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Title: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Vinman on December 13, 2008, 05:09:34 PM
I saw him at a shop in Crossfield a couple of years ago and haven't a word about him since.
The Jeep had the Hemi with D60's F&R, 44's, stretched WB etc.

Anybody know what's up with him and the Jeep?
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: dunl on December 13, 2008, 05:19:45 PM
I remember it, but I haven't heard a thing about it or seen anything anywhere in a long time.....
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Spinalguy on December 14, 2008, 04:06:59 PM
I saw him at a shop in Crossfield a couple of years ago and haven't a word about him since.
The Jeep had the Hemi with D60's F&R, 44's, stretched WB etc.

Anybody know what's up with him and the Jeep?

Modern took over the project.
They will FINISH it correctly.
i saw it there 1+ months ago.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Vinman on December 14, 2008, 05:01:28 PM
Modern took over the project.
They will FINISH it correctly.
i saw it there 1+ months ago.


He had problems? I did hear they found out the engine was waterlogged when they tried to fire it up but other than that nothing.

What kind of problems? Evo did the suspension and it looked pretty good considering what he was trying to achieve (44's on a TJ) 
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: dubbleJs on December 14, 2008, 05:12:02 PM
Is this the black TJ with yellow detailing?
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Mudhawg on December 14, 2008, 06:34:04 PM
its taking up reality in the back of modern
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Vinman on December 14, 2008, 07:04:53 PM
Is this the black TJ with yellow detailing?

Thats the one.
The worlds most expensive $5,000.00 Jeep
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: hps4evr on December 15, 2008, 08:40:14 PM
i heard, through the grapevine of course, that modern is in the process of building a new wiring harness for this jeep and its hemi... i thought there are pre-made kits allready???
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: cablesmurf on December 17, 2008, 10:39:41 PM
Steve likes to do things the hard way.  ;)

Will "the people's Jeep" be ready for Maylong???

Steve your loyal fans await! If not Maylong, end of the school year? Gotta drive by the Jr. high school with the top off, tanktop and sunglasses on and the Phantom of the Opera playing on the Cd player! :P


hahaha!
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Vinman on December 18, 2008, 05:46:16 PM
Steve likes to do things the hard way.  ;)

Will "the people's Jeep" be ready for Maylong???

Steve your loyal fans await! If not Maylong, end of the school year? Gotta drive by the Jr. high school with the top off, tanktop and sunglasses on and the Phantom of the Opera playing on the Cd player! :P


hahaha!

You mean goggles
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Mudhawg on December 19, 2008, 12:51:08 AM
Steve likes to do things the hard way.  ;)

Will "the people's Jeep" be ready for Maylong???

Steve your loyal fans await! If not Maylong, end of the school year? Gotta drive by the Jr. high school with the top off, tanktop and sunglasses on and the Phantom of the Opera playing on the Cd player! :P


hahaha!

hahahahahahaha maylong eh this is what the 4th one the jeeps been down for weve all been waiting for it to roll into camp then he shows up in his little red prelude lol
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: JackstandJohnny on December 19, 2008, 01:01:36 AM
what u gonna be rollin in this year Doug hehe ;)   

shoulda built that YJ ;)
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Mudhawg on December 19, 2008, 01:48:34 PM
ill pick something out of the 10 rigs i will have bought and sold between now and maylong  ;D
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Spinalguy on December 19, 2008, 05:52:00 PM
ill pick something out of the 10 rigs i will have bought and sold between now and maylong  ;D

Sell my motorhome.
sell my Pajero
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: HappyTheJeepMan on December 29, 2008, 10:09:00 AM
The peoples Jeep...

From what I heard...after a costly rebuild because of the hydro-lock issue, it would start but would not keep running.  All the kings horses and all the kings men could not get the thing to run.  Assorted back yard mechanics and it was rumored one dealership gave it a try and it would fire but not keep running.  Possibly the initial shop that did the install was in a little over their head with the hemi transplant.  Which is another story...but I can not relay it as Jeep God has not spoken to me in several years because of his belief that I had revealed certain details of resulting legal issues on a local web site.  Not entirely a bad thing...mind you.

So...it sat in the weeds for several seasons.  The 17th ave starbucks and many a Calgary high schools all wondering what had happened to the Jeep God.

Good to hear Modern has taken on the project.  Hopefully they are working on a cash and carry policy.  ;)

I still luv you jEEP gOd!!!
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: hps4evr on December 29, 2008, 06:53:53 PM
something tells me that this story, like so many others out there, always has more to it then meets the eye...
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Mudhawg on February 19, 2009, 07:47:41 PM
saw the jeep flexed out on the snowbank infront of modern today looks fairly complete sitting on 49 Iroks guessing its running now in order to be flexed on the snowbank? still trying to figure out how Waco is gunna get into it hahaha
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: JENSSEN on February 19, 2009, 08:06:51 PM
Jeep run and drives, last I hear the rebuild threw the OBD2 system out of whack as it operated outside of the stock calibrated parameters especially since many of the sensors have been removed. The ECM will have to be updated to work with the Modded system, when I last heard it run it sang a sweet, sweet tune,.. the Guys at Modern are doing a fantastic job :) Wait till you see the Caddy TJ ;)
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: cablesmurf on February 19, 2009, 09:44:08 PM
Yup, the world's most expensive and contraversial Jeep is lookin good.
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: HappyTheJeepMan on February 20, 2009, 10:17:06 AM
All hail the Jeep God...no High School girl will be safe.  ;D
Title: Re: Whatever happened to Steve Jueco and the HEMI Jeep?
Post by: Mudhawg on February 21, 2009, 02:45:27 AM
he has to get into it first which could be a challenge for him but entertaining for us