Welcome alxjalmeida!!!

[Brasscatz]

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[alxjalmeida]

Hi folks! I was brought to these forums as a long time Jeep Owner that strayed away for several years and am now back in the Jeep family with a 2017 JKU Rubicon Hard Rock on order. Should be getting delivery mid October. The wait is killiing me. ;)

I have been listening (catching up currently by binge listening) to the Jeep Talk Show, and enjoy it a lot, I find the topics around Tammy's adventures with the JKU most helpful because I feel those will apply most to me obviously, but recently hearing about Josh's Lightbar install is also helpful as I plan on picking a roof rack system for the JKU and want one that accepts a 50" light bar as well.

I am a Ham (Technician Class, KA1UUF) and am looking to get a mobile rig installed as well. So find any info that Tony brings up on Ham Installs etc. helpful as well.

In fact I am interested to find out details Tony on your Ham Rig inside your XJ.

And as Nicki (sp?) G says.... "Alright folks, I'll chatcha later...." ;) Love the Nicki G segments... :)

Thanks All!
Alex

[4.3LXJ]

Welcome Alex. Sounds like the Jeep bug has bitten you already and you haven't even got it yet. Jeeps are always so much fun to customize

[alxjalmeida]

Welcome Alex. Sounds like the Jeep bug has bitten you already and you haven't even got it yet. Jeeps are always so much fun to customize



Yes it has. I come from a Jeep Family. When I was a kid my parents bought an '89 XJ (or maybe it was a '91) and then when I went off to college, I bought and drove a WJ and my sister drove and then totaled (sigh) a WJ as well.

My mom currently drives a WK "mall crawler" and this will be my first time back into Jeep with a JKU.

Cheated on Jeep for a bit with a couple of Subaru Outbacks and am looking forward to taking delivery of the Jeep and finally getting into some real off-roading.

Thanks for the welcome!


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[4.3LXJ]

Outbacks are OK. You might be surprised where I have had mine :D

[alxjalmeida]

Outbacks are OK. You might be surprised where I have had mine :D



Outbacks are more capable than most people think, but they are NO Jeep. But I know some folks really push the limits of what they can do. :) Would love to hear the stories sometimes.


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[4.3LXJ]

I have a little rock rash on mine, nothing serious. Just not the ground clearance of the lifted XJ. I took it up into the High Lakes Recreation area when my XJ was down

[XJ Wheeler]

Glad you have come to your senses! [emoji14]

Welcome to the site and I bet that new jku is gonna be a beauty. What color did you get? I always liked how they offered the desert tan option akin to the former jeep military past.

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[alxjalmeida]

Glad you have come to your senses! [emoji14]

Welcome to the site and I bet that new jku is gonna be a beauty. What color did you get? I always liked how they offered the desert tan option akin to the former jeep military past.

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Went for the Granite Crystal Gray. I agree the Tan was a good option but I decided to go with the darker color as I like how sharp it looks.

I am also looking to this Jeep as also starting to not be afraid to take out the wrench and customize and enhance my vehicle... Do my own oil changes etc...


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[XJ Wheeler]

Went for the Granite Crystal Gray. I agree the Tan was a good option but I decided to go with the darker color as I like how sharp it looks.

I am also looking to this Jeep as also starting to not be afraid to take out the wrench and customize and enhance my vehicle... Do my own oil changes etc...


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To be honest I probably would have made a similar decision. I like my vehicles to shine, especially a new one. I get grief for my shiny xj. :D

It's a great way to learn and the mechanical knowledge is invaluable when you need it. A few years back I bought an old bronco 2, the little one, knowing it had either a cracked head or head gasket problems. Although for a bit less of a buy in price of $300. My goal was to learn about motors and vehicles in general really. I ended up doing a sort of top end rebuild and both heads were in fact cracked. Learned a ton and now I'm much more confrtable with engine work. Although I still have a long way to go to actually knowing what I'm doing with the internals. [emoji14]

Anyways, kudos on taking the initiative and good luck with the build. Hope to see the parts and wrenches start flying!

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