new JEEP owner
09-06-2007, 10:25 AM
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Re: new JEEP owner
"twaldron" <dude@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
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> Zelix wrote:
>> "griffin" <gryffy@WEEEEshaw.ca> wrote in message
>> news:wXSDi.133862$rX4.80301@pd7urf2no...
>>
>>>Welcome!
>>
>>
>>
>> thanks
>
>
> Oh, yeah...don't get involved in the spamming war or you'll end up getting
> PLONKED with the rest of those bozos. It's been a relatively peaceful NG
> until about a year ago when one of our regulars brought in his family of
> idjits. Use your filters to remove the offenders and it's actually pretty
> quiet in here. Might take some time to get them all.
>
> tw
I was just checking that out. It's all rather ridiculous to say the least.
09-06-2007, 10:25 AM
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Re: new JEEP owner
"twaldron" <dude@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
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> Zelix wrote:
>> "griffin" <gryffy@WEEEEshaw.ca> wrote in message
>> news:wXSDi.133862$rX4.80301@pd7urf2no...
>>
>>>Welcome!
>>
>>
>>
>> thanks
>
>
> Oh, yeah...don't get involved in the spamming war or you'll end up getting
> PLONKED with the rest of those bozos. It's been a relatively peaceful NG
> until about a year ago when one of our regulars brought in his family of
> idjits. Use your filters to remove the offenders and it's actually pretty
> quiet in here. Might take some time to get them all.
>
> tw
I was just checking that out. It's all rather ridiculous to say the least.
09-06-2007, 10:25 AM
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Re: new JEEP owner
"twaldron" <dude@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
news:4STDi.1763$h06.1438@trnddc03...
> Zelix wrote:
>> "griffin" <gryffy@WEEEEshaw.ca> wrote in message
>> news:wXSDi.133862$rX4.80301@pd7urf2no...
>>
>>>Welcome!
>>
>>
>>
>> thanks
>
>
> Oh, yeah...don't get involved in the spamming war or you'll end up getting
> PLONKED with the rest of those bozos. It's been a relatively peaceful NG
> until about a year ago when one of our regulars brought in his family of
> idjits. Use your filters to remove the offenders and it's actually pretty
> quiet in here. Might take some time to get them all.
>
> tw
I was just checking that out. It's all rather ridiculous to say the least.
09-06-2007, 11:34 AM
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Re: new JEEP owner
On Sep 6, 7:24 am, "Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove
this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
>
> news:tVTDi.1764$h06.467@trnddc03...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Zelix wrote:
>
> >> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
> >>news:U_SDi.1758$h06.1335@trnddc03...
>
> >>>Congrats on the new-to-you 97 TJ...and welcome! The '97 was the first
> >>>year of the TJ so there were a couple of minor bugs to be worked out by
> >>>Jeep. I'm sure yours, by now, has had them all fixed, but this is a good
> >>>place to hang out if they were not. Tell us about your Jeep...lifted?
> >>>motor? transmission? mods?
>
> >>>tw
>
> >> It's automatic with 6-cylinder & hardtop with a 2 inch lift. I'm curious
> >> as to what the minor bugs are. I've just got it so I'd like to make sure
> >> I catch them and fix them.
>
> >> Z
> >> o||||||o
>
> > 2" spacer or spring lift? As far as bugs, it's been 10 years so I'm a
> > little fuzzy. I went from a '90 to a '99 so I didn't keep up with the 97
> > issues, but as I recall they were minor things. Fitment, cracking headers
> > (which carried on for a few years), exhaust manifold heat shield was
> > missing....I'm sure more 97'ers can chime in.
>
> > tw
>
> It's not a body lift from what my cousin said. The plastic fender thingys
> have chalked a bit. I repainted them with a dark green plastic for now. they
> look really cheesy. I want to get some touch up paint to paint them to match
> the rest of the JEEP.
> Here's a picture of it.http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...wjeep1co9.jpg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
That's a nice, clean machine --
Regarding the fender flares: If you really want the flares to match,
you need to track down the flares from a later model TJ. I don't know
the year or option package breakdown, but Jeep fitted later TJs with
painted flares -- made of more rigid material and without the
texture. People remove them all the time for wider aftermarket flares
-- so you can dig up a full set for cheap money.
