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The Taco Bell Drive-Thru Diet?

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In the middle of a football game on ESPN I just witnessed a jaw dropping ad:  The Taco Bell Drive Thru Diet.  While the fine print claimed it was not a ‘diet plan’, it is clearly being marketed as a Diet Plan.  I mean, are they serious?

 
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Treadwright Tire Review from IH8MUD.com

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Here’s a positive review of some retread tires from the IH8MUD website.

In other news, IH8MUD purchased Rockcrawler.com in October. IH8MUD, led by Brian “Woody” Swearingen, plans to take over the site, as well as related domain names, content and Service Marks and move forward with new ideas, a new layout and plenty of new information and content.

http://www.ih8mud.com/product_reviews/fzj80-treadwright.php

 
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URLFAN — eWillys in the top 10% of websites?

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Well, what do you know … URLFAN is currently ranking eWillys in the top 10% of all websites at #398129.  Given the demographic size of people interested in flat fender jeeps, that’s a pretty great ranking in my mind, even if I don’t think the ranking means anything.

 
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Popularity of Willys growing in India (from 2007)

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1946 CJ-2A Lynnwood, WA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: Was $1500.

(12/09/09) This might be a great price!

“For Sale-1946 CJ-2A for sale, An all original unmolested survivor for sale. Runs! Complete! Flat Head Four cylinder. 6V Plywood Hard top has been taken off. Minimal Rust. More Photos upon request.”

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oops .. Sorry for the downtime

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Apparently, there was a problem with the plugin that crashed the site.  Well, things are fixed now!  Hopefully, not too many people noticed!

– Dave

 
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No Posts – Update

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UPDATE: I should really put the day of the “no post” up to eliminate any confusion about which day I’m talking about (which was Tuesday night).

Anyway, ever had one of those days where your ex-wife calls you to tell you that (1) instead of paying her mortgage, she chose to make other decisions with her money?  And, oh by the way, (2) the bank didn’t like that she didn’t make the payments, so, after a few discussions with the bank, (3) the bank put it up for auction and sold it.  Finally, (4) she was now calling me to let me know what had happened so that I could help support the kids through this emotionally!

Now, because my 3 kids live there and because I personally have $30k in equity (and she has $220k in equity), this is no minor mistake. Despite talking with her several times, I doubt I’m getting the full story.  She’s not stupid, but this was beyond dumb.

Seriously, what was she thinking?

So, while I like a break now and then, I would have much rather not had to have a break at all  ….

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Sorry, I had a late night of driving. Drop by tomorrow PM for posts.

thx,

– Dave

 
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Craigslist Vs. eBay

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barterfarmfrontWithout Craigslist or eBay I doubt eWillys would exist. Therefore, I try to keep up with news about those two companies.   Also, after being a co-founder of an early online bartering system we called BarterFarm back in 2000 (see logo to the right), I have followed eBay, Craigslist, and other online classified-based companies over the past decade.     So, I found this article today in the Guardian very interesting.  I thought maybe a few readers would be interested in this too.

I knew that eBay had managed to purchase a sizeable chunk of Craigslist back in 2004, but I didn’t know the following.

1) eBay is fighting to get a board of directors position on the Craigslist board, because they own 28% of the company.

2) To keep this from happening, Craigslist has been attempting to dilute ownership so that eBay will own less than 25% of the company, which keeps eBay from being able to demand a board seat.

3) I knew that there are only a handful of employees at Craigslist (maybe 20?), but the revenues last year for Craigslist totaled about $100m.  That’s much, much higher than I expected!  Given the size of their employee base, I suspect they are either contracting out a lot of services or raking in a lot of cash.

4) eBay launched Kijiji, a competing classified website which I have seen around, but never took very seriously.

I’m not saying one venture is better than the other, but eBay would eat their own children, while Craigslist is a community focused, egalitarian venture (hence the lack of ads, the lack of a national or international company sponsored search engine, etc).  One is public, while the other is private.  One is entrenched in the center of San Jose and Silicon Valley, while the other is situated in the heart of San Francisco.  eBay only obtained ownership by purchasing private stock from an early founder or investor (I can’t remember which); this didn’t make the other owners very happy.  Therefore, this relationship is destined for a rocky relationship of some kind.

 
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Dash Example

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I found this example of a Dashboard at the Jeep 4×4 Center website.  I thought the details were really nicely exploded.  I’d like to build something like this for various jeeps.  It would certainly help me remember what is supposed to be where on various flatties.  Anyone run across diagrams like this for flatties?

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1946 CJ-2A Cayucos, CA **SOLD**

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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $1200.

I suppose the story goes like this, “One day, I parked it in the field and couldn’t start it, so I left it there …”?

“Perfect project vehicle or parts car. Has not run but 4 cyl. motor still turns.”

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Flat Fender Frenzy Aug 14-16, 2009 Bainbridge, Oh

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John forwarded me some pics from the August Flat Fender Frenzy. You can view more pics hereHere’s a link to pics from previous years.

John writes, “Our FFF was held aug. 14-16, at Lost Valley Jeep, Bainbridge Ohio. 15 flat fenders lined up for a Saturday trail ride. Jester Hill Grill was our feed’n hole. We camped at Pike Lake State Park.”

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Updates

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Updates will occur infrequently tonight in-between Nazi Zombie sessions tonight (Karson’s visiting 🙂 )

 
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Hard top and windshield St. Clair, Mi $250

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This could be a good deal for someone.

