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Does any one remember me?:)
I appreciate all your support guys!
I kinda like twylie's suggestion about numbering the calendar. The problem is Mrs. Nut is thinking about the jeep as a 3rd vehicle..
i just wanna trade my frontier in for it.
Plus we have a mobile home we are tryiung to get rid of. So paying for a house payment & a mobile home payment is tough..
I know she is right..its just I'm obsessed with that jeep. I gotta have it.
I guess we are still little boys with our toys
thanx for letting me stay in the club
Saharanut
(terry)
Tell her that once the mobile home is sold, you are then going to trade in the Frontier on a Wrangler. The mobile home sale sounds like the problem, not the jeep part of the equation. Simplify things first, then tackle your "problem" of not having a jeep. I think once you get rid of the double payments, and have the $$$ from the sale, you can sell her on the jeep idea.
good luck
tluke
Mike
http://www.car-truck.com/chryed/buzz/b012601.htm
They are saying that the 3.7l V6 and modular HT don't see light until 2003. This makes a bit of sense to me in that the plant isn't shut down for too long this summer.
Again, everything's a guess until there is an official announcement.
-twylie
-twylie
I'm having some coolant added at my original dealer today, and when I do I'm going to have them listen to a sound I've noticed. Maybe it's normal for a stick shift but I wanted to ask you guys as well.
It's when I shift into third or fourth gear usually - sort of a low rumbling or rattling type sound that lasts for a few seconds, then goes away when my RPM's get up to around 2250 or so. I also noticed it'll come back if I let up on the gas while in third, and maybe also in fourth. It definitely sounds like it's coming from somewhere in the back under the body. Normal? Cross your fingers for me that it's not a problem!!!
Mike
Happy Jeepin'
Happy Jeepin'
I have seen posts where people have paid much less than $40 for locking caps, but it has been a long time. I would hate to have to try to find those posts!
How about quadratec.com?
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
I told you that you are right about the shift points being different for the four cylinder vs. the six cylinder.
When I shift at 2000 RPMs, Thelma is happy, but that would probably be too low on RPMs for the four cylinder and would lug down the engine.
Where were you during the chat last night? Everyone thought you would be there.
Tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Sylvia "Talk to the Hosts Part Three" Apr 12, 2001 8:25pm
Apologies.
Steve
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Should I be getting Dana44 and not ABS? I was thinking of going with the 3.73 axle plus ABS and the 31/30 at some point.
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I've got my list together as far as what I want. The only thing I haven't decided on was the tire and wheel group. I want ABS so I don't think I will go with anything larger then "31 tires 15x8 wheels. I don't really like the grizzly wheels, but the stock tire and wheels look horrible. I guess I could go with the full face untill I save up enough to buy new tire and wheels. What do you guys think of the full face? How do they look. The picture on the jeep website isn't very good, I'd like to see what they look like on a Wrangler.
Also, my friend said that 31's are easier to come by then '30s. I thought I read on previous posts that you can't go with anything larger then 30s with the stock suspension. What about my ABS, with such large tires and wheels should I not get it? Thanks again.
By the way, my Jeep's name is Mr. Jeepers. And, yes, I HAVE hugged my Jeep today.
By the way, my Jeep's name is Mr. keepers. And, yes, I HAVE hugged my Jeep today.
have some financial trouble...plus we cant agree on will the jeep be a 3rd vehicle...or trade in my truck ( i wanna trade). I've done TONS of reaseach on Wranglers..you should see my jeep folder! only left i could do is got to Ohio and watch them build it. Again I appreciate your support.. keep posting!
saharanut
Terry
I have aready have a name too..TAZZ
keep hugging
What I am saying, then, is that somewhere Tazz lives, assuming its new owner has not wrecked it and/or removed the "colorful" floot mats. Your Jeep would have to be Tazz #2.
