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John
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Vancouver, Wa.
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38 years old
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STATISTICS
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Join Date: 12-21-2005 |
Total Posts: 176
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Last Activity 03-18-2010 |
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Year & Model
2002 TJ Wrangler |
Engine
4.0L I6 |
Transmission
nv3550 |
Transfer Case
np231 |
Front Axle
d30 |
Rear Axle
d35 |
Gear Ratio
3.07 |
Suspension
2" bb, 1.25" jks body lift/mml and
Currie rear upper adjustable control arms |
Tires
31's |
Wheels
15" stock |
Recovery
tow straps, hi-lift |
Armor
Rock sliders, warn steering skid |
Accessories
York OBA, tuffy underseat drawer, custom hood
rack/light bar for shovel & axe, rock lights |
Future Mods
flat tc skid plate |
Clubs
www.vancouver4wheelers.net, Pacific Northwest 4
Wheel Drive Assoc., Tread Lightly |
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Always wanted a jeep since before I could
drive. I wanted CJ for my first car, but
dad said no...'too dangerous, you'll roll
it' He was a dodge man, and never drove
anything else, plus he was cheap. My
first car was a 1976 Dodge Powerwagon,
which I loved and still miss, but it
wasn't a jeep. I remember looking at my
dad's JC Whitney catalogs for hours at all
the Jeep CJ stuff, daydreaming about how
my jeep would look when I got one...
Well, it took me awhile, and my tastes
have changed, but I finally got my jeep,
and I'll never drive anything else
again...
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FORUM SIGNATURE |
A Jeep with some useless stuff bolted
on.
Join the
Moab Offroad group
I was gonna change my mind, but I
couldn't find a write up...
Quote:
Originally Posted by
jeepstronaut
who
made you clowns pope of this
dump?
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LATEST BLOG ENTRY
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11/05/2009
This is mainly for my own use but if you're reading
this... It's always been my opinion that build threads
are only 'cool' if you're doing something major like
scratch building a custom suspension with 1 ton axles.
Bolting on a 2" lift and installing grab handles ain't
cool... Well, it ain't cool enough to warrent a build
thread.
That said, I'd like a way to document everything I've
done to my jeep, and this is gonna be the way. The
"Build" blog. This might not be an original concept, I
don't know. I haven't looked to see if anyone else has
done anything like it.
So here it is...
Mods I've done to date: roughly in the order they were
performed.
1. Took off bumper jugs They were lame and
girly
2. Took off stock side steps. equally lame and
girly
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
5/DSCN0434.jpg
3. Took off flare extensions. Lame as well.
4. Painted headlight bezels Black, or course
5. Rock sliders. needed something to protect
the tub since the steps were gone. Started wheeling it
a month after I bought it, and knew it was only a
matter of time til I bashed in the tub.
6. 2" budget boost. The small lift helped a
little with clearence, but as a trade off I got brave
in the things I'd attempt.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
t/DSCN0479.jpg
7. CB to stay in contact on trails
8. Adjustable rear upper control arms Had slight
vibes after the 2" BB. Fixed with adjustable control
arms, instead of an expensive SYE.
9. Got rid of the crappy 28" GSAs and got my first
set of 31" BFG ATs.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
0/DSCN0520.jpg
At this time I learned a move to Washington was in my
future, so I knew I needed one thing. My jeep (X
model) didn't have cruise control, and I'd need
something to keep my foot from falling off on the 4000
mile drive...
10. Hand throttle. Bought the RE kit. Should
have just went to a bike shop.
Wheeling in the snow was something I'd missed living in
Florida, since I grew up in Pa, so I was anxious to get
to do it again. But one thing was clear after the
first run, I'd need a shovel and somewhere to mount it.
So...
11. Hood Rack/Light bar. After looking the
Tough Stuff version, and I knew I could make the same
thing cheaper. However, I never liked the original
clamping system, modeled after the Tought stuff
pictures. I decided to ponder it for a while.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
DSCN0871-1.jpg
12. Tuffy underseat drawer. I wanted something
in the back to store gear in, but still needed to use
my seat at the time. I didn't want to make one out of
wood, so that left was only one option for me. An
expensive option.
I knew from my first time wheeling that I wanted OBA,
and I decided it was time...
13. On board Air. I hated borrowing air, cause
it always felt like an annoyance. I did my research on
JF, and went to a junk yard to find a york, and started
collecting parts. The hardest pill to swallow was the
(then) $160 for the Kilby bracket to mount the York.
But, all in all, this was the best mod I've done to
date, and worth the price of admission.
14. Six switch conversion. With the lights on
my hood rack and my OBA, I was running out of switch
locations. Strike that, I was out. So I got a switch
bezel off ebay, and cut out my ash tray and put the
bezel in its place.
15. Aussie Locker. Yes, I know the concensus on
JF is to not lock the D35, but many of the parrots have
never tried it. I understand it's risky, but this
quickly became #2 of the best mods I'd done to date. I
wheeled it for three years without issue. Granted it
was on 31" tires, but I did alot more than forest
roads. Can't do this on forest roads...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
e/DSCN1579.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
e/DSCN1575.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
e/DSCN1578.jpg
kind of hard to see here, but stock skids are usually
straight across the bottom arn't they?
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
e/DSCN1576.jpg
16. Changed clamping system on hood rack Using
a one knob ber side system instead of the two per side
like Tough Stuff.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
k/DSCN1518.jpg
17. core trax on drawer top typically used in
truck beds. it's an adjustable tie down rack system,
so I can tie camping equipment and coolers and such
down in the back.
18. Hilift Mounts to hold Hilift to rear roll
bars
19. Painted the flares
20. Latch mod to lock/unlock tailgate without
the key.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
h/DSCN1525.jpg
21. Rock lights Two 55w cheapo driving lights,
one under radiator support pointing at front axle,
second above rear of TC skid pointing at rear axle.
Plenty of light to see rocks, and for working under
there at night.
22. 55w backup lights Best mod #3. With
scratched up windows, the stock lights wern't bright
enough. I could not see to back up at night. Don't
have that problem anymore.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
s/DSCN1634.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
s/SNC00008.jpg
23. AC mod This is so I can use the panel and
foot vents without air conditioning, and use defrost
without the compressor cycling on and off. (can see six
switch conversion in bottom of pic.)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
1245806981.jpg
24. Custom handmade switch panel Never was
really happy with the six switch thing. Wanted to be
able to remove the face plate instead of the whole dash
bezel to get to the wiring.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
1256614720.jpg
25. Switch for Reverse lights to turn them on
when loading/unloading camping gear at night, annoying
tailgaters, etc...
26. NC switch under emergency brake Keeps OBA
from running when the emergency brake is not pulled.
27. clips for tool box Stops it from sliding
around, yet still easily removable.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...
x/SNC00031.jpg
28. clamping knob on hand throttle, to lock it
down better.
That's all I can think of right now.
I have some other ideas that I'm working on... But
I'll keep those on the down low for now....
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| karmadijpgirl 07/16/2008 1:04 PM Well hello there, thanks for the
add! :)
*muah* |
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