Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ engine mounts

Random photos: Got anything interesting, unique, strange?

Jumbled tires with normal AI garbage writing, center caps are all distorted, grille has a YJ-style bend, blurry winch with no distinguishing features or line/cable (and appears to have hydraulic winch type controls), door handles that have no handle, no bolts on the windshield frame/cowl which is also shaped wrong and distorted, mirrors are wrong, door hinges are wrong, marker lights are wrong, square gas filler, whatever is going on with that front axle, strange hardtop-soft top hybrid design, body line on the door is wrong, hood latches, etc. But I could be wrong? lol

Dang I should've looked harder some of that is really wack
 
My son asked me to take a photo with the mountains behind him.

No Mountains. But the photo is cool

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I haven't seen one, but I haven't looked either. Where is/was it?

before the desert started.you could see the face of the sphinx. it has been since 2004, always cracked me up. to have an american pizza while looking at ancient Egypt. from the view looks like it should be right in front of your photo. 😆
 
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before the desert started.you could see the face of the sphinx. it has been since 2004, always cracked me up. to have an American pizza while looking at ancient Egypt. from the view looks like it should be right in front of your photo. 😆

It might be - we're going there tomorrow after we have a quickie dance class in the AM. This is a friggin' dream - I'm still pinching myself to see if I'm awake...
 
With the limited flight options for my work trip to Vegas I ended up going a day early. Worked out great as I found a brand new manufacturing facility in the neighboring city of Henderson, called them up and arranged a tour. My background is manufacturing and I used to give plant tours all the time. I started asking for tours when I get a chance on vacation. Always enjoy seeing how stuff is made.

This plant makes shoes, with components from China. It's a direct response to the Trump tariffs. It's more automated with robotics and machine vision than the China factories, as labor costs are much higher here. But there's still manual processing, too. Met one of the leads who went to China for a month to train.


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They gave me a pair of shoes, too. This is a Chinese brand that doesn't sell in the US yet.

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With the limited flight options for my work trip to Vegas I ended up going a day early. Worked out great as I found a brand new manufacturing facility in the neighboring city of Henderson, called them up and arranged a tour. My background is manufacturing and I used to give plant tours all the time. I started asking for tours when I get a chance on vacation. Always enjoy seeing how stuff is made.

This plant makes shoes, with components from China. It's a direct response to the Trump tariffs. It's more automated with robotics and machine vision than the China factories, as labor costs are much higher here. But there's still manual processing, too. Met one of the leads who went to China for a month to train.


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They gave me a pair of shoes, too. This is a Chinese brand that doesn't sell in the US yet.

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Interesting. What is the cost increase on that? Is an American made shoe the same as china made + tariffs?
 
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Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ engine mounts