Hahaha, right!? The stock Hurricane motor leaked like a sieve when I got it to turn over, so I suspect massive oil leaks were the reason it was parked by the PO.rocklaurence wrote:Im surprise that there's any metal lift
Thanks for the encouragement. It’s amazing how many older jeeps are still stashed away in this area. Hiding in plain sight, so to speak.Laredo Matt wrote:Love the FC... thanks for sharing. Some day, maybe. S
ame for the m715. There is one in Idaho I'm keeping my eye on. It used to be my dad's but he sold it years ago before he passed. It was bone stock and still in pretty good shape. I remember driving it up to Idaho from Southern California for him. That was a long trip!
I was actually old enough to drive it then so I did most of the driving @50mph with mom and dad following. Amazing times!66stepside wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:35 amThanks for the encouragement. It’s amazing how many older jeeps are still stashed away in this area. Hiding in plain sight, so to speak.Laredo Matt wrote:Love the FC... thanks for sharing. Some day, maybe. S
ame for the m715. There is one in Idaho I'm keeping my eye on. It used to be my dad's but he sold it years ago before he passed. It was bone stock and still in pretty good shape. I remember driving it up to Idaho from Southern California for him. That was a long trip!
That’s an awesome memory of you riding shotgun on a road trip all those years ago- I bet it WAS a long trip!
We made a similar trip in a Datsun pickup truck from Arizona to Washington way back in the day (the Datsun truck was a dead giveaway on how long ago it was).
It is super cool you know where one is- if it does come up for sale for a decent price, buy it, tinker with it and all those awesome memories will tie in with all the new memories you make building it over time!
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You driving it is even better- post up pic on a new thread when you get it!Laredo Matt wrote:I was actually old enough to drive it then so I did most of the driving @50mph with mom and dad following. Amazing times!66stepside wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:35 amThanks for the encouragement. It’s amazing how many older jeeps are still stashed away in this area. Hiding in plain sight, so to speak.Laredo Matt wrote:Love the FC... thanks for sharing. Some day, maybe. S
ame for the m715. There is one in Idaho I'm keeping my eye on. It used to be my dad's but he sold it years ago before he passed. It was bone stock and still in pretty good shape. I remember driving it up to Idaho from Southern California for him. That was a long trip!
That’s an awesome memory of you riding shotgun on a road trip all those years ago- I bet it WAS a long trip!
We made a similar trip in a Datsun pickup truck from Arizona to Washington way back in the day (the Datsun truck was a dead giveaway on how long ago it was).
It is super cool you know where one is- if it does come up for sale for a decent price, buy it, tinker with it and all those awesome memories will tie in with all the new memories you make building it over time!
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I've reached out to the owner who lives out of state so will see. Would be a fun project.
Some of us have way more than that.rocklaurence wrote: ↑Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:45 am Early last year I was driving around the Spokane/Idaho/Montana area and Everyone had 1-2 old trucks in the yard
You're probably right- I hadn't even considered that! I think I'm just going to sell off some jeep stuff to pay for the "internals swap".rocklaurence wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 6:31 am Flipping the Flex plate will change/reverse the angle of the teeth and the starter will chew it up. Wont-it?