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For God so loved the world he gave us the one and only Jeep, that whosoever believeth in Jeeping shall not perish in the wilderness but have everlasting joy. Amen! Who here's a Jeeper? My '81.

Here's me 1978 CJ5, owned it since 1987. 401 V8, T-18 4 speed, Dana 60 rear.

Mine's sporting the full on 82 HP 4 banger. Bet that 401 makes quick work of spinning those big meats.

Here's my 1964 CJ5. I'm the second owner. Original paint, seats, etc. Runs like a top. This pic was on our elk hunt in CO this past September:

My 84 CJ7.



Unfortunately this is the current state of it.

1995 YJ. 200k and bullet proof, very little has ever failed, mainly a couple of different leaks and general maintenance.

I'm on my third. The current one is a 2014 Wrangler w/ the Willis Wheeler Package. Put a Tru-Trac in the front Diff. Never understood how great they were for the desert hunting I do until I got one and took the doors off of it. There is nothing out there that does better. E

1986 CJ7 with a 4.2 in line 6, 4.0 heads, mopar fuel injection kit, ARB front and rear lockers.

2013 Wrangler. 3 MORE PAYMENTS AND IT'S ALL MINE!

TC1, Your Jeep is to clean, I drive a 2005 LJ every day here on the ranch and it's always dirty,even after I wash it, have decided the mud and dirt are South Texas, camo. My last Jeep was a 93 unlimited, put 300,000 miles on it. replaced tires and brakes and serviced it every 3000 miles.

My jeeps never see pavement, just ranch use, you can,t beat a jeep for daily ranch work. Rio7

Ha! That picture was taken about 2 years ago and it's within minutes of finishing up the lift kit/bumper/fender install. If you'll look close you'll see the wheel well's aren't back in it yet. It hasn't been that clean since. I don't go looking for the deepest holes to stick in but I don't polish it up either. Mine fills the roll of hunting truck, mild play toy and daily driver. It's my only vehicle.

TC1, are those Poison Spyder fenders?

Yes.

Don't know how to post pic's, it's been raining here for 4 days, my jeep has gained about 300# of mud. ranch roads are like driving in wet concrete about 6-8" deep, oh well it will wash off. Rio7

Super nice TC1. That looks perfect. The old ones lack alot, like security for hunting gear for one! Ride quality for two.

Thanks. I have really enjoyed it. My payment went in today! 2 more and it's mine!

My 71

Before


After

WOW, what a transformation sactoller!!! Very nice!!!
Oh, and Merry Christmas to all!!!

Thanks....almost done. Need to build a new seat bracket, extend the front frame about 3" and a front drive shaft, then it should be ready for the rocks.

Some good articulation...



new taillights

WOW! That is nice.

Need a link to the thread where you showed it being built. Nice work!

Until, photobucket comes back...that link just sucks!


I blame Northern Dave

Nice jeeps gentlemen.

FB2, I like that color a lot.

My 2012 JK, 3.6 V6, 6-speed manual, 4.10 gears. Aftermarket air-lockers front and rear. 1.5" Terraflex springs, Fox shocks. I use the heck out of this rascal! Took it to Alaska and back last spring for a bear & wolf hunt. It's a great little rig.





Guy

My Jeep after a hunt near Paducah, Texas. Old Man Emu suspension lift, Ranch Hand bumpers, Warn winch,
https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/12537167#Post12537167

And when I want a little more comfort...2012 JKU

Just got new wheels and tires yesterday.

Nice!

Thanks,

Next up is a programmer, fenders and a new air box.

Christmas 2018 I will change the gearing...

what gear ratio are you thinking?

Gears, Trutracs and a Tera 30 front diff are on my list of to do’s on our Jeep....going to go with 4.56 gears I think

I did the Trutracs on mine. It made a huge difference.

I put ARBs and 5.38s in mine. kinda took it from daily driver and put it in trail rig catagory, but I can still run 65 or so on the highway.