For what it's worth -- I've had great results with small painted areas
using a PreVal spray unit with automotive-quality paint & thinners.
Quick, easy, minimal clean-up (or none if you choose), and those spray
units are dirt cheap -- Home Depot even stocks them now.
Jon
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> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
>
> news:tVTDi.1764$h06.467@trnddc03...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Zelix wrote:
>
> >> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
> >>news:U_SDi.1758$h06.1335@trnddc03...
>
> >>>Congrats on the new-to-you 97 TJ...and welcome! The '97 was the first
> >>>year of the TJ so there were a couple of minor bugs to be worked out by
> >>>Jeep. I'm sure yours, by now, has had them all fixed, but this is a good
> >>>place to hang out if they were not. Tell us about your Jeep...lifted?
> >>>motor? transmission? mods?
>
> >>>tw
>
> >> It's automatic with 6-cylinder & hardtop with a 2 inch lift. I'm curious
> >> as to what the minor bugs are. I've just got it so I'd like to make sure
> >> I catch them and fix them.
>
> >> Z
> >> o||||||o
>
> > 2" spacer or spring lift? As far as bugs, it's been 10 years so I'm a
> > little fuzzy. I went from a '90 to a '99 so I didn't keep up with the 97
> > issues, but as I recall they were minor things. Fitment, cracking headers
> > (which carried on for a few years), exhaust manifold heat shield was
> > missing....I'm sure more 97'ers can chime in.
>
> > tw
>
> It's not a body lift from what my cousin said. The plastic fender thingys
> have chalked a bit. I repainted them with a dark green plastic for now. they
> look really cheesy. I want to get some touch up paint to paint them to match
> the rest of the JEEP.
> Here's a picture of it.http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...wjeep1co9.jpg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
That's a nice, clean machine --
Regarding the fender flares: If you really want the flares to match,
you need to track down the flares from a later model TJ. I don't know
the year or option package breakdown, but Jeep fitted later TJs with
painted flares -- made of more rigid material and without the
texture. People remove them all the time for wider aftermarket flares
-- so you can dig up a full set for cheap money.
For what it's worth -- I've had great results with small painted areas
using a PreVal spray unit with automotive-quality paint & thinners.
Quick, easy, minimal clean-up (or none if you choose), and those spray
units are dirt cheap -- Home Depot even stocks them now.
Jon
09-06-2007, 11:34 AM
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Re: new JEEP owner
On Sep 6, 7:24 am, "Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove
this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
>
> news:tVTDi.1764$h06.467@trnddc03...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Zelix wrote:
>
> >> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
> >>news:U_SDi.1758$h06.1335@trnddc03...
>
> >>>Congrats on the new-to-you 97 TJ...and welcome! The '97 was the first
> >>>year of the TJ so there were a couple of minor bugs to be worked out by
> >>>Jeep. I'm sure yours, by now, has had them all fixed, but this is a good
> >>>place to hang out if they were not. Tell us about your Jeep...lifted?
> >>>motor? transmission? mods?
>
> >>>tw
>
> >> It's automatic with 6-cylinder & hardtop with a 2 inch lift. I'm curious
> >> as to what the minor bugs are. I've just got it so I'd like to make sure
> >> I catch them and fix them.
>
> >> Z
> >> o||||||o
>
> > 2" spacer or spring lift? As far as bugs, it's been 10 years so I'm a
> > little fuzzy. I went from a '90 to a '99 so I didn't keep up with the 97
> > issues, but as I recall they were minor things. Fitment, cracking headers
> > (which carried on for a few years), exhaust manifold heat shield was
> > missing....I'm sure more 97'ers can chime in.
>
> > tw
>
> It's not a body lift from what my cousin said. The plastic fender thingys
> have chalked a bit. I repainted them with a dark green plastic for now. they
> look really cheesy. I want to get some touch up paint to paint them to match
> the rest of the JEEP.
> Here's a picture of it.http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...wjeep1co9.jpg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
That's a nice, clean machine --
Regarding the fender flares: If you really want the flares to match,
you need to track down the flares from a later model TJ. I don't know
the year or option package breakdown, but Jeep fitted later TJs with
painted flares -- made of more rigid material and without the
texture. People remove them all the time for wider aftermarket flares
-- so you can dig up a full set for cheap money.
