New addition to the family

Well, after a couple weeks of thinking, I decided to just buy a new Jeep.  One that was more beastly and had a lot of the things I was planning to do...already done.  Anyone who has Jeeps knows how much money you can dump into them if you're not careful.  Made sense to just pay it up front and get a more powerful engine.  I will be saying goodbye to Carl (the black one) and selling him next week.  We will also be planning to sell Jen's Jeep and get her into a better one soon.

Here's the specs on "Bogart" (Jen names them, don't ask me):
'91 YJ - inline 6 cylinder w/ 150k miles - 4" BDS suspension lift - 35" Bridgestone All-Terrains - new Warn rear axle - slip yolk eliminator - rocker guards - new muffler - new water pump, serp belt, & thermostat - soft top & bikini top, hard & soft doors


So, me and a friend took it out Monday to test it out.  We went out on a big creek and did some crawling.  At one point we thought we were about to drown it in 4 feet of water but this Jeep just tore it up.  We had a foot of water spilling over the door step into the cab.  It's a beast!  It handled some really big crawling too, including a HUGE boulder that blocked our only exit.



Our plan is to be in Salt Lake City by next summer so we're going to do whatever we have to to make that happen.  If we can get there sooner we will.  Can't wait!

Some Jeep updates...

Well, my transmission is on it's way out the door.  Lost 5th gear last weekend and it's in the shop right now.  I'm gonna pick it up today and find me a rebuilt tranny and install it myself to save money.  Looking like it's gonna cost about $600-$700 total.  I can live with that.
On the flip-side, Jen's Jeep just got a brand spankin' new Bestop in black that I got on sale with free shipping!