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Updated parts list #2

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7437 $30.00 Front bumper OEM – U-channel type
7438 $40.00 Bumperettes rear OEM – black
7820 $60.00 CJ carpet sets, various configurations, red and gray
8002 $400.00 CJ hardtop
8003 $40.00 Car ramps poly 6k lb rating
8005 $125.00 CJ YJ leather steering wheel, excellent condition, each (Maroon, Tan, Spice)
8006 $30.00 Horn button matching CJ YJ leather steering wheel, excellent condition, each (Maroon, Tan, Spice)
8025 $350.00 Jeep high back seats new black, adjustable back settings
8027 $15.00 Seat bracket OEM driver’s, does not tilt
8028 $40.00 Seat bracket OEM passenger’s, tilts forward (2 each) – price is for each
8029 $40.00 Locking glove box with bracket, no key
8032 $30.00 CJ door hinges – one door set
8033 $30.00 CJ windshield hinges – one set
8002 $750.00 CJ hardtop – has rare Levi roof liner excellent shape
8041T $125.00 Windows for half doors, pair – tan, fits CJ7/CJ8/YJ 1981 – 1995 (square edges)
8041W $125.00 Windows for half doors, pair – white, fits CJ7/CJ8/YJ 1981 – 1995 (square edges)
8042B $125.00 Windows for half doors, pair – black, fits CJ7/CJ8/YJ 1981 – 1995 (square edges)
8043B $125.00 Windows for half doors, pair – black, fits CJ7/CJ8/YJ 1981 – 1995 (round edges)
8044B $500.00 Half hard doors, pair – black, fits CJ7/CJ8/YJ 1981 – 1995
8044W $500.00 Half hard doors, pair – white, fits CJ7/CJ8/YJ 1981 – 1995
8045B $75.00 Mirrors for half hard doors, pair – black, fits CJ7/CJ8/YJ 1981 – 1995
8048 $125.00 Half soft doors, pair – black, fits CJ7/CJ8/YJ 1981 – 1995 (2 sets)
8050 $100.00 CJ7/CJ8 tailgate in reasonably good condition, drilled for snaps, needs gasket
8052 $75.00 CJ back tailgate brackets – one set
8055 $250.00 CJ swing out spare tire carrier, complete with all brackets
8070G $50.00 CJ dash, gray, has cracks
8076 $20.00 Windshield wiper tank OEM
8087 $50.00 CJ Front winch mounting brackets OEM

Updated parts list #1

1741 $40.00 CJ brake & clutch pedal assembly with switch
1750 $20.00 Cooling fan / clutch (2 each) – price is for each
1755 $15.00 CJ starter, alternator, power steering pump – price is for each
1760 $50.00 Drive shaft from CJ7, various transmission configurations, one was recently rebuilt – price is for each
1766 $30.00 CJ front rotors, excellent shape. Only need rust film removed (btwn .001 – .003) – price is for each
1795 $200.00 CJ air conditioning evaporator unit – inside, under dash unit only & Condenser ( no compressor)
1796 $125.00 CJ air conditioning bracket assembly
2010 $30.00 Aluminum spacer plate for bell housing (2 each) – price is for each
3001 $20.00 CJ brake & clutch rubber pedal pads – new set
3002 $10.00 CJ brake & clutch rubber pedal pads – used set
3004 $25.00 CJ hood spring latches new complete set
3005 $15.00 CJ hood spring latches used
3006 $25.00 CJ hood hinges – set new black
3007 $25.00 CJ hood hinges – set used chrome
3008 $30.00 Speedometer/fuel gage/oil pressure cluster
3009 $40.00 CJ horn – new OEM black
3010 $35.00 CJ dash light set – new 6 pieces
3011 $25.00 CJ inside door pulls – used set
3012 $12.00 CJ glove box button – no key type
3013 $15.00 CJ glove box button – lock assembly without key
3014 $40.00 CJ Bushing kit – new one inch
3015 $20.00 CJ door pads – used set
3016 $20.00 CJ hood light – OEM rare
3017 $12.00 Plastic loom clamps
3018 $20.00 CJ Tailgate latch,spring, bolt – one only
3019 $15.00 CJ rubber hood bumpers that attach to radiator frame – OM rare used
3020 $20.00 CJ heater switch – new with knob
3021 $15.00 BWD Automotive R3107 Starter Relay
3022 $50.00 CJ YJ yoke Splicer 2519 – new
3023 $12.00 CJ YJ inside door restraining straps, 6 inches long set
3024 $10.00 Personalized document holder for your glove compartment
3025 $40.00 CJ ignition control module – Duralast F102
3026 $12.00 Clip on mirror for the sunvisor
3027 $15.00 Footman loop sets
3028 $30.00 CJ soft door latches, brackets, bolts
3029 $10.00 Spare tire cover camo
3030 $40.00 Spare tire cover – rare OEM with Jeep emblem black

