G'day from me & My Heeps

[wooders]

Since I haven't offically signed in.....

1974 CJ5 - bit's everywhere....Currently doing a ground up rebuild...Still trying to decide whether to make it a comp car or just keep it standard(ish)...Not expecting it to be on the road anytime soon...

1956 Willys Wagon....Also undergoing a full groundup rebuild. currently working on the chassis and looking for apt donor parts.....

1998 XJ Cherokee (Series II).... Wife's vehicle & my emergency rig :-X

1997 TJ.... My toy :D.....I've rattled of the mods before but what the heck here goes again....
A few suspension tweaks - 4½" coil lift plus 1¾" Coil spacers (front end), 2" body lift, OME Long Travel Shockies, Rusty's Adjustable upper & lower front & rear trailing arms, teraflex swaybar disconnects and some custom clearancing.
Steering - Rancho Steering Stabaliser, GM Suburban Steering box & Alloy Flex Tie rod.
Driveline - Advance Adaptors Slip Yoke Eliminator, custom front & rear propellor shafts. Front Dana 30 with Lockright, rear Dana44 with ARB locker both diffs turning 4.56:1
35x12.5/15 ProComp M/T for street duty on 15x8 American Racing AR-767 rims and then 36x12.5/15 TSL's (Bias) on 15x8 AR-767 extrenal Beadlocks for the fun stuff.
Other little things that come to mind:
Modifed ARB bumper, HiMount winch, Custom rear bar, 5mm Alloy tread plate rocker guards, Snake racing diff guard, Xenon 6" flares, RMDL170 LightForce Spotties, Rock lights (some cheapo sheet) rear work light mounted off my HiLift, UHF incab & hand held plus AM incab CB's, ARB Air compressor and heaps of other junk/recovery kit....

Current projects for the TJ are: York Onboard Air Compressor (mated to a small truck tank), Custom Snorkel, Cargo Barrier, Side rails, 2" Motor Mount lift and BellyUp (High clearance Transfer case skid), relocation & skid plating of the fuel tank..... Also currently building cargo barrier, rear deck, door sliders & planning a custom hardtop (front only).....lastly badly need a console fridge :D :D

Pics - sorry too much hassle to link up here - but by all means visit my website....(in my sig)

[baby_troupe]

Hey Wooders.
200 posts before introducing yourself, that's a first. & you a mod from somewhere else we frequent.......

Anyway, all jokes aside mate, welcome to the 4wd monthly forum.

[big red]

nice looking heap wooders ;D

[wooders]

Hey Wooders.
200 posts before introducing yourself, that's a first. & you a mod from somewhere else we frequent.......



But hey atleast I'm, still a Jr member ;)

[baby_troupe]

But hey atleast I'm, still a Jr member ;)

LOL ;D
You are steadily approaching "Full Member" with only 87 posts to go ;)

[big red]

one out of three jeeps going, must be a jeep thing ;D
shane whistles innocently and wanders off slowly

[wooders]

Who said the TJ was currently running? :-X

Umm.just joined, looks like a fun site! My current fourby is a stock 90 Vit Auto.....had to sell my much modified and loved blue Sierra, Tonka. Some of you other Sydney guys might see it around.....stands out in a crowd! LOL Why did I sell it? Injury . At least the Vit's a bit smoother! :'(

[yoda1982]

Hi, I've just joined. In fact I only started buying the mag a few weeks ago but I'm racking up the back issues.

I recently inherited a 1981 SWB 3.0 diesel Patrol from my dad and I reckon it's the most abused fourby in existence.

With 400,000 on the clock its had the clutch replaced once... That's it.

Anything that broke got disconnected and thrown away. Radio, heater, fuel cut-off device (there's a piece of 12-guage wire through the dash you have to yank on to kill the motor), etcetera.

It has done the Daintree twice, Canarvon, Atherton Tablelands, Snowy Mountains, just about anywhere in Queensland worth going and beyond.

There is rust galore, the radiator leaks and anything with a hinge is either about to fall off or will never open again.

The problem is I have a huge sentimental attachement to the beast and on a recent trip to Inskip Point (near Fraser Island) it actually performed better than my friend's 1992 Forerunner (I even bent his towpoint beyond recognition snatching him out of some soft sand). Plus the engine never fails to start and sounds like it will run till the end of time.

My question: Is the old girl worth repairing or should it be laid to rest?

If anyone has a fwd in worse condition I'd like to hear about it. :)

[baby_troupe]

Welcome Yoda1982.
If it's registerred, roadworthy, gets you where you wanna go, is safe & is reliable. That's the reasons I would keep it.
If it's gonna cost a packet to make it in that, time to say your goodbyes.

Who needs a heater in Queensland anyway.

[my45]

Sounds like a gem ;D ;) If the maintnence/running costs are to high, sell it. if not don't

Cheers and welcome to the forum

[wooders]

BTW I blew an axle bearing on the weekend - so the eeps off the road again :-X

[baby_troupe]

Bugga. Sounds like you need to trade up to a tojo mate.

When you did the bearing, were you on the Zig Zag trip?

[wooders]

Nope I was on my way to Canberra for an extra long w/e (I took friday off too)....limped home & put it on stands - hope to have it runing by this w/e ;D

[wooders]

BTW just ta let you know - added a new one to the collection on the weekend...The wife now has a 98 XJ for me to use as a backup rig ;D

[BigBugga]

Congrates,
Do we celabrate this in the same way as the birth of a child?

