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Thanks for being so kind in "nominating" me. If the qualifications for the job were to love Jeeps and to love the folks here in this group, then I certainly would meet the qualifications, huh?
If I don't get off the net here at work, I may need that job as mayor. Oh yeah, what does it pay?
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Guys looks like my Jeep Show next April is gonna be a reality.. Gotta talk to the city now.
IM then..im gonna get started on it.
Hopfully some of you guys that are close by can make the trip to BAMA.
Topless & doorless today.. WHEW hot one today
KEEP JEEPIN
BAMA
http://bbb.quadratec.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=28;t=004012
Sorry I haven't been around here much, been working nights for the last few months and my schedule is pretty hectic. Gotta take the rest whenever I can get it.
madman
You da man! Thanks again.
Now, mad, work us in to your schedule. You ain't THAT busy are ya?
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
-twylie
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
What do you regard as good Jeep cuisine? Or is that an oxymoron? ;-)
tidester
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Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
You said "It's Ben again?" I don't remember any previous posts by you, but maybe that one got by me. If you are new, then welcome to the group. We always like to have new folks join us here. Heck, the more posts, the more fun this place is. If you've been here before, then I apologize for missing your posts.
Post often! Come to Gills for some chatting.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Although I replied back then, I didn't give you a Wranlger Welcome, so my welcome in the previous post still stands. Hope you will be a regular around here.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
I love the full doors as well and may get a hard top for winter driving (I can store it with a winch on the cieling of my garage in the summers.
I want to thank all of you for the discussions you have had here, it made my purchase decision very easy. By the way, I am 38 (to answer a previous survey).
My 8 year old son summed it up best when he said "Since all these other Jeep's keep waving at us does that make us Jeep People?" I said yep!
kelleyo - Love your pictures. Now you should move to that cabin of yours full time! Then you would really have a reason for all those mods!
That is quite a "cabin"!
Steve
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Yours sure is a beauty! It definitely is getting me itching to start bolting on some mods myself!
Eric
http://www.geocities.com/enanneman/TJ.html
****JEEP WAVE***
Keep posting!!..
ill let everyone know more about the JEEP show.
starting to work out a few dates.
Talked to my local jeep dealer, we sat down played with some idea on a Rubicon.
Final price 28,680 Not as much as I thought
Thats Dual tops, Radio, AC, Auto, sentry key, Deep Tint
PS Happy birthday to me.. well tomorrow 7/20 Please send all Bday money to my PayPal account LOL
Have a Great Day
KEEP JEEPIN
BAMA!
Please! No solicitation on tbe Town Hall boards! ;-)
tidester
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Welcome to the board.
Sounds like a nice Jeep.
Do you have the 4 banger or 6? I have 3.73s with my 6 cyc. on 32s. I am about to go to 33s or 34s with 4.56s. I would think you should go with 4.10s for better highway use or 4.56s for better crawling off-road. If you are going to be doing any off-roading you should consider putting limited slips or lockers front and rear when you have the gearing done to save on labor cost.
Bama and anybody else interested in a CB setup. I copied this guys setup and I like it.
http://www.flash.net/~ffoster/frames.htm
Happy Birthday Bama
I was going to send you some cash for mods but tidester said he would ban me if I did.
We need to discuss this AL BBQ also. My brother had some interesting things to say about it.
No cake for you then..
Thanx for the link texas.. Thats a GREAT idea for a CB placement.
I might go that route looks VERY easy to do too.
I like that CB too. Just because It can quick connect.Im gonna look tomorrow to see if that will work with AUTO tranny.
KeepJeepin
BAMA
Those white Jeeps with black tops are gorgeous, huh? (might be a little prejudiced on that one)
Now be a regular and frequent poster here. You said you have gained info here, so now you can share the things you learn with the rest of us and with those who may be "lurking" like you did.
Once again, congratulations, and please keep posting. Join us in gill's for some jeep chats!
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BAMA!
TomHave you hugged your Jeep today?
No cake for you then..
Now that is crossing the line! Bribing the hosts is not ... um ... what flavor is it, BTW?? ;-)
Happy Birthday!
tidester
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Stopped by the TSJAY homestead for a few hours and his wife was kind enough to feed me. She makes a mean peach cobbler. Saw the doily in its place of honor, Thelma Jane, Ross Allen, Black Dog, and the Mayor. Even got to drive Thelma Jane for a bit. There is some pretty country there with some great roads for running topless. Thelma Jane is cleaner than my Jeep was when I bought it.
Thanks to all who were concerned about my father. He is doing better now, but has a long way to go.
Congrats to all the new Wrangler owners out there.
Left Jean home alone while I was gone and she managed to buy an Explorer Sport Trac. She is doing the paper work tomorrow, so much for me talking her into a Jeep Liberty.
Happy birthday Bama. What kind of Jeep stuff did the wife get for you?
Ross Allen says "Hi."
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
aztjboy:Love that Yellow TJ. One thing My Wifey wanted was a brighter color. The guy who did my TJ customizations calls it the "Discovery look(like the space shuttle) since it is white, black, silver and has US flags on the sides of the engine bay!
Texas: I have the 4.0 six. I have been to the web site that allows you to calculate the right gears for a given tire size and I agree that 4.10's are the best. Looks like I will have to change the carrier to fit them though. The quote I have is for around $2000 (parts and labor). Sound high?
Bama: Happy b-day neighbor (I live in Atlanta).
TSJAY: If I learn something new or useful I will post for sure. I can tell you that the K&N FIPK and Borla Cat back combo transformed the Jeep. More grunt and great sounds! Looks a lot better than a rusted out OEM tail pipe too!
