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Mudderoy
07-05-2009, 07:50 PM
Welcome AJ99, Glad you have joined xjtalk!
Please take a few moments and tell us more about you and your Jeep.
BTW, we love pictures, hint hint.
Well my name is AJ. Im 21, married with two daughters. My Xj is a 1987. It has the 4.0 motor in it. I have done all the work on it my self. When i bought it it was completely stock. It is the Cherokee Chief. I built my own bumper, bought the 4.5 in Rubican Express lift, painted it myself. I have rolled it once messing around in a field. I got it pretty straight afterwords. I live in Bakersfield CA.
firehawk
07-05-2009, 08:39 PM
Welcome from Indianapolis! Keep the rubber side down!:thumbsup:
BlueXJ
07-05-2009, 09:16 PM
Howdy from TEXAS. We klike to see pics!! Where are your pics???
Melissa
07-05-2009, 09:51 PM
Hello and welcome from Oregon!!
okeedokee
07-05-2009, 10:15 PM
welcom from camano island washington
Voldemort
07-05-2009, 10:21 PM
Welcome Bro!
Ok Ok i am gonna post the pics lol. If any of you are on NAXJA you might have seen some pics floating around on there... but here are the most recent ones of it....
Here is the totally homemade bumper....
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/jeep/pictures204.jpg
Here is my tip...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/jeep/l_351e1cda84ae4bba84b4637ed88a744b.jpg
Hood vents...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/DSCF2029.jpg
Out on the trail...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/jeep/normal_DSC_4819.jpg
My wife and her best friend having some fun on the jeep
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/cars%20and%20models/pictures252.jpg
(CAN YOU TELL THE PAINT IS RATTLE CAN?)
UKJeepThang
07-06-2009, 01:33 AM
Welcome dude from the UK!! :cheerleader:
Dirt Dogg Rydas
07-06-2009, 02:43 AM
welcome!!!
how did you tip it over on flat land
LOL umm what you cant see in the back ground is this....
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/jeep/l_c92273863feb418e861ea37274a854d9.jpg
My buddy was betting me i cant get up this car and well i went a little too far with too much weight on my passenger side and it started to teater and when i told him to lean towards me it started to even out so i could back off and then he leaned out the window and it went over...
Dirt Dogg Rydas
07-06-2009, 12:27 PM
any damage to the passanger side
or your friend?
Mudderoy
07-06-2009, 12:31 PM
any damage to the passanger side
or your friend?
If it were my "friend" there would be damage to him from me after he leaned out the window.
Melissa
07-06-2009, 03:34 PM
Hood vents...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/DSCF2029.jpg
(CAN YOU TELL THE PAINT IS RATTLE CAN?)
Those are the size of hood vents I am looking at, how do you like them??
Did they make a difference??
No I can not tell your paint is rattle can, looks good!!!
Lets just say he got an elbow to the face because i had taken my seat belt off right before it happened so when i landed on him i dropped elbow first onto his face. He had a nice black eye. umm ya i will post some pics of the damage, you can see how it looks now in all of the pics if you look at the passenger top. It still has a few ripples.
I love my hood vents. They are the Lebaron hood vents. I got them from a friend. I noticed about a 10 to 20 degree difference on the trail and around town about 30.
I cant post the pics right now but i will in about an hour or two...
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/jeep/jeeptip012-1.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/jeep/jeeptip006.jpg
After i fixed it the best i could with the high lift, hammers, mollys, and a prybar lol... Im half redneck and half mexican lol (true too)
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/jeep/jeeptip033.jpg
Melissa
07-06-2009, 09:44 PM
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/AJ99/jeep/jeeptip006.jpg
OUCH!! :smiley-scared002:
Ya it wasnt too bad had to replace the windshield and door the rest i was able to pop out.
Melissa
07-06-2009, 10:00 PM
was there cussing involved as you were tipping over??
I would have had a few choice words popping out of my mouth had it been me
:eek:
um ya basically "OH S*^& WTF IS YOUR FING PROBLEM!!!!"
and when we were on the side it went something like (my buddy saying OWE!!!!), Me, Oh s*^& my bad Dude I FING told you to lean LEFT not RIGHT!!!! and then i called for someone to come tip me back over.... needless to say my buddy and i arent talking anymore!
Melissa
07-06-2009, 10:12 PM
um ya basically "OH S*^& WTF IS YOUR FING PROBLEM!!!!"
and when we were on the side it went something like (my buddy saying OWE!!!!), Me, Oh s*^& my bad Dude I FING told you to lean LEFT not RIGHT!!!! and then i called for someone to come tip me back over.... needless to say my buddy and i arent talking anymore!
:smiley-laughing021::smiley-laughing021:
Yup I can picture that!!, though I am sorry your talking anymore
lol its cool his wifes bestfriend finally dumped him for messing around with another girl so its all good. He was a user and always wanted in my shop and use all of my welding rod and gas so im not too sad over it lol
Oh Melissa i was wondering if you have seen the thread on Naxja about the hoodvents? A guy used some home vents from the a/c and heater vents. It looked really good and they are closeable for the rainy season and cold seasons. (really neat idea)
Melissa
07-06-2009, 11:35 PM
lol its cool his wifes bestfriend finally dumped him for messing around with another girl so its all good. He was a user and always wanted in my shop and use all of my welding rod and gas so im not too sad over it lol
Oh well, what goes around comes around :thumbsup:
Oh Melissa i was wondering if you have seen the thread on Naxja about the hoodvents? A guy used some home vents from the a/c and heater vents. It looked really good and they are closeable for the rainy season and cold seasons. (really neat idea)
I have not seen the thread, but I was going to try and find it, you wouldn't have a link would ya? :driving:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=999779
Melissa
07-07-2009, 12:04 AM
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=999779
Those hood vents actually looked pretty good!
