87Warrior

nice Jeeps!!!

Hmmm... 5 1/2 hours away. Might make it if I can get the CV joint rebuilt on my Rubi this week.

Welcome to the madness :nuts: Obviously it is part of you, so you have come to the right place! Post some pictures of those gems you have! I would love to see the 81 CJ with 11k miles :yes:

I voted manual for your application. I wheel a NV3550 5 speed TJ rather hard and regularly in the rocks. The key is low gears. Luckily I have a 4:1 T-case and 5.13 gears. I have never wished I had an auto while on the trails... only when stuck in 2 hour long traffic jams creeping along. Talk about a major leg cramp! But, I do love the AW4 in my MJ. Even though I do not wheel the MJ, I use it around our farm regularly. Often times I encounter small ledges and rock gardens (not by accident...) when travelling around the place. The AW4 has never skipped a beat. Had an AX15 in a YJ and could not stand the shift feel. I rather enjoy the NV3550 in the TJ :yes:

Need Camaro pics ;) Nice Nova :brows: Is it an original Yenko?

Longbed or no bed!!!! :clapping: Long bed with a long load of fence post: Does it have to be on a truck???

What would the world be with out this: But, you gotta keep those grades up. Hard to believe, but when working on Jeeps you will use that geometry more than you would imagine.

Do you have a listing of KS/MO pick-n-pulls? I would love to get out to some a see what they might have for me. All of the local yards won't let you past the front desk.

/\ Bought it without checking under the carpet, closely inspecting the cab corners or bed, and paid too much $$$ :doh: > I prefer wild Deer Jerky over store bought Beef Jerky \/ Have you ever been to Alaska?

/\ Yes: '92 MJ and '03 TJ > I was diagnosed as a Type I diabetic at 19 after a New Years ski trip. \/ Did you contact your representative about H.R. 1925, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act? :typing:

/\ Sahara > I don't wheel my MJ :no: \/ Do you like cheese?

You should try and keep her around :yes: You will need to make a video of the beat firing up for the first time.

:shake: :grrrr: :cry: Sad to hear another MJ was ripped off the road. But, I am glad to hear most of the good stuff is being pulled off of it to be used on another truck.

Wow... just wow.

I have been pushing my D35 to some sort of limits I would image. Been hauling old hedge fence post I yank out of the ground with the MJ. She will be sitting on the bump stops with a load. We have had so much rain, mud is inevitable and the only way through is lots-o-wheel spin. Been going all summer like this and just turned 200K! I need a good excuse to get the D44 in the garage bolted up.

Very cool indeed. But I would not want it.... I have to stick with the American Jeep models (unless it is a diesel!)

:needpics: Everybody on the internet knows that if you start a topic on a forum about a new toy, PICTURES ARE REQUIRED! After all, it is Friday :rotfl2:

*Sigh :shake: Its getting to the point where I am at a loss for words.

All right crew, check this out: http://blog.briggsauto.com/2009/09/01/b ... -research/ Now, I have avoided this 'Jamboree' stuff because of the cost. But hey, I am going this year because the dealer sponsoring it lost "Jeep" when the buyouts came. AMC/Jeep is what they started out as. None the less, I am gonna give it a try. Plus it is for a great cause, I get free food and a shirt... If anybody wants to bring their MJ I will actually take mine instead of the Rubicon :brows: Don't worry 'streetjeep' I don't wheel my MJ either, but I do use the heck out my transfercase :nuts: KSRocks down by Fort Scott is an all right place to wheel. Only been there a hand full of times since most folks I know stick to Tuttle (Randolph).

Welcome to the madness... not only the Jeep madness but more specifically, the Comanche string of it. It is arguably worse than the Wrangler madness. First things first: Nice truck! Looks like a fantastic base. There are not even holes in the bed (yet) :brows: Second: Hope you have an updated tetanus shot :ack:

You, my friend, are trouble. I have been quietly thinking about doing a 5.2 or 5.9 in my MJ. Ultimately, the lack of aftermarket motor mounts is keeping me away. All I can find are GM mounts for the XJ and I am not comfortable trying to fab the mount and get it welded in. I will be following your build. Keep up the excellent work ;)

It looks like we have a scary number of Missouri folks here and several surrounding them. Somebody needs to get this crew on a wheeling run :banana:

That'll buff out. Do I spy a snap-on tool set in pic #1. If so, the SAE version got me through my 4.0 rebuild :yes:

Where is the video? Sound clip? Pictures? Congrats :clapping: But the 4.0 in my TJ purrs like a kitten. Doesn't even have the lifter tick!

I have been to Moab, once, for a day. Drove over early one morning when I lived in Colorado. Was a blast and would like to go back out and further explore the area. You will be hard pressed to find any endangered species at Moab. Any more than likely the idiots on Capital Hill wouldn't even know where to look. This bill is just the democrats trying to get more restrictions placed on the public while everybody is all worked up about health care and Afghanistan. I think the Obama administration is going to be much harder to deal with than the Clinton administration was in regards to public land accessibility. Ultimately the bill will try and get the 9 million acres completely UNMANAGED. While this would work on a large, continuous scale, there is just no way the ecosystems can restore themselves with so much fringe encroachment. Moab is full of rich and exciting things, the Jeepin' being one of them. What is at most risk are the ancient Cryptobiotic soils. These are 'living soils' that cover 70-80% of the Colorado Plateau. These knobby crusts provide soil stability by combating wind and water erosion. They contribute to atmospheric nitrogen and carbon fixation, provide other plant nutrients, and aid in soil-plant-water interactions with increase in water retention. When a single foot step or bicycle/motor vehicle breaks the crust, it could take hundreds of years to repair. The slick rock we all love was created during the Jurassic period (205-140 million years ago) when western Utah rose causing the Moab area to change from sand dunes to river floodplain. The southern part of Utah eventually was covered by deep sand dunes followed by petrifaction. This formed the famous Navajo and Entrada sandstone, seen along the Slickrock trail and at the top of the Moab Rim and Poison Spider Mesa trails. It certainly is old, but no recreationist will ever do any harm to the sandstones. Maybe the worst impact wheelers have out in Moab are in the potholes. You know, like the hot tub. They are just depressions eroded in bedrock that do not define the large scale watersheds of the area. These things can be few inches across to more than 50 feet deep that contain hundreds of gallons of water. Really these things are only important because they are ancient environments inhabited by ancient organisms, aka “Mesozoic lifeboat niches”. They are full of plants and critters from millions of years ago. But still, a foot step or tire through them and they are severely damaged. I am sure somebody would argue for these points. But, by simply staying on the trail your Jeep can do no harm. You venturing out on foot (which would still be allowed by HR 1925) can be MORE disruptive to the ancient ecosystems.