Went back to a Jeep brochure. The 4.0 shows a broad torque peak running all the way from 1200 to 4400 rpm. Shifting at 2 grand would put you back at the lower end of this peak (still over 210 lb-ft of torque). Thus, you can easily shift the 6 cylinder at 2 grand.
The 2.5 is a little peakier. Older brochures showed a torque peak at about 2500 rpm, but the year 2000 brochure here in my lap shows a slightly broader peak from about 2400 all the way up to about 4400 rpm. For flats or dowhills, I shift between 2500 and 3000, which puts the motor below or near 2000 in the next gear - OK if the torque demands are minimal. For uphills, however, I shift at 3500, and if higher acceleration is necessary, I delay the shift to 4,000. The gearbox is a "wide ratio" set, and the rpm's drop quite a bit between the gears. If you need torque, it is OK to wind up a little (to 4 grand). If I do not need the torque, I try to shift so that the rpm's in the next gear are near 2 grand, because the 4-banger is not that happy below 2000.
BTW, my 2.5 seems to be happiest and smoothest at about 2500, so that's where I cruise. Red line rpm for the 2.5 is shown at 5,400 rpm and for the 4.0 at 4,600 rpm. Never exceed these engine speeds.
http://members.aol.com/tjoh298765/thelma.html
And be sure and check out my granddog's page:
http://members.aol.com/tjoh298765/raj.html
Thelma and Ross Allen are my two best buddies in the whole world!
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep and your dog today?
I gave Thelma Jane a real good bath after work today, and tomorrow the top comes off for sure, and if I can bring myself to do it, the doors come off too!
I'll ge some pics.
If there was ever a top down day, it was today! It was about 70 to 75 degrees and sunny all day today. It was one of those days that it ought to be against the law to have to work.
I hope Ross Allen will have enough sense not to try to jump out of Thelma Jane. He has never ridden in a vehicle with the top down.
I guess I'd better cruise around the neighborhood a little and let him get used to the idea.
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
http://members.aol.com/tjoh298765/thelma.html
And be sure and check out my granddog's page:
http://members.aol.com/tjoh298765/raj.html
Thelma and Ross Allen are my two best buddies in the whole world!
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep and your dog today?
I am hoping to someday get a Wrangler of my own. I'm 37 and have wanted a Wrangler for years. I am currently working a full-time job and going to school at night to hopefully get a better paying job so I can afford to get my dream vehicle... Jeep Wrangler. I really like the looks of the Sahara, but have been told that I can get almost everything I want on a Sport for less money. What's the difference between the two, and what can I do to get the best deal possible? Keep in mind that I may have to wait for a year or two before I would be able to get done with school or get a better paying job before I can go dealing. I let my parents talk me out of one two cars ago, but when I am able, this time I won't let that happen. My niece rolled an old Wrangler years ago and I pointed the fact out to her that my niece was trying to drive that Wrangler like it was a regular car. I told her that anybody that drives irresponsibly for the vehicle they are driving in will roll it, you just have to change your driving style for the vehicle your driving... it's just that simple, be smart.
Oh, something else I wanted to ask is I know that there is an option to get both tops, but if you can only afford one is the soft top o. or is the dual top option that much more than one?
Any advice will be welcome. Thanks
wrangler
I let my dad listen to that rattling sound tonight and he said it's because I'm lugging the engine a little and I can avoid it by revving higher before I shift. So I tried waiting until about 3,400 or so instead of my usual 2,850-3,100 range. It seemed to work, but I didn't do it enough to really tell for sure - sometimes it seemed that was it and sometimes it seemed like I could still hear the rattle. Noises aside, it's good to know I'm not doing any harm by shifting the way I am. And don't worry about me revving up anywhere near that red marker around 5,000 - that'll NEVER happen!!
I agree about 2,500 being a comfortable cruising speed. I'm usually between 2,000 and 2,500 when I'm cruising along in city traffic - usually in third.
