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http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/1966-1977-ford-bronco-3.jpg http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/1966-1977-ford-bronco-9.jpg The original Bronco was an ORV (Off-Road Vehicle), intended to compete primarily with Jeep CJ models and the International Harvester Scout. The Bronco's small size (92 in wheelbase) made it popular for off-roading and some other uses, but impractical for such things as towing. The Bronco was Ford's first compact SUV, and Ford's compact SUV place would be taken by the Ford Bronco II (1984-1990), and the Ford Escape (2001-present). The idea behind the Bronco began with Ford product manager Donald N. Frey, who also conceived of the Ford Mustang; and similarly, Lee Iacocca pushed the idea through into production. In many ways, the Bronco was a more original concept than the Mustang; whereas the Mustang was based upon the Ford Falcon, the Bronco had a frame, suspension, and body that were not shared with any other vehicle. The Bronco was designed...
This is by no means a complete history. Just a guide to identify Jeeps. I probably left out some information so, just post up a correction. Thanks. :thumbsup:
* 1948: Land Rover is designed by the Wilks Brothers and is manufactured by the Rover Car Company * 1958: Series II launched * 1961: Series IIA began production * 1967: Rover becomes part of Leyland Motors Ltd, later British Leyland (BL) as Rover Triumph. * 1970: Introduction of the Range Rover * 1971: Series III launched. * 1975: BL collapses and is nationalised, publication of the Ryder Report recommends that Land Rover be split from Rover and be treated as a separate company within BL and becomes part of the new commercial vehicle division called the Land Rover Leyland Group * 1976: One millionth Land Rover leaves the production line. * 1978: Land Rover Limited formed as a separate subsidiary of British Leyland * 1980: Rover car production ends at Solihull with the transfer of SD1 production to Cowley, Oxford; Solihull is now exclusively for Land Rover manufacture. 5-door Range Rover introduced.
Here's a list of shops in the Reno area. It's not a comprehensive list by any means. Feel free to add any shops that you think are good places to go. Tell em Justin from Lithia Jeep sent ya. Independent Shops: Martin's Auto Service 2150 Mill Street 954-2027 Monkey Wrench 3075 S Virginia Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCUmZegW7kI&eurl=http://www.carlustblog.com/2008/06/car-lust--inter.html http://www.binderblues.com/main/images/histimg02.jpg The International Harvester Scout was one of the first production American civilian off-road sport utility vehicles. It was originally created as a competitor to the Jeep, and like that vehicle, early models featured fold-down windshields. The first generation Scout and second generation Scout II were produced as two-door vehicles with options of a half cab pickup truck or a removable full hard or soft top. Scouts were manufactured from 1961 to 1980 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. * Scout 80/800 (1961–1971): The original production model * Scout 810 (1971): Some early Scout II's contain Scout 810 badging on the glove box. * Scout II (1971–1980): The later standard production model with a removable soft or hardtop (100 in wheelbase). * Scout II Terra (1976–1980): The light pickup truck version (118 in wheelbase).
It's not as detailed as the Jeep thread so, please add more info if I have missed anything (after I get done). I'll reopen the thread once I finish everything. Thanks for your patience. :thumbsup:
Vehicle: 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 6cyl, 2wd. Problem: Driver's side, rear door window started falling down while driving. Motor still works. But upon inspection of said motor, the "cable drive unit" attached to it was clearly bound up. Removed cable unit from the motor and it's trashed inside, cable everywhere, plastic fragments, and chaos. My solution so far: ... My questions: How do I disconnect the cable ends from the window lift? Does the window have to be removed to take the cables off? Is the cable unit crazy expensive???? TIA
...make a place for a second battery there so what will I need to build a short air filter and reattach the pcv valve? I want to use like a K&N short round filter. Any ideas?? I know I'm a pain but I'd rather so this armed with info than just start ripping things apart. My ZJ has a 5.2L engine and it seems like that bigass air box is a waste of space.:confused:
Has anyone seen the new JKS "switchblade" yet? I really like it, one of those "why didn't I think of that?!" products. http://www.jksmfg.com/sb/ Not sure if any of the local vendors carry JKS products or not.
Hey guys and girls, Its been a few months since I've contacted Air Sierra about his build on his turbo TJ and after searching and aquiring parts from just about everywhere i'm ready to get started. There will be many photos to come and hopefully fairly detailed posts. Because I didn't buy the whole motor I had to piece together parts. The Turbo and manifold are from an SRT-4 neon which is the same as the PT Cruiser. However, when I received the turbo I realized that it didn't come with the wastegate or the BOV. It also didn't come with any oil lines. I suggest anyone who do this build find someone that will sell all of that. Especially if your working on a budget. You can get those from Dodge but it might cost an arm and a leg. I spent weeks trying to track down used parts and eventually found the BOV and wastegate on Ebay. The coolant fittings on the turbo I had to have made by my local hose shop. Luckily my friend who is helping me has some tdo5 turbos around his shop and I was...
