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    National Jeep 4X4 Day Saturday 4.4.26

    Saturday is National Jeep 4X4 Day. If you don't take your rig out to celebrate...at least give her a loving pat on the hood & show your appreciation for the greatest vehicles on earth!!
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    Jurassic Park Restoration

    1995 Jurassic Park restoration (160K mi) just sold on Bring a Trailer for $33,200. Our cherished YJ babies continue to increase in value. SAVE THE SQUARES!
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    The Slow Demise of the Manual Transmission

    A fun read from The Oregonian (Portland, ORs daily newspaper)... TECHNOLOGY Some Americans are finding refuge on analog islands amid digital seas THE SINGULARITY OF A STICK SHIFT Before technology futurist Ray Kurzweil came up with a concept that he dubbed the “Singularity” to describe his...
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    Leakage into the back seat floorboard

    I'm not sure re: stock driveshaft. I believe so. My son just bought the rig in April, so he is going to reach out to the previous owner to inquire if he had the same issue. When he came up to visit me, we didn't closely inspect the floor for holes but I strongly suspect there must be at least...
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    Leakage into the back seat floorboard

    My son & I share a passion for our YJs. Mine is a '94, his is a '91. This question involves his '91. After a drive up from CA to OR to visit me (approximately 500 miles) we noticed the backseat floorboard carpeting on the passenger side had absorbed (maybe about a half a cup) of what appears...
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    WTB: ISO Bestop Sunrider Softop Windshield Brackets

    Hey There, Sorry I gave you false hope with Bestop. Glad you wee able to solve your dilemna in an alternate method.
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    WTB: ISO Bestop Sunrider Softop Windshield Brackets

    As mentioned in my earlier post, I called Bestop myself, yesterday and spoke with a woman who researched my part request. It took her awhile, but she did find part # 332.01 still in stock and quoted the price at $6.95. (I doubt she could have known the price if the part was out of stock.)...
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    WTB: ISO Bestop Sunrider Softop Windshield Brackets

    Call Bestop directly...800/845-3567 Part # 332.01 (driver's side windshield bracket) is still in stock @ 6.95. From the looks of the schematic, the passenger side bracket looks identical when flipped over. I would order 2 driver's side brackets and see if that is the case. I just called...
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    SQLITES Recognition

    Thought I'd share some love I received from my local newspaper... AUTOMOTIVE ANTIQUITIES by David Krumboltz, Bay Area News Group 1994 Jeep Wrangler’s square lights flaunted in San Ramon I would classify automotive styling in one of two categories: revolutionary or evolutionary. I think all...
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    Goodyear Wrangler Radials

    There has been a lot of info/mis-info on the availability of the original stock GoodYear Wrangler Radial tires over the past several years. Ten years ago, I was in need of a new set of tires. Over the years, I had purchased two subsequent sets of the original stock Wrangler Radials. (On my...
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    You May be Sitting on a Gold Mine

    Check out this recent auction result on BaT (Bring a Trailer).This sweet '88 Sahara sold for $24,000! That's 194% of its 1988 MSRP. Not too shabby for a 35 yr. old Jeep with 150,000 miles. So whether you have a junker, a barn find, a daily driver or a restored beauty, hopefully this will...
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    Exhaust manifold replacement: what else should I do at the same time? Share some wisdom & save me some time

    I live in an apt. complex so I'm not able to do my own (major) mechanical work. I have full faith in the auto shop I've been going to for over 30 years. (The mechanic who 1st began working on my Jeep is now the owner of the shop.). It ain't cheap but like my personal doctor, I know he'll...