Oh, speaking of keeping up the looks - I ordered a duraflex full Jeep cover from Quadratec a couple days ago - $100, plus $10 for a lock. I was going to go for the weather-lite which is only $59, but the salesman on the phone said it's not waterproof.
Next up when I get some more cash together is to have an alarm installed. Anyone have any suggestions in this regard?
That's the way a Jeep is meant to be configured, right? Thelma is one happy little girl right now!
You guys will be proud of me. As I worked on loosening the first door hinge nut, I saw that I was scraping the paint off, even though I was using a rag. But, I went ahead with the job anyway. Can you guys believe that I did that? I can't. I guess I'll just have to get some touchup paint.
I wish I could leave Thelma the way she is now, but I suppose I'd better put the top and doors back on tomorrow afternoon. I am afraid to go all the way to work (27 miles) without the top on, cause if it started raining, I would be hurting.
Guess I'll order a couple door storage pouches and a full Jeep cover from Quadratec. There goes $200 that I really don't need to be spending right now!
Those doors are HEAVY! I was shocked at how much they weigh. Also, lifting that hard top off was much harder than I thought it would be. It is heavy and hard to get a good grip on. You have to hold it with your arms partially extended, so that makes it seem even heavier. It is definitely not a job that you would want to do every couple days or so.
I took some pics and finished a roll of film. I will send the film off Monday, and by the end of next week, they should be available on the photoworks.com web site. I will download them and update Thelma's web page.
Thelma sure looks better with the doors off when the top is off. Those full doors just don't look good when the top is off.
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Tazz will never be here anyway.
so the name is still safe for now
dwrangler
your in the same boat as me...
right now i am looking at the 60th anniversary edition wrangler..its the sport with all the sahara goodies.. except that God awful interior.
personally..i'm going with the dual tops...
soft top for summer
hard top for winter.
I wish you luck...keep posting
Look out...tsjay is going topless...
see ya
saharanut
terry
That's the way a Jeep is meant to be configured, right? Thelma is one happy little girl right now!
You guys will be proud of me. As I worked on loosening the first door hinge nut, I saw that I was scraping the paint off, even though I was using a rag. But, I went ahead with the job anyway. Can you guys believe that I did that? I can't. I guess I'll just have to get some touchup paint.
I wish I could leave Thelma the way she is now, but I suppose I'd better put the top and doors back on tomorrow afternoon. I am afraid to go all the way to work (27 miles) without the top on, cause if it started raining, I would be hurting.
Guess I'll order a couple door storage poches and a full Jeep cover from Quadratec. There goes $200 that I really don't need to be spending right now!
Those doors are HEAVY! I was shocked at how much they weigh. Also, lifting that hard top off was much harder than I thought it would be. It is heavy and hard to get a good grip on. You have to hold it with your arms partially extended, so that makes it seem even heavier. It is definitely not a job that you would want to do every couple days or so.
I took some pics and finished a roll of film. I will send the film off Monday, and by the end of next week, they should be available on the photoworks.com web site. I will download them and update Thelma's web page.
Thelma sure looks better with the doors off when the top is off. Those full doors just don't look good when the top is off.
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Silverstone Metallic w/ black soft top & half doors.
D package
5-Speed manual transmission
30 inch Tire/Canyon Wheel Pkg w/ Dana 44 & 3.73 ratio
Trac-Lok Differential
Air conditiong
Floor Mats
Fog lamps and tow hooks
AM/FM w/ CD player and subwoofer
Sentry key
Bodyside steps
Metal Add-a-trunk (not the plastic one)
Tinted windows
just rub it in TS...gald to hear you enjoyed you time with thelma.. how did the pooch do?
where did you put your doors when you took them off?..did you take the top off by yourself.
hope you & you family have a happy Easter!
take care my friend
Snut
Silverstone Metallic w/ black soft top & half doors.
