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sarge
06-23-2010, 12:33 PM
the day started like this :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/therig013.jpg

Started getting good :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/therig019.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/therig023.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/therig024.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/firsttripjimmyrig2022.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/firsttripjimmyrig2021.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/firsttripjimmyrig2020.jpg

Then the suck came with full force :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/firsttripjimmyrig2019.jpg
jfiscus
06-23-2010, 01:15 PM
nice pics, I'm sure it was still fun to get it out even though ya blew the motor.
pfreer3
06-23-2010, 01:21 PM
Sorry, but I'm not a fan of plastic flares. Those aren't the worst I've seen though.
sarge
06-23-2010, 01:55 PM
Sorry, but I'm not a fan of plastic flares. Those aren't the worst I've seen though.

well ok then !
sarge
06-23-2010, 02:05 PM
nice pics, I'm sure it was still fun to get it out even though ya blew the motor.

yes it was great to get back in the woods ! I even got a chance to wheel with my 16 year old. He had a blast and has a bunch of new body damage to show off to his buddies. His little XJ goes like crazy :beers:
KennyTJ
06-23-2010, 02:36 PM
How do you like those surpluss Humvee tires?? Did they do OK in the mud and rocks? just curious. Looks like ya'll had fun!
sarge
06-23-2010, 03:06 PM
How do you like those surpluss Humvee tires?? Did they do OK in the mud and rocks? just curious. Looks like ya'll had fun!

they did suprisingly well , I'm only running two of them with the beadlock ring installed right now and I couldn't remember which two .... so I only went down to about 15 psi. to keep the others on the bead. I couldn't get a good feel for them on some of the big hills due to my front drive shaft wanting to jump out :D but for the price ..... I'll give'm a thumbs up !
RuffedUpXJ
06-23-2010, 03:28 PM
I saw that you got Jeremy and Scott out there. nice work.
muddinredneck513
06-23-2010, 03:57 PM
is that at the trussels in trenton? i used to ride up there alot but stoppped goin. i didnt know what kind of trouble you get in for riding up there and im thinkin youd be the man to ask lol
KargoMaster
06-23-2010, 04:33 PM
I once knew of a rig that ran 37" HMMWV tires... I thought they were OK, after I got the Iroks, Brody told me that I would get stuck on wet grass with the HMMWV tires... :o

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b234/KargoMaster/fromJA/20040502004049_attica_april2304_45.jpg


When my recentered wheels go back together... I'm planning on putting the flanged bolts in there with the heads to the outside... I did manage to snap off a grade 8 bolt down to the nut that was sticking out just like yours... FWIW.
biggin69
06-23-2010, 04:56 PM
I cannot believe you ride there:eek: :D

Does your son work @ Lee's? I saw that XJ in the parking lot the other day.

:beers:
carwash
06-23-2010, 05:00 PM
Sorry, but I'm not a fan of plastic flares. Those aren't the worst I've seen though.
Winner for oddest post in this thread...
sarge
06-23-2010, 05:35 PM
I cannot believe you ride there:eek: :D

Does your son work @ Lee's? I saw that XJ in the parking lot the other day.

:beers:

yes he works at Lee's , that is Jon's ( lilbluexj) old rig :D

Trestle ...... where is that at ...... never heard of such a place ...... is it close to Trenton ???? ;)
sarge
06-23-2010, 05:37 PM
I once knew of a rig that ran 37" HMMWV tires... I thought they were OK, after I got the Iroks, Brody told me that I would get stuck on wet grass with the HMMWV tires... :o

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b234/KargoMaster/fromJA/20040502004049_attica_april2304_45.jpg


When my recentered wheels go back together... I'm planning on putting the flanged bolts in there with the heads to the outside... I did manage to snap off a grade 8 bolt down to the nut that was sticking out just like yours... FWIW.

I was going to do that , I had a bunch of allen head stainless bolts just begging to go in the wheels ..... just didn't have enough on hand.
gothodgie
06-23-2010, 08:31 PM
Truck looks good whether it has a blown motor or not... I like the stance.. What did you end up with for wheelbase?

Any day in the woods/on the trail is a good day...

:beers:
sarge
06-24-2010, 04:42 PM
Haven't even stopped long enough to measure it ..... I will get back to you on that !

Here's what it looks like now !

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/therig.jpg

Transplant under way !
sarge
06-25-2010, 09:33 AM
motor is out , right before i pulled it I drained the oil and found out the the last time a changed it I must have put 5 quarts of super rare and expensive " Bass Boat Metallic Oil " in it .:eek:

I would say I lost a main bearing or two. Now on to the donor vehicle after work !!!
RuffedUpXJ
06-25-2010, 09:35 AM
motor is out , right before i pulled it I drained the oil and found out the the last time a changed it I must have put 5 quarts of super rare and expensive " Bass Boat Metallic Oil " in it .:eek:

I would say I lost a main bearing or two. Now on to the donor vehicle after work !!!

You should have been able to catch a couple fish with that if you got the metallic flake going on. I am suprised you didn't suck any fish in with that kind of attractant.
Rubi06
07-03-2010, 12:08 AM
That little XJ does a hell of a job for what little it has done to it. There were times it surprised me infact
pfreer3
07-03-2010, 09:40 AM
Winner for oddest post in this thread...

