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!
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!
October 29, 2011 at 10:55 AM
oh man....that is beautiful!!!! I love those 35's!!!! Can't wait to crawl around the mountains looking out over Tecoma Valley!
Waiting till next summer is a good plan. I'd say get out here in the early Spring, but definitely wait out the winter.
For what it's worth, in addition to spending last weekend in Montello with the family, I also spent five days out there the week before that....AND I STILL LOVE IT!!!!
We took our bikes out this last trip and peddled around the valley on the Jeep trails....this too was a great experience that I plan to replicate often when things warm back up.
Life is good in Montello!
(did I mention that YJ is BEAUTIFUL!)