to take part in a project that I have planned for over the Memorial Day weekend. For JP Magazine, JJournal.net and overseas publications I'm planning another airplane wreck recovery expedition. I will start up from Orange County early on the morning of Saturday 5/27 to Monache Meadows SW of Olancha off US 395. Research has told me that there is an abandoned fishing/hunting camp with an airstrip nearby. According to my book Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of California, there are possibly several wreck sites that are within short hiking distance. Depending upon the time required to get to this site, afterwards I hope to visit the ghost town at Cerro Gordo before heading towards Death Valley. The plan will be to stay just outside the park at the Panamint Springs "Resort" Saturday ($60) evening. For Sunday I am currently scouting and researching several possible crash sites within the park boundaries as well as several rated 4WD trails. In addition, by Memorial Day weekend it is possible that several automobile companies will have already started hot weather testing of future 2002 - 2004 models so I plan on keeping my eyes open for photo opportunities. Maybe the new Jeep KJ Cherokee replacement will be testing. Sunday evening I plan to stay within the park at either the Furnace Creek Ranch ($90) or Furnace Creek Inn ($150). Believe it or not there is a golf course at Furnace Creek and I'm considering, as a photo opportunity, playing 9 holes early Monday morning so if you're a golfer, I suggest bringing your clubs. Monday I plan to explore several different sites in the park before heading south on CA 127 to Shoshone where on a previous expedition my girlfriend and I recovered several pieces of an SR-71 Blackbird that crashed north of town in December of 1969. This is my backup photo opportunity in the event that no other sites are located and documented Saturday or Sunday. A possible meeting place will be Saturday morning near Ontario Airport since my partner will be flying in for the weekend. If all goes well, we'll be able to depart from Ontario before 9:30, which should give plenty of time to cover all of Saturday's objectives before sundown. At this point I'm not sure if I'm going to take out my recently painted 1969 Super Wagoneer or request a new Jeep vehicle from DaimlerChrysler's LA press fleet. I suspect that if a new Jeep is available, I'll probably go in that direction although I'd really like to take my Jeep. I think that I might have greater success placing the story in overseas markets if I select a vehicle that a visitor/tourist to the region can rent from one of the major rental car companies. IF you've ever visited Death Valley in the summer, you already know that it is a popular destination for Europeans, especially Germans. This is over and above all the Audi, BMW, Mercedes and VW engineers that populate the park during the hot summer months. If you are interested in joining Rita (who wrote the M-715 story in the May 200 issue of JP Magazine) and me for part or all of the weekend, please e-mail me off-list or give me a call at 714/695-1785 or 714/342-8223. I'm thinking that a variety of Jeeps, up to a half dozen would be optimum but I'm not putting any limit on the maximum. I'm thinking that a group of a dozen or more Jeep enthusiasts, including families, will make this a great way to spend the long weekend. The itinerary is flexible and if you're familiar with the region, I'm certainly open to suggestions to modify the itenerary. If anyone on the list has made the trip to the fishing/hunting camp at Monache Meadows and is familiar with the route and trails I'd appreciate it if you can drop me a note and advise me of any obstacles that you know of along the route. Look forward to hearing back from many of you. Best wishes, Richard Truesdell Contributing editor, JP Magazine 1964 Kaiser Jeep Wagoneer 1969 Kaiser Jeep Super Wagoneer 1980 AMC Jeep Wagoneer ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 21:13:39 -0400 From: Michael Baxter Subject: fsj: Miles to the Gallon] Michael Shimniok writes: >> But my general impression is that 8-10mpg for a QT-equipped, 360-powered rig isn't too awful. I wouldn't be surprised if you could ge= t it up a little more if someone tunes up carb etc very carefully and gets everything dialed in just right. That's assuming the motor is in good condition. << '79 WT Chero. with 109,000 original on the odo, 3.54 gears, 31s, stock except for headers, a 3" exhaust and the MileMarker PT conversion. At around 65 MPH solo it gets between 14 and 15.5 MPG. Never less than the high 13s. The best ever recorded was when it was stone cold stock, had le= ss than 50,000 miles on the odo. With a substantial tailwind, it recorded better than 19 MPG over about 180 miles. Towing my 5,500 lb. trailer, I get between 9.5 and 12.0 MPG. Usually averaging right around 10 MPG. Of all the different exhaust systems I ever had, only the stock manifolds= into 2 40" glass packs seemed to help the mileage a little. All the others including the current set-up got about the same mileage. The PT conversion kit made parking lot maneuvering nicer and it seems to roll do= wn hill easier, but I couldn't record any difference in mileage. Michael Baxter, MBaxter-at-Compuserve.com-OR-N7OVD-at-arrl.net http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MBaxter From Reno, NV USA on 12-May-2000 ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #853 *************************