For what it's worth -- I've had great results with small painted areas
using a PreVal spray unit with automotive-quality paint & thinners.
Quick, easy, minimal clean-up (or none if you choose), and those spray
units are dirt cheap -- Home Depot even stocks them now.
Jon
this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
>
> news:tVTDi.1764$h06.467@trnddc03...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Zelix wrote:
>
> >> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
> >>news:U_SDi.1758$h06.1335@trnddc03...
>
> >>>Congrats on the new-to-you 97 TJ...and welcome! The '97 was the first
> >>>year of the TJ so there were a couple of minor bugs to be worked out by
> >>>Jeep. I'm sure yours, by now, has had them all fixed, but this is a good
> >>>place to hang out if they were not. Tell us about your Jeep...lifted?
> >>>motor? transmission? mods?
>
> >>>tw
>
> >> It's automatic with 6-cylinder & hardtop with a 2 inch lift. I'm curious
> >> as to what the minor bugs are. I've just got it so I'd like to make sure
> >> I catch them and fix them.
>
> >> Z
> >> o||||||o
>
> > 2" spacer or spring lift? As far as bugs, it's been 10 years so I'm a
> > little fuzzy. I went from a '90 to a '99 so I didn't keep up with the 97
> > issues, but as I recall they were minor things. Fitment, cracking headers
> > (which carried on for a few years), exhaust manifold heat shield was
> > missing....I'm sure more 97'ers can chime in.
>
> > tw
>
> It's not a body lift from what my cousin said. The plastic fender thingys
> have chalked a bit. I repainted them with a dark green plastic for now. they
> look really cheesy. I want to get some touch up paint to paint them to match
> the rest of the JEEP.
> Here's a picture of it.http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...wjeep1co9.jpg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
That's a nice, clean machine --
Regarding the fender flares: If you really want the flares to match,
you need to track down the flares from a later model TJ. I don't know
the year or option package breakdown, but Jeep fitted later TJs with
painted flares -- made of more rigid material and without the
texture. People remove them all the time for wider aftermarket flares
-- so you can dig up a full set for cheap money.
For what it's worth -- I've had great results with small painted areas
using a PreVal spray unit with automotive-quality paint & thinners.
Quick, easy, minimal clean-up (or none if you choose), and those spray
units are dirt cheap -- Home Depot even stocks them now.
Jon
09-06-2007, 11:34 AM
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Re: new JEEP owner
On Sep 6, 7:24 am, "Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove
this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
>
> news:tVTDi.1764$h06.467@trnddc03...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Zelix wrote:
>
> >> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
> >>news:U_SDi.1758$h06.1335@trnddc03...
>
> >>>Congrats on the new-to-you 97 TJ...and welcome! The '97 was the first
> >>>year of the TJ so there were a couple of minor bugs to be worked out by
> >>>Jeep. I'm sure yours, by now, has had them all fixed, but this is a good
> >>>place to hang out if they were not. Tell us about your Jeep...lifted?
> >>>motor? transmission? mods?
>
> >>>tw
>
> >> It's automatic with 6-cylinder & hardtop with a 2 inch lift. I'm curious
> >> as to what the minor bugs are. I've just got it so I'd like to make sure
> >> I catch them and fix them.
>
> >> Z
> >> o||||||o
>
> > 2" spacer or spring lift? As far as bugs, it's been 10 years so I'm a
> > little fuzzy. I went from a '90 to a '99 so I didn't keep up with the 97
> > issues, but as I recall they were minor things. Fitment, cracking headers
> > (which carried on for a few years), exhaust manifold heat shield was
> > missing....I'm sure more 97'ers can chime in.
>
> > tw
>
> It's not a body lift from what my cousin said. The plastic fender thingys
> have chalked a bit. I repainted them with a dark green plastic for now. they
> look really cheesy. I want to get some touch up paint to paint them to match
> the rest of the JEEP.
> Here's a picture of it.http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...wjeep1co9.jpg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
That's a nice, clean machine --
Regarding the fender flares: If you really want the flares to match,
you need to track down the flares from a later model TJ. I don't know
the year or option package breakdown, but Jeep fitted later TJs with
painted flares -- made of more rigid material and without the
texture. People remove them all the time for wider aftermarket flares
-- so you can dig up a full set for cheap money.