Next, well I finally got up the nerve and after filling out the application for the teacher's aide position in my school district (as those of you at Gill's may know), it was turned in Thursday. The woman that took the application then said, "Ok now when can we schedule you for a video interview?" VIDEO INTERVIEW?!!! Oh man, I must have had that deer caught in the headlights look I've never done a video interview and my moment of panic has passed....for now. I hope I can get the job....I really wanna get out of that print shop. I'm tired and going to work every day is a real struggle. I hope that this will get my foot in the door for an Art teaching position when I'm done with school.
Most Importantly though...CONGRATS TO THE NEW JEEPSTERS It's worth the wait isn't it? I'm keeping my eyes peeled for a Sienna Jeep on the lot...no luck yet
Well, gotta go...
Hug your Jeeps for me til I get mine
dwrangler
Just how much difference did the combo make? Was it a really noticeable difference in power? I know it must sound good with the Cat Back.
How bout posting a few more details about these two mods?
Thanks
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TERRY!
TomHave you hugged your Jeep today?
Also, like Tex said, you can save some money on labor by having lockers installed at the time of regearing rather than at some other time.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Here is a before and after pic of a TJ http://www.rockcrawler.com/techreports/kn_fipk_tj/page2.asp
Notice the hard angles and flex hose (bad for air flow) on the OEM piece Versus the nice flowing bends of the FIPK. The FIPK comes with a heat shield too. I installed it myself in under an hour. It uses the original holes. I had a little truble since I have a body lift. Since the engine sits further down in the car the bolt holes were further away. Suffice it to say that a 4" body lift would pose a problem. 3" was ok.
FIPK advanmtages are also that you can easily put the oem goodies back in if you are worried about emissions or warranty issues.
I got both the FIPK and Borla from Summit racing after scouring the web for the bst price.
I took the jeep to My local Mineke place (these guys have done other jobs for me like magnaflow duels on a V8 Taurus SHO). Took him about 45 minutes and $75 to do the install. Looks awesome. Sounds great! It is not too loud and has a nice burble, especially downshiftng or engine braking. It used the stock hangers as well.
Since my car is not under warranty anymore I am considering a borla stainless header and a hi-flow cat as well to make it an end to end system.
If I was still under warranty I would leave it like it is.
Both of these were installed the same day so unfortunatly I have no way to tell from the butt dyno which had more of an effect...
Anyone ever install a chip or hi flo throttle body?
Being new to 4wd, please explain lockers to me. I hear about them all of the time but I am not exactly sure what they are... Is it to lock the diffs? Dosen't my jeep already do that in 4wd hi or lo?
Thanks in advance!
No jeep presents...Just going out to eat tomorrow, maybe a movie.
Kellyo. Howdy neighbor.. Twylie is in Atlanta area too.. I bought my JEEP in Atlanta(Jasper Jeep)
im shooting for April 19, 2003 for my jeep show.
Gonna start working out all the legal stuff..
i think im going to install the remote CB in tazz. I can install it under the gear shift console. Where is the best place to mount the antenna?
Keep JEEPIN
BAMA
As far as the cost of regearing, $2000 sounds way high to me from posts I have read on a bulletin board that I will not name here (out of respect for our gracious hosts, Edmunds).
If ya want to email me, I will give you the name of the bulletin board, but you will probably have already been there. It's one of the more well known ones.
As wheelerman answered your question, lockers are devices that make both wheels on the same axle turn, even when one loses traction. They make a WORLD of difference in your offroad capabilities, but I don't have them yet. I am running open differentials front and back.
There are automatic lockers and selectable lockers. The automatic lockers are engaged all the time and are cheaper. They ratchet when the vehicle is in a turn, since the outside wheel has to turn faster than the inside wheel in a turn. This ratcheting is sometimes rather loud and sometimes doesn't free up the outside wheel fast enough, so you get some squirrelly behavior on pavement with them. I have no personal experience, but I have read tons of posts and have asked questions about them. I believe these automatic lockers start at about $250 for something like a Lockright.
The selectable lockers are way more expensive, and the two main types that I am aware of are the ARBs and the Ox lockers. The ARBs are air actuated, so you need a compressor and tank. The OX lockers are cable actuated, and you would have buttons inside the cabin to pull or push or whatever to engage them. The advantage of the selectable lockers is that they can be disengaged for highway driving, and you don't get the noise and the ill behavior that an automatic locker would have. I would love to have selectables on Thelma Jane some day!
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Deb, good luck on getting the new job. Just relax in the video interview and be yourself. You'll be fine!
Tom thanx for the e-card.. Tell RA thanx too
IM Really dumb when it come to wiring thngs..
how do you actually do it?. Just shove the hot lead in the fuse & ground the other? or can I splice the hot wire to another hot wire..
I know..im a little dumb.
Twylie. I know your the Stereo genius..help me
Happy bday to me
BAMA!
Later,
Rick
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
That's all I can tell ya, but I would follow the factory recommendation and take the soft top off, if you want the hard top on.
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Well, with less than 12 hours to go on the auction, Mike is currently high bidder on a 97 Sport on Ebay!
Go Mikey!
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Too look cool..
Tazz never sees Dirty..ewww
I know im not a jeep purist..but hey
Tom tell MIKE congrats... I wish hi luck
Thanx RICK..we need to get together on sunday afternoon.. let ya see tazz..
Keep Jeepin
BAMA
Tom
Have you hugged your Jeep today?
Have you wheeled your Jeep today?