“aluminum half cab , doors, m38 windshield frame 250 obo call Aaron @ 810 650 2136 ”

http://porthuron.craigslist.org/pts/1468031244.html

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Broadband slow tonight

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My Broadband is acting slow tonight, so more updates will need to wait til tomorrow.

– Dave

 
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Kids on a Jeep

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This pic of kids on a jeep was too precious to resist …

 
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Veteran’s Day: Thomas Tugend

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I ran across this story of Thomas Tugend on CNN.  It included a video with a great pic of him in a jeep (seen above sitting in the jeep).  The story also reminded me of some family history of my own.  My Great Grandfather was born in Nassau, Germany, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1859.  He loved both Germany and the U.S.  One of his 5 daughters moved to Germany and married a German Military Officer in 1892, who would fight the Allies in WWI (don’t know if he survived — she would die in the WWII 1944 bombing of Hanover).  I’d like to know what was going through my Great Grandfather’s mind as WWI broke (but then, I’m the family history buff).

However, Thomas Tugend is still alive and provides this interesting interview on his experience.

 
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Windshield Glass Template for CJ-3A?

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UPDATE: Jim gave me some good advice on going with some ‘flat glass’ shops rather that windshield specific shops.  I’ve asked for some quotes and will provide updates on my quest.  Thanks Jim!

I need to have a windshield cut and I don’t have the old windshield glass to use as a template.  I’ve gotten one quote for about $200 to have the glass templated, cut and installed (which seems a bit high to me).  I think if I had the template, I could get the price lowered. Anyone have such a template?

Then I got to thinking, wouldn’t it be useful to have a series of windshield glass templates for a variety of jeeps in PDF form that could be downloaded and printed (probably have to printed at a Kinkos).  If anyone knows of any existing templates online, please let me know.

 
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1950 M-38 Clovis, Ca $4250

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I”m not sure what exactly needs to be done, but the price seems a little high for a project.

“PROJECT JEEP !!!!! 5 NEW PRO COMP MUDDERS 33/12.5/15 TIRES, 5 NEW STEEL BLACK WHEELS, 4 NEW RANCHO 5000 SHOCKS, NEW RANCHO SPRINGS AND SHACKLES, NEW BEST TOP SOFT TOP (still in box), SM465 TRANNY MATCHED TO A DANA 20 TRANFER CASE (both rebuilt), NEEDS MORE WORK JUST DON’T HAVE TIME OR THE DESIRE TO DO ANYMORE, ASKING $4250.00 OR BEST OFFER, TITLE IN HAND.”

http://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/1448321272.html

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No updates tonight

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No updates tonight.  Enjoy Halloween and set your clocks back!

 
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Tellico 4×4’s 3 Day Sale

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Tellico4x4.com has a 3 day sale with up to 70% on clearance item and 10% off all purchases (don’t forget to use the Promo Code  TW-10P-9 when making purchases).  Sale valid Friday, October 16 – Sunday, October 18, 2009.

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1942 GPW Dekalb Junction, Ny eBay

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It’s got quite a bit of rust, but it does run and drive.

“here is a very rare  ford jeep. I AM TOLD IT IS A 1942 MODEL. it comes with original military tires. 4 cylinder flat head. runs and has recently been driven in the fields. great for restoration or use. . see pictures”

View all the pics on eBay

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Helping out a ’42 MB Owner

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When I got to “dickhead”, I started laughing.  Can someone help him out?  Tell him eWillys sent you and if he doesn’t know what eWillys is, then tell him to drop by the website.

“I have a 1942 willys mb,that has extensive damage to the Drivers side of the tub.What I need is sombody that Has a tub that is intacted,with the slots for the ax and shovel to contact me so I can get measurements to make repair pannels.If u call I can tell you exactly what I need.I guess I could Pay you for the info,but most people who own Jeeps are not dickheads, and are willing to help a brother out,thanks.Brian 509-460-2577”

http://kpr.craigslist.org/wan/1411317869.html

 
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The CJ-3B Page Interviews Jim & shows off his past 3Bs

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Jim’s become a good friend.  He is full of stories, jeeps and life (and apparently cooks some mean brisket, too).  Derek Redmond gave him a call the other day and asked him to do a story for the CJ-3B Page.  It’s a great story and a nice synopsis of a good niche he’s carved for himself.  You might also remember that Jim builds seat covers that have been selling very well — buyers around the world are enjoying the covers.  Congrats Jim!  Below is one of his before and after projects (go here to see more pics of this):

Before:

After:

 
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Dennis’ Hand Crank Heater 796-A by Stewart Warner

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UPDATE:  Dennis has added a picture of the original Heater Hose

Dennis reports this is a picture of his “heater muffler flex hose (looks the same as in ad).  The handle is from an old gas can and a tea kettle.  The holders are from Satellite dishes from the dump (I also salvage the stainless steel nuts and bolts). ”  Now, that’s some creativity!

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More links: http://www.ewillys.com/?p=15492 (Dennis’ night image) & http://www.ewillys.com/?p=5776 (Original post on the handcrank heater)

This post has pictures of the Hand Crank 796-A Stewart Warner Heater from Dennis and Brent.

Dennis pics:

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Here’s an idea of the size:

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Brent’s Images:

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Don’t Be a Joe Dope …

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Here’s a Joe Dope poster advocating for soldiers to take it easy on the jeeps.