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Post by silverdragon on Feb 16, 2017 6:53:58 GMT
but the big ones aren't made to fly. No, they are not. I'm still not 100% convinced they are really Jeeps. The Name Jeep, General All Purpose, Ge-AP, got pronounced Geap, became Jeep. If its not all purpose, it cant be a jeep?... As in, how the hell did they manage to make one that doesnt "Fly" when needed?.. thats like making a land-rover that cant go off-road... Oh, hang on a moment, Range-Rover "Evoke", nominated as a "soft-roader", cant manage a slippery wet bit of crass at the side of the road... I think they did that already with them didnt they?. they cant do off road, unless you buy special tyres and a winch. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 16, 2017 14:40:34 GMT
No, they are not. I'm still not 100% convinced they are really Jeeps. The Name Jeep, General All Purpose, Ge-AP, got pronounced Geap, became Jeep. If its not all purpose, it cant be a jeep?... As in, how the hell did they manage to make one that doesnt "Fly" when needed?.. thats like making a land-rover that cant go off-road... Oh, hang on a moment, Range-Rover "Evoke", nominated as a "soft-roader", cant manage a slippery wet bit of crass at the side of the road... I think they did that already with them didnt they?. they cant do off road, unless you buy special tyres and a winch. here, the intermediate was General Purpose, which was pronounced "Gee-Pee" - although there is no definite proof that the term "Jeep" didn't predate the vehicle. some rumors have it that anything that didn't have another name was a Jeep, and other have it, they were named after Eugene the Jeep from Popeye cartoons. and nobody really makes their cars to fly. they go fast over rough ground, but actually getting airborne involves coming back down, and that puts a lot of stress on things if you come down any distance. - and when you consider mine weighs twice what the originals weighed, that's a lot of weight coming down like two tons of bricks. |
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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 16, 2017 15:26:48 GMT
No, they are not. I'm still not 100% convinced they are really Jeeps. The Name Jeep, General All Purpose, Ge-AP, got pronounced Geap, became Jeep. If its not all purpose, it cant be a jeep?... As in, how the hell did they manage to make one that doesnt "Fly" when needed?.. thats like making a land-rover that cant go off-road... Oh, hang on a moment, Range-Rover "Evoke", nominated as a "soft-roader", cant manage a slippery wet bit of crass at the side of the road... I think they did that already with them didnt they?. they cant do off road, unless you buy special tyres and a winch. I think in Europe, most general purpose, off road capable vehicles are refereed to as "jeeps." Over here, it's a little more specific to a particular make and model. There are many theories as to the origin of the name "jeep". The one I read about says it came from the designation of "GP" for a general purpose vehicle. It was usually first pronounced "Gee-Pee" but later evolved to jeep. |
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 17, 2017 6:42:12 GMT
The Name Jeep, General All Purpose, Ge-AP, got pronounced Geap, became Jeep. If its not all purpose, it cant be a jeep?... As in, how the hell did they manage to make one that doesnt "Fly" when needed?.. thats like making a land-rover that cant go off-road... Oh, hang on a moment, Range-Rover "Evoke", nominated as a "soft-roader", cant manage a slippery wet bit of crass at the side of the road... I think they did that already with them didnt they?. they cant do off road, unless you buy special tyres and a winch. I think in Europe, most general purpose, off road capable vehicles are refereed to as "jeeps." The usual term is off-roader, Landy, Chelsea Tractor, or nowadays, S-U-V, we didnt get the jeep, we had Landys, or landrovers, instead, which were based on the original design of the willys jeep. Where the term came from was the G-P general purpose, that we know, but the derivations between G-P and Jeep we dont fully know, as we dont or didnt have them, all we have is what we were "told" by the Yanks who bought them with them to their various camps around UK. When TLW says "and nobody really makes their cars to fly." take a look at Bowler. Bowler Motorsport in Derby produce a heavily modified Landrover based designs that are designed to fly jump land and carry on,  [Bowler Wildcat] The things are great in the air, perfectly balanced for one, and very sturdy, they can and will do the Dakar rally, WRC type motorsports meant for high altitude over the jumps, loads of fun,m but expect you backside to ache for a week afterwards?.. The suspension on those things is developing. I have seen some developments that use magnetic resistance in the shock absorbers. They land and squat ... no bounceback. The idea is that once they land they should grip and accelerate. Its working!.... and will be coming out in road cars soon. This is the "Heavyweight" area of WRC rally type cars, upwards you get the 10 ton trucks of Dakar rally, but they do "Fly". 50 grand for the rally, around 110 grand for the Road version "comfort" version... 5 ltr supercharged over 500 brake horses. I know thats not much to the Americans, but its an awful lot to us when the usual Landy has a 3 ltr diesel?.. They tested on in a desert, 40ft drop onto its nose, "Nothing", no damage. |
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Post by the light works on Feb 17, 2017 14:42:52 GMT
and how many tons of money do they cost?
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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 17, 2017 14:47:13 GMT
So how's that Transam coming?
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Post by oscardeuce on Apr 11, 2017 4:38:33 GMT
Engine and transmission installed.   |
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Post by silverdragon on Apr 11, 2017 7:18:19 GMT
What you got there looks like the "I wanna start it up" stage... timing, oil, water, tuning?...
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Post by oscardeuce on Sept 5, 2017 16:31:55 GMT
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Post by GTCGreg on Sept 5, 2017 16:42:47 GMT
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Post by the light works on Sept 6, 2017 4:09:16 GMT
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Post by silverdragon on Sept 8, 2017 8:53:09 GMT
And him as well. Nice detailing..... is it a runner yet?. |
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Post by oscardeuce on Sept 10, 2017 21:39:55 GMT
Should be running next month!
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Post by oscardeuce on Feb 24, 2018 4:46:23 GMT
Almost done  |
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Post by oscardeuce on Feb 24, 2018 4:52:28 GMT
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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 24, 2018 5:49:45 GMT
Looking good!
What's left to do?
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Post by ponytail61 on Feb 24, 2018 6:14:39 GMT
Some rear bumper work, a CB antenna and a 30 year old Sally Fields and your set.  Is that a Fiero under the tarp? And is that the next project? |
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Post by the light works on Feb 24, 2018 7:28:18 GMT
looks like new.
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 24, 2018 9:22:49 GMT
The numberplate... yeah, thats just about right.
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Post by oscardeuce on Feb 24, 2018 12:00:57 GMT
The bumper has been done since that photo.
I have an old wedding dress, vintage 1976 6 pack of Coors, and some Dr Pepper bottles for my car show display.
That plate is from the late 1980’s the one on the car now is an original 1977 plate.
I just need a Diablo sandwich.
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