singapore / bali / lombok coming up !

The massive summer trip is about to begin and we are totally excited.  Our adventure will include Katherine and myself, but Tommy and Michael will be along for the ride.  The destinations include Singapore, Bali, and Lombok where we will be exploring, diving, hiking, and most of all relaxing.  My biggest concern is the flight from San Francisco to Singapore with Tommy.  It will be 17 hours.  Wowza!

We have a little hockey situation on the trip.  The Golden Knights are tearing it up on the scene and are in the Final for the Stanley Cup.  We are catching Game 1 in Tampa, Florida.  Then, we can see Game 2 in Las Vegas in person.  But, the rest of the games will be observed in Singapore, which will be fun to catch.  Surely, we can find a place that will play the game at 2am for us, right?  I feel it might be us gathering all on one bed crowded around a computer trying to catch a glimpse. 

Salzburg, Austria 2016

I just came across the SD Card with the photos from our summer trip of 2016.  Oops!  I realized I never created a post on Salzburg, Austria.  We were there for the Salzburger Festspiele and had an amazing time!

Katherine found us great accommodations through the mountain behind the Großes Festspielhaus.  Each day, we walked the short distance to town.  It was perfect.

The Cleveland Symphony

Getting our "fancy" on.

Do, Re, Mi anyone?

Berchtesgaden Eagle's Nest

Fireplace given to Hitler from Benito Mussolini

U.S. soldiers carved names in marble

Eagle's Nest underground entrance to the elevators

W.A. Mozart!!!!

Pit with Gustavo Dudamel's Venezuelan Orchestra prepared for West Side Story

Jeep Build

 Here is a write up of what is on the Jeep.  The 1989 Jeep Wrangler YJ was purchased from a friend for $700.  The motor was blowing smoke and it would not pass smog.  We got the engine repaired and registered it as a "Classic Rod" here in Nevada.  For 2 years we just drove it around with the plan to someday build it up.  In May of 2017, it all began, and will probably never be finished.  It drover after 8 months of being under the knife. Mind you, I am a music teacher, but have great friends that helped.  For what seemed impossible, seeing it come to life has been greatly rewarding. 

SPECS

33” x 12.5” tires on 15” wheels

Rear Axle is a Ford 8.8 with 4.10 gears and ARB Air locker

Rear Chromoly forged axle shafts 5x5.5"  eastcoastgearsupply.com

AX-15 Transmission out of the 88-99 Jeep models, mine is a new product, 5 Speed Manual (Jeep originally had an auto)

Custom Trans mount welded to the frame from https://genright.com/

Transmission gears:  3.83, 2.33, 1.44, 1.00, 0.79

http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/transmissions/manual/ax15
B+M Short Throw Shifter

Atlas 4 Spd Transfer case, independent control of each axle, 1:1, 2.72/1, 3:1, and…. 8:16 gear reductions

http://www.advanceadapters.com/products/atlas-4-speed-transfer-case-builder/

FINAL DRIVE of 123:1  My other off road vehicle is an H3 with 69:1  boom!

External slave cylinder conversion for clutch

Custom Tom Woods Driveshafts with Double Cardan joints and 1350 U joints

Front axle is the stock Dana 30 with ARB air locker, solid chromoly axle shafts

Dual motor ARB Compressor mounted behind driver’s side wheel

Spyntec Free spin hubs up front to get rid of the unit bearings and vacuum assist Jeep 4WD sorcery

Warn 12,000lb winch (green line of course)

Electrical:

Painless (funny name) full wiring harness

Custom Auto Meter gauges

LED headlights

Vision-X off road lights
Rear Led brakes and 3rd Brake light

Brakes:

Rear disc conversion from drums that came on the Ford 8.8 axle

All new lines and mounts with help from my dad.

Wilwood brake proportioning valve for rear/front bias

Front larger Jeep TJ calipers

Stainless flex lines

Cooling:

Flowcooler High flow water pump

Flexalite 2 core radiator and electric 3500Ft/MIn fan

Interior:

PRP custom racing seats with electric heaters

Flaming River Custom collapsible steering column with hidden high beam switch
Tuffy Console Lock box and Dash Glove Box

Suspension:
ARB 2.5" Heavy Springs and shocks
Currie Antirock Swaybar
Polyurethane 1" extended bump stops

Engine:

Stock 4.2 L I-6

Weber 32-36 DGV Carb

Carter fuel pump

The Ax-15 will mount easily to the fuel injected 4.0 out of the newer jeeps from the 2000’s and it’s cheap.  The carb with no Cat and a muffler sounds like a tractor.  I like it.