Bine ai venit! Mă bucur să te văd şi aici!
Wellcome! I'm glad to see you here too!
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| Author: | Heavy D. [ Thu May 13, 2010 4:17 pm ] |
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Hi, guys and girls ! I'm Walter, the new guy, and I'm coming from Romania. I'm working as a truck driver all over Europe. My daily driver is a "slightly improved" 1989 XJ, and my weekend warrior is a 1974 455 Firebird, currently in restoration. I was already present here, but just as a guest. At this time, I'm fully "legal" member of this very nice community, the Jeep owners. I'm a fan of american old school muscle cars, and of 4x4's also. But I own a Cherokee, so if others don't understand it, so be it, it's a Jeep thing... Thank you for your time. Pics and infos about my rig coming soon. Regards, Walter |
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| Author: | mag03kj [ Thu May 13, 2010 4:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New guy in the community |
WELCOME!!!! |
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| Author: | MagnuM4WD [ Thu May 13, 2010 5:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New guy in the community |
Bine ai venit! Mă bucur să te văd şi aici! Wellcome! I'm glad to see you here too!
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| Author: | rokee1998 [ Thu May 13, 2010 6:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New guy in the community |
AWESOME another XJ brother! 
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| Author: | kskj [ Thu May 13, 2010 7:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New guy in the community |
Welcome to the forum,just started looking for a XJ myself. 
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| Author: | Heavy D. [ Fri May 14, 2010 3:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New guy in the community |
Hello ! Thank you, guys ! XJ rules ! Walter |
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| Author: | TAHOE [ Fri May 14, 2010 8:12 am ] |
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Welcome.... I wanna see pics of the Bird!!!! |
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| Author: | Heavy D. [ Fri May 14, 2010 6:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New guy in the community |
Hello again ! So this is how the story goes: Five years ago I was looking for something that rolls, 'cause someone crashed definitively my 1982 Ford Taunus. Checking lots of ads in magazines and on the net, it took almost three weeks till I found something that could be interesting. I already had some offroading background, driving a factory prepared Mercedes G72AMG for two years. The Mercedes G was a nice experience, with its V12 and twin turbos, developping 650 - 850HP, setup depending. But the time had come to drive my own 4x4. And it was a Jeep Cherokee. The ad was about two Jeeps, one rolling in very good shape and one "organ donor". Next I called the guy, we agreed to meet, and the next day I was already travelling by train around 450 miles to check it out. The rolling one was red, the "organ donor" blue. The red one had no rust at all and it was love at first sight... A test drive followed, then the price negotiations, then handing the cash and getting the papers done. I drove the red one another 450 miles back home, the other one was picked up two weeks later by a friend with a recovery truck. The rest is already history. The previous owner had swapped the 4.0 engine with the 2.1 Renault turbo diesel. And, later, of course, he has sold the 4.0 and the gearbox. I changed all the fluids, filters and the timing belt, and that was it at the time. After a couple of weeks, I noticed that the brake hoses are worn out, and needed to be changed. After a price check at the Daimler-Chrysler dealer, it was clear that they will never see me again... 75$ for each front one, and 50$ for the rear one... And then, a question came through my mind: what if I do it just ONCE, but the RIGHT way ? So i took a decision to do it right... 8" longer braided hoses from Goodridge was the first step. Then a set of 31" BFG AT's, with no lift at all. Then a 4.5" lift with RE parts. Of course, the 31" looked a little bit too small now. Next came the 33" BFG MT's and the 8" lift, the Teraflex hi-steer kit, the hack'n tap kit and the Tom Woods rear shaft. Extreme drop Pitman arm was also fitted. Bigger wheels need lower gears, so the 4.56:1 were installed. Shortly after that I bent the lower Teraflex link, and I converted to steering over the knuckle with teflon coated ball joints at both ends. Adjustable track bar (Panhard) was also part of the game, and JKS Quicker Disco's as well (but not fitted yet). Next I needed a longer front shaft. The original shaft was cut and a 2.5" long piece was added, WIG and MIG welded. Of course, both axles were rotated to get the right driveshaft angles. A rear Teraflex disc brake conversion kit was also installed, as well as new front brake drilled rotors and pads. Of course with -19mm offset rims, I needed the Bushwackers cut-out flares, to be "street legal". After some offroading I was looking for some lockers. Both axles received Powertrax Lockrights. And, by the way, the Firebird GM10Bolt rear axle got the same stuff... New upper and lower ball joints were also added to the list, the a JKS steering brace kit. And some weeks ago, the winch plate, the winch and my homemade bumper were bolted on the Jeep. Maybe I forgot something. Blame it on my age, I'm 42... Tomorrow I'll try to post some pictures of the actual stage of the rig. I'm gonna have some sleep, it's 12.25 AM. Best wishes to all of you ! Walter |
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| Author: | rokee1998 [ Fri May 14, 2010 8:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New guy in the community |
Sounds Like an awesome ride |
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| Author: | Heavy D. [ Sat May 15, 2010 3:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New guy in the community |
Hello ! Let's try to post some pics:            Walter |
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| Author: | JJsTJ [ Sat May 15, 2010 6:46 pm ] |
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Great taste in vehicles! Really digging that Bird! |
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| Author: | Heavy D. [ Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New guy in the community |
Hello to all ! During the time I was missing, I've done this:       Rear bumper is build from diamond steel plate, 4mm thick (1/6 inch), WIG/MIG welded. Costs around 130$, weight 26Lbs. And it took 10 hours to get the job done. The brackets are just provisory, cause I want to brace also the rear end of the chassis (like I' did in the front already), and make some place for shackles there. Respect, Walter |
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| Author: | dieselenthusiast [ Sun Oct 17, 2010 2:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: New guy in the community |
Diesels are sexy……… 
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| Author: | terleira [ Sun Oct 17, 2010 5:13 pm ] |
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NICEEEE 
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