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01-04-2007, 11:42 AM
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Alright, I guess I've lost the popular vote.
There, I've used the gayest icon in the inventory just to show you that I'm nice.
It's an excrutiating decision, Ge99ne, seriously. I agree with you also (dejavu?)
The last step I had on the old girl was to put a Ford 9 in the rear with an OX. But, when my wife says enough, then I respect it. She's alot sexier than any of you mongrels!
I can't tell you how painful it is to let go of my CJ, it was my homecoming present when I got back from Iraq. But, as far as trades go, it's not a bad one. If I'm just giving up a tough dashboard and old-fashioned hubs, then certainly I should be happy. Perhaps I'll even learn to take care of it.
That's why I'm wondering about armor, though, just to be on the safe side. Does anybody understand?
There, I've used the gayest icon in the inventory just to show you that I'm nice.
It's an excrutiating decision, Ge99ne, seriously. I agree with you also (dejavu?)
The last step I had on the old girl was to put a Ford 9 in the rear with an OX. But, when my wife says enough, then I respect it. She's alot sexier than any of you mongrels!
I can't tell you how painful it is to let go of my CJ, it was my homecoming present when I got back from Iraq. But, as far as trades go, it's not a bad one. If I'm just giving up a tough dashboard and old-fashioned hubs, then certainly I should be happy. Perhaps I'll even learn to take care of it.
That's why I'm wondering about armor, though, just to be on the safe side. Does anybody understand?
01-04-2007, 11:49 AM
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Well wives are funny that way. Mine pressured me out of my 77 CJ but jumped on the Jeep bandwagon overnight after we saw the 4 door on the lot. Of course I was shopping for a Harley at the time so it made a jeep look pretty damn practical.
I will say I never missed selectable lockers. The only reason I would even want them now is to run a full locker in the front without having funky on road handling. In a nutshell it's a lot more refined, which is nice day to day, but causes me to think twice when approaching a mudhole with the top down.
I will say I never missed selectable lockers. The only reason I would even want them now is to run a full locker in the front without having funky on road handling. In a nutshell it's a lot more refined, which is nice day to day, but causes me to think twice when approaching a mudhole with the top down.
01-05-2007, 02:52 AM
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what did hubs do? engage (or disengage) the meat from the potato. warn will offer a kit for you in a year or so, probably to the song of 1300, like the TJ's.
and boring out a throttle body is easy. but, if you are that concerned with damaging a 27K vehicle, what do you need to know about locking hubs? are you going to take it off-road? you know, if you do that, things break..
01-06-2007, 01:39 AM
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You're right, degenerate. It's stupid to be able to disengage any part of the powertrain that you'd like. It's also stupid to feel sentimental over something made from metal. It's stupid to regret losing a tradition that my whole family enjoyed - turning a stupid little knob that let us know we were about to have fun. It's stupid to pay less than $20 for wheel bearings, instead of over $100. Please, enjoy yourself as you make fun of all of that. And, please whine some more because I called you a dummy.
And, no, I don't WANT to bore out the throttle body. I was trying to give a heads-up to any sponsors that are listening. Maybe a thought like that surpasses you.
And, I can think of a few things I'd like to break.
And, no, I don't WANT to bore out the throttle body. I was trying to give a heads-up to any sponsors that are listening. Maybe a thought like that surpasses you.
And, I can think of a few things I'd like to break.
01-06-2007, 01:48 AM
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Thanks for the understanding, Ge99ne. It's exactly that pressure that I'm getting. I SHOULD stop whining about it, though. At least she's not trying to get me to wear a suit!
I'm feeling really uneasy about that refinement, though. I'm surprised I'm the first one to talk about it on here. I don't want it to make me soft.
But, the a/c unit is gonna get turned into an air compressor. The upper and front heater vents are gonna get sealed shut against the rain. And, I'll let you guys know how the "weather resistant" speaker system holds up against my pressure washer.
I'm feeling really uneasy about that refinement, though. I'm surprised I'm the first one to talk about it on here. I don't want it to make me soft.
But, the a/c unit is gonna get turned into an air compressor. The upper and front heater vents are gonna get sealed shut against the rain. And, I'll let you guys know how the "weather resistant" speaker system holds up against my pressure washer.
01-06-2007, 03:58 PM
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Unless you were just kidding I thought you might like to know...
AC systems have a special oil that gets added in with the refridgerant to
lube the compressor. If you pump straight air with it, you'll cook it.
Unless there's some kind of a conversion kit you know about.
If there is, hook me up with a link if you could.
I'm feeling really uneasy about that refinement, though. I'm surprised I'm the first one to talk about it on here. I don't want it to make me soft. But, the a/c unit is gonna get turned into an air compressor.
AC systems have a special oil that gets added in with the refridgerant to
lube the compressor. If you pump straight air with it, you'll cook it.
Unless there's some kind of a conversion kit you know about.
If there is, hook me up with a link if you could.
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01-06-2007, 07:29 PM
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Yeah, that can be fixed with an in-line air oiler, like the kind on your shop compressor. Just refill the oil after every few hours of pump operation. Look up "sanden compressor on-board air".
01-07-2007, 08:11 AM
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I don't think I'll be doing it to my AC...But it's still a pretty cool idea.
01-08-2007, 01:31 AM
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You're right, degenerate. It's stupid to be able to disengage any part of the powertrain that you'd like. It's also stupid to feel sentimental over something made from metal. It's stupid to regret losing a tradition that my whole family enjoyed - turning a stupid little knob that let us know we were about to have fun. It's stupid to pay less than $20 for wheel bearings, instead of over $100. Please, enjoy yourself as you make fun of all of that. And, please whine some more because I called you a dummy.
And, no, I don't WANT to bore out the throttle body. I was trying to give a heads-up to any sponsors that are listening. Maybe a thought like that surpasses you.
And, I can think of a few things I'd like to break.
And, no, I don't WANT to bore out the throttle body. I was trying to give a heads-up to any sponsors that are listening. Maybe a thought like that surpasses you.
And, I can think of a few things I'd like to break.
that being said,
And, I can think of a few things I'd like to break