Welcome hybridpower, Glad you found us! Lets see some pics

Welcome buddy. It's going to be fun learning Lenny's rig and wheelin a bit more hardcore! Glad you made it over here.

Welcome! Glad to see ya over here

Hi Guys, just wanted to introduce myself. I bought (technicly traded for) Lenny's old rig (you're right, I'm way over my head with this thing from a wheeling standpoint).

Thanks to all of you that reached out to me on vjc to provide me some direction, and helped me find this site. I look forward to meeting you guys, your pictures (especially Colorado) are amazing. On a side note, something I thought was cool, was someone sent me pics of the jeep (I think) before Lenny got it. I'll post them below if you're intersted.

I've got a list of things to do on this jeep before I can get out on it, the coilovers need rebuilt badly. The guys at XMF told me that they don't think the drivers side, front one has any oil left in it, and it's got a major tilt going. I've already picked up the seal kits, but getting the bolts off is turning into a nightmare. My impact and breaker bar won't touch a few of them, and I'm hoping I don't have to cut them. Next step is heat I guess. I'm also going to install a speedometer cable (doesn't appear it ever had one, though it has a gauge), and a fuel sending unit (Lenny told me he didn't put one back in after he moved the fuel cell). I'm going to change the tranny and diff fluids to know they've been recently done (the front could use a new gasket), and that's probably it.

I can't wait to get out, I really want to introduce my son to camping / hiking / fishing, etc. I spent a lot of summers in Alaska as a kid (dad would follow the salmon runs), and I miss fishing and the outdoors like crazy. I can't wait to share those types of experiences with my family.

Here are those old photos (again, not mine, but from anouther 4x4 site), I was told this was in the hammers.
Hope to meet you guys soon; and thanks in advance for any help you can give me on getting oriented to this sport.

Welcome. I spent lots of time with that rig when it was down at the AO shop as the guy was putting the current lift on. Its a great set up with lots of good parts. I hope you have a blast with that Jeep!

Nice, maybe you can tell me how to get these damn coilover bolts off! LOL, these damn stover (top lock) nuts are impossible to get loose.

Did you really just ask Bob how to get your nuts off?

Wow. Pretty comfortable here already, huh. :-)

alanzona wrote:Did you really just ask Bob how to get your nuts off?

Wow. Pretty comfortable here already, huh. :-)

I was thinkin the exact same thing

bbrennan wrote:I was thinkin the exact same thing

LOL there is no 'new guy mercy period' here... but we're much nicer than Pirate. :-)

alanzona wrote:LOL there is no 'new guy mercy period' here... but we're much nicer than Pirate. :-)

It is true. They are nice bunch of great people and as a guy who bought rig above his capabilities you will grow into it quickly.

What part of the valley do you live in?.

LOL, I'm in N. Phoenix, just North of I17 and Jomax. I'll buy some beers for anyone that can help me get these "nuts" off!

That's a long drive for some nuts...

Now Daniel, you know you've driven farther for less...

hybridpower wrote:LOL, I'm in N. Phoenix, just North of I17 and Jomax. I'll buy some beers for anyone that can help me get these "nuts" off!

Well I guess its exceptable as long as you don't "bust a nut" off

Busting a nut is the worse... So much work if you do that.

Heck I'll trade you my xj and you don't have to bust your nuts. :-)

Showboat wrote:Heck I'll trade you my xj and you don't have to bust your nuts. :-)

Like anyone believes The Beast is still an XJ.... LOL

At least I offered to buy them a drink after...it's kinda like the walk of shame, except you got a drink out of it!

hybridpower wrote:At least I offered to buy them a drink after...it's kinda like the walk of shame, except you got a drink out of it!

Ha! That you did... That you did.