11:23 pm
May 4, 2004
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"JohnDF" wrote: Those wheels look tiny on those huge tires
I bet Juggy will float across the water crossings 😯
4:18 am
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September 3, 2008
Offline "FAM" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]Those wheels look tiny on those huge tires
I bet Juggy will float across the water crossings 😯
That's the plan!
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6:00 am
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September 3, 2008
Offline Unfortunately, today I didn't get much pictures taken. I did manage to take a picture of my new trailer.
I did get the tires mounted on the juggy. But before I could finish cleaning everything up my helper stole the key and took it for a spin.
I ran around all day trying to find tie downs for my trailer. I had the worst time finding a place that had 4 of the same kind or even a place that had 2 of the same kind.
Still need to do the skins on the sides and I plan to add a rock rail. But for now I'm going to focus on getting my trailer set up with drive over fenders. The new wheel and tire combo added some width to my rig that I didn't plan for. So now my trailer needs modding. I hope to get it all done for this weekend. I'm planning to be on the Rubicon Saturday and Sunday.
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2:27 pm
:banghead: duh 16.5". I focused on John's comment. lol
So your helper took it like he stole it? 
So now you'll just be able to point and shoot that rig on the trail.
2:13 am
Those tires are huge..... 40's are so yesterday.
You going to put some orange on that Trailer?
2:38 am
It'll be interesting to see how much pressure you need to put in those tires for them to hook up. The Juggy can't weigh that much. When I ran them on my cruiser I had to air them waaaaaaay down for them to hook up. As I remember I ran them in the 4-6 psi range.
3:38 am
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September 3, 2008
Offline That's the plan. To run them around 5 so they will balloon out nice and wide.
And no, I doubt the trailer will get any orange.
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12:15 am
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September 3, 2008
Offline Loaded and ready for its first real trip. I can't wait for the morning.
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3:15 am
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July 10, 2003
Offline I just came from up that way, fishing at Silver Fork. I must have seen about a hundred rigs headed up there. It's going to be a zoo.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
5:39 am
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January 19, 2011
Offline Have fun Greg! Trailer queen looks pretty cool. Where did you end up finding the straps?
Semper Fi
2:22 am
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September 3, 2008
Offline I got the straps at riebes auto parts. Not sure if I like them. After this weekend I already have some fraying on the straps.
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2:28 am
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September 3, 2008
Offline Just got back from the weekend and there are some hiccups that need to be worked out.
1. The juggy idles great here at home but when I got up to the trail I had to keep my foot on the pedal to keep it from dying.
2. It starts great at home. Took a lot to get it started on the trail. I dreaded turning it off in fear of it not starting again.
3. My gas tank pickup has issues. It has a 30 gallon tank and I ran out of gas on the way out. If I looked down the fill tube I could see fuel in the tank, but it wouldn't start. Added 5 gallons and it started up.
4. I need some storage space. I need to build a rack or something.
5. It needs a radio!!!
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2:35 am
January 22, 2011
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We fixed the ideal problem and the air flow issue. It did look cool on the trail!!!
3:17 am
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January 19, 2011
Offline Go Juggy! Maiden voyage done. Next climb Everest!
Semper Fi
5:45 am
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September 3, 2008
Offline It was a nice trip out and on the way back after Jeff helped me tweak the idle, I started to gain some confidence in the vehicle. It is a blast to drive and I look forward to our next outing.
What do you guys think about going propane on this rig? http://www.gotpropane.com/ Has a kit that comes with everything but the bottle. Looks to be just under $1000 for the kit without a tank and about $1200 for the whole setup. I'm wondering how well it would work. It should work similar to fuel injection. Burns cleaner and cheaper fuel. It's just a thought at the moment. I need to or should I say want to change tanks on the juggy right now and it needs some carb work. So I thought maybe just jump to propane now.
Any thoughts?
