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UPDATE: **SOLD** Was $8000.
Here’s a highly modified racer.
“PNW race Jeep. Medium. SBC 406 11.8:1. Runs great. TH350 Dana 20. Dana 44 front open. 14 bolt rear spool. 3:73. Full PSC hydraulic steering. Corbeau seats. Tahoe springs all 4 corners. Race ready. $8000”
UPDATE: price dropped to $11,500.
(06/17/2023) Lots of custom work on this modified racer.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/804013651818848
” have a race jeep forsale 13.5 to 1 400 small block chevy turbo 350 and a direct drive transfer case 14 bolt rear dana 60 front 4 10 gears nitro gear drive limited slip 35 spline nitro outer drive slugs steer brake coil overs 4 link front and rear hydro steering air bumps in the rear dirtylife beadlock wheels might trade for sxs”
Not much M-38A1 left in this modified PNW racer. Needs an engine.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/788166209898331
“PNW Race jeep Less engine, set up for small block Chevy, T350 multi case trans with 4k stall converter, Art carr shifter, Dana 20 transfercase, Dana 44 F/R 4:10, Chevy Tahoe long springs on all 4 corners, Beadlock wheels, Co-op front tires, Desert Dogs rear tires, Beard seats, MSD ign box, and mallory coil under dash, Full body not chopped up, Suspension and cage professionally done by Dan S. Rides very nice with the long springs, Custom made copper core radiator, headers with super traps. You add a small block Chevy and be racing in a few hours.”
This is supposed to be race-ready, but it is missing a driver’s seat.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/163438446802553
“Sbc 327 built 14:1 Th 400 with Scotty t-case Chevy Dana 44 with locker and chromoly axles Chevy gm 12 bolt welded”
UPDATE: I haven’t recycled this point since 2009, so many might not have seen it.
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Originally posted Feb 26, 2009: This is another set of excerpts from an episode of Exploration Northwest called ‘Mud Race’. As I reported in the post about the Meeker, aka Naches, Trail post, Linda McCune from the Don McCune Library kindly has given me permission to provide some clips from the Jeeping1 DVD, a collection of 3 episodes of Exploration Northwest related to pacific northwest jeeping. To order this DVD, you can contact Linda McCune at 206 726-2650 and ask for the Jeeping1 DVD. It costs $24.95. I encourage you to purchase is as she has the video for a Jeeping2 DVD, but has not created it yet.
The race was sponsored by the Yakima Jeep Jockeys, a club formed in 1963. They began their 4×4 Championship Racing series in 1971.
The Mud Bowl episode was shown in 1977. Mostly, it follows Jim Merritt as he prepares for the race, discussing a little about how they silicone various items to keep out water. Plenty of video showing different stages of the race. It’s a bit reminiscent of the Florida swamp races, though the water holes aren’t quite as deep or long (If you have never heard of it, you can read about the Florida swamp races at four wheeler’s online magazine and here’s a you tube video from a 1996 race).
From the Mud Race episode, I selected two clips. Clip one shows Jim getting ready to race and shows the driver’s pre-race meeting. The second clip shows the final race with Bill Smith from Tacoma taking the win.
Here’s Clip One:
Here’s Clip Two: