Memories..oh...memories...

[Chico]

Spent a few hours tonight reading thru some old posts and found my old "build thread". In all honesty, it wasn't really a "build thread" i found out, more of a "Trying to get this sucker back on the Road" thread.

 

Interesting enough, I learned a couple things already, again.

 

Disclaimer; I lost a lot of my memory a few years ago when I unknowingly passed out at the top of a flight of stairs, and fell backwards, bouncing my larger than normal head, off a tile floor.

Wasn't a big deal. Ruined some of my buddy's wife's towels she had to use to soak the the growing pool of blood oozing out the side of my noggin. I hadn't realized what happened and my buddy said I sprung back up like a Mexican jumping bean after a couple minutes, but he made me lay back down to wait for the ambulance he had called. He later said the ambulance ride was a bit hectic because first, the paramedic tried to steal the wallet out of my front side pocket, (he was just looking for ID he said), so I stabbed his hand with my Benchmade, and then the other paramedic cut my favorite $5 T-Shirt with a pair of scissors, so i stabbed his hand too. I don't remember much of it. Ended up with 4 staples to the head, one of which I think is still in there causing more issues, and a diagnoses, from a wonderful 4'8"  Lady Chinese doctor, of dehydration. Point is, I can't remember some of the old stuff, so work with me here.

It was either the fall, or the copious amounts of marijuana I used to smoke before these rat bastard politicians killed the joy and made it legal everywhere, that seems to be the cause of the memory loss.

 

Let's move on...

 

1) I bought me old Manche in 2007 and did like a 100 maintenance things to it trying to get it back on the road. I don't remember doing any of it, or how to even do them anymore, so I'll need help somewhere down the line on the next Manchers.

 

2) Read a couple 100 posts on overheating and replacing the overflow tank back then. Funny because now, in 2026, I'm doing the exact same thing with a couple 1000 other people, changing out the plastic reservoir tank, to an aluminum Mishimoto, with all new aluminum fittings instead of plastic ones, on my 2019 JLU, THAT ONCE AGAIN I SEE IS A PROBLEM WITH JEEP 

 

3) I remembered I really liked the look of the wheels I had on the MJ before I lost it. Bought them off a guy on here. Not sure he's here anymore.

 

So after that long winded blah-blah,

Anybody remember the name of these wheels below, or what they were called, or where I can find them for sale again?

 

thnaks in advance!

 

 

[fiatslug87]

Jeep ones are Gamblers. The holes in those look larger.

 

[Chico]

Aha!

Yes Fiat, I do slightly remember that now. They were knockoff Gamblers. Deeper dish than the official ones, bigger holes, and heavier. See, I love it when things come back half-baked. I'll start researching that way. Thanks Fiat!

[Chico]

So, I remembered I got these from a guy on here.

"LEadnotFOllow" I believe was his name.

 

ANyone know if he's still around?

 

I looked around on the net and can't seem to find these GAmbler knockoffs anywhere.

Wanted to see if anyone knew who made them, or the size and offset, because I liked the way they stuck out past the fenders a little with no spacers.

I can't seem to find the post or message where I bought them from him on here, and he mailed them to me.

Pete, wanna invade my privacy and figure it out for me by looking thru my posts and messages? 

I give you my permission to do so if you can.

I remember he had like a green rattle canned MJ, on maybe 35"s and some sort of online shop too back in the day.

 

 

[fiatslug87]

[Chico]

hmmmmm,

Marty, fire up the DeLorean.

I take it contacting him isn't an option anymore..

2011

[fiatslug87]

You can message him, if he still has the same email he should receive a notification of your message.

[Chico]

We'll try that,

Thanks me friend!

Now...

I just have to figure out how to message him.

Hold my beer Wahoo...

[Chico]

Mission accomplished Fiat.

I figured out how to "message"...