[EugeneTheTJ]

Here is the first TJ of the Month contest for 2012!!!

Yall make sure to vote and bump and crawl this!

Dont forget about the kick *** prizes that will be going to the winner!

And lastly, do NOT post until all the entries are up. Thanks!

[EugeneTheTJ]

stogie25

Name:
Jordan

Username:
stogie25

Mods (optional):
1997 Jeep Wrangler Sport
• One owner vehicle
• Daily driver from February 1997 until April 2009. Half time driver since April 2009.
• 4600lbs curb weight in summer mode

Motor
• 4.7 I6 Stroker
• 336 horse power 435 foot-pounds of torque @ 3400 RPM
• 4.0L block bored over .030
• 258 crank and rods
• 10.5:1 pistons
• Balanced
• Double roller timing chain
• High volume oil pump
• Comp cams cam
• Ported and polished head
• Back cut oversized valves
• Chevy v8 valve springs
• Late model air intake manifold
• Banks header
• Banks Stinger Cat Back with a custom tail pipe to route around the lift
• High flow cat
• K&N FIPK air intake
• 62mm throttle body and spacer
• MSD-6 ignition with custom quick disconnect
• MSD coil
• MSD 8mm plug wires
• Jet Stage II performance chip
• Centerforce dual friction clutch
• 4-core radiator
• Tomken dual battery tray
• Optima Red Top battery
• Optima Yellow Top battery
• Supplementary vacuum reservoir

Rear Axle
• Dana 60 35 spline
• ARB
• 4.56:1 Gear Ratio
• Alloy axle shafts
• Explorer disk brakes
• Solid diff cover

Front Axle and Steering
• Dana 30 High Pinion
• ARB
• 4.56:1 Gear ratio
• Warn manual hub conversion kit 5 on 4.5
• Poison Spyder Rock Ring
• Currie LCA brackets
• JKS LCA skid plates
• Moog offset ball joints
• Poison Spyder tie rod
• Currie drag link
• MORE steering box brace
• OME steering stabilizer
• AGR high flow / low RPM steering pump
• Custom braced frame side trackbar mount

Suspension
• 4 inch TeraFlex long arm
• 2-inch TeraFlex coil spacers
• Rubicon Express monotube shock absorbers
• Rubicon Express adjustable front track bar
• Currie adjustable rear track bar
• JKS quicker anti sway bar disconnects custom lengthened
• Superlift Upper Control Arm drop brackets
• Addco oversized rear anti sway bar

Tires and Wheels
• BFG 35” KM2 Mud Terrain tires
• Allied Rock 8 beadlocks
• Silver grade 8 bolts for beadlocks

Transfer Case & Transmission
NP-231 transfer case
• Advanced Adapters SYE
• Tera-Low 4:1 kit
• Heavy duty chain
• Novak shifter
Ax-15 5 speed transmission
• B&M Short Shifter

Recovery
• Pierce 12.5K worm gear winch
• Home made modifications to winch plate
• Hi-Lift Jack
• Hood mounts for Hi-Lift Jack
• Front towbar mounts
• Rear D ring for hitch

Armor
• Rear bumper - home made based on the ORF rear bumper
• Genright gas tank and skid plate
• Sun rocker guards
• Front bumper - Poison Spyder Trail Stinger
• Steering box skid plate
• TeraFlex Oil pan skid plate
• Roll Cage – Poison Spyder trail cage
• Poison Spyder trail corners
• Jeeperman rock skidz
• Teraflex belly up skid plate
• Sniperfab tube fenders with 3” flares
• Poison Spyder rear tube 3” flares custom mounted
• Gator Guard bed liner sprayed on fenders, corners, bumpers, steps, rocker guards

Security & Interior
• Tuffy glove box
• Tuffy center console with CB mount and Marathon arm rest
• Tuffy security drawer. Custom braced. Stores amp and 8” subwoofer
• Green gauge LED’s
• Alpine stereo
• TomTom
• Sirius satellite radio
• Cobra CB radio
• Gator Guard bed liner sprayed on interior

Summer Accessories
• Steel Horse Half Top
• Bestop soft doors
• Tube doors, modified to have armrests
• Misting system using a 5 gallon jerry can, an RV water pump, and garden misters
• Marathon seat covers

Winter Accessories
• Factory soft top
• Front padded liner
• Hard doors
• Gator Guard liner on door handle surrounds
• Drivers side seat heater
• Sheepskin seat covers
• Bestop Windjammer as a heat partition

Miscellaneous
• Hand throttle
• Billet aluminum shifter knob and transfercase shift knob
• Green LED dash lights
• On board air using Sanden compressor
• Kilby air tank mounted under the Jeep opposite the muffler
• Scanguage II onboard OBDII interface
• Locking gas cap cover
• Overhead lights
• Swiveling CB antenna with spring
• Xenon headlights
• Headlight and taillight guards
• Olympic Mountaineer rack (improvised mounting)
• Hockey puck seat risers
• Staun deflators
• Bestop oversized tire carrier. Custom braced
• Fire extinguisher

Story (optional):
I bought my Jeep new February 1997. It was my daily driver and weekend warrior until 2009 when I bought a 1988 Porsche to split daily driver duty. I have modified, wheeled and loved my Jeep for the last fifteen years. I was recently in a pretty bad wreck. It recently came out of the body shop with the fenders lined, and the hood repainted. With these last cosmetic modifications done I figured I would enter it in the TJ of the month contest.

