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MWC ROTM Midwest Chapter Rig Of The Month |
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85xjwoody |
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1 | 3.45% |
BRIANHO13 |
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2 | 6.90% |
Pat |
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2 | 6.90% |
87manche |
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0 | 0% |
vt98xj |
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0 | 0% |
K5matt |
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0 | 0% |
99SJ_Ex |
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0 | 0% |
chettacheez |
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0 | 0% |
FlexdXJ |
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1 | 3.45% |
IllianaXJ |
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0 | 0% |
macgyvr |
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1 | 3.45% |
RAM-ROD |
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12 | 41.38% |
beer_goggles_009 |
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7 | 24.14% |
KmanXJ5050 |
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3 | 10.34% |
Voters: 29. You may not vote on this poll |
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RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
Time has come to sort through the winners and pick your favorite Rig. we have a wide range of choices here. So choose wisely
![]() here we go... 85xjwoody First time entering the beast in anything so here we go. My two pictures are from one of our wheeling trips this summer on the pipeline outside of Crooked Lake, Wisconsin ![]() ![]() 1997 Jeep Cherokee country 4.7 stroker/AW4/231 with AA SYE Lift consisting of RE 4.5" coils with 2.5" spacers up front. 4.5" RC leafs with 1.5" JKS shackles with HO boxes out back and UBE. T.N.T long arms with a full T.N.T D44 axle truss 1977 Ford D44 front axle stuffed with 4.56 gears, lockright locker, Yukon 4340 shafts paired with Yukon Superjoints. 1977 Ford big bearing 9inch 31 spline with 4.56 gears and a mini spool. SeanR homebuilt front and rear bumpers and gas tank skid plate. Smittybuilt 10,000 winch with a Yellowtop Optima 38"x15.5"x15" Mickey Thompson MTZ's on some fake Allied beadlock rims I don't think I am missing anything. ![]() BRIANHO13 I'll play, since I still own it. 98 xj 4.0 with ax15 231-300 doubler dana 60 front spooled yukon 35 spline inners and outters with drive slugs yukon super joints hi steer full hydro 3 link front (lowers are 2" 1/4 wall chromoly) 14 bolt rear (welded) 4 link rear (lowers are 2" 1/4 wall chromoly) 42" irocs steel beadlocks cutting brakes tom woods shafts front and rear tom woods spare rear and a extended stock front spare m8000 winch front suckdown winch (behind front bumper) s.s. custom fuel cell that uses stock pump yellow top relocated to back 4 point harnesses all cage tubing is 1.75" 120 wall DOM ![]() ![]() Pat Built for zombies: -Able to run over anything at a high rate of speed (see front tubes, shiny shocks and front 3-link) on runs to town -Manual transmission to avoid any slushbox failure that could render the vehicle useless -All rear windows removed in favor of chop saws that swing up to chop up zombies -Rear spool and alloy shafts for guaranteed reliability -Front Aussie and alloy shafts...may need to upgrade this to a spool this week -Spare alloy front shafts, spare hub, spare drive shafts, spare rear 9" shaft to ensure I can make it to my mountain hideaway time and time again -Rear-facing tater cannon (cheap, endless ammo...enough of a blow to delay a zombie) -On-board air to allow for terrain transitions -Puncture-resistant Super Swampers and beadlocks -Cage that allows vehicle to survive a zombie-induced rollover and recovery with winch and FRESH SNATCH block -Room for full-size spare, WWII Army chest full of weapons, full set of tools, camping gear and coolers for the longer adventures I could go on and on...this is the rig you want. Sorry for three pics...I cannot showcase the capabilities with only two: ![]() ![]() 87manche Do I really have to submit pictures or can you just give me the ugliest jeep award. I have the WF certificate to prove it. Specs: it a 4.0! Mileage? Who knows, I tore the speedo cable out years ago in Uwharrie. AX-15-231, and you don't need an SYE with a 6 foot long driveshaft ![]() 4.56's, D30-super bling 8.8 Xj leafs in the rear, no shocks for a while now, 2010 maybe? Whenever I did Lion's den, they ended up crunched. Rubicon 4.5" junk up front. Redheep custom steering. A super pimp fuel cell, since I tore out the original in Moab. No radio, hell, not much anything in the interior works these days except the heater, and that's a wife requirement. The header panel got eaten by a tree in Harlanduring an "interesting" recovery. The hood is bent and doesn't open without crunching the cowl panel. Rockers? Not had those for like 3 years. Jennie's not had a passenger side door handle for that long either. Mirrors? Not concerned with what's behind me, the center mirror fell of the windshield too and I can't be bothered to put it back. PIctars! ![]() ![]() vt98xj 98 cherokee auto 33" STT bumpers (rear made to match cut and fold) 2x6 sliders HDO mid-stiffeners rear TJ flares D30/locked 8.25 RC long arm, clayton 4.5" coils BDS 3.5" leafs, BDS 1" shackles, HDO shackle relocation ![]() ![]() TO BE CONTINUED....
