xjrev10 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I should be keeping this around for awhile. I was having Cummins withdrawals. I survived about a month since I traded my last one in. This one popped up on a local dealer lot. I owned a reg cab CTD before and said I'd never have another but I really like the look. Gonna have to get a tool box maybe. Specially if I'm going to be using it as a plow truck the reg cab has it advantages. The truck is a early build 2003. That means it's got a 47re auto, not the 48re like the rest of the 3rd gen trucks. But it's a common rail 5.9 which I have never owned. I have had 3 different 6.7s and one 2nd gen vp44 truck. It's got 194k but runs as drives like 50k. Here's when I first got it home. I spent today removing the flares and replacing the headlights. The fender flare installer removed the cummins emblem from the fender but left the adhesive behind. Took a good hour to get that crap off. Removing the flares showed me the typical fender rust on the box that every 10 year old truck has up here.. I do plan to have it repaired. Still undecided if I'm going to totally debadge the truck. Keeping the cummins emblem tho. After a bath. Lots of dirt under the fender flares. Oh and new headlights. Not sure if I like them or not. They are LED projector type. Got a deal on them. But I kept the stock ones just in case. Coming up... -Body rust repair -New BOSS 7'6" straight blade. Previous owner just installed a plow/undercarriage before he traded it. It's only plowed a few times. But he kept the plow and wiring. - Stainless 5" exhaust/CAI -tow mirrors -Bigger tires. 35s probably on stock wheels. -leveling kit with new longer control arms maybe. (Need longer arms for 35s to clear with a leveling kit) -aftermarket stereo -built trans -no added power, at least not for awhile But I really need to work on my MJ so the big stuff is gonna have to wait. Huh well I guess most of it is big stuff.....ahh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 :yes: Sorry... had to. Truck looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 :yes: Sorry... had to. Truck looks good! :laughin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Oh boy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 If you want to sale the flares I'd be interested. Nice truck btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 If you want to sale the flares I'd be interested. Nice truck btw! Yep. I have no use for them. Somebody paid over $500 for these installed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I just leveled my CTD with a 2" kit from Hell Bent Steel. Nice kit and it was cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 I just leveled my CTD with a 2" kit from Hell Bent Steel. Nice kit and it was cheap! Post a pic! I plan to do the exact same thing with the same parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Those are your flares on there. I just got them Friday. They are painted with Krylon fusion. I will repaint them in a week or two after the Krylon sets up and I can get the duplicolor on. If you look close you will notice that the front flares run into my head lights. No problem. I just painted a bit of the light white to mask it. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Yeah for sure! They look good but yeah definitely for a 03-05. What size tires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 285/70/17 Cooper ATP from discount tire. Less than $700 for the set. Load range E as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 I finally got to put something with this truck. It did ok but it's no deleted 6.7 cummins. 99 exploder. Supposed to have blow head gasket but it runs nice. I needed a 8.8..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 More towing. Getting my own car trailer again soon! Another pic of what's on the trailer and my buddy's scrambler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COFFMAN Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Awesome SCRAMBLE'S I want one..... Few and far between hear in Aussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 More towing. Getting my own car trailer again soon!... You know that just means you can drag home more stuff easier, right? Also... when can I own your new CJ? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 More towing. Getting my own car trailer again soon!... You know that just means you can drag home more stuff easier, right? Also... when can I own your new CJ? :D Well, it hasn't been at my house for 24 hours yet and I've had 3 people ask about selling already. Not to be rude but NEVAR!! Haha!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 ... when can I own your new CJ? :D ...Not to be rude but NEVAR!! Haha!! Maybe trade it for the green truck once its done? :peek: We need more pictures of it anyhow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 I'll get some more pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Just more motivation for me to finish my Cummins..... :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 More Scrambler pics: http://www.cj-8.com/forum/showthread.php?42556-Austin-s-Barn-Fresh-CJ8&p=321321#post321321 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 :bowdown: Some day I'll have a Scrambler to go with the MJ... hopefully by then there'll still be more than three of 'em left in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Headed to western North Dakota for my new trailer! Cool storm on the horizon about 30 miles east of Devil's Lake! Home after 890 miles in a day. Average for the trip at 72 mph was around 17mpg. Trailer has new brakes, bearings, and brand new E rated tires. I plan to build some real fenders for it to replace the rusted out ones with some tube and some 16 gauge. The jeep fits. Today all the side boards are off. Jeep didn't fit through the boards with 5psi in the tires very nice.. BUT.... It looks like the trans is about to $#!& the bed in the truck... Torque converter is shuttering like crazy... I wasn't really ready but this kind of stuff doesn't ever come at a good time. New triple disk converter, new 48re valve body, new clutches, deep pan and I'll probably spring for a billet input shaft too. Coming sooner then later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Headed to western North Dakota... You headed west and didn't stop here along the way?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrawombat Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Love your truck. I'm amazed at how clean it is for a northern truck. I've got a 2004 Ram 2500 diesel crewcab and I'm about to take it off the road to fix a lot of the issues that have crept up over the past year and a half of ownership, which includes A LOT of rust repair. The rockers and bed wheel wells need some serious attention. I've contemplated selling the truck for the past few months, but right when I think I want to put it up for sale I find a use for it that my MJ simply can't handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 I'll have to take better pics. It's not that nice. Needs rockers, cab corners and bed wheel wells bad. I was quoted 2k to get it fixed from a local body guy for cash. Ben, I took Hwy 2 west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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