Homer & The Deuce One question I always get is: how do you tell them apart? Now I understand how the parents of fraternal twins feel. I swear it is easy. The Deuce sits higher, has black fender flairs, comically knobby tires, a double roll cage hoop, and somehow just looks… angrier? Homer just looks …
The Deuce Back to the broken down Deuce… Knowing that the A-frame tow bar from the PO was shit, and still broken, I unbolted the front bumper off Homer at home, grabbed his tow bar which is much more substantial, and a bag of tools to mount a rescue. I could only hope that the …
Homer A few days after my near death decent off the mesa in Homer, I decide to look at the brakes. Put it on jacks, pull the wheels off (only 4 styles and 2 sizes of lugs nuts) and instantly notice that there a lug nut loose on one of the front wheel spacers. No …
Well, shit. There I was parked in the middle of the road in front of my house with my newest CJ5 parked up against my JKU. I assumed that the noise was the hitch coming off the ball somehow and dreaded seeing what all got smashed up. To my surprise, the hitch was still mounted …
How did Homer get his name? Technically, his full name is Homer’s Bowling Ball. If you are not a fan of the show the Simpsons (which I would blame on your poor upbringing), I have to explain. In the episode “Life on the Fast Lane”, Homer gets Marge a bowling ball for her birthday… With …
… About a week later… At work, trolling for CJ parts, as one does, and I just happen to run across another CJ5 for sale. 1975 V8, 4 speed. Same color as Homer. Looks like the 71, just grown up a few years. The asking price wasn’t too much higher than what I just paid …
Homer Weeks of trolling through Craigslist and local used car lots and nothing had caught my eye. It was either too expensive, too far gone or enough miles to haven driven to the moon and back. The search for a 4 wheel drive for my wife was not looking promising. Until one faithful day, that …
Tale of 2 Jeeps I am not always this stupid. Seriously. I just want to get that out there, because as you read this saga, you are bound to wonder “WTF was he thinking?!” And that’s fine. I often have had the same thoughts myself, in retrospect. Sometimes 5 minutes later. It all started with …
Here’s The Deuce. He is a 1975 Jeep CJ-5. He is nowhere close to stock. Here are the stats: 304ci AMC V8 3 Speed T-18 Transmission with Granny 1st gear Dana 20 Transfer case with 2.46:1 low range 33″ Tires 6″ Lift I found Homer down in St. George. He was not perfect. Loud – …
Here’s Homer. He is a 1971 Jeep CJ-5. Relatively stock after some minor un-“fixing” prior repairs. Here are the stats: 225ci Buick Odd-Fire V-6 3 Speed T-14 Transmission T-18 Transfer case 33″ Tires 2.5″ Lift I found Homer down in Vegas. He was not perfect. He did not want to stop. At all. He was …