New guy... moving from Virginia Beach to Dayton, OH

[flatlander757]

So what's up... new here... I suppose this is where an introduction would go so I'll assume I'm right:D

My name is Tony, I'm 22 and married(for a little over a year now) and moving from Virginia Beach to Dayton, OH with a job transfer... I'm glad to be getting out of the communistwealth... the beach is cool but I like mountains and lower cost of living better.... also I'll be much closer to some really good offroading... right now I gotta drive about 6 hours to get to Uwharrie National Forest, which isn't really crazy... I did everything there on 33s with open diffs. Crozet is kinda close but it's not open year round.

If you're on Jeep Forum or Pirate 4x4 you've probably seen my build up, but I got it bone stock 3 years ago, since then it went through a 3" lift and 33s with a bunch of bolt-ons, then I got a welder(after reading KirbyIV's build on PBB) and went to town... now it's on 1 tons and 40s.

I'll be moving to the West Carrollton area the weekend of September 18th-19th... for a short while I'm going to be daily driving my Jeep... I know there are no state inspections or anything in Ohio, but I do know there are some bumper height laws(which I am over)... does anyone really care about that and pull you guys over for stuff like that? I'm at just under 29" in the front and I think 28" in the back.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/flatlander757/Jeep%20stuff/Starr%20Motors%20birthday%20party%208-7-10/DSCF2190.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/flatlander757/Jeep%20stuff/Starr%20Motors%20birthday%20party%208-7-10/DSCF2183.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/flatlander757/Jeep%20stuff/Starr%20Motors%20birthday%20party%208-7-10/DSCF2077.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/flatlander757/Jeep%20stuff/Starr%20Motors%20birthday%20party%208-7-10/DSCF2071.jpg

My wife Shaynea(pronounced Shay-nuh)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/flatlander757/Jeep%20stuff/Starr%20Motors%20Offroad%20Day%202010/DSCF1927.jpg


We've got an apartment set to move into, we're hoping to get a house some time after winter so I can have a place to work on my Jeep in. I've got to put my big tool box and press and some other stuff into storage until then:(

edit: I've got all the tools and knowledge and experience for regearing diffs(primarily experience with Dana and Chrysler differentials in particular) in case anyone may find that useful ;)

[cheapthrills49]

welcome 2 ohio but ur not any closer 2 the mountains of ky. or tenn.:mad:
we have some pretty good wheelin in ohio....u should look up some ohio adventure posts and surf over 2 offroad ohio, i guess you'll prob have 2 go 2 haspin at least once but it wont b much better than 33"s w/open diffs

[cheapthrills49]

BUT U SHOULD UPGRADE INTO A TOYOTA!
:evilgrin:

[Hope Springs Hauler]

Hey man. Followed some of your build on P4x4. The club is great for contacts and some great wheeling trips.
Some of our group has been hassled about bumper height. Mostly state troopers though.

[flatlander757]

welcome 2 ohio but ur not any closer 2 the mountains of ky. or tenn.:mad:
we have some pretty good wheelin in ohio....u should look up some ohio adventure posts and surf over 2 offroad ohio, i guess you'll prob have 2 go 2 haspin at least once but it wont b much better than 33"s w/open diffs

VA Beach is pretty much dead flat... I can at least see mountainy hilly area in the Centerville area;)

BUT U SHOULD UPGRADE INTO A TOYOTA!
:evilgrin:

Isn't that an oxymoron? :evilgrin:

[flatlander757]

Hey man. Followed some of your build on P4x4. The club is great for contacts and some great wheeling trips.
Some of our group has been hassled about bumper height. Mostly state troopers though.

What is the general repurcussions for that? Vehicle get impounded immediately? Get caught 3 times and then get impounded? That's basically how it works in VA if you keep getting busted for the same thing. They have the right to make you tow the vehicle home on your own dime if it can be considered "unsafe" which sucks:rolleyes:

I only owe about $10k more to the bank... once it's paid off then I won't need full coverage or a registration and make it a trail-only rig:evilgrin: By then I should have a house and tow rig hopefully too:p

I just gotta drive it for a month or two until I can find a decent beater truck.... not a Toyota:evilgrin:

[Green Zuggy]

Welcome to Ohio. :D

[blazerbrad]

They don't seem to be too worried about bumper height unless the rig is pretty high. Your Jeep seems to sit fairly low...I see TJ's all of the time that at least look taller than yours on only 35-37" tires. Though the wide axles and comp cut do kinda' standout.

You are definitely more daring than I am considering you cut up a TJ that you still owe a decent amount of money on AND daily drive it.

[flatlander757]

Yeah, I have an 89 F150 I daily drive here... but I'm selling it to a friend before I move to Ohio because he is in need of a truck and I could use the extra money in the short term.

It's my wife's turn to get a vehicle next... I may get a beater POS to drive around for the time being, but I think she's going to be getting a Dodge Ram or something(also double as my tow rig in the future:D) and I'll then get her 03 Lancer which is a plain gas sipping base model.

