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Nope on the video. Actually remember from years ago...1980ish...some guy took a Wagoneer and stuck a Ferrari motor in it. It was a pretty sweet looking swap. Don't remember how many cylinders he had..could have easily been 12...or 8 for that matter. As I remember, it was a totally daily driveable machine and very docile....great exhaust sound too.;)

Funny...having ignored Jeeps and Land Cruisers for more than 15 years now....maybe longer...I did a little checking to see how some of the old boys are doing....damn have things change.
George from 4 Wheel Parts Wholesalers is friggin huge now..he also seems to have gotten himself a less than clean reputation...oh well..he was a little shady back then too (I remember when he had his little place on Imperial Avenue..friggin hole in the wall).
Cepek is gone. Thats a shock. I did a lot of business with them when I had my shop. Weird they'd sell out.
Lots of guys just plain gone but I guess thats to be expected given the nature of the newer vehicles. Can't even imagine how difficult it might be to drop a Chevy into a new Jeep with all the computer :dung: they have now. Good to see Advanced Adapters is still plugging away (I have their GM Turbo 400 to Toyota adapter) and especially Downey Off Road. I had a lot of fun with the Downey boys. They were always very open with what they were doing and looking for input on new product ideas. Really a class act crew.

Oh the memory's...:o
 
Damn Sham... Been around for a while haven't ya?

Never been a fan of 4 Wheel Parts Wholesalers but I must admit I did get a set of Pro Comp Mud Terrains from them a few years back. There are many great off-road companies but like you said - 15 years is a long time...
 
Thats pretty damn impressive for a streetable Jeep.:)
I opened my shop in about 1978..called Mountain Enterprises. We shared an automotive complex in Hot Rod City of Torrance, California. The complex was owned by Tony Cappana of Wilcap. I learned a :dung: load from Tony and his sons...adapters, engine transplants, etc. Tony was one of the original hot rodders and a truly remarkable human being. I count myself as extremely luck to have been able to call him and his family friends.
My shop sold and installed the various off road stuff available at the time (nothing as extreme as what they have these days...near everything was straight axles back then). We also did engine/trannie conversions on numerous Jeeps and Land Cruisers...a few odd ball trucks here and there...some strange things given the chance. Did lots of LC steering conversions. Knew most of the original crew that were starting their own off road supply and manufacturing houses...Rancho, Smitybuilt, Con-Fer, Burbank Springs, Hickey, the gang at Cepek...pretty much anyone that had something going back in Southern California. At the time it was a pretty small group compared to who's there now. We also had some major engine builders in the area too. I think, at least for me, that the smog requirements on vehicles killed it. Plus I didn't have the money to attack the market like the big boys were able to...hats off to them for being able to do it. My LC...a 1971..has the first ever prototype Rancho Springs that were coupled with their 9000 series shocks...which were also prototypes (probably worthless compared to what they have now). I made a bracket to hold the old Hickey Sidewinder winch...a true classic..under the rear of my vehicle. A rep for Warn saw it and next year they had them for all vehicles. Bastards stole my idea.:mad: Good for them...another good crew even though they were not in my area. Anyway, somewhere buried in the books are several articles with my old shop highlighted as the installer. Petersons 4 Wheel Drive Mag (are they still around) had one of their writers that lived in my area and he always came to me to do an article on some new product or whatever. Fun times..small shop...no real stress...everything was new to us....the good old days.:cool:
 
Hey CJ wanted to follow up on the stickers. If you still have a couple I would like a set, please.
 
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Ok Kilo19, wow dug up an super old test thread, had my *** confused....lol
 
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Is 2008 really Super Old? :D Poor guy just wants some stickers.

BrockGrimes said:
Ok Kilo19, wow dug up an super old test thread, had my *** confused....lol
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Haha well I clicked the link that said to pm CJ and came here
 
S.O.B. He discovered our time machine!!! CJ we have to change hosts again. :D

Kilo19 said:
Haha well I clicked the link that said to pm CJ and came here
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I hope the slogan "break it you buy it" doesn't apply. :D
 
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