My phone goes off at 7:30a with an incoming text. Grumble, grumble. I normally don’t get moving until 9a these days. I see if from my buddy Nathan, asking “Feeling spontaneous? Wanna go wheeling?” Since the stars have aligned and I actually have a day off when he asked, “Hell yeah!” I’m now awake. And …
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The Deuce Now that the Deuce is mobile, I start to focus on the little things. Like how the exhaust leaks are driving me nuts. I’m not talking about a little bit. It’s as if half of the exhaust doesn’t make it to the muffler, making it sound farty. A nice loud farty V8. Thinking …
The Deuce Being fed up with the transmission rebuild, or lack there of, I decided to put the 76 transmission and transfer case into the Deuce. Thanks Humpty! Not that it’s a great transmission, but it should allow me to drive it around so I can find more shit to fix. First thing was to …
The Deuce & Humpty Dumpty So, I stand over two sets of transmissions and transfer cases, one each from the Deuce and Humpty Dumpty, the donor jeep. From the 10 foot view, they look identical. Both T18 4 speed transmissions mated to a Dana 20 transfer case. Yeah, as if I am that lucky. Checking …
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 …
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 …
The Deuce So, the Deuce runs now, but with a few concerns. I decide to take her on another shakedown run… to work. It is only 15 or so miles. What’s the worst that can happen? You know how well that worked out last time. Yes, I am using one of the most human abilities: …
The Deuce That night after work, we grab the tow bar from home and drag the Deuce back to its garage spot. It is now 3 to 1 on towing versus driving home. Assuming that the hose that was crushed developed a leak, I grab some fuel hose while in town. The old hose ends …
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 …