I try not to daily drive my Jeep unless I need to... but I can if I must;)

[mckeddie]

glad to see you made it over here. what kind of beater truck you looking for?

[flatlander757]

glad to see you made it over here. what kind of beater truck you looking for?

Anything running, simple/reliable, and tires/brakes in fair shape. I won't really be able to do a ton of working on anything. Preferably under $1200 or so...

I'm not too incredibly worried about getting anything just yet... I'll have my wife's Lancer to drive until she gets a job herself.

[GPER]

Welcome to the neighborhood, your not to far from me. Kettering does have a traffic cop that has harassed a couple of guys. Where will you be driving it to for work????

[donaldcon]

Welcome to oh. It isnt to often folks get harrased about anything in ohio thats vehicle related.

I used to drive this thing everywhere
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/tonysmudbog/2007/Ohio%20Adventure%20Tour%202007/thegeneral041.jpg

[tjjeepjeep]

Welcome welcome...

[Trigger]

Welcome from another Dayton area guy. I'm deployed right now, but get back in November. We'll have to get together sometime.

[biggin69]

Welcome :beers:

[flatlander757]

Welcome to the neighborhood, your not to far from me. Kettering does have a traffic cop that has harassed a couple of guys. Where will you be driving it to for work????

Technically my company has some BS policy about not disclosing where I work online in forums... so I'll let you know that I am going to be working at a VERY large used car dealership... I've got about a 2 minute drive to work and don't need to get on any main roads so I think I'll be okay there anyways.

Welcome to oh. It isnt to often folks get harrased about anything in ohio thats vehicle related.

I used to drive this thing everywhere
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/tonysmudbog/2007/Ohio%20Adventure%20Tour%202007/thegeneral041.jpg

:p

I think I've seen that thing before... I want to say in the ghetto fab and hack jobs thread on PBB? Not kidding... I think it's kinda neat but seriously... I swear I've seen it in there.:confused:

Welcome welcome...

Thanks:cool:

Welcome from another Dayton area guy. I'm deployed right now, but get back in November. We'll have to get together sometime.

Sounds good to me! Sent you a PM back.

Welcome :beers:

Thanks:beers:





So here in Virginia Beach my local hang out bar is a place called the Wing King... with all kinds of tasty brews and of course... wings.

I've heard that the "Frickers" place is supposed to be pretty good... any truth to that?

[donaldcon]

I'll have to dig through that thread and see, afterall when you cut the ohio rust off something and put a 1.5" .125 wall cage around it, it has to be a hack job since it has stock suspension.

edit: Im all over the internet im sure youve seen it somewhere but its no where in that thread. I just checked all 64 pages

kinda disapointing.. but its in there now I just added it just to see what flames I get.

[flatlander757]

I'll have to dig through that thread and see, afterall when you cut the ohio rust off something and put a 1.5" .125 wall cage around it, it has to be a hack job since it has stock suspension.

No... it's not on 40s, doesn't have D60s, and only has one transfercase I'm guessing:D

It's pretty cool IMO... next Jeep or whatever I get/build is just going to be on small tires and a complete pile... just so I can beat on it without mercy... It is REALLY fun bouncing off the rev limited trying stuff that most don't think you will make it over. I drove like I had an egg under my foot on stock axles and 33s.

[donaldcon]

No... it's not on 40s, doesn't have D60s, and only has one transfercase I'm guessing:D

It's pretty cool IMO... next Jeep or whatever I get/build is just going to be on small tires and a complete pile... just so I can beat on it without mercy... It is REALLY fun bouncing off the rev limited trying stuff that most don't think you will make it over. I drove like I had an egg under my foot on stock axles and 33s.

My current wheeler inst huge but its almost point n go here in ohio I ahve to travel out fo state to find stuff it cant do, Ive got it forsale now for the sole purpose of building my two trackers up a little for some 31" and under wheelin.

[flatlander757]

My current wheeler inst huge but its almost point n go here in ohio I ahve to travel out fo state to find stuff it cant do, Ive got it forsale now for the sole purpose of building my two trackers up a little for some 31" and under wheelin.

Yeah, I think the plan for me/my wife is to get her a daily driver 1/2 ton pickup that is capable of -eventually- towing my TJ to places for me to go crazy... but we also want to get another Jeep... probably a YJ or CJ to basically be a rat-rod of offroaders... something simple on 31s-33s that you can beat the hell out of.

It was kind of bittersweet when I got to really use my TJ to do everything(my very first "test run" I still had the shovel and it sucked in the rocks)... but I really wanted to hop into one of the guys' rigs on 31s and just go at some of the muddy hill climbs. Excuse for another Jeep... my wife really wants to wheel something so I guess I'll let her drive it too:D

Here's a direct link to the post on page 109with all the pics... pics/videos continue through page 111 on JF.

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f22/flatlander757s-03-tj-build-update-thread-457119/index109.html#post9923209