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  • #61
    Very nicely done, Joe!
    LG
    Hav'n you along, is like loose'n 2 good men....

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    • #62
      Originally posted by Lumpy Grits View Post
      Very nicely done, Joe!
      LG
      X2! All you guys are so talented around here
      :gun:'99 TJ Sport:gun:

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      • #63
        Originally posted by sarah View Post
        X2! All you guys are so talented around here
        Thanks Sarah. Much appreciated. :cocktail:
        It was like that when I got here.

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        • #64
          Tinbenders, the skinny, Joe

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          • #65
            You set me up Art. LOL.

            Tin Benders was a blast. Unfortunately, I broke a rear axle shaft on Friday. So, I was a passenger, on the Saturday run. I had my GoPro with me, got some great video. Link to my video below. Can't wait to do it again, next year.

            http://youtu.be/bQPHegrldjU
            It was like that when I got here.

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            • #66
              Spooners is fun. Last Saturday we ran down Spooners, up Outer Limits and then ran Hwy 19 and 20.
              Rich

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              • #67
                Originally posted by Ol Man View Post
                Spooners is fun. Last Saturday we ran down Spooners, up Outer Limits and then ran Hwy 19 and 20.
                Sounds like I need to go up with you. I don't know where any of the trails, that aren't right off the lake bed, are.

                I was good to meet you Rich. Hope we can hit the trail, some time. Thanks again, for helping get my radio set up. It's one of the only things the worked out, better then expected, that weekend.

                Thanks Joe
                It was like that when I got here.

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                • #68
                  Originally posted by Tumbleweed13 View Post
                  Sounds like I need to go up with you. I don't know where any of the trails, that aren't right off the lake bed, are.

                  I was good to meet you Rich. Hope we can hit the trail, some time. Thanks again, for helping get my radio set up. It's one of the only things the worked out, better then expected, that weekend.

                  Thanks Joe
                  Glad that all worked out.
                  Rich

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                  • #69
                    Well, it's been awhile since I've done anything, to my rig thats been worth writing about. After my wheel'n trip to AZ, back in Arpil, I learned one of the biggest weaknesses about my buggy. Fuel Delivery. My Suzuki 1.6L is carbureted. I never had any issues, while wheeling, in JV. But In AZ I spent a lot more time with my nose pointing at the sky, or on my side wedged between a rock and a hard place. A lot of the time I could have gotten my self out of these situations, but my zuk wouldn't stay running. So, when I got home, I started researching. The 2 best options to solve my problem, were fuel injection, or a propane conversion. Grafting a later model FI on to my engine was not gonna be fun. A lot of issues with a computer, and wiring, to consider, and there's always reliability issues. So I decided to go with the propane conversion. I contacted Got Propane in AZ, and they got me set up. The following is what I've done so far, and where I'm at now.

                    Everything I need for it install is in the box. I decided to go with a 10gal bottle.


                    An idea of the mess I started with.




                    Carb and a lot of vacuum lines removed. I called Got Propane about all the extra vac lines. His answers, when in doubt, rip it out. LOL


                    Here's the regulator, mounted on the fire wall. Note, the battery has been removed, to make room. At this point, I decided to relocate the battery.


                    The Mixer in place.


                    Here is everything under the hood, all hooked up. It's a very simple set up. You can see the fuel line coming up into the filter>solenoid
                    >regulator. A single line to the mixer, as well as 2 waterlines.
                    It was like that when I got here.

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                    • #70
                      Then I got started in the back. I had to remove the fuel cell and figure out how/where to mount the tank. This is what I started with. Cooler and tool, behind the seats. The large tool box, in the middle, is used for storage, and the fuel cell, out back.


                      Test fit of the tank.


                      After removing everything, I had a ton of real estate. The sky's the limit. LOL


                      Here is where the tank will sit.


                      Having an expanded steel floor is really great, at times. No drilling required. You can see the fuel line below the floor, where it comes thru the floor, and the connector for the tank.


                      Necessity is the mother of invention. I needed to get the fitting into the vice to put the fitting on the hose. It wouldn't reach. So, this is what I came up with. I just think stuff like this is cool.


                      So, as it sits, it's ready for a test fire. I just need to hook up the propane, and a battery. There are still quite a few finishing touches to get to. I'll post as I get things done.
                      It was like that when I got here.

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                      • #71
                        Looks like good quality parts are used.
                        Make sure the LPG tank's 'feed-line' is up at the top position. Otherwise you feed liquid LPG to the eng and not the 'gas'.
                        LG
                        Hav'n you along, is like loose'n 2 good men....

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                        • #72
                          Nice! You'll be able to run that thing upside down
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                          • #73
                            Originally posted by daniel_buck View Post
                            Nice! You'll be able to run that thing upside down
                            I hope I won't have to find out. LOL But who am I kidding.
                            It was like that when I got here.

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                            • #74
                              Very cool write up! Nice ride!!
                              Kirk
                              1997 Jeep Wrangler

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                              • #75
                                Originally posted by Cetrov View Post
                                Very cool write up! Nice ride!!
                                Thanks Cheers:beer:
                                It was like that when I got here.

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