Had one installed in the front diff on mine. They couldn't do one in the back in place of the clutch pack posi. E

I did mine with trutracs front and back, 3.73's and 35X12.5-17 tires. IMO 4.10's would be the perfect setup for the 4 WD and daily driving I do. It works great as a daily driver pulling about 2200 rpm @70 mph but I really need low range in 4wd to make it "happy" in the mud.

Not sure why they couldn’t put one in the rear for you. I’m going to swap front and rear for trutracs. Good friend of mine did the same and loves them!

What do you haul on your jeep?? Rio7

The bolt pattern for the rear is different on the 2014 with their posi setup that comes with the Willis Wheeler Package. E

When they did mine. They had to enlarge the holes on on the rear Trutrac to accept the larger gear carrier bolts Jeep uses. I called ETON and they said it was common practice and my only choice if I wanted to use it on the rear. I ran the rear Trutrac and one bolt over to a local machine shop and they enlarged the holes while I waited. I think I $40-$50 for the job. The front one bolted right up.

That’s very interesting! Ours is a Willy’s Wheeler as well but a 2015 I wonder if I’ll have to have them enlarged. If it’s too much work maybe a new carrier would work?

Look at the smile on Ed too many letters face. That speaks volumes !

when I installed my ARB and 5.38 gears, I just punched the carrier holes out carefully on my drill press. I was pi$$ed because both the gears and carrier were part of a kit, but needed modified to bolt together. in the end, it was an easy mod and everything is working well.

the kit was the Dynatrac Trail Leader package which included an assembled Pro Rock 44 front axle and axle shafts, locker, gears, and install kit for the rear. it was a bit of work but I don't regret it.

Owl, the people on this thread don't use their jeeps they just talk about them. Rio7

What I did when I was told none of the machine shops would open up the holes, was to leave the factory clutch pack in place, it was in good condition, and just went with the front unit. E

I wouldn't have had a problem doing that if mine had a limited slip from the factory. Mine is a "base" model and they wouldn't let me add it when I ordered mine. They said I would have to step up to the next package before I could add a rear limited slip so for me drilling was my best option.

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How come Smoke is not in a picture? Maybe She is running the camera. miles

Miles, As usual, Smoke is the director of photography, I am just the camera man. Rio7

More better, seeing Her. miles

The green '71 has 4:56 locked front and rear.

The black Jeep will get 4:88's.

sactoller,Your green jeep is cool as hell, like the black one for going to town, my black 05 is my daily driver here on the ranch, I have a 2017 Rubi for go to town jeep Rio7

sactoller,Your green jeep is cool as hell, like the black one for going to town, my black 05 is my daily driver here on the ranch, I have a 2017 Rubi, for go to town jeep Rio7

The '71 is my old school crawler, the '12 will be used for the more gentleman runs, or when I don't want to ruff it as much.

I guess I'll see what this jeep thing is about. This late 70s with a 304 amc is following me home tomorrow. Very little or no visible rust on it, so hopefully will be solid.

RUBI Red, my go to town jeep. Rio7

Took the above picture the day I bought Rubi Red,Have added a roof rack, Warn winch, led spots and flood lights, Marathon seat covers, weather guard floor mats, and A/T tires, need to take a current picture.Rio7

30338, Give it some TLC and have fun. Rio7

RIO7, Great looking rig you have there. I just my oldie unloaded and parked in garage. Its been sitting for 8 years outside and needs some attention I am sure. Kind of making up a list of stuff I think I should do. I am not a mechanic and really don't know much at all about jeeps. So here are the list of things I think I should do. If anyone has ideas, please add them.

1. Check brakes
2. Replace front and rear diff fluids
3. Replace tranny fluid
4. Flush radiator
5 .Change oil
6. Replace all belts
7. New spark plugs? Not sure on this one, it seems to start and run fine.

Any ideas from anyone on best way to clean engine compartment without messing up any electronics?

