PUBLIC FORUMS => Introductions => Topic started by: joshs1ofakindxj on March 24, 2008, 02:56:05 PM
Title: Howdy!
Post by: joshs1ofakindxj on March 24, 2008, 02:56:05 PM
I was cruising by MacGregors and I saw a sweet CJ8 in front of the place so I stopped to check it out and I met Mike and two other nice fellas and they directed me to this forum here.
I\'m originally from South-Western PA, around the Ligonier/Johnstown area and now I\'m a Mechanical Engineering Technology Student at RIT.
Other forums I\'m on usually are Pittsburgh Offroad (PGH-offroad.com), Heritage Region Jeep Association (HRJA.org), 4wd.com (forums.4wd.com/forums), and Black List Wheelers Association (BLWA.org).
Up here at school I drive a 94 2wd XJ that I picked up for $100 since it didnt have a floor. 4.0L motor with a 140k on the clock and getting 22mpg. Added a throttle body spacer and boring the throttle body soon.
My 89 XJ is my first jeep...4.0L, aw4, aussie locked d30, lockright locked XJ d44, 3.5\" frankenlift, ton of homemade stuff like the hood and bumper and tire carrier and so on...
And finally my 95 XJ. The buck naked low budget big bang beater...BB lift, gas tank relocated, 4.0L, AX15, d30, LSd35, aussie locker and cage coming soon...
I also ride an arctic cat 500 atv with a winch, snorkel, and 589 tires and I enjoy target shooting.
So ya...thats me...
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: gCracker on March 24, 2008, 03:31:35 PM
welcome.. nice assortment of Jeeps.
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: joshs1ofakindxj on March 24, 2008, 05:33:50 PM
Thanks. I plan to get the 89 XJ up here once I get it to pass PA inspection. Next year probably. For now thought I\'d be happy to ride along with someone the next time everyone goes out and run winch line or take pictures.
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: gCracker on March 25, 2008, 08:41:47 AM
Not sure if they told you or not be tonight is our monthly meeting. Stop on out and meet everyone. See the homepage for info and directions.
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: GTJake on March 25, 2008, 10:08:13 AM
is your 4wheeler in town?
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: smichaelR22 on March 25, 2008, 11:24:19 AM
hey glad you could make it to the site..... ill have to bring up again the fact you guys didnt even look at the little dakota next to my CJ :)
meh.
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: MrMindless on March 25, 2008, 12:48:04 PM
wow, you weren\'t kidding, that\'s quite the fleet!
Hope to see you around. If you\'re close enough to Rausch maybe you can hitch a ride down and pick up a wheeler from home when we go down there...
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: joshs1ofakindxj on March 25, 2008, 04:24:45 PM
no, i dont have a 4wd in town. hopefully next school year.
and i would come to the meeting tonight if I didn\'t have MFing physics class from 6 to 8.
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: CMMagnussen on March 27, 2008, 10:06:15 AM
Damn you almost have me beat in jeeps. Nice work on the 89 pretty rare for somone to swap over to that grill style F-150 spring lift or V-8 ZJ?
Did I see a J-Truck in the pick with the bronco?
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: joshs1ofakindxj on March 27, 2008, 04:00:39 PM
nope, no j-truck.
I don\'t know why but I always fancied the 88 waggy XJ 4-headlight grill so when I saw one in the junkyard I did the conversion. really easy.
front springs in the 89 are 3\" rusty\'s offroad HD coils (they were on sale) and the back is a 3/4 ton chevy truck rear leaf pack with the main leaf being the original XJ main leaf. that gave me a solid 3.5\" in the back.
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: CMMagnussen on March 29, 2008, 01:58:51 AM
I was thinking about using that grill in my manche but didnt find one in time when I had to replace my header panel with any luck ill be swapping my 231 for a 208 and adding 8\" of lift to that truck in may
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: Guest on March 29, 2008, 06:32:46 PM
WORD!
Title: Re: Howdy!
Post by: teamhoppyracing on March 30, 2008, 08:56:01 PM
