MAY/JUNE
BREATHE MAN... BREATHE!
I have run open air K&N for years with a cheapo plastic Auto Zone tube system. Works great except my filter for years banged around a little and didn't have a shroud for all the colder air. I recently had a spark-plug issue on the D.D. Ford Expedition and in doing the swap I got a cold air intake for it. With all the excess plastic pieces and a little southern ingenuity I saw the opportunity I had been looking for. I took off the K&N filter from the Jeep, cleaned it as it needed it. I then looked at the big burley V-8 plastic filter shroud from my Ford and thought...I can make this happen. With a hack saw I cut about 3/4" down the small side. This would perfectly allow the filter to fit through as well as permit me to tighten the filter on the tube. I have since noticed a little better throttle response and we'll see what else. The heavy duty plastic shroud is built to deflect heat and it fits perfectly. I am considering on how to hard mount with the ability to easily take off the filter for cleaning. A future write-up for sure if I get it figured out. Should be easy as there are two prongs on the shroud that would do well by drilling in the stock fan shroud and setting them in there.
The cool thing now is when I open the hood there is a big 'ol honkin piece of shroud, looks legit and even has a V-8 sticker on it (bottom right picture). The sticker alone makes it go faster I'm sure I'd say about 5HP gain at least!
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Jeep Grille Adventures: Camp Kitchen & Cookbook
MARCH/APRIL
Fitness Tip Continued....
Trimming to look good for the summer season, no bikini bra's here though!
Right underneath the front fender trimmed the triangular piece of sheetmetal out.
Used my little cutoff airtool. Took a long time to do but came out with
a nice clean edge and it looks much better.
(Took the pics with my Motorola phone sorry for the fuzziness)!
BEFORE AFTER
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007
Savage Sun is a fellow member of the Jeep Expeditions group.
He has done a ton of WHIKKED KILLAH mods.
All detailed step by step mods can be found at his website.
SEPT/OCTOBER 2007
This is a must have for extended trips, coming soon additional suggestions for make ahead meals. Easy for safe reheating.
I orignally found this handy dandy item at a truck stop in Grand Junction Colorado on my first trip to the "Mecca" Moab.
AUGUST 2007
FITNESS TIP: TJ TRIMMING AND SLIMMING
Looking to slim down, front fender trimming and old shcool light look.
Easy: Drill Saw or Sawzall and L.E.D. LIGHTS
Give me any cutting tool and I will cut anything, Cattle, Hogs (not the Harleys), Chickens and Jeeps!!!
Another set of LED turn signals are in the original turn signal wires rubber grommet hole, inside the fender well.
JULY 2007
Freezer Packs: My wife and I use old soda bottles 2 liter or big gulps as freezer packs. Fill with water freeze and use to keep stuff cold. Once thawed it can double as an emergency beverage or to cool an overheated radiator.
JUNE 2007 EASY COFFEE for the trail.