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71 Wheeling Rig

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by Fireball, Jan 18, 2021.

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  1. Apr 11, 2023
    vtxtasy

    vtxtasy oldbee 2023 Sponsor

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    Super Skookum!
     
    vtxtasy, Apr 11, 2023
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    Fireball

    Fireball Well-Known Member 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor 2021 Sponsor

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    I end up using that silly thing a lot more than I thought I would.
     
    Fireball, Apr 11, 2023
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    Dwins1

    Dwins1 Member

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    You are the first jeeper that uses a cat scan on their repairs!
     
    Dwins1, Apr 11, 2023
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  4. Apr 11, 2023
    duffer

    duffer Rodent Power

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    :watch:

    If this fails, anyone decent with TIG can probably fix that in about 10 seconds.
     
    duffer, Apr 11, 2023
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    duffer

    duffer Rodent Power

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    I was piloting a work Suburban once and a piece of gravel poked a hole in the front of a tube. I stopped at the first truck stop I came to after getting out of the boondocks (Mike Horse Mine near Flesher Pass in MT), bought a cheap pair of the non serrated jaw Visegrip imitations, and clamped it shut. Probably a more or less permanent fix if you didn't mind the new accessory sticking out the grill. The university service shop installed a new radiator in it.
     
    duffer, Apr 11, 2023
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  6. Aug 27, 2023
    Fireball

    Fireball Well-Known Member 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor 2021 Sponsor

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    I was moving the '71 out of the way to pull the truck and trailer in the shop a few days ago and the battery was dead. Jumped it to get it going, got 14.1V from the charging system so it wasn't that. Put the charger on it overnight, and it couldn't start the Jeep the next morning. I guess 7 years is the life of a Napa battery.

    Replaced it with an AGM battery from O'Reilly. I've been happy with the 3 year old one in the '69 so far:
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    The posts are against the firewall this time (to keep them on the same sides), but thankfully the wires still reach.
     
    Last edited: Aug 27, 2023
    Fireball, Aug 27, 2023
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  7. Aug 27, 2023
    Dave Deyton

    Dave Deyton Member

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    Got the O'Reilly AGM batteries in 3 Jeeps (2 of them 24V so X2) and 2 Honda CRV's. No complaints in 3 or 4 years. Big expense buying 7 AGM batteries but it has been worth it.


    Dave
     
    Dave Deyton, Aug 27, 2023
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