russian ZJ :)

What's with those itty bitty tires - are they running that truck on gravel roads or what?

The mud flaps look .... effective.

Can anyone get a decent translation of that page? I tried an online translator of the top picture caption and got this gibberish:

"The pleasure of a life understands everyone in own way. For one is a driving in the big prestigious off-road car with the conditioner, DVD-???????? and tightly ????????????? glasses. For others is a management of the present sports shell, similar that are effectively born(carried) in the TV during displays of various rallies - spot-checks. Here where a man's life, sweat, struggle and worship of fine ladies! Such life gets special charm when the automobile is constructed in the single copy, under itself"

I understand the bit about worshipping fine ladies....

John

John Davies TLCA 14732

'96 Lexus LX450 '00 Audi A4 1.8T quattro Spokane WA USA

This must of been it before the mods:

Look at this one:

From:

law of the prairies In THE PHILOSOPHY THERE IS A LAW of &.tsuot;PEREKhODA OF A QUANTITY Into KAccESTVO&.tsuot;. THIS WHEN SOMETHING CHANGES SO, THAT ALREADY IT CEASES TO BE THIS OF &.TSUOT;NECTO&.TSUOT;. THIS AUTOMOBILE - NO LONGER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. Happiness of life understands each in its own way. For some - this is ride in the large prestige extra-road builder with the conditioner, DVD-ple1erom and by the tightly tonirovannymi glass. For others - this is control of the present sport projectile, similar to those that effectively they rush in the television set during the demonstrations of different ralli- raids. Here where the man life, perspiration, fight and the worship of excellent I will give! Special charm this life acquires when automobile is built in the sole copy, under itself. In our case of happiness of life they became accessible for $50 thousand, without considering the cost of donor - Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2 1993 of release. In ITS STOVE! First of all to the metal disembowelled luxurious salon, carpets carried to the dump. Rear glass were replaced by the panel from light aluminum, the glasss-hoist and other electrical filling of doors after the uselessness they abolished, the front opened lateral glass yielded the place for panels from polycarbonate with the movable windows - all as in real racers from the motion picture of &.tsuot;Muzhchina and zhenshchina&.tsuot;. Then for the same dump left gigantic instrument panel - focus of electronics together with all of &.tsuot;kishkami&.tsuot; after it being hidden (by radio tape recorder, by climate- control system and by other luxury). Is inward welded the body of safety, without which now they do not allow even to the polulyubitel'skiye competitions, it rests on the additional stiffening ribs of body. Creators arrived at this they not not immediately and strengthened by metallic kerchieves front longerons, fastenings of engine and suspension. In the new life Grand Cherokee they will accompany inevitable leaps and flights, which elementarily &.tsuot;grobyat usual zhelezo&.tsuot;. Two front ammologirovannykh rigid sport seats were separated by the fire-proof partition from the tail end of the body. And, where still recently sizhivala mother-in-law, is now screwed on to the floor two special fuel tanks on 175 liters each, and native 80- liter tank it left everything for the same slop-container. Tanks are connected together by electrical fuel pump for pumping of fuel of one tank in another, since the fence of gasoline is produced only of one tank. From it two extension pumps Bosch (one spare) chase fuel- to the motor. MIGRATION OF SOUL. Any racer is ready to return soul for the more powerful motor. In this case, for the purpose of the savings of facilities and sincere forces, they decided to subject to tyuningu regular engine. First, in it they filled thetappet shaft of firm Mopar Performance with the changed phases of gas distribution. In the second place, was installed compressor- supercharger Vortech with the belt drive, which gives excess pressure approximately into 0,4 atmosphere. Sum - 30- percent gain. Moreover, such modifications will not injure to production engine when pour in it they will be gasoline with the octane number not less than 98. The theme of compressors is now generally very fashionable, especially in Germany, because it makes it possible to increase power relative to certified, and tax with this of &.tsuot;neuchtennoy&.tsuot; power paid must not be. Motor of &.tsuot;dyshit&.tsuot; through the air filter KN with that reduced relative to &.tsuot;rodnogo&.tsuot; by resistance to the inlet, which is in addition carry ouied from the flooded area together with the ignition coil. Now with the spectacular, with the wave, passage through the ford motor does not suck in water and does not die away because of the promokshey bobbin (series Grand it will make this compulsorily). Thirdly, they established the disposed exhaust system of firm Borla, which, on the assertion of advertisement, also gives a 10-percent gain. But also this yet not all - you are held, competitors! The regular computer of engine control is substituted to the so-called policeman - it promises 10 additional percent of power. Now, if we contrive ourselves and to apply ear to the cowling, is completely clearly audibly neigh as the minimum of 300 &.tsuot;loshadey&.tsuot;. However, the first measurements of the maximum speed, produced not on the speedometer, but on GPS, gave result into 197 km/h. With the expenditure of 50 liters per 100 km so that do not believe to the driver of the series Grand Cherokee, who brags, that, it is said, it went along the route azh of 200 km/h. It will not lie - it is in error. But speedometer will lie. CARRYING TOGETHER. New &.tsuot;redaktsiyu&.tsuot; Cherokee regarding could not be left on the regular suspension and the bridges - construction for the realization of the planned ambitions was rather bad. It was necessary to undertake fitters tools in order to scald by the metallic sheet of beam it was bridge for an increase in the hardness, this of times. In the rear axle they implanted automatic &.tsuot;mertvuyu&.tsuot; blocking differential in combination with the intensive semiaxes - this is two. Then all reactive levers of suspension it is bridge they replaced by the levers made of chrome-molybdenum steel with the plastic, more rigid silent blocks. To each wheel they installed on two shock absorbers Rancho with the adjustable hardness, and the native springs of suspension were replaced by &.tsuot;fordovskiye&.tsuot; - they proved to be more rigid. During the intermediate tests, which were being carried out on the heavy soil, it was explained that very rapidly they burn compressor and the reducer of the system of the amplifier of steering control. It was possible to solve problem, after establishing the additional radiator of oil cooling. It is clear that the racing bolide must impede much more effective than series machine. It is said - it is made. To the automobile established the intensive retarding discs, boot-trees and hoses from Mopar Perfomance. They at the same time abolished the system OF ABS., necessary only to housewives, who did not get to know happiness of ride in the controlled drift. Indeed was created automobile precisely for this. TEXT ALEKSANDR VERSHINSKIY, PHOTOS DMITRIY CYGNUS

"They at the same time abolished the system OF ABS., necessary only to housewives." I couldn't have said it better. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com