grandpabear Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 I'm Doug, alias Bear to my 4x4 friends. This is what I use to get out on the trails to write articles for 4x4 magazines. Low Range and most recently JRations, I also write a column for the local Sunday paper.
SuperWade2 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 WOW, Very nice MJ... Welcome! What area of the country you at?
grandpabear Posted January 24, 2009 Author Posted January 24, 2009 that photo was when it was first done, it sports 4:56 cogs, lock rite in the rear, it currently runs 35" bfg muds, on the MT streetlocks, posi lok up front, that's coming out, it's an 87' with the front clip and doors off of my 93' XJ, that was totaled by a drunk, while it was parked. Outten Co. Jeep sent me out a snorkle, which is installed now. I've had this truck to Paragon , Rausch Creek, and the Badlands offroad parks, and I took it on a couple trails in Jellico when I was down there covering a rock crawling event. at the Badlands. Troy and Lisa, the old owners, took me and a group on their private trails and we got into some areas where we had to make a trail to get out of, awesome time. Kyle and Stephanie, now own the Badlands, great people, they use to own Paragon, until the money grubbers wanted the land for an airport, which was recently shot down. Our loss here in Pa. and the Badlands gain. anyways, you all have a great site here. if you all ever get the chance check out my clubs website, we are doing some cool things http://www.bigrubbers4x4.org I'll be back. Bear
Shane Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Wow man, that is a very sweet build. Keep on rockin. Shane
grandpabear Posted January 24, 2009 Author Posted January 24, 2009 it has the 5 speed and the old 87' renix system with the closed loop cooling, although I have been lucky, no over heating problems. next up is the newer brake booster with the double diaphragm, plus I am making some new fender flares out of sheet metal 1/16" and tubing, sorta the flat fender look and also increase the body panel strength around the wheel openings, I'll post up when I get it done come Spring. I angled the rear axle upwards and welded new spring perches, to do away with the need for a sye. 4.5" coils up front with 2" pucks, the rear was just a axle flip. I done some fender trimming on the inside of the bushwackers up front and have had no problems on or off road. It also has a cat back dual exhaust and a hi-flo Green filter. A rollbar and rear bumper are also on the list for this year, along with a new paint job. western,Pa. here Bear
grandpabear Posted January 24, 2009 Author Posted January 24, 2009 this shot made it into the Low Range Magazine Bear
grandpabear Posted January 24, 2009 Author Posted January 24, 2009 Yes, as you can see , I wheel it,lol Bear
89eliminator Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 wow! that just made my top 3 favorite MJs list. i frequent the badlands too.
grandpabear Posted January 24, 2009 Author Posted January 24, 2009 I was there in 06' doing an article for Low Range, about the "Badlands Bash". So you have had the chance to meet Kyle and Stephanie? I have a photo somewhere, where this truck went up the steps backwards because I didn't have enough weight n the back to help the locker, I'd get so far and then just start smokin the tires. Bear
89eliminator Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 I was there in 06' doing an article for Low Range, about the "Badlands Bash". So you have had the chance to meet Kyle and Stephanie? I have a photo somewhere, where this truck went up the steps backwards because I didn't have enough weight n the back to help the locker, I'd get so far and then just start smokin the tires. Bear yeah, talked to Kyle for a couple minutes. I've been going there since 2000 when they had the superlift series. that was a fun time. remember watching troy jump an explorer in the pit at the entrance. have it on video too.
Drahcir495 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 wow! that just made my top 3 favorite MJs list. :agree: Very nice - welcome to the club :cheers: - Rich
BLHTAZ Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Very nice :cheers: I have a friend here in Florida that was also a writer for JRations. Don't know if you ever knew him, but his name is Tom Dube and he has a really sweet TJ.
92comanche4x4 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 welcome to the club. that thing looks sweet!
ComancheKid45 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Thats completly AWESOME!!!.......I think i found my new favorite MJ on this site, Great Job!
grandpabear Posted January 24, 2009 Author Posted January 24, 2009 Thanx guys, as it goes with everyone, it's never done. JustEmptyEveryPocket during the next paint job, I am not popping out the dents, they are all story tellers, lol, as I call it my Custom Body work courtesy of the Paragon,Rausch Creek, and Bad Lands Offroad parks. plus a few of the trails we have here in my backyard, just outside of Johnstown,Pa. Bear
mvusse Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Yeah I have some of those story tellers also, courtesy of Badlands. But unlike yours, mine are plainly visible. Some from 50 feet away, like "tube exit", behind the passenger rear wheel.
ComancheKid45 Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 What paint job are ya look at doing next? I personally love the current 1, also will you be ditching the Bushwackers when you redo the fenders?
grandpabear Posted January 26, 2009 Author Posted January 26, 2009 yep, the bushwackers are gone once I get the new ones made up. I'm gonna use the same scheme for paint, just STEELER Gold over Black. and I'm going to paint the street locks black and add new trim rings with the Gold. Bear
grandpabear Posted January 26, 2009 Author Posted January 26, 2009 this was on the trails behind my house: Bear
ComancheKid45 Posted January 26, 2009 Posted January 26, 2009 Steelers! AH.......Its already Dallas Colors (which are also Yamaha Colors) I like that :D ...lol Na it'll look great Black and Gold as well i think. Also not to hijack the thread but when the fender project comes around and the Bushwackers go, keep me in mind I'm going to be looking for a set eventually :thumbsup:
grandpabear Posted January 26, 2009 Author Posted January 26, 2009 the original color of the truck is the Silver, the blue came in from my XJ, as I used the front clip and doors off of it. yes, I'm a huge Steeler fan and have been getting ribbed the past few years for using these colors,lol, so I said when it came time to re-paint it will be the Steeler colors. as far as the bushwackers go, there is some trail rash on the driver set, a notch taken out for the snorkel, I still have the piece and it can be "plastic welded" back onto it, the rear on the drivers side has a crack in it, but not that bad, the passenger sides are ok. I'll be doing this in the next couple of months, so if you want them you have first dibs, and it looks like your are not too far away. I'll take 150 for the set. Bear
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