Previous owner of my truck had bushwacker cutouts on when I bought it. They looked ok, but creaked and cracked. 1st trail I took in Kentucky, I backed up with the wheels cranked and peeled one half off.
Decided to take them off and found terrible rust hiding.

Now every time I see them I have a bad reaction. :evilgrin:
sarge
10-20-2010, 11:09 PM
Freak'n up date time ......

Third time out is the charm ! Got the rig in the woods yesterday after :
new motor
new ECM
new trans
new transfer case
new front drive shaft .......

and a really big head ache. I found a few wires that snuck in between the block and bell housing and caused havoc with my ECM. Had the Trans sent out and built with the good stuff.

Rig did great , mad flex, stable and a good ride over the ruff stuff. Played for a few hours and started getting used to it, so I started playing a little bit harder :) . On the way home I blew a steering line due to installer error (me), it rubbed against the steering shaft ..... opps my bad !!!! new one on order ! Only problem is the VSS is not letting the trans shift in 4lo. It shifts fine in 4h and 2h so I'm going to have to work on that.... not that it's a major deal, just switch from 4h to 4lo a little more then normal .

I would like to add ...... driving a couple of miles in a creek bed with no power steering and 37's with 5 psi makes your arms hurt :eek:
94Dodge Truggy
10-21-2010, 07:46 AM
you going to make the core ultimate adventure ride next month?
kyrel69
10-21-2010, 09:03 AM
did you get any more pic?

Where are you playing at??
sarge
10-21-2010, 04:29 PM
you going to make the core ultimate adventure ride next month?

Really thinking about it ! Just don't know about all the highway driving.
sarge
10-21-2010, 04:30 PM
did you get any more pic?

Where are you playing at??

No new pics , sorry to busy playing ....... do you really have to ask where we were playing ;)
kyrel69
10-21-2010, 04:35 PM
No new pics , sorry to busy playing ....... do you really have to ask where we were playing ;)

lol just asking to vfy people were going there again :)
sarge
10-31-2010, 10:07 PM
Went to the creek yesterday for test run number 2 . Had a blast , still have some trimming and bump stop adjustments to do and I still have a slight high RPM miss .... I'll be working on that soon. Any way I did manage to snap a couple of pics :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/testrun001.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/testrun002.jpg

Bunch more pics were taken by others inthe group , just waiting for them to send them.
RuffedUpXJ
11-01-2010, 09:13 AM
Looks good Mike, the LOG is looking good, get some lights in the bumper to light up some night wheeling.
carwash
11-01-2010, 11:46 AM
You build the bumper sarge?
sarge
11-01-2010, 04:44 PM
yes I built the bumper , and yes I need to get the lights in it ..... I have them just haven't had time to put them in it :beers:
94Dodge Truggy
11-01-2010, 04:52 PM
Theres still mud down there? Must be a natural spring or low enough for the river to feed! Good pics!
sarge
11-01-2010, 07:13 PM
there is always mud down there :D
RuffedUpXJ
11-01-2010, 09:34 PM
there is always mud down there :D

Also dead bodies, stolen cars, and whatever fun stuff you can have.
sarge
11-01-2010, 10:41 PM
hahaha I read " dead body" and said to my self ..... no !!! then I remembered we did have a floater down there a few years ago .... and a few self inflicted ones here and there... anyway here are some more shots from Saturday.

the hole :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/72737_1449969012765_1339437196_31081794_696596_n.j pg

stuck Jeep .... in the hole :

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/149530_1449967852736_1339437196_31081786_770606_n. jpg

you can do it !!!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/149926_1449965932688_1339437196_31081775_1675527_n .jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/72737_1449969092767_1339437196_31081796_7618929_n. jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/72737_1449969132768_1339437196_31081797_2658820_n. jpg

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/74538_1449970172794_1339437196_31081802_6127923_n. jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/149973_1449970812810_1339437196_31081805_1654569_n .jpg

Boy is that going to be fun to clean !!!!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/149973_1449970932813_1339437196_31081808_5445035_n .jpg
sarge
11-01-2010, 10:47 PM
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/149926_1449965892687_1339437196_31081774_5753336_n .jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/149926_1449965852686_1339437196_31081773_2874574_n .jpg

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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/149973_1449970972814_1339437196_31081809_5660090_n .jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/sgtcherokee/Gillen%20off%20road/72450_1449964732658_1339437196_31081767_1891365_n. jpg
tom tom
11-01-2010, 11:39 PM
Man that looks fun good pics
RuffedUpXJ
11-02-2010, 09:40 AM
Who's black XJ Sarge?
sarge
11-02-2010, 04:54 PM
Jeremy Rose's , used to have the red 4 runner then black 4 runner with not front fenders.
RuffedUpXJ
11-03-2010, 09:22 AM
Jeremy Rose's , used to have the red 4 runner then black 4 runner with not front fenders.

I thought he had a Wrangler, I guess I was wrong. You work with him right? And redman built a garage for him?
sarge
11-03-2010, 04:16 PM
Yes he has a wrangler also , and yes I work with him and yes Red built his barn.