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Offline Jeffy

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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #15 on: August 22, 2012, 05:00:14 PM »
Well, I watched it.  They over dramatized just about everything.   "The winch cable could do some real damage..."  No it won't, it's synthetic rope.  Bill was also a drama lama.  I think the survivalist should have left him behind.

What was the point of cutting the seatbelt up though?  He climbed up then tested it then climbed back down with it.  Strange that they left the rear seatbelts in there.  I don't think I saw a rear seat.

I wouldn't be surprised of the suspension was OME. The Jeep had UK plates.  Man-A-Fre and OME are easier to get in the UK.
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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #16 on: August 22, 2012, 05:08:02 PM »
Quote from: Jeffy on August 22, 2012, 05:00:14 PM
Well, I watched it.  They over dramatized just about everything.   "The winch cable could do some real damage..."  No it won't, it's synthetic rope.  Bill was also a drama lama.  I think the survivalist should have left him behind.

What was the point of cutting the seatbelt up though?  He climbed up then tested it then climbed back down with it.  Strange that they left the rear seatbelts in there.  I don't think I saw a rear seat.

I wouldn't be surprised of the suspension was OME. The Jeep had UK plates.  Man-A-Fre and OME are easier to get in the UK.

Agreed. Bill is kinda lame! When he was on Bullrun I thought he was a real douche! He sat in the Jeep and bossed the other guy around.
Why did they leave the ratchet straps when the built the log bridge?
I'll watch the other episodes. But like most shows they want drama even if there is little or none.  :deadhorse:
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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2012, 07:33:46 AM »
I'll keep watching mainly to see how the Wrangler does in different environments.

It will be interesting to see how the two guys interact as well.

Does anybody have any guess as to how big the lift is on that Wrangler?
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« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2012, 12:20:37 PM »
Quote from: DanMarino on August 23, 2012, 07:33:46 AM
I'll keep watching mainly to see how the Wrangler does in different environments.

It will be interesting to see how the two guys interact as well.

Does anybody have any guess as to how big the lift is on that Wrangler?
2.5" most likely.
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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #19 on: August 24, 2012, 10:42:50 AM »
Bill seems like a major tool and is very annoying. will watch the rest of the episodes but as usual its abit of a disappointment. Would have loved to have gone bombing through the forest with my yj, but the river may have caused some issues without a snorkel.
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« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2012, 11:28:37 AM »
Got to watch it on youtube.  Not perfect but enjoyable overall, some good obstacles, some good tips.  Will try to see the remaining episodes.

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« Reply #21 on: August 25, 2012, 12:41:12 PM »
Quote from: neale_rs on August 25, 2012, 11:28:37 AM
Got to watch it on youtube.  Not perfect but enjoyable overall, some good obstacles, some good tips.  Will try to see the remaining episodes.


There were tips?
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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #22 on: August 25, 2012, 01:55:26 PM »
Using the battery to start a fire, putting vaseline on the electronics, how to make a fish hook, using a surgical glove to waterproof the distributor, taking the doors off  for the river fording.  Some people already know these things but not everyone.



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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #23 on: August 25, 2012, 02:40:27 PM »
did they get to the broken axle yet?
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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #24 on: August 25, 2012, 05:20:38 PM »
Quote from: sharpxmen on August 25, 2012, 02:40:27 PM
did they get to the broken axle yet?
I think that's Ep 2.  I did see in the trailer where it looked like they had the axle shaft in a forge...
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« Reply #25 on: August 26, 2012, 05:51:08 PM »
Season finale:  they drive a stock '74 Pinto down side of an active volcano  :wall: :lol:
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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #26 on: August 26, 2012, 09:29:32 PM »
Quote from: chrisfranklin on August 26, 2012, 05:51:08 PM
Season finale:  they drive a stock '74 Pinto down side of an active volcano  :wall: :lol:
Well, I think the running theme is that they're using the Jeep for everything.
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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #27 on: August 26, 2012, 09:39:59 PM »
I liked the part of episode 2 when the Brit asks him "What did you do to my car?" and Bill replies with "Nothing, it was probably defective" hahahahaha nope, it was just a Dana 35 :)
I was laughing so hard when he followed that up with "we weren't doing anything extreme, we were just going downhill!"
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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #28 on: August 27, 2012, 12:03:17 AM »
Quote from: Jeffy on August 26, 2012, 09:29:32 PM
Well, I think the running theme is that they're using the Jeep for everything.

From what I've seen, that looks to be the case.  Saw on the YouTube episode that Jeep had some advertising running.   
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Re: One Car Too Far aka: Rescue the Jeep
« Reply #29 on: August 27, 2012, 09:18:07 AM »
I watched episode #2 last night and enjoyed making fun of Bill.  I enjoyed seeing them deal with the broken axle.  I still don't get why he didn't put it in 4 low when going down that steep hill instead of relying only on the brakes?

The most amusing part was seeing Bill try to exercise to get his hands and feet warm. 
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