3031 $20.00 Shock sets – several configurations used
3032 $10.00 CJ frame and body brackets – several configurations used
3033 $15.00 CJ tow hooks
3035 $35.00 CJ YJ roll bar pads
3036 $20.00 YJ wrangler spare tire bracket
3037 $15.00 CJ grill support rods
3038 $30.00 CJ YJ driver side slider bracket

Chucks Tuning Service

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Quail in Plum Sauce

This recipt calls for 10 quail
Saute quail just like chicken to get outside slightly brown
Add 6 prunes and blend on high
Depit a can of plums
Blend plums into a sauce
Add salt, pepper and Tonys to taste
Transfer to a oven tested serving dish
Garnish with canned artichoke hearts

Cook in oven at 350 deg for 20-30 minutes

2011 RAYSJEEPS annual Chili & Gumbo cookoff

RAYSJEEPS is planning our annual chili and gumbo cookoff. Coming soon in the spring of 2011. First and Second place trophies. And, for Showmanship the winning team gets ???  Teams can use any combination of meat and beans. IE beef, pork, chicken, wild game, quail, duck, possum, kidney, pinto, chilli, black, blackeyed, canneillini, garbanzo, etc

Quail Almandine

This receipe is for three people.
6 Quail split down back, 1/4 cup flour, Salt and pepper,
4 tbsp. butter, 1/2 cup red table wine, 1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 cup blanched, sliced almonds

Dust birds in flour seasoned with salt and pepper. Melt butter and and saute birds until nicely browned. Add wine and sugar. Cover and continue cooking slowly for 15-20 minutes, 250 degrees. Add almonds and cook for 5-10 minutes longer or until birds are fork tender.

Quail with Sweet and Sour Sauce

Saute quail as you would chicken in butter, salt, pepper and garlic powder

Sweet and sour sauce
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white vinegar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2 tbsp. honey mustard
1 tsp. Garlic powder
2 tbsp. catsup

Combine all ingredient making sure the cornstarch is thoroughly dissolved. Cook over low heat (250 deg)till sugar et al is disolved and thickened.

Willis R&R by the Army

View this video of the Army taking apart and putting back together a Willis in 6 minutes.

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Chuck’s Tuning Service

Chuck’s Tuning Service (Houston, TX)  832-202-4115

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Quail Casserole

This recipe calls for 8-12 quail:
Salt, pepper, (or Tonys), flour, 1/2 tsp thyme, 1/2 tsp sage,
1/3 cup olive oil or butter, 1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms or 4-oz. can sliced mushrooms,
parsley flakes or fresh chopped parsley, 2 cups dry sherry

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Split birds down back. Add salt and pepper (or Tonys) to the flour and dust birds lightly. Melt butter in skillet and place birds skin-side down. Saute until browned on both sides. Remove birds from skillet and place in a casserole dish with lid. Add mushrooms seasonings and parsley and pour enough sherry into casserole to half cover the birds. Cover casserole and heat in oven for 1 hour. Spoon the clear sherry gravy over the birds before serving. Serves 4 – 6 people.

Quail Parmesan

Use 6 quail for this recipe
1 1/2 cups Bechamel Sauce
1 pound of bacon done to a crisp
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
2 tbsp. green onion, finely chopped
1 half cup Sherry
salt and pepper

Split and flatten quail. Then cook quail in chicken stock, onions, salt, pepper and garlic powder.

Make Bechamel (white sauce ) adding crisp bacon and parmesan cheese.

Heavily butter a baking pan. Then add cooked quail and cover with bbechamel sauce. Dot with black olives. Cover with foil

Heat oven to 250 degrees F. Simmer at 250 degrees for 15-20 minutes to meld flavors. Serve in baking pan. Save stock for making gravey for mashed potatoes

Roasted quail with jalapeno cheese and bacon wrap

This recipe is for four Quail -

Ingredients:
salt & pepper (or Tonys), Olive Oil, ½ cup Japapeno Cheese, 4 strips Bacon

Preparation Instructions
Season birds with salt and pepper (or Tonys). Drizzle with olive oil. Let the birds marinate in the refrigerater for at least an hour to twenty four hours.

Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Cut a slit in each breast of the quail, fill the resulting pocket with the jalapeno cheese. Wrap each breast in bacon. Tie the legs of each bird together with kitchen twine.

Roast for 15 minutes, or until juices run clear.

We serve the quail with your favorite veggys (mashed potatoes, asparagus, broccili, etc) – the perfect dinner.

Mixed veggies with boiled quail eggs

Here’s an easy and quick dish I whipped up.
You will need some carrots, shiitake mushrooms, cauliflower and boiled quail eggs.
Saute some garlic and onions in a pan. Add the sliced mushrooms. Cook for about a minute or two then add the carrots then the cauliflower. Season with oyster sauce and a little bit of soy sauce and or curry if you want. Add about half a cup of water to the pan. Mix. Bring to a boil then lower heat. Season with a tiny pinch of sea salt and pepper. Taste. Add the boiled quail eggs and turn off the heat.

EXTREME JEEP BURNOUT VIDEO

This is no ordinary jeep!

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Sidewinder Bronco Peak Jeep Trail

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Welding on your Jeep

One of the most useful skills that a jeep owner can have is the knowledge and ability to weld. It seems like the older the jeep tends to break more often. Knowing how to fix stress cracks, reinforce weak joints by welding on steel support plates, or cutting and shaping parts and adapters out of raw steel plating is an asset that is worth its weight in gold.

There are two types of welding that we will talk about, arc welding and oxy-acetylene. The latter will also include some pertinent information on cutting torches and fabrication of parts and tools.

But we will first cover some basics dealing with arc welding. It is a positively charged electrode and a negatively charged steel plate commonly called a ground complete a circuit at the end of a welding rod. When the rod is held a given distance from the item to be welded, the current jumps the gap creating an enormous amount of heat. The heat melts the rod end and a puddle of liquid metal will result which can be controlled to make a weld.

There are many types of arc welding. A few are carbon-arc, metal-electrode, gas metal-arc, atomic-hydrogen, MIG, TIG, and many others. For our purposes we will focus on two basic types of arc welding; AC and DC. It is difficult to explain the difference in simple, down to earth terms so let’s just settle for some of the main differences and advantages of each.

AC (alternating current) is probably the most common and most economical of welders. The distinct advantage that AC arc welding has is that there is virtually no magnetic blow, which causes excessive splatter and uncontrollable arcs. The basic features are a good forceful arc, an easy arc to maintain once it is begun. It is great for heavy steel plating because of deep penetration. The negative factors are that the initial arc can be difficult to start and that burn- throughs on thinner plates of metal can be a frustrating problem. All in all though, a simple AC welder is a good all around tool for general repairs.

DC, or direct current, provides for a more variety in welding. Direct current, by nature, can be manipulated in ways completely different than the alternating cycles of AC. One example of this is that by changing the polarity of current flow different welding characteristics can be realized. Straight polarity, when the current flows from the rod to the base metal, provides a fairly standard arc for a variety of metals. Reversed polarity, when the current flows from the base metal to the rod, provides for 2/3 of the total heat to be centralized in the welding rod tip. This superheats the electrode metal and shielding gas from the flux causing the molten metal to travel at a high velocity resulting in very deep penetration to the base metal. These variations in the types of DC units can accommodate welding on thick or thin metals. This can give quite a bit of flexibility when trying to avoid burn-throughs with thinner base metals or working on deeper weld penetration on thicker plates.

There are many articles on the different types of welding rods/electrodes and their welding characteristics that you can fine on the internet.

As with any trade there are certain hazards which must be addressed when arc welding.

• Avoiding radiation from the arc, ultraviolet and infrared rays
• Flying sparks, globules of molten metal
• Electrical shock
• Fumes
• Burns

Protective clothing and specialized eye protection must be used in order to reduce these risks. An arc-welding helmet with protective lens reduces the amount of harmful eye radiation and protects the head from splatter and heat. The hair, hands, arms and other skin surfaces must be covered, preferably with heavy leather to shield out other harmful radiation produced by the intense arc. Don’t wear regular coverings like heavy cotton or wool as arc welding is accompanied by flying sparks and molten metal pieces that will ignite such clothing. Also avoid pants with cuffs, tennis shoes, thin gloves, and shoes with thin soles.

