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Author:	unixxx [ Sat Jul 29, 2006 11:26 pm ]
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Today was the last day of the Snowshoe Jeep Jamboree and since Snowshoe has high speed Interent I figured I'd post some pics. I believe there were three or four KJs at this event, at least three of which frequent LOST. There were a few dozen Cherokees and Grand Cherokees and a ton of Wranglers. There were around 200 Jeeps in total. I have to say that of the two trails I did the Liberty didn't get stuck once and an uncountable number of stock and modified Wranglers, including Rubicons, did. Obviously, with their greater numbers the odds are against them, but the Libertys held their own. Below are some pictures of the second day which we spent in some mud on a trail called Yo-Yo. Inside of the Libby with my car PC and low tire pressure warning; I aired down to 20 PSI. In one of the pits I slashed a sidewall on something hidden in the mud. For all the crap we give the Wrangler people these guys were great. We had the wheel swapped out in under five minutes NASCAR style. We had a guy on the jack, a guy on the front wheel, and I was on the spare. As you can see from all of the mud on the ARB, it acts as a good ramp It saved my butt once when its tapered side wing deflected the front of the Jeep off of a tree while I was shooting out of the end of a long stump infested mud pit. Here's the Libby going up a 45 degree incline with a 45 degree drop on the other side. You can see my spare is all muddy; it was the tire I'd used all the previous day and this day up until it blew. The Renegade doing about 20MPH through a mud pit. One of the Wrangler guys got a video of this that he's going to send me. Turning the corner after flying through the mud in the previous picture. A stock Cherokee that got through every other obstacle this weekend got stuck here. I gotta give that guy kudos. A couple of Wrangler got stuck too, but not the KJ The end of the trail with the Libby's new paint color. Airing the tires back up after about a 1.5 hour wait at the air pump. I'm installing a Viair compressor when I get home You can see the slash in the tire in the green box. So in conclusion: Mad props to the all the Wrangler guys, they were really great. Apparently all of the Libertys performed great but I never saw any of them in action other than my own. I can say that W3CSX of LOST led the group on the second day in his CRD without trouble

Author:	kickit_in4wheel [ Sun Jul 30, 2006 3:35 am ]
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Awesome pictures! Looks like tons of fun.

Author:	Endurance [ Sun Jul 30, 2006 12:36 pm ]
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Wow, where did you get the computer and the screen and how much was it?

Author:	2006KJSPORT4x4 [ Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:19 pm ]
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One of the advantages of having a Jeep woth the spare on the rear tailgate instead of stowed underneath the body....awesome pics unixxx

Author:	unixxx [ Sun Jul 30, 2006 4:25 pm ]
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Endurance, the computer is a custom built car PC system I'm working on with a Xenarc 700TSV touch screen. Right now I mostly run Windows Media Player and MS Streets and Trips on it, but am in the process of writing more useable front end software. RockyMtEditionKJ, I was thinking that myself, having the spare on the back propably cut the time to a third as long as it would have been otherwise. I almost slid into a few trees during the two runs so I'm looking at getting some rock rails that stick out of the side of the Jeep a little bit, maybe to protect the doors. Anybody else having any like this. The Boulder Bars stick out, but I don't think far enough to protect the doors.

Author:	Endurance [ Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:23 pm ]
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I was thinking about building my own car PC as well. What would be a good website for parts? Motherboard, enclosure and 12V Power Supply?

Author:	unixxx [ Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:38 pm ]
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[shameless plug] It's an Opus Solutions case that I sell: http://c-comp.com/product_info.php?products_id=133 [/shameless plug] A whole bunch more car PC components can be found at http://www.mp3car.com/store and a ton of car PC info at http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/ I've been a member at their forums for a while now and they have a ton of great info. billforde also has a car PC and frequents mp3car as well, you should check out his install: http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... php?t=7344

Author:	Endurance [ Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:29 pm ]
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Thanks. The enclosure seems to be kinda expensive. I was thinking about getting mine from VoomPC ($79),the enclosure and the power supply.

Author:	unixxx [ Mon Jul 31, 2006 4:47 pm ]
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Endurance, many people go with the VoomPC as it's a good case if you're using a Mini-ITX mobo without a PCI riser, which most people are. The only reason I got the Opus ITX was because it could accept two PCI cards, a disc drive, and has an integrated 120W power supply. It would have been nice to have a smaller case like the VoomPC to save more room, but I just couldn't fit all of my parts in it. If you want a small cheaper enclosure you might also want to check out the Opus ITX Mini case, which also includes a power supply. This is getting a little of topic so if you have any more questions about building a Jeep PC feel free to PM me

Author:	unixxx [ Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:44 pm ]
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I posted some more of the Snowshoe pics on my new CarDomain: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2311189/3

Author:	dog_party [ Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:28 pm ]
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Great picts Unixxx! Thanks for sharing those! The CRS Rockrails have a slider bar that sticks out. These things are strong too.

Author:	NU ARTY BOY [ Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:40 pm ]
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unixxx wrote: ... I almost slid into a few trees during the two runs so I'm looking at getting some rock rails that stick out of the side of the Jeep a little bit, maybe to protect the doors. Anybody else having any like this. The Boulder Bars stick out, but I don't think far enough to protect the doors... JKS makes their SuperNerf for the KJ. Their site lists the MSRP as $419 but I've found them for around $350 if you search the 'net. My OE rails are starting to rust (suprise, suprise...) and I'll probably get these to replace them. http://store.jksmfg.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SUPERNERF&Store_Code=JKS01&Category_Code=Protection These guys have them for $350: http://www.jeeperz-creeperz.com/supernerf-bars-p-4474.html I hope this helps! Nice pics BTW. Glad you showed those TJ owners up

Author:	Liberator84 [ Tue Aug 29, 2006 1:14 pm ]
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Looks awesome. They look so great all shiny and stuff but there is nothing better then a muddy KJ! Great Pictures!

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