Thinking my best bet is just taking it to a reputable jeep place in Denver area. I did hit one of the fenders with a little rubbing compound and there is some good paint under that weathered finish. Going to make a fine hunting rig.

replace all the rubber under the hood, not just the belt. Rad and heater hoses, too. Dump a little diesel on the motor, let set awhile, and pressure wash the piss outta it. Do it to a cool engine, and keep the spray away from the alternator and dist cap, best you can. Let it dry out for a day before starting it and there will be no probs with electronics

Thanks Don, Going to poke and polish around on it a bit to see what I have. Was pretty happy it started actually.

I had a 79 CJ7 with 304/Turbo 400/Quadra Trac and it was a strong running Jeep. I put a locker in the rear and it went great.

Bearcat, This one is a 76 but has the 304 and Quadra Trac. So since I have no clue, what exactly does the Quadra Trac get me? First time jeep guy.

Well, the Quadra Trac is a variable drive system that transfers power from front to rear as the system sees fit. Mine had the optional low range planetary gear addition which was nice, shift lever was under/in front of the driver seat. It is vacuum operated so be sure all that is up to snuff, no leaks etc. Mine wasn't very good on fuel but I wasn't real concerned with that. It was a solid 4wd setup that worked great for me.

http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/transfer-cases/quadratrac


Your Jeep should have an AMC 20 rear end which was plenty strong for mine with 3.55's a locker and 31's. The only other upgrade to the axles I did was to replace the 2 piece shafts with 1 piece axles after I busted a keyway on the 2 piece first trip out of that gate.

That's true in my case. I have a Weber carb that won't let me do inclines until I get it fixed or replaced! Nice Jeeps guys.

Need a new top after 37 years. Bestop? Jeeps been running good but I found a carb man, so it'll come off and go for a look soon.

My 89, bought new, 155,000 miles.

Nice.

She's running again.

30338, looks great, are those the same wheels? or did you just buff the hell out of the old ones? are those tires 33s ? new seats , your stylin big time Smile, Rio7

Rio, lot of rubbing compound on the wheels. They cleaned up good. New seats are so much better too. And stayed 31" on wheels to not put too much strain on various old parts. K02s will hopefully do well.

30338, Not hard to tell you put some serious TLC into it, I looked at those seats yesterday at 4 Wheel Parts in town thinking about putting them in my black 05 LK was wondering if they can handle a lot of dog and people traffic please advise me on how they hold up. for now I'm going to put my old seat covers back on the 05, had the seats recovered last year just before hunting season started in sept, they are shot now. Rio7

Had two CJ5's ('79 and '82...........the '79 salvaged from a frontal rollover).
Two XJ's.
Two ZJ's
One WJ
and the ol lady has a Liberty ('04). Just turned 100k, so youngest kid gets it this summer, she's buying a newer Jeep.
No rust, leather int...............figure it'll be wrecked before school starts LOL.

I had a 98 ZJ for about a decade that had pretty much every part less the chassis replaced at least once. Here it is shortly before I sold it. Upgrades that I can recall

4.5" of lift, Clayton's long-arms
HP dana 30 front with 4.56s, open
Ford 8.8 rear with 4.56s, locked
Built 4.0 (cam, head work, upgraded intake, header, etc.)
Hanson front bumper with Engo ES 9k winch
285/70/17 BFG KM2s

I went with the 36-38" waist size seats for motivation to keep working out. They seem like a quality product but we'll see how the hold up. Will be dogs in and out as well here. Will keep you posted on how they do. Bikini top eventually on it but these will get a lot of water and uv on them so hard to say.

So popped off the front and rear diff covers yesterday. Kind of nasty milk shake looking stuff in the front diff and rear diff looked more like chocolate syrup. No telling when these were serviced last. This was one of the reasons I didn't want to drive this one much till I got the fluids changed out.

Got the mating services all cleaned well and a new gasket for the rear. Going to attempt my first differential sealing later today. Have the diff fluid ready to load once those are cured. Next up is transmission and quadra trac fluids if it goes well today.

As with most Jeeps, "ain't no reason to change the punkin' fluids, they got seals on'm"