Recent content by thethinginthewoods

First off, I know this post should be in the "wanted" section, but for some reason i can't post a new thread there. I am looking to buy a 97+ extended idle switch for my XJ. I have checked all over online and the only website I could find that sold them was jeepsareus.com but after placing my...

I recently purchased an overhead console from the junkyard out of a 2000 XJ, but they didn't pull the mounting bracket or harness that goes from the console to the plug-in connector in the passenger side kick-panel. I can't seem to find them anywhere and most of our local junkyards don't have...

I'll be there again, in the trusty old war wagon. Can't wait! I'm considering having another friend of mine drive my "new" stock XJ over also, so I will have both of them there. One for thrashing & one for running around or snagging parts when/if the other breaks. ;)

I'm always in for an adventure! I think our semester ends at the beginning of May and I'm headed to vegas for a few days before I return home to Washington for the summer, but I'd love to do some more exploring and meet some XJ/Jeep folks over here. The more the merrier! My primary "war-wagon"...

Oh! haha, you caught my mistake. I must have been tired from the drive and I guess I accidently typed "east" when I meant west, but it's too late to edit the post. I am studying diesel technology. I just completed an associate's degree in diesel technology back home in Washington, but decided to...

Headed back down the trail and up another ravine. The ravine was really cool because it wandered way back up into the country and I could picture cowboys and indians riding horseback up the trail, then possibly being attacked by indians! Seemed kind of neat that here I am in the 21st century...

On to Fort Benton! Fort Benton was an important stop on the Missouri River during the Lewis & Clark expedition. It turned into a very lawless town and daily death on mainstreet was not uncommon. An old schoolhouse, just north of the turn-off to Fort Benton along highway 87: Found a trail...

I found a really old abandoned farm house a few hundred yards off the highway across the tracks and treked through knee-deep frozen snow to check it out. Judging by the wiring in the walls and architecture, i'd say it was built in the early 1900's, possibly wired later (20's or 30's): Made...

During a lazy weekend while attending MSU-Northern in Havre, I decided to take the new Jeep out for some adventures to explore the surrounding area and distant towns. (Sorry for the crappy quality of the pics, I took them with my cell phone) I started out following highway 2 along the...

Hi, I just checked out your website with modifications to your 2001 XJ. Very cool! The only thing I noticed was your "disabling the auto A/C compressor during defrost/heat mode" modification. As a mechanic, the reason auto manufacturers have the A/C system come on automatically during defrost is...

That's incredible. I guess it just goes to show that care & proper maintainence go a loooong way. Only in a Jeep!:yelclap:

From someone who has worked in retail, you should always keep your receipt. Many stores don't require them, but the reason they ask for one is for loss prevention reasons. Somebody could walk in, grab something off the shelf and try to return it. Basically the store would be "purchasing"...

Seriously, who does that?! What a douchebag.

Yup, I brought my war machine over last year and Spencer and I took a bunch of our buddies out to the Moscow Mts. for some wheeling. I came over another time and helped Spencer and Eric put the lift on his Jeep, then we broke it in up in the Mts. with Kelly in his Wrangler and some other guys...

Do you know Spencer, Chris, Mike, Jeff, Scott, Kelly, Eric, Paul or Ben? Spencer has a 98 XJ, same color as yours with like a 1" or 2" lift.