Wednesday, October 15, 2008
PARABOLIC SPRINGS
As I mentioned in the post about the Defender/Santana/Iveco they all use parabolic springs I have even noticed that the new Volvo Semis use them on the front. These are my dream springs. they are available for YJ'S but not CJ'S.
MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS 9-27-08
The mountains are just north of four peaks. The HWY 87 to the west and the HWY 188 to the east. Roosevelt lake is also to the east.
We enjoyed a nice dusting of rain.
Its a nice drive up one side and down the other, road does not require 4x4 unfortunantley but this area needed to be explored. There is a medium rated trail a little to the north that what we will hit up soon.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
my Wife wants a G-Wagon
What she really wants is a mix of the two, The Off-road ability of the green one and the color of the silver one. she also likes the roof rack and tent of the green one.
I hope the Bail out comes my way so I can afford the $100,000 price tag.You know Defender
This is the land rover Defender. I have not seen one personally in the USA but I saw a few runnin around Sweden when I was serving a church mission there. The Defender is the original Land Rover.
In Spain Land Rover contracted to a company named Santana to build the Defender out side the UK. Santana I guess was able to keep building them even after the contract ended with Land Rover. The Santana sported parabolic leaf springs and solid axles.
Santana is now owned by Iveco. Iveco did a little redesign and it looks like they made it fit in well with their Off-road line of trucks.http://www.off-road.iveco.com/
Iveco is an Italian company with a nice unimog lookin truck. Unfortunently no portal axles. I saw the 2wd version of these Ivecos all over Sweden.
This is their Pick-up.
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1960 Willys Motor Co. CJ5
Flawless drivetrain: 134 f-head, t-98 Borg Warner, Dana 18 t-case with yoke parking brake drum, ramsey 200-L p.t.o. winch, warn over drive, 11" drum brakes all the way around.
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this jeep pic. from Early cj5.com is what I imagine our jeep looking like someday. vintage yet rugged and clean
2002 Ford F-250
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Servis utility bed trailer
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. George Washington, Farewell Address, September 19, 1796_____________All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of superintending providence in our favor. To that kind providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth-that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the Ground without his Notice, is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid?" Benjamin Franklin, To Colleagues at the Constitutional Convention
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