By MaxW on Dec 19, 2009 in Auto | 0 Comments
Living in southern California it can get quite toasty in the summer but up until now we haven’t had a day over 75, but last week we had a triple digit day with it peaking to around 105. This uncovered a hidden issue with the Jeep, as we where driving though Thousand Oaks we noticed that the coolant temp was pegged at [...]
By MaxW on Dec 19, 2009 in Auto, Featured | 0 Comments
One year ago at this time I was looking at a project Jeep to purchase, it was in poor condition to say the least and would not move under its own power.
I then spent a long few months rebuilding it and transforming it into an off road Jeep. Tomorrow December 20th is exactly one year after [...]
By MaxW on Aug 1, 2009 in Auto, Environment, Featured, Rants & Raves, The Mud Pit | 10 Comments
Thousands of Americans are rushing out and trading in their old cars to receive a $3500 or $4500 discount towards the purchase of select new cars. This may sound great at first but there are many hidden facts the majority of the population may not be aware of.
The program is designed to get old cars up [...]
By MaxW on Jul 30, 2009 in Auto | 0 Comments
San Diego-based Ethos Environmental, Inc. today announced the appointment of John D. Dunlap, III as the Chairman of its newly formed Technical Advisory Board. As former Chairman of the California Air Resources Board, John brings a wealth of experience as both a regulatory consultant and green technology expert that will aid Ethos in identifying opportunities for [...]
By MaxW on Apr 19, 2009 in Auto, How-To | 1 Comment
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 [...]
By MaxW on Apr 15, 2009 in Auto, How-To | 1 Comment
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 [...]
By MaxW on Apr 15, 2009 in Auto, How-To | 1 Comment
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 [...]
By MaxW on Apr 9, 2009 in Auto, How-To | 1 Comment
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 [...]
By MaxW on Apr 8, 2009 in Auto, Featured, How-To | 0 Comments
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 [...]
By JamesW on Sep 19, 2008 in Auto, Blog, Environment, Featured | 0 Comments
In a bold move, especially for a battered company in a bruised economy, GM has aggressively developed a prototype car that, for all effective purposes, run entirely on electricity. It uses a 400-lb lithium-ion battery, an energy source that is silent and emission-free.
The big difference from other “hybrid” cars such as the “Prius”, is that [...]