Jay Leno's Garage: 1965 Wagoneer Roadtrip Concept

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Jay Leno's Garage: 1965 Wagoneer Roadtrip Concept

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This is a video of one of the EJS Jeeps that Jeep did last year. I really do love this Jeep, back when it came out, and more so after watching this.
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Watching it now. Almost first shot shows one tail light not working. Classic!
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will e wrote: Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:17 pm Watching it now. Almost first shot shows one tail light not working. Classic!
I saw that, too! I have to admit it seems thrilling to imagine my '87 with a Hemi sitting under the hood. And I think the cosmetic work they did with the wheel wells makes sense to me. I'm typically a purist when it comes to restorations, but in this case, they've made a totally fun and awesome-looking car. Good for them. And good for Leno for featuring it.
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Watched it this morning. Nice to see it is still making the rounds.
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Very cool build. I also like the way they went with the flares. If i had mad skills, I might have tried something similar instead of standard WT flares.

They moved the axles (front forward, rear backward), which i also appreciate. The rear overhang has always been less than optimal. They did it without making the proportions look odd.

With that said, considering all the coolness of this rig, why didn’t they continue the body lines behind the rear flares???
They started with a very clean rig. The original sheet metal was there. I just don’t understand this one “defect”.

I would still daily drive the heck out of it!
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jpswapmohn wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 10:33 am ..

With that said, considering all the coolness of this rig, why didn’t they continue the body lines behind the rear flares???
They started with a very clean rig. The original sheet metal was there. I just don’t understand this one “defect”.
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^^ this! looking at all the fabrication work they did I did not understand why they made this so flat!

regardless, this is almost exactly what I would like to look mine on the outside.
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Chevy C10 bumper... inverted and tweaked.... for a bumper replacement... good idea

What is wrong with the dance, pump the carb once, or twice if early am, 3x if not ran for a week or two as long as you have an epump

Engine bay is clean... no wire loom all over.... No AC. Yes it is bit bouncy, Jay is having issues to stay in its lane

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just looking at this one for the ##th time, and it looks like the rain gutter that runs from the cowl to the top of the windshield on each side is gone, anybody see that too? I have been looking at that for when mine is going under the knife, as it really does not seem to have a lot of purpose and is a clear source of wind noise.
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wimsurf wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:07 am just looking at this one for the ##th time, and it looks like the rain gutter that runs from the cowl to the top of the windshield on each side is gone, anybody see that too? I have been looking at that for when mine is going under the knife, as it really does not seem to have a lot of purpose and is a clear source of wind noise.
Yeah, it is missing. But it definitely has purpose. My Wrangler for instance only has the rain gutter go to that front corner of the door. When I get in in dumping rain, there is a big stream of water coming down right where me legs are. Not an issue on FSJ's, unless you remove that section of the gutter.

But it certainly has a cleaner look without it, and wind noise may be less without it.
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Stuka wrote: Mon Oct 19, 2020 6:52 am
wimsurf wrote: Sun Oct 18, 2020 7:07 am just looking at this one for the ##th time, and it looks like the rain gutter that runs from the cowl to the top of the windshield on each side is gone, anybody see that too? I have been looking at that for when mine is going under the knife, as it really does not seem to have a lot of purpose and is a clear source of wind noise.
Yeah, it is missing. But it definitely has purpose. My Wrangler for instance only has the rain gutter go to that front corner of the door. When I get in in dumping rain, there is a big stream of water coming down right where me legs are. Not an issue on FSJ's, unless you remove that section of the gutter.

But it certainly has a cleaner look without it, and wind noise may be less without it.
yeah, thanks, that's what I am afraid of, since I do not live in an area with California weather by any means, keeping it waterproof is a main concern, I am even looking at modern cars which all have a double row of rubbers to keep wind noise and water out, maybe for when I go paint it, it will happen.
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wind noise is a real annoyance on long trips such as from West coast to Moab or Ouray the noise gets on your nerves... Do I hear banjo music? Is the exhaust leaking or the camshaft giving up the ghost???
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