For what it's worth -- I've had great results with small painted areas
using a PreVal spray unit with automotive-quality paint & thinners.
Quick, easy, minimal clean-up (or none if you choose), and those spray
units are dirt cheap -- Home Depot even stocks them now.
Jon
this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
>
> news:tVTDi.1764$h06.467@trnddc03...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Zelix wrote:
>
> >> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
> >>news:U_SDi.1758$h06.1335@trnddc03...
>
> >>>Congrats on the new-to-you 97 TJ...and welcome! The '97 was the first
> >>>year of the TJ so there were a couple of minor bugs to be worked out by
> >>>Jeep. I'm sure yours, by now, has had them all fixed, but this is a good
> >>>place to hang out if they were not. Tell us about your Jeep...lifted?
> >>>motor? transmission? mods?
>
> >>>tw
>
> >> It's automatic with 6-cylinder & hardtop with a 2 inch lift. I'm curious
> >> as to what the minor bugs are. I've just got it so I'd like to make sure
> >> I catch them and fix them.
>
> >> Z
> >> o||||||o
>
> > 2" spacer or spring lift? As far as bugs, it's been 10 years so I'm a
> > little fuzzy. I went from a '90 to a '99 so I didn't keep up with the 97
> > issues, but as I recall they were minor things. Fitment, cracking headers
> > (which carried on for a few years), exhaust manifold heat shield was
> > missing....I'm sure more 97'ers can chime in.
>
> > tw
>
> It's not a body lift from what my cousin said. The plastic fender thingys
> have chalked a bit. I repainted them with a dark green plastic for now. they
> look really cheesy. I want to get some touch up paint to paint them to match
> the rest of the JEEP.
> Here's a picture of it.http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...wjeep1co9.jpg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
That's a nice, clean machine --
Regarding the fender flares: If you really want the flares to match,
you need to track down the flares from a later model TJ. I don't know
the year or option package breakdown, but Jeep fitted later TJs with
painted flares -- made of more rigid material and without the
texture. People remove them all the time for wider aftermarket flares
-- so you can dig up a full set for cheap money.
For what it's worth -- I've had great results with small painted areas
using a PreVal spray unit with automotive-quality paint & thinners.
Quick, easy, minimal clean-up (or none if you choose), and those spray
units are dirt cheap -- Home Depot even stocks them now.
Jon
09-06-2007, 11:34 AM
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Re: new JEEP owner
On Sep 6, 7:24 am, "Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove
this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
>
> news:tVTDi.1764$h06.467@trnddc03...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Zelix wrote:
>
> >> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
> >>news:U_SDi.1758$h06.1335@trnddc03...
>
> >>>Congrats on the new-to-you 97 TJ...and welcome! The '97 was the first
> >>>year of the TJ so there were a couple of minor bugs to be worked out by
> >>>Jeep. I'm sure yours, by now, has had them all fixed, but this is a good
> >>>place to hang out if they were not. Tell us about your Jeep...lifted?
> >>>motor? transmission? mods?
>
> >>>tw
>
> >> It's automatic with 6-cylinder & hardtop with a 2 inch lift. I'm curious
> >> as to what the minor bugs are. I've just got it so I'd like to make sure
> >> I catch them and fix them.
>
> >> Z
> >> o||||||o
>
> > 2" spacer or spring lift? As far as bugs, it's been 10 years so I'm a
> > little fuzzy. I went from a '90 to a '99 so I didn't keep up with the 97
> > issues, but as I recall they were minor things. Fitment, cracking headers
> > (which carried on for a few years), exhaust manifold heat shield was
> > missing....I'm sure more 97'ers can chime in.
>
> > tw
>
> It's not a body lift from what my cousin said. The plastic fender thingys
> have chalked a bit. I repainted them with a dark green plastic for now. they
> look really cheesy. I want to get some touch up paint to paint them to match
> the rest of the JEEP.
