It’s Hurricane Season!
Want Your XJ to look like this?
I was cruising Instagram today and I saw a post. It was an advertisement for a company having a sale for the weekend.
As an XJ fan, and owner since 1998 I looked at this picture and thought to myself. There is a lot you don’t see here to be able to have an XJ that looks like this.
I’m going to guess this XJ is on 35’s, possibly 37’s there are many modifications and expensive modifications that must be done if you are planning to use your XJ off-road.
33” diameter tires are okay for on or off-road. It is highly recommended to re-gear your axles. 4.11 for 33’s, 4.56 for 35’s. (assuming you are using an AW4 automatic transmission)
It doesn’t stop there. If you have a Dana 35 rear you may not want to add any kind of locker with 33’s. If you have a 97+ Chrysler 8.25 rear axle, you should be able to lock it up to 35” tires.
Larger wheels and tires mean more flex in the uni-body, no frame on an XJ just shaped thin metal. It’s the shape that gives it strength. So you may need to weld on frame stiffeners to keep metal fatigue from occurring.
Speaking of metal fatigue, those big wheels and tires are going to flex your steering box that is attached to the unibody. You might want to add stiffening the steering box to the unibody as well, before it gets ripped off.
There is NO reason NOT to buy the goodies that aftermarket companies are selling, but know that you are just scratching the surface of all the things you’ll want to do if you’re planning on keeping your XJ for a long time.
It’s a great off-road platform, but YJ, TJ, JK, JL, and JT are more robust systems from the factory and usually require fewer additions and fewer $$$.
It’s Hurricane Season!
A turbo inline-six is blowing in to make converts out of die-hard Hemi V8 fans.
The comeback for the V8, specifically HEMI, has been going strong for 20 years, most recently for the 392 Wrangler.
I love V8s. I loved the 327 in my 72 Nova until I broke a main cap. The sounds, the smells, but wearing down the rear tires it’s just cool.
What if you could get the horsepower and torque of a V8 from a straight 6, the Hurricane?
The Hurricane engine displaces 3.0 liters and features a pair of turbochargers. Borrowing its name from a classic Jeep motor, the modern edition comes in various tunes intended to pull duty in a wide range of Jeep and Ram models. Two versions are available: a Standard Output (SO) version making 420 horsepower and 468 pound-feet of torque and a High Output version (HO) that ups the figures to 510 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque.
My 327 COULD have made 300 horsepower if I had the much sought-after (at the time) 202 heads.
Do you have a hurricane engine in your vehicle? How do you like it? How does it sound?
Newbie Nuggets with Wendy
Dogs and Jeeps
If you have been wheeling you know there are lots of dogs that love
jeeping… Some more than their owners LOL
Here’s some things to consider before you take Fido with you;
1) Bring plenty of water and a bowl. And towels if you are wheeling near water (lake, beach, pond).
2) Bring poop clean-up bags – and have a way to store it/trash bag outside your jeep. Pick up after your dog!
3) Be considerate to others – not everyone LOVES dogs (not sure what’s wrong with them lol). Drivers meeting and lunch stops, don’t let your dog roam around – please them on a leash.
4) Have a leash. Dogs need collar (or harness) tags w/ID so if, and when, your dog takes off chasing wildlife you may be able to get your dog back.
5) Check the weather for where you are wheeling. If it’s hot or humid you need to run the air all the time for your pets – if you don’t have air – DON’T take your dogs. We wouldn’t dream of taking our dogs in the summer in the desert – it’s just too darn hot. Also, our 2008 JKU doesn’t have air conditioning in the back of the jeep so we installed a small fan that Bill hooked up and we can hit the switch and circulate the air conditioning from the front to the back and back seats. May want to consider tinting back windows if you want to take your dog
6) If you’re running topless and doorless, consider tethering your dog so they can’t fall out. Also, consider goggles to protect them from the sun and things that fly into their eyes. Rex Spec makes a great goggle for dogs.
7) Consider Booties for your dogs’ feet – I know real Men don’t use booties, but if the ground is rock, gravel, pavement, etc, the temps outside make walking on that very dangerous for the dogs.
8) Have a first aid kit on board for your dogs. Yes, they can get a cut, burned feet, snake bites, etc. And know how to use it
9) Consider having extra food/water etc in case you get stranded and need to spend the night. This includes any meds for them too.
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Fabrication Freezy, with Larry – JeepingMo
Caring for Your Best Friend
If you take your pet out with you while its hot, please remember a couple of things.
If you’re hot so are they
They need water just like you.
If you can’t walk on the ground barefoot, it is hot for them also.
And never leave them in the jeep with the windows up and no air, unless you’re willing to do the same.
Most of our pets don’t spend all day outside in this heat.
We had an issue with Duke a couple of years ago, his paws blistered and were bleeding. So at times, he has to put on the silly dog shoes.
So put your hand on the ground and see if you can hold it there. If not make sure your pet is protected.
Make sure you have a couple items for them.
Water
Food
Some type of shade.
Just remember, if you won’t do it, do make them.
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And in fabricating frenzy with Larry, if you’re hot, so is your best friend. Is this two dog, dog stories? Is this a dog synchronous show? I don’t know. Maybe we’ve gone to the dogs. I have no idea. Could be dog on dog stories here. Jeez. The doggy dog world. All right. And in our must have stuff, your Jeep dash poncho, protect your dash electronics from the rain. And it’s not only your dash electronics. You can, that thousand, $1,200 phone might get protected from the rain. Do you guys remember about the dash ponchos? You know what I’m talking about? I do. Yeah. It was awesome. I like the product. Yep. So I think this is a very good thing, especially for hurricane season. Absolutely.
Are you ready? It’s time for the Jeep dog show with host Tony, Josh, Wendy and Chuck.
Well, how do it’s Wendy and jeeping has gone to the dogs or we go into the dogs. I don’t know. Check it out. Hi, I’m Larry. And do you take your pet out with you? Yep. It’s gone to the dogs. The dogs. That could go very wrong. Um, all right. So, uh, I saw an advertisement today and it said, want your XJ to look like this. Now you guys can, uh, that are in the, watching the YouTube video and yes, we’re on YouTube. Every episode is on YouTube. Just go to YouTube and search for Jeep talk show. And uh, so the people on YouTube will see this picture. Uh, but if you’re a audio only listener, you need to go over to our show notes, Jeep talk show.com and just look for this episode. So, uh, Larry, uh, I’m going to start with you. What do you think makes this XJ look good? And, and I’m a, and, and don’t be overly critical if you don’t like XJs, but I mean, it does, it does look appealing. What do you think makes that XJ look appealing? I think it’s probably more of the larger tires and the lift. That’s what I would say. Yeah. With that, the sawzall fender wells. Yeah, it is. It is a rough looking XJ, but it does look good. And I think it is that, and when do you agree it’s the tires, the tires are really big. But what do you think that is? I’m guessing 35 or 37. I’d say 37. Yeah.
