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Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by Taylor, Dec 27, 2013.

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  1. Mar 8, 2014 at 3:46 PM
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    Muds a bit different to drive in haha you should try some Georgia clay that's nasty crap! Haha
     
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  2. Mar 8, 2014 at 4:24 PM
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    Oh, trust me. It's all red clay around here.
     
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  3. Mar 8, 2014 at 7:37 PM
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    Looking back i can see that. That crap just makes donuts outta tires haha
     
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  4. Mar 9, 2014 at 8:55 AM
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    Yeah, I'd love to wheel out west one day and see real mud.
     
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  5. Mar 10, 2014 at 8:08 PM
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    I've hit it up with 4wheelers and a 2wd farm truck nothing big but still pretty fun! By our farm there is a sand bank and I wanna hit that up with my uncles 4 wheelers or anything small enough to get back there :D
     
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  6. Mar 10, 2014 at 9:06 PM
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    I have some amazing four wheeler trails back behind my house. Wish my truck could fit down there.
     
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  7. Mar 11, 2014 at 7:34 PM
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    Gave her a real wash for the first time since I got to JMU. I didn't know it could be this shiny. Used some wash and wax stuff, and used like 10 microfibers to dry it. Vacuumed and all that good business. Feel nice.

    Still have an insane amount of gear oil stench in the bed, even after scrubbing it with dish soap. Oh well.

    Being the first hand wash since I installed the sliders, I noticed how impossible there are to clean.

    Also, the amount of mud in my skids from our little offroad excursion on Saturday is insane. I've been continually spraying inside them and I still get pure red mud. I'll have to drop my skid and clean them tomorrow.

    Noticed some frame rust on my leaf shackles, in addition to the copious amounts of rust elsewhere. Hopefully I can sand and cover some spots with the rust-protectant paint I got to cover up those ugly bare primer spots on my sliders from where I tore off 50% of the bed liner from them at shoe creek.

    On top of all that... I just noticed that I'm missing my entire front passenger mud flap. Don't ask me how I lost it and never noticed. Wheeling too hard I guess :D
     
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  8. Mar 13, 2014 at 2:03 PM
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    Sanded and painted a ton of rust on my rear shackles and dropped the tire to spray the carrier too. Looks much better.

    [​IMG]

    Also, priced out my new suspension parts. $980 shipped. I've been saving forever, and only have a little ways to go!
     
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  9. Mar 14, 2014 at 4:07 PM
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    Got my insurance dropped from $470 a quarter to $290! Woohoo!

    My buddy also gave me a "carbon fiber" TRD badge!

    Thinking I may take my badges off and paint them black?

    Still debating on whether or not to take the Ranger badge off my door and to put one or two of those silly manufacturer badges back on the tailgate. Opinions?

    [​IMG]
     
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  10. Mar 14, 2014 at 5:26 PM
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    That TRD one is sick! I think black could look good. I wanna do that with mine sometime.
     
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  11. Mar 14, 2014 at 6:11 PM
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    I just know I'd put them all back on crooked. I wish it was like the second gen ones that come off as one piece.
     
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  12. Mar 15, 2014 at 8:08 PM
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    Cut my exhaust after the axle so I can clear my Old Man EMU springs when I get them. Also evens out the exhaust sound. Nice being able to hear it all around, instead of just on the passenger side. The true test will be tomorrow on the ride back to JMU.

    Also added grip tape to my sliders. They weren't slick before, but now people won't wear the paint off when they get in and out.

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
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    I have a slow leak where the upper rad hose goes into the block. I already replaced the hose, so I don't think it's that. I'll try tightening the worm clamp a whole lot and see if that helps. Didn't realize it was leaking until I noticed my overflow tank was almost empty. A little bit of dirt and debris floating around in there too. Topped her off. We'll see what happens. Hopefully I don't lose it going to VIR tomorrow :D
     
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  14. Mar 21, 2014 at 8:27 AM
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    Sounds exactly like what happened to mine. Check for hairline cracks all alone the upper plastic topper. Mine started to leak so slowly that I just filled it every few months till it got bad.
     
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  15. Mar 21, 2014 at 8:50 AM
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    Mine's leaking from the engine side, not the radiator side.
     
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  16. Mar 26, 2014 at 6:44 PM
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    So, went to the car wash today and spent a ton of money and used the soap spray, soap brush, and power rinse for like 15 minutes today.

    STILL a film of gear oil in my bed. I'm thinking I might have to ditch my bed liner...
     
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  17. Mar 26, 2014 at 6:49 PM
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    Its just a drop in one? Mine is impossible to get the dirt out of it cant imagine oil :eek:
     
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  18. Mar 26, 2014 at 9:03 PM
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    Yup, a drop in. It's been through 6 washes, and 4 snows, plus tons of rain. I can't stand it. Every time I put something in the bed, it makes it smell like gear oil. It's ruined 3 of my favorite jackets too.
     
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  19. Mar 26, 2014 at 9:39 PM
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    Dang 3 jackets. It would probably cost a ton but maybe you could find some degreaser?
     
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    Used half a bottle of purple power in the bed of my truck today and spent $5 in the power washer thing. Tons of black water rinsed out.

    Let it dry and guess what! STILL FUCKING SMELLS LIKE OIL.

    I give up until I can get home from school for the summer and take my toolbox off so I can really do something drastic to the bed liner.
     
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