D package
30 inch Canyon Wheel Pkg w/ Dana 44 & 3.73 ratio
Air conditiong
Floor Mats
Fog lamps and tow hooks
AM/FM w/ CD player and subwoofer
Sentry key
Bodyside steps
Metal Add-a-trunk (not the plastic one)
Tinted windows
Bill (wdubs)
P.S. Try to talk your wife into trading in your truck for the Sahara.
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The silverstone was my VERY close second choice for color, and I SURE WISH I HAD GONE WITH THE SOFT TOP TOO!
That hard top removal and re-installation ain't no fun. I found that out today.
You're gonna love that Jeep! I wish I had ordered exactly what you got, except I think I still slightly prefer white.
CONGRATS!
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
btw, I guess I should delete your post for soliciting, but since you didn't tell people how to reach you, I guess it's ok .
I'm tempted to tell sarahanut to buy it for a picnic table sunshade, since his better half doesn't want him to get the sheetmetal it fits on and this may be as close as he gets to getting his jeep this year :-) (sorry for picking on you sarahanut, maybe one of these days....).
Steve
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what great host you are. Reminding us of our misfortunes in life.. j/k
rfleck..
I agree with steve try ebay...you can set it up so you can sell it just in the Dallas area.
i'm sure it will sell with it still in the boxes.
happy easter
snut
My cousin came over last night, and after riding around in Thelma with the top off, we put the top and doors back on.
It was supposed to rain last night, which it did, and I thought I might as well get Thelma's top and doors put back on while I had some help.
I am still amazed that the top is so hard to handle, even with two people. It is the akward position you have to stand in and the lack of good places to grip the top, I guess, that makes it so difficult to handle. It is not a job that you would want to do very often.
I have a cover ordered, so I guess Thelma will have her top on at least until the cover comes in.
That was SO MUCH FUN, though, when the top and doors were off! You guys that live in climates where you can just leave the top off all the time are LUCKY!
Gotta get some touch up paint. Even using a rag over the nuts, it still scratched the paint off of them when I took the doors off. And, worse, I even scratched the fender right in fron of the door opening! I guess the door didn't come straight up when I lifted it off, and the bottom hinge bolt scratched the paint on the fender as it came up. Those doors are much heavier than I thought they would be! I guess I wasn't prepared for the amount of liftnig force that I was going to have to apply, and that's why I let the bottom hinge bolt get into the fender a little.
I still want the doors off the next time I take the top off. It's just such a wonderful feeling to drive around like that!
Happy Easter everyone!
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Steve
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tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Bob
The boards are experiencing a lot of bugs the past few days, but the tech-support people are working hard on them. I wouldn't recommend trying to subscribe to this discussion by email either, because I don't think that feature was intended to be rolled in.
Steve
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Hey, man, I am terribly sorry that you didn't get a proper welcome to this group. I hope by now you realize that this IS a friendly, caring bunch of people in here.
I try to personally greet every new poster, but we had a bunch of new folks show up at about the same time, and I guess you got lost in the shuffle.
You are certainly welcome here! And I once again apologize for the lack of a proper greeting.
I hope you will stick around and be an active participant now. OK?
Let's have a fresh start, OK?
tsjay
HAve you hugged your Jeep today?
I just checked your profile and saw that you are a Viet Nam vet. I was the prime age for the draft while the Viet Nam war was going on, but I had a college deferment and then a high lottery number for the draft, so I never had to go. I would have served if I had been drafted, though. I would not have dodged.
I want to publicly thank you for your service to this country. You guys served just as nobly as the men that fought in any wars we have ever fought, and I think it is a SHAME the way many people treated you guys upon your return! You deserved a hero's welcome like the men that fought in previous wars, but you guys sure didn't get that, did you?
Anyway, back to Jeeps. How about posting a message in Meet the Members? Please give us some info on yourself and describe that new Jeep in great detail, OK?
Again, sorry about the bad start you had in here.
tsjay
Have you hugged your Jeep today?