Archive for April, 2009

Repubs: Dump “Mr. Sunlamp” »

Geez, I never thought I’d have to resort to being an “image consultant”, but the republicans are becoming soo retarded in that respect that I just have to jump in.  Take a look at the picture on the right.  You probably know that you’ve seen him somewhere.  You might think he’s one of those Wall [...]

Boating: Potable Water »

“Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink”.  Something about this line from the “Ancient Mariner” makes it stick with us.  I guess somewhere in the dark recesses of or psyche, their lurks the fear of going without this  magic elixir: it has the power to sustain our lives.
For cruising boaters, having enough potable [...]

Right Wingers: Lose Your Angry God »

Christian Conservative Right, would you like to get back in the game? Maybe win a few elections? Have some significant influence over frail humans? Then you need to change your mindset. The recent presidential election shows us that most Americans are tired of fear, intimidation, and most of all, anger. We don’t want it [...]

Project Code Yellow: Paint and Body »

So now that the Jeep is running and drivable we wanted to spruce the exterior up a bit.  We thought a nice change in color was in order,  and since we already have a white Jeep we decided to go with something a little more exotic, like, uh, yellow. After a bit of research we [...]

Pirate Warfare Goes Hi-Tech »

WASH, RINSE, and REPEAT
With the recent rash of pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia, hi-tech entrepreneurs are coming to the rescue.  Most people figure pirates probably don’t bathe often, at least often enough, so here’s one solution that kills two birds with one stone:  The instant wash, but with no rinse cycle: This solution [...]

Project Code Yellow: Transmission Rebuild »

When we got the Jeep the transmission was slipping badly and was not drivable, because of this we wanted to rebuild a transmission we had pulled from our 88 Jeep Cherokee. 
We started by removing the transmission from the Jeep and carefully examining all the components, we took a close look at the torque converter and quickly noticed [...]

Project Code Yellow: Game Plan »

Now that the Jeep is registered we had to make a game plan of what we would do to the Jeep. Since the plan was to create a daily driver (DD) that is also highly capable off highway, because of this we wanted to lift the Jeep but also have a smooth ride on highway. 
After [...]

Project Code Yellow: Purchasing and Registration »

We started Project Code Yellow by searching for a proper donor vehicle, we wanted a Jeep Cherokee for this project as we have lots of previous experience with this model Jeep.  After searching Craigslist and other online sources for a cheap Jeep we found one that was about 100 miles away, the advertisement stated that it ran good and that [...]

Boats, Cars, Trains and Planes »

Since Obama’s election, it’s been very quiet here at Techimoto. In truth, we’ve had nothing much to rant about! Bush has evidently found himself some other hobby than trying to run a country, most likely trying to figure out how the Dewey Decimal System will work in his presidential library and hitting neighborhood yard sales [...]

A Jeep’s second life. »

techimoto has been hard at work the past few months rebuilding a 1990 Jeep Cherokee Laredo giving it a second life. The project started with a search for the right donor vehicle, after a few weeks of looking we came up with a $500 broken down junker that was soon headed to the junk yard [...]