Now, I would agree with it. Yeah. Now, uh, has, uh, I don’t know if either one of you has any XJ experience. I’ve, of course I’ve had a lot since I’ve had an XJ since 98. Um, that looks really cool and looks really good, but I mean, what Jeep doesn’t look good with his huge tires on it. Right. Exactly. Um, I mean, if you got the proper size wheels, not those, uh, not the rubber bands that they put on those, uh, those big wheels, but certainly something that has some, some meat to it, some rubber there between the, uh, the, uh, where the wheel is and the top of the tire or the other side of the tire. So this is kind of a thing where if you want your XJ to look like this, there’s a lot of stuff you got to do. You can’t absolutely. And this is very true of, of the other Jeeps, like the Wranglers and the, uh, the gladiators. Although I will say the more modern the Jeep, the easier it is to do this. Absolutely. It is. Yeah. So yes, you can make your XJ look like this. And I think the stuff that they were selling, uh, on this, uh, Instagram ad wasn’t, uh, tires or axles or anything like that. I think it’s that bumper that you see and a, maybe the sliders and it’s good looking stuff. And the company that I read this from is, is a very good company. They build really nice, heavy duty stuff. Um, but
it’s almost, uh, and nothing against them because everybody does it. It’s kind of a bait and switch. It’s like, Oh yeah, I need to buy this stuff. They’re having a sale. I need to buy this stuff, but I want to warn you, uh, about what you’re, what all you’re going to have to do to have your XJ look like this. So just, just out of curiosity on an XJ. Now I know what it takes to put a set of 37s under a jail. Ain’t much. No, it really isn’t. How much of a lift do you have to put on an XJ to get 37s in there? Uh, the saw’s all all left. Okay. I started on my XJ with a 32, 11 and a half by 15s. And I put a four and a half inch lift on it and I couldn’t make a very sharp turns because it would rub in the back. So I had, I had to trim, uh, the, the back of the fender front fenders. Uh, and then it was okay. Most of the time when I was pulling in the driveway, uh, sometimes that little dip and coming up would, would make the, uh, the, the, the knobs, the, the, the little, uh, you know, the mud terrain things, uh, pop on the, uh, the fender. So four and a half inch lift isn’t enough for 33s unless you’re going to be cutting stuff or putting in a different set of flares. Hmm. You probably what six, seven inch lift there then plus cut. So right now I’m at a six and a half on, on the XJ with a 33s, 33, 12 and a half by 15s. And, uh, I can, I can take it off road and I don’t really have any problem with it rubbing. Now, if I was going to go to 35s, I would, I could try it, but I probably, oh, I have, and I did put on the, the Rough Country, uh, fender flare. So I have more clearance, uh, than from the factory, but I don’t think that I could go with 35s without lifting it more might be able to. Um, but, uh, so to go 37s, I would estimate an eight inch lift on an XJ and, and, and side story, this is kind of the mistake I made with the wife’s TJ. So the only, uh, Jeep I have had ever lifted was the XJ. So when it came time to lift the wife’s TJ is like, wow, these, these lifts are really small. You know, I’m not going to do a, uh, a six inch lift and they were, they weren’t like four and a half. They were like four, six, two. And I said, I’m not going to do a six inch lift. I think that it’d be too much, but I’m going to, uh, I better do the four inch lift. Holy shit. It’s not the same, bubba. Because a four inch lift on a TJ is a lot, especially because they have that little lip on the tub. You gotta get your, you get your foot and ass up over that lip.
But, uh, my wife does fine. She’s a, uh, what is it? She told me, she lied to me. She said she was five four. I think she’s really five three. She’s probably five two. And, and she gets it in the out of the Jeep just fine. And she’s only on 33s. I think if we went 35s on that, it would be a little more difficult for, actually for us both. I would think. Yeah. So, uh, if you, if you want to put 37s on your XJ and you don’t want to use the saws all to make the wheel holes bigger, uh, you’re probably going to have to go with an eight inch lift, but that’s only part of it. That’s just getting the wheels and tires on there. Um, the, the XJ is a unibody, which is shaped metal, you know, thin shaped metal into what something that kind of looks like a frame, but it’s not. So, so that means whenever you put a lot of weight and especially this mass of, uh, tires and wheels on the XJ now, whenever you’re making turns or especially if you’re off road, you’re flexing, literally flexing the unibody and you don’t notice it until you get some frame stiffeners, uh, which, which I’m going to recommend that you do if you’re going to go this direction, uh, because once you put the frame stiffer stiffeners on there, it’s like, it feels like a go-kart because you’re just, you know, everything moves, you know, it doesn’t like lag behind. Oh, and by the way, never get off, uh, uh, get flexy with a, an XJ and open up the back hatch, uh, because you’re probably gonna have to move before you can close it. Wow. Yeah. You ever, you ever have a problem with the front window popping? No, no, no. Uh, but then again, I haven’t been much off road on the XJ because of the, you know, the overheating problems that nobody wants to hear about anymore. Um, so you can do this, but that’s only part of the problem. Now you have to consider the gears that are the differential gears that are in the axles. And especially if you’re running a automatic transmission, the AW4, he ain’t gonna like, uh, 32s. It’s certainly not going to like 33s and 37s. Well, it’ll make a good lawn ornament because that’s the only place it’s going to go. I mean, you can drive it up into this tree, but you’re not taking this thing off road. And I’m sure there’s somebody out there that says, Oh, we’ll watch and see. But I promise you just getting there, if there’s an overpass in the way, you’ll get stuck on one side of the overpass. You’ll have to be pulled over that obstacle. Um, so you’re going for the, with an automatic transmission, you’re going to be with the 33s. You’re going to want to do at least four tens, four 11s. What are they on the, uh, on the jeeps? Larry, is it four 11s? I can’t remember. On jails and JTs, it’s four tens typically. Is it four tens? Okay. So, uh, you’ll have to go at least four tens. And I’d recommend just go ahead and set it up for 35 inch tires and go with the 40, four 56s. Now I run four 56 on my XJ with 33 inch tires and it’s perfectly fine. Although I think that might be part of the over the gradual overheating issue on the highway, because the four 56 is on the 33s has a tendency to run higher RPMs on the highway. Like if you’re doing 70, um, although, although it likes 70 kind of okay. Uh, but if I go 80, it’s a good 3000 RPMs. Uh, and yeah, and I think that’s a little high for the 4.0. And I think that that’s what’s gradually causing it to heat up. I have not tried 35s on the highway yet. So, uh, if I had a set of 35s, I mean, I have a set of 35s with their 17 inch, but I suspect 35s would, uh, would work at fine. But then that becomes a problem depending on what axles you have. Now, if you’re, uh, if you have a, um, a Chrysler 8.25 axle in the rear, and that’s a 97 plus because the Chrysler 8.25 is prior to that year are like a 27 spline, I believe. And the, the eight and a quarter 97 plus are 29 splines. So you should be able to put a locker in the rear and that Chrysler eight and a quarter with 35s and not have any issues. Now, you know, you can break anything, but it won’t explode on you. Uh, like a Dana 35. Well, if you got a Dana 35, you probably don’t want to do lockers and you probably don’t want to go any further than 33 inch tires, but you’re still going to have to change the gears. Uh, and at that point we call it polishing the turd because that, that axle isn’t good enough to make expensive modifications to, in my opinion, and most of the free world.
