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08-19-2005, 01:37 PM
Woodrow
http://www.ifsja.org/readers/wagoneers/pictures/woodrow.jpg
Well here is my story, a love/hate story you might say. I am a graduate student at the University of Georgia in the Geography Dept., I am a biogeographer. What is a biogeographer? One who studies the place and space of living things I guess? My specialty is herpetology, the study of reptiles and amphibians. I stumbled on a thesis project in the mountains of North Carolina, Wine Springs Water Shed to be accurate. For my thesis I sampled for salamanders’ abundance before and after clear-cutting. To do so, I had to drive about three miles down a logging road and my car was not going to make it through the mud holes. So I decided to buy a 4x4. What 4x4 was the real question. I needed something large enough to sleep in and rugged enough to get me up and down the Southern Appalachian Mountains. After searching for a few weeks I decided to go with a Full Size Jeep a Grand Wagoneer. I priced and drove numerous GW’s before finding Woodrow. Woodrow had been battered by a hail storm earlier in the year and his price was right. I drove over 13k miles during the summer of 97, most of it on logging roads and he has never left me stranded (knock on wood siding). The picture above shows him in stock condition but a plethora of changes have been made since then.
Woodrow’s Specs
Year: 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
T.C.: N.P. 229
Production #: 1340 (out of ~ 1560)
Color: Burgundy
Tranny: T.F.727
Engine: AMC 360
Up-Grades
Carb: Edelbrock 1400 Lift: Rancho 3", New Springs in Front
Intake: Edelbrock 3731 Add-a-Leaf and 1 inch Block in Rear
Cam Shaft/Lifters: Edelbrock 2731 Extras: Edelbrock Chrome Air Cleaner
Ignition: Jacob’s Omni Magnum Yakima Bike Rack w/Flaring
Tires: B.F.G. 30-9.5-15 Trail T/As Dropped Pitman Arm
Shocks: Rancho RS5000
Future Plans
Replace the peeling grill, New paint job, B.F.G. 33-11.5 All Terrain’s, New Hood (hail dents), Rancho Steering Stabilizer, Velvet Ride Shackles (rear and front), Con-Ferr Roof Rack.
http://www.ifsja.org/readers/wagoneers/pictures/woodrow.jpg
Well here is my story, a love/hate story you might say. I am a graduate student at the University of Georgia in the Geography Dept., I am a biogeographer. What is a biogeographer? One who studies the place and space of living things I guess? My specialty is herpetology, the study of reptiles and amphibians. I stumbled on a thesis project in the mountains of North Carolina, Wine Springs Water Shed to be accurate. For my thesis I sampled for salamanders’ abundance before and after clear-cutting. To do so, I had to drive about three miles down a logging road and my car was not going to make it through the mud holes. So I decided to buy a 4x4. What 4x4 was the real question. I needed something large enough to sleep in and rugged enough to get me up and down the Southern Appalachian Mountains. After searching for a few weeks I decided to go with a Full Size Jeep a Grand Wagoneer. I priced and drove numerous GW’s before finding Woodrow. Woodrow had been battered by a hail storm earlier in the year and his price was right. I drove over 13k miles during the summer of 97, most of it on logging roads and he has never left me stranded (knock on wood siding). The picture above shows him in stock condition but a plethora of changes have been made since then.
Woodrow’s Specs
Year: 1991 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
T.C.: N.P. 229
Production #: 1340 (out of ~ 1560)
Color: Burgundy
Tranny: T.F.727
Engine: AMC 360
Up-Grades
Carb: Edelbrock 1400 Lift: Rancho 3", New Springs in Front
Intake: Edelbrock 3731 Add-a-Leaf and 1 inch Block in Rear
Cam Shaft/Lifters: Edelbrock 2731 Extras: Edelbrock Chrome Air Cleaner
Ignition: Jacob’s Omni Magnum Yakima Bike Rack w/Flaring
Tires: B.F.G. 30-9.5-15 Trail T/As Dropped Pitman Arm
Shocks: Rancho RS5000
Future Plans
Replace the peeling grill, New paint job, B.F.G. 33-11.5 All Terrain’s, New Hood (hail dents), Rancho Steering Stabilizer, Velvet Ride Shackles (rear and front), Con-Ferr Roof Rack.