Is this good Articulation of my front end or jest not bad. http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy250/Markharvey89/PIC_0049.jpg http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy250/Markharvey89/PIC_0048.jpg http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy250/Markharvey89/PIC_0046.jpg http://i796.photobucket.com/albums/yy250/Markharvey89/PIC_0045.jpg i thinks its pretty good.
so my wife fell in love with the dodge caliber, we have been looking at them but found that 90%ish of them have this CVT tranny in them. anyone know anything about them? problems? expense? maintenance? everyone tells me to stay away from them and that they are garbage but when i ask why they say because it doesnt shift. now im alittle shaky on the idea to but if it hasnt had any problems and such and drives fine i couldnt see why not? thanks for any input
hey guys i heard that there is a thing you can put on the XJ "frames" that stiffens them so there is less body tweaking and twisting. if there is such a thing is it bolt on and does it weigh a lot and take a lot of the ground clearence away?
I need some tires for my 1/2 ton dodge. Will the stock Rubicon bfg's be ok? I can't find any info on the load rating, I haul lumber, tools, and garbage almost daily. Thanks, Kris
My dads FJC is in the market for a rear bumper and swinger He has his eye on this one http://www.allprooffroad.com/fjtrailarmor/fjrearbumper but I he would like something a little less $ Any input? Old pic http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x120/litlmeck/aug08007.jpg
I Need a heavy duty battery for my jeep that will fit in stock location what do you guys run.
had ORI install JKS Quicker Disconnects and I washed the Jeep. What did you do today for your rig? Post up! Anything at all related to your rig.
Here is a link I thought was interesting. Watcha guys think. http://www.moabjeeper.com/articles/general/listing.cfm?articleID=353
ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO HAVE A O2 SENSOR IN THE MAIN CAT???
Starting my first cage and I have a couple of questions. Am thinking of running a continuous tube from the front to rear (front floor board to top of rear wheel well). Have noticed many cages run the main tubes the other way (ie. side to side, rather than front to back). Any reason for this? Also, I do not have a top right now for my CJ and without shelling out the major cash for the top to have it sit in the corner of the garage for the next year, wondering about the angle of the rear tube upright. Is vertical ok, or do I need to angle it in towards the front of the jeep 10 degrees or so to clear the future cloth top? Thanks in advance.
Anyone running them? Im thinking about going with FOA but wanted some input on them. Thanks
I need a couple rubber grommets for 1 3/4" holes.......tried Napa, Kragen, Fastenal, Ace Hardware. Anybody know of anybody in the carson/gville area that might have these in stock? I can order them on the slow boat from China but would like to get some tomorrow.
Not sure if I'll do it or not, but just curious about how much it would cost to rebuild the engine on my scout. IH 152 4cyl. Does anybody know who would be able to do it or any guestimate of what it would cost ???
I have a (suposedly) '61 Scout parts car I'm about to finish raping and get rid of. I've removed most of the parts I wanted off of it (muffler and trim parts) and I might keep the T-case and tranny. Other than that, if anybody wants anything else off of it, let me know before it goes to the scrap yard. Engine is the original 152 and axles are an unknown swap-out.
ok so i got my springs and put them in and :mad: it lowered my truck i guess ether i dident know what i was getting or wrong part so i need ether a Moog or jeep or any part number for ZJ V8 springs please and thank you
http://www.reno4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=21732 I guess I need to work some things out.:rolleyes:
Here comes the question: - Recently I discovered that Throttle body in supercharger application stands before charger, but in all turbo setups it is placed after turbocharger. Why is that? Trying to find an answer on the third site up for now. Please help!
http://urbancanvas.net/tcase.jpg http://urbancanvas.net/tcase2.jpg http://urbancanvas.net/tcase3.jpg You may note that my rar bumper is removed, also... more on that later. :squint:
This may be a stupid question but I'm from the East Coast (FLA, I know, you feel sorry for me :) ) and there, the use of STINGERS are illegal. I was just wondering since I am in search for such a bumper as below. Thank you to jdhouk for the pic and the information on where to get one of these built. http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx122/jeeper81/steves%20loop%202-20/IMG_1295.jpg P.S. Nice Jeep BTW
Ok, I'm from the East coast (Fla) and we have lots of water/mud. Now we are here I'm pretty sure these tires won't do the job. So, what is recommended here in Nv, an all~terrain tire. I still can't get the mud out of my system (since I was a kid I've had Jeeps both in Fla/N.C.) and I know the all~terrains load up w/mud and become slick in the eastern conditions and even with wheel spin they don't do much. Below are the two tire types I have. Here are the tires I have on my CJ8: http://www.street2mud.com/albums/M170Start/100_2042.sized.jpg
I was finally able to add a winch and front bumper to my Jeep today. I ordered the Superwinch EPi 9.0S from Rokmen for $775 shipped. I also went to Rancho Cordova to check out the MetalCloak shop. I got one of their Frame Built Bumpers for $386. I was very impressed with their shop and work. I wasn't too sure of this bumper until I went and saw it in person. I like how there is the ability to change the layout of the bumper due to it being modular (different grille and winch guards, stingers, etc.). They have some new parts for the bumper coming out which are not on their website yet. Here's the one I got: 21712 Now, I'm just waiting for the winch to get in so I can install both at the same time.
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