All right. So now the, I don’t know of any, uh, XJ, unless it was maybe, um, the wagon here, it was that I think that was a model on the XJ, uh, that came, uh, with anything but a Dana 30, uh, depending on the year that you have, it’s going to either be a high opinion or a low opinion Dana 30. Fortunately with my 98, I have a high opinion Dana 30, and I do have a locker for it. Now, if I want to put the locker in there and, uh, in the front, I’ve been told I can get away as long as I’m careful with it, uh, uh, with 33 inch tires, 35s. No, not, not saying I couldn’t, can’t do it, but it just is not going, it’s more likely to break on me. So, um, these are the things you have to do. And I think, I can’t remember, I think Chuck just spent $3,000 having the, having one locker installed and, uh, differential gears, uh, installed in his, uh, his new gladiator. Sounds all right. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. So, uh, having, uh, having the differential,
ring opinion swapped out and putting the locker in there at the same time, which is generally what you want to do. It’s that while you’re in there thing, Wendy,
you’re looking at the old price was $900 an axle. And I, I think it’s still about that based on what Chuck paid, but it could be higher or lower. So you’re looking at least, uh, $2,000 to get your, uh, differential gears changed. And then you’re looking at, depending on what locker you go with, I always recommend the ARB. So those things are a little over a thousand a piece. So that’s another $2,000 and there’s going to be little things that you have to buy a rebuild kit. Uh, uh, you, you really need to replace, uh, the bearings, uh, in the, uh, for the differential in there while you’re there and yada, yada, yada. Oh, and then welcome to jeeping. Yeah. And then, and then if you, uh, if you get air lockers, you’re going to need a compressor, you’re going to need, uh, the lines. This is how it begins switches and stuff. Don’t get me wrong. It is so cool. It is so neat. Uh, and then, and then you need a $3,000, uh, um, uh, damn it. I can’t believe the advanced adapter. What am I talking about? The transfer case, Larry? Oh, uh, damn it, Tony. I know. The, the, the, the, the really cool, uh, transfer case from advanced adapters. Um, yes, that one has two, two, two levers and it’s a stick. Yeah. Twin stick. Oh, it’s just so cool. So it’s a lot of fun and you can have a lot of fun off road, but when you see these pictures like this, it helps to do a little research before you go off buying stuff. Now this stuff that they’re selling, it doesn’t mean you can’t put it on there without 37 inch tires. But when they say you want your XJ to look like this, are they selling tires and wheels? No, they’re not there. They’re selling critical components that you need to take it off road, but it’s only, it’s like you get it, you put it on there and you go, holy shit, I got to spend another $5,000. Exactly. Well, what’s this? What’s the old saying? No upgrade goes unpunished. That’s right. It’s exactly right.
All right. So, uh, anyway, that’s, I don’t want to deter anybody from, from doing this because it is so much. Yeah, it is so much fun, but we want you to be informed. Uh, and I mean, look at all the stuff that Rick has done to his TJ, uh, over the last several months. Really nice job. Oh, it beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. And, uh, and he had an actual frame to work with, uh, and, uh, but he replaced the axles. He’s got lockers. Uh, he’s putting a lot of armor on there and, uh, he’s just, oh, he’s on the zoom room and the round table and we see him working on it. Although I think he’s kind of taking a break here. Uh, he’s been doing more wheeling than working. So, uh, he’s sleeping
in that TJ for a little while. Uh, once the wife saw the bills. So, uh, the XJ is, is absolutely a great off-road platform, but I have to say the YJ, the TJ, the JK, the JL, and the JT are more robust systems from the factory and usually require less additions and fewer dollars to get it there.
Oh yeah. Yeah. Cause you can get JT JL, you can go two inch lift on a Rubicon and, and put your 37s right under it with that issue. I mean, I had a sport S I got a sport S and I think the 37s would be a bit much on there without the, without the two inch lift. Uh, and I probably would still rub because I don’t have the, uh, the Rubicon fenders. Uh, so I think that would be the only thing that really keeping me from the 37s that and the differential gears, uh, with the four tens in there. Uh, I, I think I really probably have to go with, uh, 488s, uh, 456s or preferably 488s, uh, for the, uh, for the 37s. And, and I don’t know if I’ve made this announcement or anything. That’s my intention. I have no, no date of doing it, but my intention is to, uh, go with the 48 gears, uh, lockers and a 37 inch tires. Uh, originally I stick with the stuck with the 35s because that was going to be my tow vehicle. Uh, but after I got it out and was able to drive to all road destinations, we’ll offer destinations and then drive back. It’s like, Oh man, I just need to make this thing a little taller. Uh, it goes anywhere, especially with that skid system. So, uh, the XJ is not, uh, not still, uh, there’s still have plans for the XJ. Uh, but it’s gonna, it’s gonna have to be, um, uh, put on a trailer because a flat towing is not, in my opinion, is not an option anymore. Yeah. And Atlas Atlas. Thank you. I was, I was just thinking that, I didn’t think I didn’t know what it was, but I was trying to remember. I was going, I’m going to check another run at this. I bet y’all remember it now since there’s no pressure, but yeah, you know, I actually, I found out that the Atlas you cannot, uh, flat tow you, uh, you can, I think they were, they said something like a three, 300 miles, I think is the max that they recommend you flat towing the axle. Uh, otherwise you need to disconnect the drive shafts from the, uh, from the differentials. Uh, if you’re going to flat to it further than that. And there’s tire scrub around turns and all kinds of things. It’s just, I just need to get a, um, get a trailer to put it on and tow it to where I need to go. And, uh, I can always lift the, uh, the, the gladiator higher and put a drop on the, uh, on the tow hitch thing. Well, you know, the trailer, the trailer makes a lot more sense to me because once you rip a wheel off or something, well, you ain’t towing that home still either. Exactly. Well, that’s always the preferable way to do it. My problem is, is that, uh, I don’t have any place to put a trailer. So, uh, I mean, I have to pay to store the trailer and there’s no guarantee to how long it’ll be there. Um, yeah. So anyway.