[baby_troupe]

Congrats on the new baby Wooders.
When & where are you going to christen it?

[wooders]

Congrates,
Do we celabrate this in the same way as the birth of a child?


In my Jeep obsessed household - you bet..... ;D

[BigBugga]

So beer all round then ;D

Your shout too, seeing as you are the "new dad". :P

[wooders]

So beer all round then ;D

Your shout too, seeing as you are the "new dad". :P

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HMMMM Beer.....http://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/ernaehrung/food-smiley-015.gifhttp://www.click-smilie.de/sammlung/ernaehrung/food-smiley-012.gif

[BigBugga]

Took your time replying to that didnt you mate.

it went very quiet when I said it was your shout :-\

[wooders]

Just kept over looking the thread - then realised.....
Hmmm looks like we need to get a pub session orgainised for here like we've done on other forums 8)

[baby_troupe]

Sounds good to me.
I might not be able to bring the Thumbprint next time though.

[BigBugga]

HHMMM a 9000km pub crawl.


Sounds good to me.. ;D

[wooders]

Man just coming upto a year since I posted this thread....so the updated mods:

Now have added:
A hardtop (still waiting to get hard ½door uppers)
1" Motor Mount lift
2½" exhaust system
MP3 Player
Rubicon Express Long Arms 8)


Bloody hell I still haven't bought that fridge.....

[mrZ]

lol welcome to the forum ;D

[luxute]

Welcome to the forum Wooders. I hope you enjoy it here ;D

[baby_troupe]

I drove past you the other day on my way to work (Thursday last week) (you looked like you & the wife were doing the same) & I must say the TJ is looking pretty good mate.

[ajaga13]

g'day Wooders

my wife bought herself a TJ recently after deciding my cruiser was too big to drive.

She's become obsessed, taking it bush, talking about modifying it and worst of all now she wants me to trade the cruiser in on a Grand.

It must be a jeep thing I dont understand

I have to admit though the little beeps a heap of fun ;)

[wooders]

I drove past you the other day on my way to work (Thursday last week) (you looked like you & the wife were doing the same) & I must say the TJ is looking pretty good mate.



LOL mate I see your rig regularly along that sefton road area....but Normally we are in the Volvo so I don't think yoyu notice us....but on Thurs we were taking the TJ to get a new exhaust and I was so preoccupied (nursing it missing one control arm) that I didn't see you....

[wooders]

g'day Wooders
my wife bought herself a TJ recently after deciding my cruiser was too big to drive.
She's become obsessed, taking it bush, talking about modifying it and worst of all now she wants me to trade the cruiser in on a Grand.
It must be a jeep thing I dont understand
I have to admit though the little beeps a heap of fun ;)


Mate drop the roof, remove the doors & fold down the windscreen as you slip it into 4x4 and you'll soon understand.....But if she starts modding it you have too look out - it would be easy to spend more $$ on the Jeep and also it could end up a lot more capable ;)

[FREAK]

Holly smokes Wooders, Volvo's and Jeeps ???

Mate that's almost an oxymoron ;D

[wooders]

Holly smokes Wooders, Volvo's and Jeeps ???

Mate that's almost an oxymoron ;D



Lol mate the Volvo IS a Jeep....The missus drives a Cherokee ;)

[FREAK]

:-[ ah haa now i understand, i must have missed something there. Whoops i was thinking it was a pretty strange stable ;D

[wooders]

Sorry to bump my old thread - but thought I'd better introduce the Newest addition to our family...Jeep #5
1951 Willys Wagon....
http://210.10.49.162/albums/Junk-and-Heeps/Wagon1.jpg

And just to prove I haven't completely neglected the TJ - here's a recent pic....(not fully flexed because my brake lines were too short :-X)
http://210.10.49.162/albums/Junk-and-Heeps/FlexPassSide.jpg
But it's coming off the road next week and the slinkyies go into the bin ;D

nice flex mate ;D

[Reddo]

coowl, how much did the old 51 set you back?

[FREAK]

Wooders i could have nearly made you proud my man.

After attending the ASCC event Rd2 up here in Townsville on the weekend, i decided to gie the comp scene a go.

To the papers hit the tail and having a ltle investigative experience i thought the CJ7 with no mods but in great condition with new paint sounded like a bloody top deal.

I lined up an appointment with the lady involved in the deal to have a gander and when arriving ws told that a previous prospective buyer had rung and reserved a deal, was a little dissapointing as it looked like a sweet deal ::)

Oh well that's life i guess, it's all good and that's what fate was invented for is'nt it 8)

[FREAK]

Geezuz i just read what i typed and i reckon i might have had a litle to much port tonight :P

Think i better sign off soon

[FREAK]

Awww crap got to give up proof reading after replying. The CJ was advertised at $3500.

[wooders]

Reddo,

#5 cost me $500 for the rig and a about as much again to get the darn thing (ie fuel & trailer rental etc).....
But they are a rare beast & I now have 2 of 'em so I'm happy ;D

Freak,
Shame anout missing the CJ7 - but if you want a comp rig go a CJ8 instead anyway as the extra wheelbase is a godsend....
As for the typos ...it's too early for my eyes so it looked fine... ;)

[Reddo]

he he he, coowl, ;D