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12:50 pm
http://www.virtualoffroadcenter.com/How ... _p_12.html Hard to borrow pane on the trail. Mark
1:57 pm
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September 3, 2008
Offline I agree it's hard to borrow pane on the trail. I like the simplicity of it. It's just a thought for now. That's not a bad price on fuel injection.
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8:41 pm
January 27, 2011
Offline LPG definitely removes the operating angle issue for sure, but LPG is not going to be lot cheaper than gaso if at all. As I've not seen your rig or know anything about it take these suggestions as something to ponder.
1 - LPG will reduce HP from 7-20% if naturally aspirated. The fuel has less heat content.
2 - Fuel consumption (gallon vs. gallon) will increase for the same reason.
3 - Make sure and use a fuel strainer as there is oil in suspension that can gum up valves.
4 - Prolonged idle, or low power demand, will cause cylinder walls to glaze then you burn oil and loose compression.
5 - Make sure you have lots of head space in the tank ESPECIALLY in cold temps. LPG does not vaporize as quickly at temps below freezing.
But the news is not all bad, either ...
1 - Octane rating is higher. High comp heads/pistons can make up for HP loss.
2 - You can turbo/blower to some pretty high pressures before preignition becomes an issue.
3 - Lube oil and engine in general stay much cleaner internally as fuel is much cleaner and has less "junk" in it.
FWIW
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11:25 pm
July 15, 2005
Offline Dump the AMC and get a junk yard LQ4 with a TB400 and computer for around 1k to 1300. You will have to decide what you want for a Tcase though. You will be into a fuel injected motor then for about the same or maybe a little more than propane. If propane was the best thing to do and was really only a $1000 or so, don't you think everyone would be doing it? I might see a few rigs a year running it.
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11:40 pm
"RobD" wrote: Dump the AMC and get a junk yard LQ4 with a TB400 and computer for around 1k to 1300. You will have to decide what you want for a Tcase though. You will be into a fuel injected motor then for about the same or maybe a little more than propane. If propane was the best thing to do and was really only a $1000 or so, don't you think everyone would be doing it? I might see a few rigs a year running it.
In the long run that's probably the best solution, however it would be tough to upgrade the engine, transmission and then adapt to a transfer case for $1300. Tbi is reliable and it's OBD1 so it is voltmeter friendly for troubleshooting. I have TBI on my rig and while it has no where near the power of the lq4 it has been reliable and gets good mileage. I looked into pane and did not like the size of the bottles and availability on or near the trail. Mark
12:00 am
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September 3, 2008
Offline Yeah, I'm not ready to do a full motor swap. I'm pleased with the 360. Just wondering on the thoughts of propane. Obviously fuel injection would probably be most ideal. But I don't want to dump a ton a money into this thing yet.
Most people don't run propane cause it's not California smog legal. I'm with Mark as well, the bottles seem quite large. That's a negative go me.
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3:15 am
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September 3, 2008
Offline I had the specs in another thread. But I'll post them in here.
AMC 360
NP435
Dana 300 twin stick with 4-1
Dana 60 front e-locker 5.89
Dana 70 rear welded 5.89
2" bilstien coil overs up front with a 4 link
Fox air shocks with 4 link rear
Full hydro
44" tsl's on 24 bolt recentered hummer wheels.
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1:07 am
Club Member
September 3, 2008
Offline I had to pry myself away from the olympics but I figured it was time to get some work done on the juggy. Summer is half way over and I still have a lot of places to go before winter sets in.
I dragged the buggy over to my brothers house to try and figure out the issues with the fuel tank.
I know you guys like pictures. We pulled the lines to the tank and we looked into the tank. It was about 3/4s full. So how do I run out if fuel with nearly a full tank? Well, laying at the bottom of the tank was a plastic pickup line. The kid that had it before used a rubber hose for a pickup and tried to weigh it down with a nut on the end but obviously it didn't work. Jeff was able to retrieve the plastic pickup line and was able to use that and house clamps to get the tank setup properly. No more fuel problems hopefully.
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