All right. I mentioned at the top of the show, it’s hurricane season. Well, I don’t know if it’s seasoned or not, but it’s certainly hurricane. Um, we, I don’t think we’ve ever talked about the hurricane except in passing, have we? The hurricane engine? I think we have a little bit, but I see what you did there though, by the way, I thought we were truly talking about the true hurricane, you know, water, wind, all that. And then I see this, I’m like, uh, he got me. Well, I will say at 420 horsepower and 468 pound feet of torque, somebody’s going to get wet from this hurricane. That’s a lot. So, uh, the turbo in line six is blowing in to make, oh, I like that too. I love it. Although all the puns, yes. It’s blowing in to make converts out of diehard himmy V8 fans. Has everybody ever here had a V8 or have has a V8 currently? I’ve had them. Yeah. Not in the Jeep, but yeah, I’m not in a Jeep. Yeah. So in your mind, is there anything that will ever replace the sounds, the smells, the, the torque of a, of a V8? Nope. No, I don’t care if it’s electric engine that will literally break your neck. If you don’t adjust the knob to take off, it doesn’t have a sound. It doesn’t have a sound. That rumble that feel. Exactly. So the only, the only thing I found better than the V8 is a V10.
This is not the same. No, doesn’t matter how fast you go to warp.
So, you know, like I said, I love V8s and actually I loved my 327. I had a, a 286, a three, yeah, the 327. I had a 350 and those were all really nice engines. I never had a non Chevrolet V8. Well, not one that I worked on. I mean, I had a Ford truck that had a V8 in it. I don’t even remember what it was. That was like an 89 Ford with a crew cab. It was, it was a fantastic truck. I really, I really liked the Ford trucks. I don’t know how they are now, but back then they were great. And that 327, I put it in my 72 Nova and it was wonderful. The sounds, I mean, I just had glass packs stuck in the collectors of the, the, the headers. And I’ve told this story before a certain railroad, if I went over it too fast, one of the glass packs would drop out and I’d have to circle uncapped on one header around to get that hot glass pack and juggle it and stick it back in the collector. I wasn’t going to put it in the car because it burned something. So, so it was a lot of fun. But, you know, if I could have got the mythical hard to find 202 heads, oh yeah, double humps for the, for the, the 327 or 350, any of the small block cherries, I think they would fit. That was called a 300 horsepower head or heads. And so that means I wasn’t doing 300 horsepower with that, with that 327. It was nice though. I mean, back in this would be 78 or so, I guess, when I was doing this stuff, 76 to 78. And the having close to 300 horsepower was really nice. Okay. Get this. The hurricane engine displaces three liters, which ain’t much. I mean, my four Oh and the garage is 4.0 liters. So
this thing, I’m sorry, there’s two versions. One version with the standard output version, making 420 horsepower, 468 pound feet of torque. Oh, and they have a high output version, a Joe that ups the figures to 510 horsepower and 500 pounds of foot of torque. Good God. I went to school with people that bragged about their race car engines, their drag strip cars, making 500 horsepower and pulling the wheels off the front, off the ground, the front is off the ground. And they had pictures to prove it. And the only difference is this one will run all day long. And yet of course, normally wouldn’t. Right. Now, either one of you, Wendy start with you. Do you have any preference over naturally aspirated, over turbo or a supercharger? Depends on what you’re doing. I mean, obviously there’s like on our diesel truck, we have a turbo and it’s kind of nice. You know, you step into it and that thing will blow the tires and spin them. There’s so much torque and power in that diesel engine. So for me, I’d say probably the turbo. Is it a low end, a low RPM or a high RPM turbo? Probably a low. Yeah. Yeah. And I don’t know a lot about turbos, but my understanding is, is that they have a specific range and the range really isn’t the entire range of the engine. Is that, is that what you know, Larry? That would be, yeah, I think that’s correct. I mean, when we’re running it, I mean, you have to put it in, there’s a different mode you can put that, that Chevy into, right? So Bill had to take it off the race mode or the performance mode because he was just going through tires. I mean, just in general driving it, because it’s so much fun. So you have one of those bully dog things, those little tuners that’s on the dash and you press the button or you don’t need it. It comes with that. Yeah. Performance model. That’s neat. So, uh, Larry, my opinion, and I will say this is my uninformed opinion is naturally aspirated for a motor longevity,
is better than having it a turbo or supercharged. Yeah. I would say for me, I would rather go in a just, just for life of the engine itself. But the other, the other part of that is, is it built for it? Oh, we all know those people who’s taken and they’ve taken and they’ve turbocharged it or they put the supercharger on it and they can’t figure out why all the parts are in a pan after that because, because yeah, because your compression ratios need to change when you start putting more pressure in there for, for a turbo or a supercharged engine. So I prefer, you know, normally aspirated, but the, you know, the other ones, if they’re built for it can be a lot of fun and all last. Yeah. You have to beef up the bottom end where the crank is. And how the crank is held into the engine because of the, that additional power that you’re generating. And I think that if I remember right, Henderson unofficial use only that 700 horsepower, because it hasn’t been doubled yet with the, the Magnuson performance supercharger, the one he had at SEMA that one had the, the bottom end redone in it prior to the, the, the, the, the supercharger going on it. And I was out there at EJS with, I believe his name is Rick and boy, he was blowing and going in that thing. Just, he was drag racing on the trails. And I’ll, and I think I said this before, if you guys remember for forbidden planet and Robbie, the robot was driving that cart over the, the dirt, the Sandy thing out coming out to meet the Starship, you see this huge cloud. That’s what I was seeing behind me. Yeah. It used to be years ago, you would always build the engine with just a little bit less compression ratio for the, you know, for the goodies you’re going to bolt on now, whether to do an F today. I don’t know. I don’t remember if he’s, if Greg said that they did anything with the pistons they may have, but I think they just beefed up the bottom end. So it would handle that additional pressure. But they could have gone with lower compression pistons. And correct me on this, Larry, the lower compression compression just means it’s really the, the rods that are shorter or longer for the, for the piston stroke. Well, it could be that usually it’s the dome of the piston, you know, how much, you know, how much void is between the top of the piston and the, the vibe of the head. Yeah. Right. Engines, engines are very interesting and they’re fun to build. They’re, they’re really very easy. I mean, you have to do certain things to, to, to verify stuff like using plastic gauge to make sure that the, the bearings are, have the right distance between the bearings and the crank. But really overall, it’s just, it’s just really repetitive. You know, you repeat it, however many cylinders you have. And yeah, I mean, there’s little things to it, but it’s a lot of fun. I found it very, a word that’s overused these days, empowering to be able to rebuild or get a junkyard engine and put it in by the stuff and put it together. Oh, and it was cool too, because Chevrolet engines, a seven 18 year old could afford the parts. It wasn’t easy,
