First Jeep, lots to learn

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NotThere

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First Jeep, lots to learn Wednesday, January 18, 2012 2:20 PM (permalink)

When the old 97 Silverado started limping at 260k I decided I needed to bite the bullet and get something different. Spent a couple months surfing across the southwest and finally located 'Just the Jeep' I wanted right down the road. I'm loving the "new" blue 2002 TJ SE, previous owner ignored it's heritage and left it stock with barely a scratch on the skid plates, so I took it out to rectify that right after purchasing with new friends from the dealer and was amazed at what it made it over without a single upgrade. Need to keep it low enough and Fuel efficient to make the daily grind to the office and fit in the parking garage, but hoping to be able to keep enough bolt on parts in the garage to be able to transform it to a more capable trail rig for weekends and the impending zombie apocalypse. I know just enough mechanic-ese to grasp concepts, but haven't ever repaired anything with more bolts than a tire. Hope to see y'all soon (maybe Tolar in Feb?!?!?)

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Alex "NotThere" -- Blue 'ZombieTac' 02 TJ 2.5L SoftTop-- RuggedRidge Side Armor; Smitty SRC rear & Body Armor TJ-1441 front;... new set o 31x10.5x15 BFG AT's -still lots of room for improvement --- Burleson, TX
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82 Toyota SR5 Total Posts : 32 Reward points : 121 Joined: 2/16/2010 Status: offline	Re:First Jeep, lots to learn Wednesday, January 18, 2012 2:27 PM (permalink) Welcome! nice looking jeep.
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crazydave Total Posts : 2182 Reward points : 367 Joined: 6/12/2005 Location: Saginaw Status: offline	Re:First Jeep, lots to learn Wednesday, January 18, 2012 3:25 PM (permalink) Welcome to the club. See you on the trails soon. David Taylor 95xj Detroit in the rear, Detroit truetrac in the front and 4.10 gears. 03kj
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justaguy Total Posts : 233 Reward points : 224 Joined: 6/15/2011 Status: offline	Re:First Jeep, lots to learn Wednesday, January 18, 2012 3:41 PM (permalink) congrats on the new jeep,and welcome Norm Shubert E. Dallas justajeep, with some stuff
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mb817 Total Posts : 301 Reward points : 692 Joined: 2/21/2009 Location: godley, Tx Status: offline	Re:First Jeep, lots to learn Wednesday, January 18, 2012 6:10 PM (permalink) Nice jeep have fun with it hope to see you on the trails.
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i5sfe Total Posts : 1447 Reward points : 566 Joined: 1/4/2009 Location: Irving Status: offline	Re:First Jeep, lots to learn Thursday, January 19, 2012 6:26 AM (permalink) Welcome to the club! We have members that have very capable Jeeps that are driven daily. Definitely join us for club meetings to talk shop with them, and on the forum of course. Ryan Swift - 84 Toyota Truck - 85 4runner
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Ninjessie

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Re:First Jeep, lots to learn Thursday, January 19, 2012 7:39 PM (permalink)

Welcome! My Jeep is a daily driver also.
If you can swing it you should definitely come to Mega Run first and foremost. Even if the Jeep is stock you will have a blast =)

And glad to hear someone else besides me is ready for the zombie attack ;P

If it moves and shouldn't: Duct Tape & Zip Ties
If it doesn't move and should: WD-40 & a hammer.

'97 Wrangler Sport on 32" BFG KM2s with 2" ProComp Lift, 1" body and mml, rear locker, 4.10s and Genright full roll cage

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xterror Total Posts : 153 Reward points : 465 Joined: 1/31/2010 Status: offline	Re:First Jeep, lots to learn Friday, January 20, 2012 8:49 PM (permalink) your not ready for the zombie attack without these switches! http://www.otrattw.com/pr...?prod=V1D1GHCB-PZCZL-B
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JKKent Total Posts : 233 Reward points : 133 Joined: 8/21/2011 Location: Ft. Worth TX Status: offline	Re:First Jeep, lots to learn Monday, January 23, 2012 6:47 AM (permalink) Tolar is awesome testing grounds. and has alot of bypasses just in case! Feb club outing is in tolar :D 2011 Wrangler- ProComp 3" suspention, ProComp 15x10 wheels, 33x12.5 BFG MTs, Quicker disconnects, Soft doors, XRC armor, front bumper, sliders... TBC
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95taco4x4 Total Posts : 36 Reward points : 90 Joined: 6/25/2007 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Status: offline	Re:First Jeep, lots to learn Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:51 PM (permalink) Alex, got the new sliders on the Jeep yet?
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NotThere

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Re:First Jeep, lots to learn Wednesday, February 01, 2012 12:00 PM (permalink)

Yep Bolted em on that weekend -Now I need to get my taxes filed so I can get some tires :)

Alex "NotThere" -- Blue 'ZombieTac' 02 TJ 2.5L SoftTop-- RuggedRidge Side Armor; Smitty SRC rear & Body Armor TJ-1441 front;... new set o 31x10.5x15 BFG AT's -still lots of room for improvement --- Burleson, TX
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