WTF-J

It was time to add a bike rack to the Jeep formerly known as WTF-J.  This part of the State has great bike trails running along the rivers that tie into the Ohio River, unfortunately getting to these trails would consume most of the time and energy available for the ride, the answer, albeit with [...]

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On a recent Friday morning I got tired of my PC and the phone and decided it was time for a road trip test.   Leaving out of our place you can head south to the Ohio river and follow it down south to the next bridge crossing into Kentucky at Maysville.  The nifty part is [...]

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The first “real” road trip for the Jeep formerly known as WTF-J was to the Brown County Fair also known as “The  Little State Fair” about 30 mi southeast of Cincinnati.  (“Real” means – Destination >= Journey)  It was a perfect evening and our friends from the neighborhood invited us to join the ~80K attendees [...]

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It’s been awhile, but the Jeep continues to progress toward semi-completion.  Jeremy & Phil at MAD4WD finished the back-half roll cage   and had it powder coated here in Cincy.  The roll cage is about 1" taller than I had planned, but it just fits under the garage door with the AiRock suspension at full [...]

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It was getting near to the time when the WTF-J’s plates were to arrive when some bad news from the BMV landed in the mailbox, WTF-J was banned!  Well, not exactly banned, but the plate did not make it past the State’s thought police. Though fun while it lasted, you can understand the State’s reluctance [...]

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So, in an earlier installment, the State declared that the WTF-J was in fact a Jeep, but it was still "locked" within the confines of the driveway and could not be operated on public roads until properly registered.  (For that matter, the home owners’ association in our subdivision has an explicit covenant prohibiting unregistered vehicles [...]

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Actually, the State says the WTF-J is a Year – 1984 Make) -  AMC Body Type – SW Model -  SCR With that on the Title, the WTF-J is an official ’84 Jeep Scrambler.  All set to pick up plates, but the nice young lady at the DMV noticed that my birthday was on Sunday, [...]

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Our subdivision has a covenant that prohibits parking unregistered cars in driveways.  No license plate means the WTF-J is persona non grata and must seek sanctuary in the garage.   The first attempt to title the WTF-J happened last year, but the Ohio BMV needed to physically inspect it.  They offered to sell me a 30-Day [...]

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Saturday, I was able to take the WTF-J out of the garage for a test "drive."  (Going to the end of the driveway hardly constitutes a drive.)  The main objectives were to: Hose off a year’s worth of dust Fill the coolant system and check for leaks Test Gauge Operations Brakes Transmission and T/C shifting [...]

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