> Here's a picture of it.http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...wjeep1co9.jpg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
That's a nice, clean machine --
Regarding the fender flares: If you really want the flares to match,
you need to track down the flares from a later model TJ. I don't know
the year or option package breakdown, but Jeep fitted later TJs with
painted flares -- made of more rigid material and without the
texture. People remove them all the time for wider aftermarket flares
-- so you can dig up a full set for cheap money.
For what it's worth -- I've had great results with small painted areas
using a PreVal spray unit with automotive-quality paint & thinners.
Quick, easy, minimal clean-up (or none if you choose), and those spray
units are dirt cheap -- Home Depot even stocks them now.
Jon
this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote:
> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
>
> news:tVTDi.1764$h06.467@trnddc03...
>
>
>
>
>
> > Zelix wrote:
>
> >> "twaldron" <d...@hairsproutingbunions.com> wrote in message
> >>news:U_SDi.1758$h06.1335@trnddc03...
>
> >>>Congrats on the new-to-you 97 TJ...and welcome! The '97 was the first
> >>>year of the TJ so there were a couple of minor bugs to be worked out by
> >>>Jeep. I'm sure yours, by now, has had them all fixed, but this is a good
> >>>place to hang out if they were not. Tell us about your Jeep...lifted?
> >>>motor? transmission? mods?
>
> >>>tw
>
> >> It's automatic with 6-cylinder & hardtop with a 2 inch lift. I'm curious
> >> as to what the minor bugs are. I've just got it so I'd like to make sure
> >> I catch them and fix them.
>
> >> Z
> >> o||||||o
>
> > 2" spacer or spring lift? As far as bugs, it's been 10 years so I'm a
> > little fuzzy. I went from a '90 to a '99 so I didn't keep up with the 97
> > issues, but as I recall they were minor things. Fitment, cracking headers
> > (which carried on for a few years), exhaust manifold heat shield was
> > missing....I'm sure more 97'ers can chime in.
>
> > tw
>
> It's not a body lift from what my cousin said. The plastic fender thingys
> have chalked a bit. I repainted them with a dark green plastic for now. they
> look really cheesy. I want to get some touch up paint to paint them to match
> the rest of the JEEP.
> Here's a picture of it.http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1...wjeep1co9.jpg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
That's a nice, clean machine --
Regarding the fender flares: If you really want the flares to match,
you need to track down the flares from a later model TJ. I don't know
the year or option package breakdown, but Jeep fitted later TJs with
painted flares -- made of more rigid material and without the
texture. People remove them all the time for wider aftermarket flares
-- so you can dig up a full set for cheap money.
For what it's worth -- I've had great results with small painted areas
using a PreVal spray unit with automotive-quality paint & thinners.
Quick, easy, minimal clean-up (or none if you choose), and those spray
units are dirt cheap -- Home Depot even stocks them now.
Jon
09-06-2007, 05:03 PM
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Re: new JEEP owner
"Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:TPSDi.35231$wN3.31969@bignews2.bellsouth.net. ..
I just got a 97 Jeep Wrangler. just saying Hi to the group.
o||||||o
Welcome, and Congrats!
Hope you get to have lots of fun in your new toy :)
--
Kate
______
/l ,[____],
l-L -OlllllllO-
()_)-()_)--)_)
The shortest distance between two points,
can be a lot more fun in a Jeep!
09-06-2007, 05:03 PM
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Re: new JEEP owner
"Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:TPSDi.35231$wN3.31969@bignews2.bellsouth.net. ..
I just got a 97 Jeep Wrangler. just saying Hi to the group.
o||||||o
Welcome, and Congrats!
Hope you get to have lots of fun in your new toy :)
--
Kate
______
/l ,[____],
l-L -OlllllllO-
()_)-()_)--)_)
The shortest distance between two points,
can be a lot more fun in a Jeep!
09-06-2007, 05:03 PM
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Re: new JEEP owner
"Zelix" <nacchisrevenge@[remove this:nospam]yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:TPSDi.35231$wN3.31969@bignews2.bellsouth.net. ..
I just got a 97 Jeep Wrangler. just saying Hi to the group.
o||||||o
Welcome, and Congrats!
Hope you get to have lots of fun in your new toy :)
--
Kate
______
/l ,[____],
l-L -OlllllllO-
()_)-()_)--)_)
The shortest distance between two points,
can be a lot more fun in a Jeep!
