1996 Jeep XJ "Betty" Build Thread

[iluv83vettes]

ALSO, note to self, don't drive in the mud the day before you plan to work on your vehicle. :Mechanic:

The best bet is to try and avoid mud altogether.

 

[stolz]

The best bet is to try and avoid mud altogether.

To each his own my friend. I'm, just getting the drive through puddles bug out while I have a 1,000$ Jeep. Once I move on to something I really want to build and take care of I won't take it in the mud.

 

[stolz]

Went camping over the weekend with some friends, had an awesome time and the jeep did well overall.

Here's a picture over looking the valley.


A picture with my buddies 1988 Toyota FJ62. We stopped here and hiked out to the top of a ridge over looking the valley below us.


Had to show you the camp coffee, if only you could have had some. Top knotch.


And of course at the end of our trip heading home the FJ62s transmission over heated. So we stopped for a bit and let her cool down before we continued on.

 

[stolz]

I made a little video from our camping trip this weekend. You should check it out

[video=vimeo;88965774]https://vimeo.com/88965774[/video]

 

[iluv83vettes]

Whats up with the scale for the coffee?

 

[stolz]

People who are really into "pour over" coffee, do a certain amount of grams of water to coffee. So when they are pouring the water into the coffee grams they are weighing how much water is going into to for the preferred coffee to water ratio. Nerdy coffee stuff.


Just bumping the video to this page,

[video=vimeo;88965774]https://vimeo.com/88965774[/video]

 

[iluv83vettes]

People who are really into "pour over" coffee, do a certain amount of grams of water to coffee. So when they are pouring the water into the coffee grams they are weighing how much water is going into to for the preferred coffee to water ratio. Nerdy coffee stuff.

ah gotcha. I figured it was something like that. A little more advanced than my single serve tea-bag style Folgers.

 

[stolz]

Another small upgrade, recently installed my tow package. So I got lucky and a friend had an extra ARB D-ring lying around and the proper mount for it.

Here it is, it's small. But I'm stoked on it. And at least I have a recovery point in the rear now, before there was no where to put a rope.

 

[trasko]

Which "tow package" did you get and what did it run you? I got an XJ recently and was surprised it didn't have a hitch in the rear. I've got a long-term plan to have a hitch front and rear and to get a hitch-mounted winch. I change vehicles often enough I'd like to move the winch to new ones when I swap out.

 

[stolz]

Hey trasko,

I bought one off of Amazon. Called "Reese Towpower 51001 Pro Series Class III Hitch with 2" Square Tube Receiver" I paid 120$ plus shipping. It does not come with any electrical, but this didn't bother me at all because I only got it for recovery purposes. It took a while to install, you will have to remove the rear bumper and all that good stuff. But it is totally worth it.

 

[stolz]

Went to Montana De Oro, in Los Osos yesterday.

 

[stolz]

Simple yet pleasing modification. Installed some clips to hold my maglite. The position they're in is not in the way at all for the passenger, all my friends didn't even notice the difference in leg room.

 

[stolz]

Went out with a couple buddies, got myself stuck on a steep hill. Came pretty close to rolling over, but she didn't.

 

[Morticon]

:smiley_drive:

Went out with a couple buddies, got myself stuck on a steep hill. Came pretty close to rolling over, but she didn't.

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been there done that... now i always bring an extra pair of underwear :sombrero:

 

[stolz]

Been thinking about getting a Locker recently, would any XJ owners like to give me some input? I am thinking about doing a Detroit or something similar in the front. But any advice will be taken!