but you could work in this, no nonsense job. You could build a vehicle that would, you know, do up close to two, probably 275 horsepower. And that was a lot back then. Yeah. Yeah. Nice thing about the older engine engines were, you know, if that time and chain let loose, which wasn’t that uncommon, it would just kind of coast to the side of the road. Just stop. It wouldn’t destroy itself. Today’s engines are all interference engines. So if that thing breaks in cycle, you know, you’re, you’re pretty much just cashing out. Oh yeah. This is getting another one. It’s disposable at that point. So the, the hurricane engine uh, this displaces that three liters and has a pair of turbochargers. That’s where I was going with this. Yeah. So it’s got two and I think it’s got two because they have a low end low RPM turbocharger and they have a high end turbocharger that way they can boost over the full range or the most of the range of the, of the engine. And it sounds like just a wonderful, uh, engine. I mean, just think about the 4.0, uh, the, the straight, uh, six 4.0, it was absolutely wonderful engine, but it didn’t make this much horsepower. It’s going to be interesting to see. And a lot of people say that’s one of the reasons why they lasted 300,000 miles is because they didn’t make much horsepower. They were this, this huge hunk of iron. I mean, the, the head itself is very heavy. It’s very hard to get out of the off the engine when the engine still in the, uh, in the Jeep. Uh, but, uh, they are putting these hurricane engines in the Wagoneer, the grand Wagoneer. And I don’t think I’ve heard anything unless you guys have heard something about them, about Jeep, putting them in Jeeps, but, uh, the Dodge Ram trucks. Yes. Uh, like I said, the Wagoneers and, uh, it would be interesting to see one, uh, in a Jeep. I don’t know if it would fit because that was kind of the problem with, uh, the 4.0 and some of the newer Wranglers. It would, it was just, it just wouldn’t have fit. It was too long of an engine.
Now that might actually make her a renegade. Interesting.
You couldn’t keep it. You couldn’t keep the tires down. That would be funny.
Little bitty renegade with the five. Yeah. You have to have the HO engine in that one.
Absolutely. A little, little 15 inch tires just blowing and going. Tubbed and racing slicks. Oh man, you need them. You need to wait. With a six cylinder. It’s just amazing. The technology is, you can tell them technology is, is really come a long ways. So, uh, and, and, and actually talking about the hurricane engine, I heard several years ago, I was talking to Greg about this and he says it is a amazing engine. He was able to drive a couple of, uh, uh, hurricane endowed, uh, test vehicles. And he was amazed, just absolutely amazed at how, how well it ran. Uh, I just, I’m just interested in hearing how long they last with those dual turbo chargers. Well, that has to do with the right foot. That’s right. It would be bad for me. I’m just saying. All right. Well, seat covers is one of the first recommendations for any Jeep owner, whether you, you’re new to jet, I’m sorry, whether your, uh, new JT will serve as a dedicated Wheeler, a daily driver or a family hauler, comprehensive upholstery protection is a must. Seep covers provide just that safeguarding your jeeps interior against spills, um, spilled morning coffee, messy toddlers, all that. They just need to walk alongside, uh, wet dogs. So we got some more, uh, exciting dog cotton talk coming up, uh, or anything else you may throw their way while your jeeps exterior may look better, uh, dirty than clean. We can’t say about that, uh, that same about the interior, keep your gladiator seat and clean like no shape for years with a set of premium seat covers from real truck. Uh, we offer all top brands, material, shipments, and patterns enabling you to protect and personalize your Jeep with nothing more than a quick slip on installation, unsure which seat covers best suit your needs. Then you are in the right place. Stay tuned for our guide in the best Jeep gladiator seat covers. And actually you can tune into that right now because you can go over to realtruck.com slash blog and read this entire article and learn more about the seat covers for your gladiator. Just go over there to a realtruck.com slash blog and do a search for a Jeep gladiator seat covers. Uh, or you can find the link in our show notes at jeep talk show.com. All right. So, uh, this is a question I’ve asked you guys before. Luckily, the answer has been no for all of our hosts, including me. Uh, but how long is that going to last? Uh, do you, do you want to just risk it not ever happening to you? Uh, have you ever had sidewall damage in the middle of nowhere? Hell having sad sidewall damage in your driveway is almost as bad. Yeah. So, yeah. So blue tread allows you to repair the sidewall of your off-road vehicle in just minutes without removing the tire from the vehicle. Blue tread sidewall patches are designed to be a temporary, they probably would underline that if they could repair, uh, but can stay on for hundreds of miles. Blue tread has slashed all four tires. They, I did check with them. They said they were their tires. So that’s good. I, and repaired them with just one kit on the Rubicon trail. Blue tread’s most popular kit is just $24 blue treads newest kit. The expedition kit is practically a spare tire in itself and comes with everything you need for sidewall damage, emergency valve stem replacement, and plugging a puncture. It comes with T handles and a Cordura bag, both made in Montana. I guess that’s a good place to get T handles and Cordura packs. Uh, glue tread has an affiliate program that allows you to get 10% off. Uh, I’m sorry, 10% commission and 10% off for your community. Visit trail, uh, glue trail trail visit glue tread.com to learn more. I’m just too excited about this glue tread stuff. I can’t read. You wouldn’t go and slash your four tires. Oh, that’s a, if I’m on the wrong driveway, I, it’s just my mistake.
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What, where’s the new new new new new newbie nugget. It’s time for newbie nuggets.
