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1995 Miata – Another Go-Kart
Many years ago, well before marriage and adulthood settled in, I had a 1994 Miata that was violently taken away from me when a fellow failed to stop and creamed me as I crossed an intersection. Fast forward several years, and I felt the yearning for another one. After searching for several months, I came across a California-Arizona raised 1995 Miata that had made its way to the Midwest. The 1st generation (NA) Miata’s are prone to some nasty rust…
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2002 Mustang GT – A bucket list car
This car was one of my bucket list cars. The “New Edge” body style of Mustang came out in my last years of high school, and I dearly wanted one at the time. It took several years before that dream was realized, and it was realized once I finished my last round of college: It took awhile to find this car as there were quite a few “less than prime” examples on the market at the time. But the wait…
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1995 F-250, the almost tow pig
As my 1987 XJ trail rig was getting less and less road worthy, I had the idea of getting a truck of my own to drag it to and from the trails, and possibly throw a camper on the back of it. About the same time, a friend was listing his 1995 F-250 7.3 for sale. I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for the 7.3 having spent quite a bit of time behind the wheel of one playing…
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Cookie Cutter TJ Front Bumper
Front bumper Build: I wasn’t a fan of the front bumper that came on the TJ when I purchased it. Not only in the way it looked (too busy), but it also hung out quite a bit in front. I don’t have too many photos of it on the Jeep, but it looked like this on the ground 🙂 So started fabbing up a simple stubby bumper: I tucked it up as close as I could to still have room…
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Moonlight Racing 1-31-15
1st ORT in the TJ – Moonlight Racing 1-31-15 Our first trip out in the TJ was an easy shake down run to Moonlight with the boy. I was somewhat concerned as to how well the boy (and wife) would tolerate the rawness of the TJ. The last wheeler (1994 Ranger) was pretty plush with a decent interior, A/C, and sound deadening. So the TJ is a step backward in those departments. But my fears were unfounded and it turned…