Avoid electrical shock by working on a dry floor with thick rubber shoes and by wearing dry leather welding gloves. Also make sure to use insulated electrode holders and have the equipment properly grounded. Keep the area properly ventilated to avoid inhaling the burnt fumes. The fumes generated in the welding process may contain highly toxic metal oxides. Keep in mind that you are welding with molten metal. The arc is hot, the metal is hot, and everything in contact with the metal is hot. Watch for falling metal globules; they burn quickly through tennis shoes and unprotected pants. When done welding use tongs to pick up the metal; it does not cool quickly and even when quenched in water beware of the superheated steam it produces when dipped and the heat it retains when removed.

Above all be aware of others around you. When an arc is struck to start welding the sudden flash can cause severe eye damage to onlookers.

More on oxy-acetylene welding in a later revision.

History of the Jeep PTO

THE PTO: there are different PTO units for different applications. Make sure you get the correct one for your vehicle. Don’t trust a seller to give you the correct application. More often than not they don’t know and say it fits vehicles it won’t (“fits jeeps”). For example, the models 40, 41, 48, 50, 51, and 58 all mate to a Dana 18 transfer case found on early civilian jeeps. However, the 40 and 41 only fit the truck, wagon, or sedan delivery frame and cannot be used on a CJ. The 50, 51, and 58 were designed to only fit the CJ. Also of importance is where the PTO sends the power (front or rear). The 41 and 51 only send power to the front and have a single shift handle. The models 40, 48, 50, and 58 send power to front but also to the rear. These units have two shift handles. The 40 and 50 power both front and rear together (both on or both off). The 48 and 58 allow selective use of implements (front only, rear only, both, or neither). Twin stick PTOs are rare and cost accordingly.

THE DRIVE SHAFTS AND U-JOINTS: the jeep drive shafts are all 7/8″ diameter steel bar stock with machined in keyway slots. Woodruff keys index the u-joints to the slots in the shafts. The shaft lengths vary by application. To circumvent typical obstacles (crossmembers, exhaust, clutch linkage, etc), a common application will have two shafts, three u-joints, and a center support bearing. For example the early CJ uses a 27 3/8″ front shaft and a 22″ rear shaft. The jeep truck, jeep wagon, or jeep sedan delivery uses a 31.5″ long front shaft and a 17.75″ rear.

Three different jeep universal joints are used in each setup. The front u-joint has one 7/8″ opening with a 3/16″ keyway and one 7/8″ opening with a 1/4″ keyway. The center u-joint has one 7/8″ opening with a 1/4″ keyway and one 7/8″ opening with a 1/4″ keyway. The rear u-joint has one 7/8″ opening with a 1/4″ keyway and one 1″ opening with a 1/4″ keyway. Note all shafts use 1/4″ keyways, but the winch uses a 3/16″ keyway and the PTO, which uses the 1/4″ keyway has a larger 1″ output shaft.

Scrambler hardtop repairs

Restoring full length hard tops is a time consuming project. There are many types of repairs I.E. fiberglass, latches, hinges, glass, felt trim, etc. 

Sagging  in the center from length wise down the top(running from front to rear) and sagging across the center going (running from side to side) are major repairs. Stiffeners can be used on the inside of the top. They can be either bent 3/4″ aluminum box tubing or number one lumber,1 x 2′s or 2 x 2′s arched to fit the Original Bend(s). Surface preparation at this point is essential. Round off the outside corners of the stiffener because fiberglass does not like sharp corners.

The next step is attaching the stiffeners to the inside of the fiberglass top. Use a total five flat head wood screws for each wood stiffener and five metal flat head screws for the aluminum.  Drill the holes from the outside of the top into the stiffener. Mix up some bondo and apply between the stiffener and fiberglass. Set the first two screws lightly and temporarily using a flat washer under each head to hold in place then set all five without washers. Let set until hardened. Apply fiberglass and resin, smooth, sand and paint.

MORE TO COME!

Different ways to lock the spare tire on your jeep.

The locking spare tire lock on early model  jeeps, OEM version.  Here is a picture of what it looks like.

A short piece of chain and lock will do.  You can buy locking nuts for all of your wheels and spare.

The REDS are Running – Donald Skrabanek 1993