Jeep Cherokee Build

October 7, 2008
By Christopher
Jeep Cherokee Build

This is the master page for all items related to our Jeep Cherokee and its build up. The Jeep is a 2001 Cherokee (XJ). It is built as a machine to off-rroad, go to remote places, tour the touristy places within North America, daily drive and possibly use as a tow rig for a...
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Fractional Decimal Equivalents

March 4, 2008
By admin

Fractional Inches to Decimal Equivalents
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Behind the XJ Dash

November 16, 2007
By Christopher
Behind the XJ Dash

Here's some images of what is behind the XJ dash. The images show that there is lot of room for mounting an LCD provided you pick the "right" one.
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Third Autocross

October 13, 2007
By Christopher
Third Autocross

Here are some images from Chris’ third autocross ever. This is the second time in the S2000. Chris gave both Karin and Adam drives in the car “during battle”. They liked it! Unfortunately no pictures of Chris and Adam in the car during the down pour. “I’m getting very, very wet!!!!”
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Borg Warner T-5 Identification Numbers

January 24, 2007
By Christopher

The following table lists Borg Warner T-5 transmission identification numbers.
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Selected Images from the 2006 Montreal Grand Prix Practice Sessions

August 3, 2006
By Christopher
Selected Images from the 2006 Montreal Grand Prix Practice Sessions

These photos were taken on June 23, 2006. A Canon Digital Rebel XT with a Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM lens was used. I love my Rebel! These pictures have been cropped, resized and "Save for Web"ed in Photoshop CS.
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In-Vehicle Navigation and Entertainment Computer Project

August 11, 2005
By Christopher
In-Vehicle Navigation and Entertainment Computer Project

I have been receiving a lot of questions on my in-vehicle computer project. It's about time that something was posted on the site so that a web page can be referred to instead of typing something out in email all the time. All of the software issues have been solved, including OSS -> ALSA integration...
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Simplifing sorting of images with jhead

August 7, 2005
By Christopher

I have upgraded my camera equipment and as a part of that we have been shooting a lot more images and filling 1GB CF cards pretty quickly. The old method of sorting our images for upload into Gallery was beginning to really slow us down. iPhoto is not an integral part of my archival method...
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Tire and Wheel Weights

April 3, 2005
By Christopher

One of the things to be considered in building a Jeep is the weight of the tire and wheel assembly that is bolted to the axle. Not only does this weight affect handling and braking, but in an off-roading situation it can lead to axle breakage if the tire comes to a "dead stop"...
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