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Electric Jeep: Slow Going

Well, the Jeep is coming along, albeit slowly.  I have done a bit of work with removing rust from the frame, and found a product called Naval Jelly, which is basicly an acidic jelly that eats rust.  It worked kinda ok, but not really perfect.  It was also time consuming, involved al... [More]

By Hank on 22. June 2008 07:53 | Comments (3)
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Electric Jeep: Transmission

So yesterday I find a place on the internet where I can buy a rebuilt transmission for my jeep, no core exchange, no hassels, and delivered to my door for just under $600.  I'm super excited about this because I have a bad feeling about the condition of the transmission, and had anticipat... [More]

By Hank on 6. June 2008 00:04 | Comments (1)
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Electric Jeep: Steering

Well, progress is slow and steady on the rebuild.  I have gotten the steering gear box off of the jeep, and completely torn it apart.  Took a little work, and short of the housing unit, there isn't a single reusable part in the entire setup, but I had expected that. What I hadn... [More]

By Hank on 5. June 2008 01:52 | Comments (0)
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Complete Insanity, or the Stuff of Legend? You Decide!

I'm not one to really blog about tech, I do occasionally, but tyically feel like a whore when I do, like I'm looking for attention somehow.  I'd rather blog about life, stuff I'm doing, stuff I enjoy, like beer....mmmmm....sweet, sweet beer.  I haven't been doing much... [More]

By Hank on 27. May 2008 14:25 | Comments (3)
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