Homer By now, you’re probably wondering about the second half of this story; the Trials of Homer. He isn’t forgotten, just been a slow process waiting for parts and a poor experience with a mechanic. The last time I drove Homer was down the incredibly steep “paved” road down from the cabin mesa, the lack …
Homer So, he runs. Well enough for the moment, at least. Time to knock off a few items before the first drive. This shouldn’t take long, right? Let’s start with the fluids. I manage to perform an oil change without coating myself, the floor, the ceiling or either CJ with used dino juice. I’m actually …
Homer With the electrical mostly buttoned up, I shifted my attention to the shifty things, namely the transmission and transfer case. I was worried about the transmission ever since I pulled the drain plug and 1.5oz of fluid came out. It was mostly fluid metallic bits. The rear half of the t-case leaked fluid like …
Homer & The Deuce With colder temps preventing daily commuting in either Jeep, my boredom leads me to contemplate the suspension. Both CJs ride like a 2×4. I find a company close by that carries the kits I’m contemplating. This is where I decide to philosophically separate the two Jeeps. Homer will have a small …
Homer As mentioned previously, I had scored a “1971 stock 3 speed, transfer case and overdrive” assembly from a barn 6 months ago for Homer. It had not gone as planned as I didn’t realize that there were more than one 3 speed transmissions available for my year CJ. The overdrive would not mount to …
Homer Soon after Homer’s overdrive was installed (and let’s not forget the functional heater!), I noticed there was a little extra wooble to the front end. Now understand, there is a whole lot of shaking going on during a normal drive. So when I say there was additional shaking, I mean I am shocked the …
Introducing CB & HD One day in early March, I was trolling around the internet just keeping an eye out of local jeep parts for sale. It is something to do while waiting for customers to show up at work. I ran across an ad that sounded eerily familiar. It claimed to be a 71 …
Homer and CB Covid 19 had descended on the economy, meaning no one was traveling. Since the wife and I run a store that is dependant on people traveling, work slowed to a trickle. We decided to shut the store down as standing around in a mask a day for 2 or 3 customers just …
The Deuce Where’s the Deuce? So, it’s been a while since the Deuce has seen the outside of my garage. This was due to the rear axle tube being seriously damaged due to sloppy u-bolts. The damage was 4 deep grooves in the axle tubes, the front spring mounts being wallowed out, and the rear …
Humpty Dumpty I had begun taking Humpty Dumpty apart shortly after dragging it home. My first concern was to pull the interior and trash the nasty carpet. The seats came out fairly easy. In order to remove a couple bolts, I realized that it would be easier if the exhaust was out of the way, …