That would take away the worry about how to deal with them in the winter, just close them!!!
They look close to the ones I have had my eyes on for $60, but a lot cheaper :thumbsup:
http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww305/melreese83/misc%20pictures/lvr-1005.jpg
Thanks for the link, I am going to do that, heck if I don't like it, I'll get another hood :D
Dirt Dogg Rydas
07-07-2009, 12:45 AM
I think I've got some of those home vents laying around somewhere but i don't know if that's the way i would want to go with it
I think I've got some of those home vents laying around somewhere but i don't know if that's the way i would want to go with it
Why not? It eliminates keeping the metal that was cut out for covers during the rain. Still does good ventilation. Look good. A lot cheaper than buying the lebarons. (if i would of thought of this i would have done it in stead of the lebarons)
Melissa
07-07-2009, 12:48 AM
I think I've got some of those home vents laying around somewhere but i don't know if that's the way i would want to go with it
Why?, if you don't mind me asking :popcorn:
Dirt Dogg Rydas
07-07-2009, 01:41 AM
Why?, if you don't mind me asking :popcorn:
Why i have them? or why I wouldnt want to do that with them?
We used to buy and sell used stuff on the weekends and some stuff was left over when we stopped.
I wouldn't want to use them cuz they seem a bit flimsy and could possibly rust easily, I would rather use plastic ones or other material.
ol"blue
07-07-2009, 09:55 AM
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss68/DLHTURBO/10mnc4m.gif
Do you have hood vents? Even with the Lebaron one my hood became flimsy. Think about it no matter what vents you are going to use if you cut a section out of the hood it will become flimsy. Theres nothing you can do except reinforce it from underneath. Either way though the hood serves no purpose except covering the engine compartment.
Melissa
07-07-2009, 01:22 PM
Why i have them? or why I wouldnt want to do that with them?
We used to buy and sell used stuff on the weekends and some stuff was left over when we stopped.
I wouldn't want to use them cuz they seem a bit flimsy and could possibly rust easily, I would rather use plastic ones or other material.
Rusting might be an issuse, but I still think that as cheap as it is and since I don't off road ( I'm a weeny :headbag: ) that they would work well for me.
Do you have hood vents? Even with the Lebaron one my hood became flimsy. Think about it no matter what vents you are going to use if you cut a section out of the hood it will become flimsy. Theres nothing you can do except reinforce it from underneath. Either way though the hood serves no purpose except covering the engine compartment.
I think I really am going to give this a shot, I need to get a water pump put in and at the same time I will have the vents done. The worst that can happen is I'll totally hate them and get a different hood :thumbsup:
Thanks again for the info, I'd rather do cheap vents and then decide I don't like it, rather than expensive vents and decide I don't like them.
N1TZU
07-07-2009, 04:25 PM
Awesome color on your xj,Welcome to xjt from Maine.............
Ya melissa, Give it a shot. like you said the worst that can happen is you dont like them. But like i said i wish i had seen that before i did mine lol... Actually i am going to get some measure ments and see if they will still work on mine. If they do i am going to be doing it to mine. I gotta get mine up and moving again though... its been down since 5/17 so i need to get it running...
If you do it make sure to take pics of the turn out..
Dirt Dogg Rydas
07-08-2009, 12:11 AM
Rusting might be an issuse, but I still think that as cheap as it is and since I don't off road ( I'm a weeny :headbag: ) that they would work well for me.
hope it works for ya keep in mind that the ones on the naxja thread are floor vents like from a mobile home cuz the ones i have are cieling vents and probably wouldn't look as smooth on the hood.
well that is what i was talking about was the floor vents...
Melissa
07-08-2009, 12:21 AM
Ya melissa, Give it a shot. like you said the worst that can happen is you dont like them. But like i said i wish i had seen that before i did mine lol... Actually i am going to get some measure ments and see if they will still work on mine. If they do i am going to be doing it to mine. I gotta get mine up and moving again though... its been down since 5/17 so i need to get it running...
If you do it make sure to take pics of the turn out..
Well I bought the vents today and I will for sure take pics, I gonna take my jeep on down to a "professioal" fabricator and have him cut the holes out for me as soon as I can, I also bought paint to have my hood painted at the same time :cheerleader:
hope it works for ya keep in mind that the ones on the naxja thread are floor vents like from a mobile home cuz the ones i have are cieling vents and probably wouldn't look as smooth on the hood.
I did buy the floor vents, and I think I might just like them, we'll see. :driving:
cool... are you going to paint the vents the same color?
Melissa
07-08-2009, 01:22 AM
cool... are you going to paint the vents the same color?
Yup, I'm going to have the vents painted to match the hood :thumbsup:
I am going to try and have this all done and a water pump installed with in the next two weeks, it all depends on how busy the shop is.
I ended liking the 4x12 vents and I am thinking up top on the hood (right about where your are) is where they will end up :popcorn:
Dirt Dogg Rydas
07-08-2009, 10:28 AM
take pics to the shop just in case they don't know what you're talking about so they don't end up doing something weird
Ya one of the offroad magazines did a thing on the hood vents and where mine are at is the best place for them (their study says). It allowed the most hot air out of there. The cool air comes in from the grill and out through the vents. You will actually see the heat coming out of them.
Dirt Dogg Rydas
07-09-2009, 11:40 AM
Ya one of the offroad magazines did a thing on the hood vents and where mine are at is the best place for them (their study says). It allowed the most hot air out of there. The cool air comes in from the grill and out through the vents. You will actually see the heat coming out of them.
what kinda vents do you have?
nevermind i saw your previous post lebaron hood vents
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