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Seats for a '62 Willys CJ-5

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by eti engineer, Apr 12, 2015.

  1. Apr 16, 2015
    Glenn

    Glenn Kinda grumpy old man Staff Member

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    Merlin Olsen was a big fella! I remembered him more from acting than football however. Too bad he's been gone 5 years. :(
     
  2. Apr 18, 2015
    eti engineer

    eti engineer Member

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    Yeah, I was dating his sister and found out we had relatives in common. He was one of the most remarkable individuals I have ever met. He was mild-mannered, very kind and people-oriented, and just one helluva good guy, but murder on the football field!! Utah State University named their football stadium after him and have a large bronze statue of him all decked out in his football gear at the entrance. I have a picture somewhere of me hugging his leg at the statue, of course -- not in real life. He died from mesothelioma which is kind of strange, because unlike me, working in the electrical power production field, he was not exposed to asbestos, lead vapors, and other such things that accompany my occupation, especially in the past.

    On another subject, I really like this forum. All you have to do is toss out a question and you get back a boatload of information. You gotta love that. I should have my rebuilt T-98 and D-18 and a brand new clutch back in the Jeep this weekend. Still won't be on the road. The guy who had the Jeep before me messed up the whole clutch linkage trying to Mickey Mouse something into it -- not sure what his intentions were -- and now I have to get the parts to rebuild it, or make them myself. I bought this as a project, and that, it is. Later...
     
  3. Apr 19, 2015
    eti engineer

    eti engineer Member

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    Thanks for the warning. I appreciate it!!!
     
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