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Wrench
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Postby Wrench » Sun May 31, 2009 1:24 pm

Hi everyone!

I live in Pasco. I have a 1999 Merc Mounty as my occasional offroad rig, and a 1984 Jeep Cherokee for hard wheelin'.

The Mounty has 31's, a 5.0 with Torque Monster headers and SCT retune, axle flip in the rear and torsion twist in the front. It has the factory 3:73 gears and posi in the rear.

The Jeep I got for free, and have been building her up from bone stock. The 4-banger had serious knocking issues so I did a full rebuild on the engine, installed an EFI intake manifold, and fabbed my own adapter plate for the Weber carb. I made my own 5+ inch lift, which seems to work very well. After running her through the Benton City mud bog earlier this year, I discovered the rear 4:10 gears missing a few teeth, so I am currently in the process of installing 4:88's front and rear. While I am at it, I'll be installing a Trac Lok in the rear and trussing the axles.

I hope to get the Jeep back on the trail here this month and meet some of you!
Paul
'84 XJ, '19JL
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Phantom 309
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Postby Phantom 309 » Mon Jun 01, 2009 3:43 pm

hi
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Lurch
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Postby Lurch » Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:28 pm

Welcome :D
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tenikiwon2
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Postby tenikiwon2 » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:51 pm

I used to wheel an Xplorer. Miss the thing, but not for wheeling.

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<b><i>Gone wheel'n......I wish!</i></b> :(
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The FORD III - 2002 F250 7.3L PowerStroke Diesel - Tow Vehicle
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Wrench
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Postby Wrench » Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:49 am

tenikiwon2 wrote:I used to wheel an Xplorer. Miss the thing, but not for wheeling.

Welcome!


Yeah, its not really my wheelin' rig. More like a luxury tow vehicle with decent off-road abilities.
Paul
'84 XJ, '19JL
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Danny
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Postby Danny » Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:06 pm

Welcome aboard....and when it comes to luxury tow rigs I think Rich has everyone beat....post up a picture Rich.
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Wrench
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Postby Wrench » Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:49 pm

Well, I'm a farm-grown dude. It has leather seats and that's luxury to me. 8)
Paul
'84 XJ, '19JL
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Danny
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Postby Danny » Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:59 am

Leather seats, huh? Guess I've been living in the dumps all my live. I bought a new car about a year ago with leather seats, a first for me, and let's say I'm just a little over the hill, right Grumpy? :ouin
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Grumpy
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Postby Grumpy » Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:22 am

Nah, we ain't over the hill yet 8)
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-By driving a Scout, you my friend have recycled, which is more than those pansy Prius owners can say.
-I love driving a piece of history that was nearly lost.
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