Well, if you’ve been willing anywhere, you know, there are lots of dogs that love jeeping. In fact, our jeeping Mo on the show has Duke. And if you haven’t met Duke, you need to get out and visit, see where he’s going to be and go introduce yourself to Duke. You’ve been treats yeah. Just give them to Larry. Anyway, there are some things to consider before you take Fido with you. So I’ve got kind of a list here and Larry jump in. Cause I know we both are talking about dogs this show. Um, make sure you’re bringing plenty of water and a bowl. That’s super important to make sure that your dog stays hydrated, especially if you’re in higher elevations, maybe humid areas that maybe the dog’s not used to being out. Uh, if it’s heavy coated dog versus like a lab that has this extra protection, you need to make sure you’re aware of that. Um, and maybe some towels. If you’re wheeling near water, like a lake of beach or pond, your dog’s going to get wet. And let me tell you, you’re going to want to dry them off a little bit before you put them back in the Jeep. My big one bring poop bags to clean up after your dog. I know it sounds funny. I’m out in the open. My dog’s running around. Why do I have to follow him and clean up his poop? Yeah, it really does. You don’t need the humans stepping in it later on folks. So please pick up after dog. And if you’ve listened to this episodes before newbie nuggets, you know, that I talk about having a storage bag, something that maybe hangs on the outside of a Jeep. Cause I’m pretty sure you don’t want the dog’s poop inside the Jeep. And you know, they make those vests for dogs that actually carries or they carry their own bag. That’s what Duke has. Oh, that’s just rude. Absolutely. Yeah, that’s kind of good. No, not filled Tony. The empty ones. Oh no, I tie the bags. I tie his bags onto him. He’s, he’s, he’s packed. He packed it in. He’s packed it out. No, I’m sorry. That’s pretty rude. Okay.
Give me a call. Duke will have a discussion. All right. So be considerate to others. I think this is a big one. Not everyone loves dogs, believe it or not. Not sure what’s wrong with them. The hell out of my way. That’s right. But in drivers meetings and lunch stops, don’t let your dog roam around, you know, put them on a leash. Just be respectful of other people. We had a class one time and it was a group thing and somebody came and let their dog run around. And I said, you need to please put your dog on a leash. It was kind of a liability issue. The dog had done anything to someone of anybody in the class and who’s going to get sued. So they were a little bit butthurt and left turn around and left. I’m like, well, you know, I’m sorry, but those are the rules. So when you wheel with us, we don’t have a problem with dogs. We love dogs, but just put them on leash and be considered. You have to be responsible for your animal. Right? Yeah. Um, you need to have a leash, believe it or not. I know that sounds like a silly thing to bring, but if you don’t have a leash, then how are you going to contain your dog? You also need to have collar tags with ID on them. There are times when dogs will take off chasing wildlife. Surprise. You may not realize that your dog actually, uh, and they’re gone. And I mean, I’m telling you in a forested area, there’s no fine in the dog. So making sure that you have ID on the dog. Um, there’s air tags. You can also make sure that you have your information on there. That’s current, by the way. Um, that way you have a chance of getting your dog back. So just make sure you do that. Um, check for weather where you’re wheeling. If it’s hot or humid, you need to run the air all the time and you’re for your pets. So what I mean by that is sometimes dogs can’t handle that additional heat. They cannot throw off enough heat of their body to be able to stay cool. So depending on the breed and depending on where you’re wheeling, that could be a big concern of yours. So the other thing is if you have an older Jeep, do you even have air? I mean, sure. Chuck doesn’t have it in his, his jeeps, right? So he does. Well, the new one is a new plastic Jeep. That’s right. He has a new plastic Jeep, but just know that that’s something to be considered that you need to take consideration. We actually have a fan that bill hooked up. That’s in the back of the Jeep because in our 2008 JKU there’s air in the front, the two front seats. But by the time you get to the back seat or the very back of the Jeep, there’s no air conditioning back there. There’s no vents. There’s no way to get the air back there. So we have a small little fan installed that actually helps us to move that air around and make sure that the dogs can get some comfort if they need it. So, um, another thing to consider if you’re running topless or doorless, you need to tether your dogs that they can’t fall out. Um, that sounds kind of obvious to me, but dogs and tacos, because you don’t want either one of those falling out whenever you’re driving home. Exactly. And truthfully, that’s the whole, that’s the only reason why Duke wears a vest and it’s, and it’s so I can tell there are men that way if something happens, I don’t have to worry about what’s happening to him through the whole process. Yeah. I mean, you’ve heard that talk about people who travel to either put them in a dog crate and, or have them tethered like that. So if you get in some kind of an accident on the highway, right, your dog’s not splitting. And we see it here in Big Bear a lot. There’s people who get into accidents and the dogs are gone and it takes weeks, months, and maybe never because of the coyotes and, or what other animals that are around here that’ll, that’ll, you know, chew them right up. So make sure that you do think about that when you’re out wheeling, because another way to have a dog tethered is that if your dog likes to greet everybody, but you’re not sure about who you’re wheeling with, then your dog isn’t going to jump out of the Jeep automatically and go visit everybody. So that’s another way to do it. Another thing I like to consider is goggles to protect from the sun and things that fly into their eyes. So when you’re down the highway and you’re topless, your dog is going to get anything and everything that flies through the air in their eyes, which is a large vet bill generally. So there’s a product called Rexpecs that are excellent to put on there like goggles that are great for your dogs. So you see that with the military dogs, you see them being used on police dogs, you see them being used on all kinds of situations. So don’t be afraid to check that out if you are going to run topless. So other thing is the heat. Consider booties for your dogs. I know that sounds a little bit silly and I know men don’t like to use booties, but if you’re ground that you’re wheeling on is rock gravel pavement, anything that’s going to get super hot, those temps you may not realize makes it very difficult for the dogs. And as Larry’s going to explain, Duke has had, you’ve had his paws that got burned, right, Larry? Oh yeah. Yeah. We went out in the really hot weather one time and I didn’t think it was a big deal. So I looked down, he’s got bloody footprints from, from the heat. Paws were blistered. And before you know it, you know, it’s happened that quick. You don’t know that it’s that hot because you’re wearing booties. So yeah, let’s just say it. I mean, booties are just shoes for dogs to protect their, their feet. That’s like you wear shoes. It is a similar chemical when you first put them on. The goggles, I would imagine it would be just the same thing. It’s funny how quickly they get to them. Cause we, we ride horses and our dogs come with us and we put booties on them because the terrain is so rocky and they’re running, you know, and they’re maybe doing between six and eight miles. That’s a lot for a dog and those paws can get pretty rough. So you can also touch the pavement with the back of your paw or your hand. And if it’s too hot, forget it, you know, just do not do it. So anyway, save them on that too.
