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mvassek · 11-05-2004, 06:59 PM

Lived on an island in the aluetian chain (Adak Alaska)
1966 Jeep commando

-Axles from a 1968 Jeep wagoneer

-Front springs from a 1968 wagoneer

-rear springs from a 1968 mustang

-Rear axle was centered and the tires stuck out about 4 inches on each side front axle was pushed as far to the right (passenger side) as the differential would allow. right tire was in perfect position under fender. entire left tire protruded from under fender. Every time I hit a puddle it threw water directly on drivers side window.

-Wiper motor quit working tied string between wipers and then ran loop into cab had to pull string back and forth to clear windows.

-Toggle switch mounted to shifter, flipped it on to light up reverse lights.

-2 seperate toggle switches, one for each turn signal flipped on and off for turn signals.

-If I let my foot off of the brake to quickly it would knock the brake light switch loose, causing the brake lights to stay on (would drain the battery overnight).

-Floor boards rusted out enough to allow all water from puddles to join passengers inside the jeep.

-Bottom part of rear window fell off (I backed over it eliminating any chance of repairing it) Used strapping tape to hold window into remaining frame.

-Body extremely rusted wind, water and snow always blowing in. Multiple rolls of duct tape and a few cans of black spray paint. Couldn't even tell passing it at 55mph in the dark.

-Window frames were rusted out (more snow and rain entering) I glued pipe insulation to the top of the windows to seal them. couldn't roll them down anymore but it kept the weather out.

-No heater (alaska!!)

-Seats were from a ford pickup only able to be bolted down in the back so if I accelerated to fast the seats would tilt back. Wired the seats to the floor through rusted out holes. Worked pretty good.

-Motor leaked a quart of oil everynight. I got to the point I would park over a drain pan and pour it back in in the morning. Motor burned oil to the point if I was out offroading I had to have a case of oil. I was not allowed to lead the four wheeling adventures due to smoke screen.
Oil leaking and burning problem was solved by putting 5 quarts of STP oil treatment in motor. It never leaked or burned oil again. I drove it until its death 30,000 miles later without changing oil (ain't broke don't fix it).

-Steering had excessive play, had to turn wheel 1 1/2 turns before it would actually turn the wheels very difficult to make high speed s-curves. lol

-Left front shock mount was broken loose from the axle. Everytime I let off of the throttle it would swerve to the left into on-coming traffic (that is when the above mentioned steering slop was really noticed)

-Clutch was so bad that if I gave it to much throttle it wouldn't move it would just start to smell of burning clutch.

-Front tire blew out causing severe sucking of seat up hind end and it completely ripped of the left front fender further uncovering tire allowing even more stuff to be thrown up on window.

-4 mismatched tires from new to partially bald same height different widths and brand.

The thread asked for the worst car yet as I wrote this I remembered how much fun this old jeep was. I sure wish I still had it it made a simple drive down the block a wild adventure of life and death.

11-05-2004, 06:59 PM	#42 (permalink)
mvassek Crazy Location: East Tennessee	Lived on an island in the aluetian chain (Adak Alaska) 1966 Jeep commando -Axles from a 1968 Jeep wagoneer -Front springs from a 1968 wagoneer -rear springs from a 1968 mustang -Rear axle was centered and the tires stuck out about 4 inches on each side front axle was pushed as far to the right (passenger side) as the differential would allow. right tire was in perfect position under fender. entire left tire protruded from under fender. Every time I hit a puddle it threw water directly on drivers side window. -Wiper motor quit working tied string between wipers and then ran loop into cab had to pull string back and forth to clear windows. -Toggle switch mounted to shifter, flipped it on to light up reverse lights. -2 seperate toggle switches, one for each turn signal flipped on and off for turn signals. -If I let my foot off of the brake to quickly it would knock the brake light switch loose, causing the brake lights to stay on (would drain the battery overnight). -Floor boards rusted out enough to allow all water from puddles to join passengers inside the jeep. -Bottom part of rear window fell off (I backed over it eliminating any chance of repairing it) Used strapping tape to hold window into remaining frame. -Body extremely rusted wind, water and snow always blowing in. Multiple rolls of duct tape and a few cans of black spray paint. Couldn't even tell passing it at 55mph in the dark. -Window frames were rusted out (more snow and rain entering) I glued pipe insulation to the top of the windows to seal them. couldn't roll them down anymore but it kept the weather out. -No heater (alaska!!) -Seats were from a ford pickup only able to be bolted down in the back so if I accelerated to fast the seats would tilt back. Wired the seats to the floor through rusted out holes. Worked pretty good. -Motor leaked a quart of oil everynight. I got to the point I would park over a drain pan and pour it back in in the morning. Motor burned oil to the point if I was out offroading I had to have a case of oil. I was not allowed to lead the four wheeling adventures due to smoke screen. Oil leaking and burning problem was solved by putting 5 quarts of STP oil treatment in motor. It never leaked or burned oil again. I drove it until its death 30,000 miles later without changing oil (ain't broke don't fix it). -Steering had excessive play, had to turn wheel 1 1/2 turns before it would actually turn the wheels very difficult to make high speed s-curves. lol -Left front shock mount was broken loose from the axle. Everytime I let off of the throttle it would swerve to the left into on-coming traffic (that is when the above mentioned steering slop was really noticed) -Clutch was so bad that if I gave it to much throttle it wouldn't move it would just start to smell of burning clutch. -Front tire blew out causing severe sucking of seat up hind end and it completely ripped of the left front fender further uncovering tire allowing even more stuff to be thrown up on window. -4 mismatched tires from new to partially bald same height different widths and brand. The thread asked for the worst car yet as I wrote this I remembered how much fun this old jeep was. I sure wish I still had it it made a simple drive down the block a wild adventure of life and death. __________________ Been There, Couldn't do that, No Money, Maybe next time. I did get the T-shirt, but I've put on some weight so it don't fit. It made a nice grease rag!