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Re: RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
k5matt
Kinda miss this pos sometimes... 90 GMC K5 Jimmy 350/700R4/NP241 10 bolt front w/Lockright and Warn locking hubs 10 bolt rear, open 33x12.5xr15 BF Goodrich KM2s Wheeled this death trap at WF12 ![]() ^^This probably contributed heavily to the vehicle's demise. ![]() ![]() Copious amounts of rust and body damage, including the custom floor delete option, tons of body flex, doors that never opened or stayed closed, zero structural integrity, and everyone saying 'it'll fold like a taco!' 99sj_EX 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport 4.0L // AW4 // NP231 SYE Durango Steering Gear Box Over-bored Throttle Body Trans Cooler D30 // Ford 8.8 SOLID D30 Cover 8.8 Limited Slip RuffStuff 8.8 Cover 4.10 Gears TnT Adj Track Bar Tnt Dropped TB Mount ZJ Steering System Bilstien 5100 Shocks TnT 5.5 Coils Ironman4x4Fab Prototype 'Big Bad Long Arms' RE Long Arm Mounts // Cross Member // Skid ZJ Frt DS in rear O.M.E. 3.5inch Leaf Packs JKS 1.25" Grease-able Shackles HDOffroad Shackle Relocation Brackets JCR Frt Bumper tie-in plates Bumpers Built by me 33x12.50r15 Regal TrailBlazer MTs on D-windows AJ's Offroad Armor Super Sliders Front Fender Trim Rear Fender Cut N Fold Rear Lower-Quarter Removal **Now** Currie 1-ton Steering System Spartan d30 Locker 33x12.50r15 Goodyear MT/Rs ![]() ![]() ![]() chettacheez 98 XJ 44/9 Alloyed locked, assist, stretch, bead locked 35" Kevlars, a little bent and tacoed Poser shot ![]() ![]() FlexdXJ I'll play this one! 97 XJ 4.0 AW4, 231 w/AA sye JCR bumpers, rock rails, upper quarter armor, belly skid OME lift netted about 3" D30, NITRO alloys, lock right, 4.10s 8.8 w/Detroit truetrac and disks, 4.10's 33x10.5 KM2's ![]() with some family members(somewhere around 10 jeeps in the family) ![]() IllianaXJ Not only is it so hot I had to take the doors off, I'm getting heat from the 5-0!! 1996 XJ SE 2 door 4.0/AW4/231 w/ Novak cable shifter D30/8.8 4.10s Spartan front locker 'Custom' i.e. homemade longarms, sliders, bumpers 32" Kevlars on Soft 8s Wagoneer header panel ![]() ![]() Best I could do on late notice ![]() to be continued....again
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macgyvr
2008 Ford F350 Lariet 6.4 powerstroke crewcab 4x4 H&S minimax tuner exahust mods egr mods b&w gooseneck hitch air bags procomp traction bars BFG long trail t/as tinted windows Wing with ![]() Trailers are: 2001 homemade open deck 16 foot deck 2 - 3500lbs axles truck box on tongue for storage 2005 Vintage enclosed 48 foot 20 feet of living 28 feet of garage queen bed, dinette, couch, bathroom, fridge, stove, hot water, black and grey water tanks. 8 foot of work bench in garage with a closet a/c up front and out back. 20 ft pullout awning. bunks in the garage are coming soon! ![]() ![]() . RAM-ROD Here is my junk..... 2000 Sport AW4 / 242 ( Novak cable shifter) Deaver 5.5 Front Springs with matching rears Clayton Long Arms Full width 9" /44 Alloy shafts and trussed Yukon Grizzly locker in rear Tru trac in front ( Grizzly going in front in a couple of weeks) 35" MTR Kevlars / Beadlocks Rock Hard cage Lots of other stuff ![]() ![]() ![]() beer_goggles_009 Ok I'll play. my jeep is the most interesting Jeep in the world. If only it could talk, Im sure it would tell you all about -getting stolen and recovered before I owned it -death wobble -flopped ---yes -small fire ---yes -Running Lions den with a full body and no cage -top cut off on the trail -B pillars regularly adjusted with another jeep and a strap -towed on top of another NAXJer rig from one side of the mountain to other in Harlan -lost a wheel off the side of a mountain -every single panel left is dented this thing just loves rocks and trees. or maybe it the driver? -unibody damage and repair. yeah it has that. -It has went through the full progression from stock, to "light" wheeler, to trail rig to bastardized Xj-buggy -still street legal with plates and insurance -Wheels more trails in one year than a-lot of rigs do in their entire lives ![]() ![]() KmanXJ5050 1996, 4.0, AW4, NP231. Front axle: D30 with superior alloy shafts, 4:88 gears, Lock right locker, Teraflex High steer knuckle, home brewed heim steering. Rear axle: Ford 8.8, 4:88 gears, LSD, disc brakes Suspension: RK 3 link in the front with 5.5" coils, 1.5" UBE's in the rear, 2" shackles, bravada bastard pack. 35x13.5x15 BFG Krawlers on Soft 8's ![]() ![]() pick away!
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Re: RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
its gonna take me a minute to add the poll....
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"A Good friend will bail you out of jail but...A True friend will be siting next to you saying damn we screwed up..." |
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Re: RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
ALRIGHTY THEN, ITS OPEN!!!
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Re: RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
Hell my jeep or most if it is in here twice.....
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Re: RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
5 of those rigs have different owners now
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Re: RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
I like this list of trucks, most of them are muddy! The midwest rules!
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Beat XJ with 35" MT's, 3" Rough Country/JKS/Rocky Road/Rusty's lift, HP30 front, 44 rear, 4.10 gears locked. ![]() |
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Re: RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
i want to vote for Brian's jeep but i dont know who to vote for
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97 XJ, OME, JCR, HDOR "HObrid" cage blah blah blah... DD/trail rig, '66 M416 expo/truckbed trailer, 02 Subaru WRX wagon [QUOTE=*89Laredo*;246072645] The human skull makes quite a loud noise when it hits a metal chair. [/QUOTE] |
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RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
My old axles are under pats jeep......
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Re: RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
Voted for one of my favorite rigs on Naxja..
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ZJ, Atlas 4 speed |
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Re: RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
Lots of nice rigs, but I had to vote for the Jiffy-mobile.
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Re: RIG OF THE YEAR!!!
Thats Exactly what I was thinking!
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