Having a first aid kit on board for your dogs. I know that sounds funny. We talk about first aid kit for the humans, but they can get a cut, they can get burned feet, they can get snake bites. You need to know how to use that and what type of things you would want to bring on board, especially if you’re wheeling into areas that you’re not familiar with. And your dog has the tendency to want to go run and play and be involved. You want to make sure that you can take care of them. So and the last thing is make sure you have extra food and water on board in case you get stranded or need to spend the night. We’ve all heard of stories where something goes wrong that you didn’t think about and now you’re there longer in your daytime. Well, if your dog is used to eating twice a day, has a set schedule, you want to make sure that you’re staying on that schedule for them because that stresses them out. If you’re changing things, any meds that they have to take, make sure you bring them on board too. So anyhow, we’d love to see some pictures, share them on Instagram. You can check it out. Show us your Jeep dogs. We love dogs. Larry, you want to add anything? No, you know, one thing I’ll say for your Jeep, it works out, would work out really well. We bought this at the last expo we were at. It’s made by a product called 23Zero. And it’s a seat back that actually goes on the headrest and hooks under your seat. And it gives it’s a spot. It’s got all kinds of storage on it. So I can put all of Dukes, like collapsible bowls, water bottles, those boots, all that stuff in that. And it just sticks on the back of the seat. So, you know, check out what I’ll find the link for that 23Zero mount, but it’s a, it’s really nice because you know how it is in a Jeep. There’s no room. So all that, all that stuff’s all over the floor. Yep. You’re trying to figure out what to do. And this just organizes it for you. That’s a really good idea. I’d like to see that too. Because that’s one thing we have these bags that attach to the back of our tailgate and they always slide off. Right. So, but I have my water at the first aid kit. I have the bowl in there. I have extra bags. So it’s all contained in a really nice spot, but it just doesn’t stay put. So I would like to see what that 23Zero is. And when you do post your pictures on Instagram, use the hashtag jeep talk show. No spaces, no dashes, just cheap talk show or my favorite pound cheap talk show.
So anyway.
Welcome to fabricating frenzy with Larry, also known as jeeping. Mo, whose hair is not curly.
All right. So we alluded to this earlier. The show has gone to the dogs.
Inadvertently, Wendy and I kind of did a very similar story this week. You know, it’s hot. We got dogs and well, unfortunately, sometimes there’s some things people pay attention to. So if you take your pet or, you know, I’m gonna say dog, it’s not a very resiliency cats or anything out on the field, you know, the trail. So there’s a couple of things you remember. So if you’re hot, so are they and any water just like you. And if you can’t walk on that ground barefoot, it’s hot for them as well. You know, and never leave them in the Jeep, you know, without with the windows up and no air on unless you’re willing to get in there with them. So if you can’t tolerate it as a general rule of thumb, it’s tough on them as well. Well, and Larry, there’s actual signage and stuff you can find on the internet that talks about how hot it is outside, how hot it gets inside the vehicle. Even as something as 75 degrees outside, which we would all consider to be normal and feeling great, can get in upwards to 90, 100 degrees in the vehicle with your dog in there. So again, don’t leave your kids in there. Don’t leave your dogs in there either. So you have to say that because people go, well, I’m taking care of my dog. Well, what about your three year old? It’s not a dog. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Most of our pets or dogs don’t spend all day outside. Now, if you’ve got a farm dog that runs around outside and he never comes in, that’s one thing, but that’s kind of a rarity. Most of our, most of our dogs spend the same amount of time that we spend on the, in the AC and they’re not used to it. Just like we’d like to think that we are, but we’re not either. So they’ll just keep that mind when you’re out there with them. Our dog doesn’t like going outside in the grass. She always hesitates when she’s getting off the concrete to go into go to pee. It’s going to grass. What’s wrong with you? It might be hot or stored itching her. It just feels different than the floor carpet in the house. Yeah. I keep, I keep wanting to go out with Duke to pee in the front yard, but I’m afraid the outcome of that might not be good. Just think of the YouTube videos. Yeah. So we had an issue with Duke some time back. We talked about it in the, in, in Wendy’s segment where we, I didn’t think about the pavement being high. It was, you know, around 90 degrees and it didn’t take long before I looked down. You wouldn’t think that would be a problem. That’s interesting. No, look down and I see a little bloody, you know, paw prints. Now every dog, every dog’s going to be different and he never even flinched. He just, he’s just walking along like it’s another day. So, you know, we had to, we had to put them on some meds and he got a set of boots for that after that. And, you know, he, he hates life when I put those on. But you know, the thing is we all like to think our macho dog doesn’t need that kind of stuff, but at the core, it’s still a form of skin on her paws. So if you’re not willing to take your shoes off and walk on that pavement, you know, think about them doing the same thing. It’s, it’s really the same. So like Wendy said, put your hand on the ground and see if you can hold it there. But I’m going to suggest flip your shoe off, put your foot down and see how you liked that. Even if you’re wearing socks, you still get a very good indicator of how hot it is. It won’t be as hot with socks on and especially depending on how thick they are. But yeah, you can still check it. Yeah, it depends on your elevation too. Like up here in Big Bear, we’re a little bit closer to the sun. So 80 degrees outside can feel like 95. Well, imagine that heat, because we’re closer to the sun, we have less protection of the solar stuff. And you can be on rock and it is hotter than, you know what? And I don’t think people understand that. I don’t think they realize the correlation of that. So unless you have a dog and you’re, and you’re really checking the ground, like Larry’s talking about, you really don’t understand kind of what we’re saying about that, how hot it gets.
Yeah. And, you know, just a couple things to check. And a lot of these Wendy alluded to as well, you know, the water, the food, the McDonald’s, maybe that’s just Duke, but you know,
you know, and then some, some way to have, you know, give them shade. So whether it’s, whether you got the Jeep fully open and there’s something in there he can lay on or she can lay on and just get some shade, just some way to get them out of the heat every, you know, every now and then just like you are, you don’t like sitting out in the out in the blistering sun all day long.
