Introducing myself =)

IronSmiles

Observer
Hey everybody! My name is Glenn aka IronSmiles on the boards and the green machine XJ I have is named Spartacus. I have been reading this board and naxja.org for almost a year now and finally got around to saying hello and posting, haha, a long time I know. A little about me? I'm 22, in the Navy, Live in SoCal and am a civilian in 6 months, LOVE camping/exploring. Everything this website is about embodies everything that I love to do in my spare time. Not to mention the community for this hobby is one of the best I've ever seen. Well, without further ado, here is my expedition rig, this isn't a complete list of the specs, but its a general idea..

Make/Model:

1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ Ltd. 4x4

Engine/Driveline:

4.0L Inline 6, AW4 Auto Tranny, NP242 Tcase
Rubicon Express Hack and Tap SYE
Tom Woods Drive Shaft
ARB Safari Snorkel with K&N Air Filter
Flowmaster Exhaust
Optima Redtop Battery

Suspension/Wheels/Tires:

Modified Rubicon Express LA 7.5" Susp lift
(X4) Bilstein 5150 Res. Shocks
Teraflex lift shackles
(X5) Crager black steel 15" wheels
(X5) TrXus Mud Terrain 35" tires

Front Axle:

High Pinion DANA 30
4:88 Yukon Gears With ARB Air Locker
USA Alloy Axle Shafts

Rear Axle:

Dana 44
4:88 Yukon Gears with ARB Air Locker
USA Alloy Axle Shafts

Steering:

Currie HD Steering linkage (will be installed in a week)
C-ROK Steering box brace (have yet to buy)

Armor/Recovery:

TnT Customs Front Rockrunner Bumper
AJ's Rock Rails
Rubicon Express Tranny skid plate
Rock Hard Rear bumper with tire carrier
Tomken Gas Tank Skid plate
Rock Hard D30 & D44 Diff. guards
High lift jack
Fire Ext.
Portable DuraLast Battery Jumper

Other Mods:

Custom on board compressed air tank system
Magellen Crossover GPS navigation
Cobra CB with 6' roof mounted whip
Hood Vents
(X2) Hella Offroad Lights
Seperate on/off switch for electric fan
Tinted rear windows

I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot of things, as this was put together in kind of a rush and was done off the top of my head, but thats the jist of it. I'd love to get to know the other jeepers, and explorers on here and take advantage of my time left in SoCal and learn all I can. =) :friday: :campfire:

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4Rescue

Expedition Leader
Wow...Nice. I love the front bumper espescialy. Now add a Halo/cage like IXNAXJ and you're set...
 

IronSmiles

Observer
Thanks to everybody that said hello, and I appreciate all the compliments on the XJ! I very much look forward to hopefully getting to take some offroad trips with some of you. :safari-rig: :REOutCampFire03:
 

IronSmiles

Observer
Holy lord.. I by myself today started the project of bedlining the interior.. aiie. I am not very mechanically inclined so it was a challenge for me, but I dont think I did a horrible job.. I started at 1130 this morning and its 700 at night now and im just wrapping up.. tommorow I have to re-install all the side panels and seats. Hopefully that will go in easier than it came out.. I am going to apply some black rust-resistant paint to the spots I missed and put everything back at the same time, my goal is no more than four hours tommorow.. Aiiie. I'm so high from the herculiner and drunk from the bud light, frankly I dont know how I'm writing this post right now. Pics to come soon, love to all the jeepers. :jump:
 

IXNAYXJ

Adventurer
IronSmiles said:
...drunk from the bud light...
I never realized that was possible. ;)

Welcome, and nice late model XJ. I just moved from a '94 to a '98 myself; I also run the Interco TrXus' (35's) and couldn't be happier. Great all around tire.

-----Matt-----
 

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