And just remember, if you don’t want to do it, don’t make them do it as well. Exactly. So this might be a bit of overkill, especially carrying it around. But if you, if you don’t want to take off your shoes or bend over to feel the rock or the concrete and stuff, these IR temperature scanners are very inexpensive now. And they may even have small ones that I’m not aware of. I got a fluke a number of years ago and it’s wonderful. I got it to check the, how much, how cool it is, the areas coming out of the AC vents to see if it’s cooling well enough. Sure. But there’s a number of things you can use it for. I actually checked our dog’s temperature whenever I thought she had a fever and it, it wasn’t super as accurate as what a thermometer would be, but it gave us a good idea. So they’re great tools to have. And of course you can use them to check your brake heat on your Jeep engine, temps, all kinds of stuff. So this would be a really easy thing. Just pull it out of your pocket, scan the ground, and then look at the temperature that’s that you’re walking on. No, absolutely. From the mind of Nicky G.
This is a public service announcement from Nicky G. Now that the weather is warm, I’d like to remind everyone to be thoughtful of the less fortunate, wandering the street corners, dressed in rags and looking for handouts. Please don’t yell or scorn at them. Instead, dig deep in your pockets for spare change, offer them a meal, or even take one home, give them a shower and some fresh clothes, because God knows they need it. No, I’m not talking about the homeless crackheads wandering around asking for money. I’m talking about us XJ owners. Oh, it broke down somewhere, wandering around looking for an auto zone. So please help if you can. This has been a public announcement from Nicky G. Please keep in mind these opinions are solely Nicky G’s and not necessarily the opinions of the Jeep Talk Show or anybody else that’s sane, but they should be, damn it.
That was cool. Oh yeah, very, very much so. All right, coming up on Friday’s interview, episode, Ken of, and I can’t pronounce this thing, it’s J-O-I-I-I-O.com. So three I’s in there. Joy. Joy-O, I think is how they say it. But you can listen to the interview and Ken will pronounce it for you. Yeah, try to learn it. Or pronounce it for you, as I like to say. So Ken has a business where they will either there at their shop or go to your house or I think even place of work and swap out your hard top for a soft top for summertime, or just take the whole damn thing off and then leave you topless. And then they store your hard top, soft top for the season. And I think they’re up there in the Michigan area. So you can well imagine people are really ready to use their Jeep like a Jeep after a long winter. By the way, I think the dog heard me talking about her because she came in here, she’s wandering around searching for new dust bunnies. He’s like, wait a minute, I heard there was a dog episode. He said treats. Yeah, treats. That’s what she heard.
All right. So, uh, anyway, we do got that coming up for the, uh, the interview episode and for our must have stuff for your Jeep dash poncho. Now it, it’s, it’s kind of cool. I don’t know. It kind of sounds like Mexican food for your dash, but that’s not it. Uh, the dash poncho, and you guys can see these pictures we hear in the, in the show notes, uh, the whole idea of this thing is really cool. You have a little, uh, little, um, bag, if you will, very small bag that this dash poncho rolls up into and you can stick it on the headrest for your, on your passenger side. So it’s right there in reach in case your, uh, it’s summertime, all your doors and top is off. And then that, that rain comes it it’s, it’s bright, sunny. Where the hell did the rain come from? But, but we know in the, it’s those little showers can pop up and it can really, really rain hard for a very, uh, for a short period of time, but enough to ruin the electronics on your dash. So, uh, you can grab this dash poncho out of its little protective bag, uh, get it installed and like under a minute, I think is what, uh, we interviewed a dash poncho a while back and I think it’s under a minute. You can stick it in there and now, uh, your dash and all the electronics, maybe your cell phone, other things that you may have that, uh, cause this thing goes all, all the way down to the center console and all the way up to the top of the window. So now you don’t have to worry about it. Oh, caution. Don’t drive with the dash poncho installs. No, you didn’t have to say that. Are you kidding?
Come on now. You gotta say it. Yeah, you do. You gotta say it. What are you in California? Come on now. Lean out like Ace Ventura, you know? Right.
So, uh, this is a really cool product and don’t, don’t wait to get it. Don’t go, Oh gee, this would be a good opportunity for me to have a diet dash poncho.
Monsoon season, hurricane season. It rains everywhere. Not just in hurricane alley. So dash poncho.com. I’ll go over there right now. I think that they have them on Amazon. I think the only one I saw on Amazon, uh, was, uh, was for the Bronco, but that’s good news. Uh, if you have a J K a J L or a J T or a Bronco, you can get this, uh, this dash poncho and you know, you can call over there or email them. I bet you, I can’t remember that it’s been a while since we did the interview. I think that they’ll work on a, uh, TJ, uh, as well. Uh, cause it’s not like a super fitted thing. It does have a fitted, uh, section that goes over the steering wheel, but as long as it’s the left hand drive, you should be okay. Right. But anyway, you can call them and check them to see if it will work on your, on your TJ. Uh, that’s for you, Rick. All right. Well, thanks for listening to this episode of the Jeep talk show. If you’ve enjoyed the show, please leave us a rating and review on your favorite podcast platform. Do us a review on Apple. We haven’t seen any Apple reviews in, in quite a while. Uh, you’re, we need some so we can read them on the show. Yeah. Your feedback helps us improve the show and reach more Jeep enthusiasts like yourself. Also don’t forget about the social media thing. Can you think, can you forget about the social media thing? I think that’s where everybody gets their news anymore is from social media. Uh, we love the Instagram. Uh, we’re, we’re on Instagram, Tik TOK, uh, pretty much everything except Pinterest. Uh, so, uh, yeah, but check us out on Instagram. That’s the best place to go. We post things there first, uh, and then LinkedIn, Tik TOK, Facebook, Facebook. Yeah. And, uh, sign up for our email newsletter to stay up to date on the latest Jeep news events and just all the fun that we have going on. And I, and I’ll mention really quick, uh, we have a discord server that you want to check out. Uh, and you, we also have a round table episode that you can be a part of that we record every Tuesday night, 7 30 PM central time. Uh, and you can get the links and all the information about this at jeep talk show.com slash contact. So for all this stuff, one, one stop shop. Finally, if you have any questions or comments or ideas for future episodes, we’d love to hear from you. And that includes a Wendy and, uh, uh, sorry, Larry, Larry’s segments. They would love to know. Uh, and, uh, yeah, that happens sometimes when I’m talking to, um, and, uh, they’d love to have any ideas for, for episodes, uh, because, you know, they’re coming up with this stuff on their own and they’re interested. I mean, they’re interesting subjects, but, uh, uh, give them a little challenge. Give me another idea for, uh, for a segment idea. Always. Thanks again for listening and we’ll see you on the next episode of the Jeep talk show. Thanks guys. See you next week. All right. See you later.
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