Pictures:




Unlrubicon05


Chris Schneider

Unlrubicon05



2005 Unlimited Rubicon

6 Speed



Rubicon Express Long-Arm

4.5” Front Springs

3.5” Rear Springs

AEV Spring Relocators

AEV Pintler Beadlocks

BFG KM2 37x12.50x17

Currie TJJ Front and Rear Track-bars

JKS Rear Spring Retainers

Bilstein 5150s Front

Bilstein 5100s Rear

JKS 1.25" Body Lift

JKS 1" Budget Motor Mount Lift

Tom Woods Drive Shaft

Ten Factory Rear Shafts

Currie Front Anti-Rock

Addco Rear Sway-bar

Currie Steering

Old Man Emu Steering Damper

Spider Trax 1.25" Wheel Spacers

Riddler Differential Covers

Savvy Gas Tank Skid

Savvy Front Bumper

Savvy Winch Guard

Rokmen Steering Box Skid

Warn Rear Bumper

Warn Tire Carrier

Warn 9.5 ti Winch

Viking 3/8" x 100' Winch Line

Viking Aluminum Hawse

LightForce 170 Strikers

LightForce Wiring Harness

Delta Third Brake Light

Savvy Tail Lights

Uniden 680 Cb

3' Fire Stick Tunable Tip

Husky Floor Mats

High Lift Jack

Drake Hood-pins

Source C02 Complete System

Locker Pump Relocation Mod

AEM CIA with Prefilter

Whatever Else I Forgot…

Pictures




marcus01tj

Name: Marcus Manley
Username: marcus01tj
Mods (optional):
2.5 four banger. 5 speed with a tera low 231
Waggy 44 front axle/ Ford 8.8 Rear. 4.88s both locked. with CroMo shafts. PSC Hydro Assist.
3 link front, Triangulated 4 link rear with aluminum links. 7 inch rear stretch. 100 wheelbase.
37 BFG Krawlers on 17" Allied Rock-A-Thon Beadlocks.
Trail Cage. Corbeau Baja SS seats with 5 point harnesses.
Poison Spyder Flat Fenders and Crusher Corners. Chopped up Warn Bumpers. Warn Sliders. Warn M8000 winch.

Pictures:





Dezerttj


Craig Anderson

Dezerttj

Mods:
97 TJ
2.5L, 4.0 TB
5spd
2.5" Rough Country coils
OME shocks
Russell Extended brake lines front and rear
32x11.5x15 BFG A/Ts
15x8 Soft 8's
Alpine headunit and speakers
Smittybilt Front and Rear Bumpers
Cobra CB and Firestick antenna
4.10s
Cut front fenders
Trimmed rear flares
open d30
open d35
Mastercraft Rubicon Seats
JK Turn Signals

Story:
I had a 03 Rubicon before I realized I need something I wont beat up. I sold that to get a reliable cheap DD (Subaru) and had bought this TJ completely stock. I wheel it like a jeep with 35's and not afraid of a little body damage here and there. It is the start of a fun trail rig and this thing will get wheeled hard and have a great time doing it!

Pictures:




jeepinmichguy_

ame: Bobby P

Username: jeepinmichguy

Jeep specs and Mods:

2003 Jeep Wrangler Sport

4.0L w/ custom MML Green Products air filter

NV3550

NP231 with JB Conversions Super Short Tailshaft and Tom Woods Driveshafts (1310 Yokes at transfercase output, 1350 Yokes at axle)

Front axle is a trussed Kingpin HP 60 from 88 F350 with 5.38 gears, 2 inch wheel spacers, 35 spline inners, 30 spline outers, Warn hubs, Detroit Locker, BTF Diff Cover, suckdown winch point, and Custom steering made from 1.5"/.25" DOM tubingusing Rubicon express dropped pitman arm all connected with 3/4" FK Heims

Rear axle is a trussed Full Float Dana 60 HD from late 70's Chevywith 5.38 gears, 35 spline shafts, Detroit Locker, BTF Disc Brake kit (uses same brakes as front), and a Detroit Locker

Front suspension is a standard 3 link panhard setup w/16" Travel 2.5" Fox Air Shocks. Lower links consist of 1.75"/.25" SLEEVED with 2.125"/.188" DOM tubing. The single upper link, hard mounted on the lower link is 1.25"/.25" DOM tubing

Rear suspension is a Double Triangulated 4 link w/16" Travel 2.5" Fox Air Shocks. Lower links consist of 1.75"/.25" SLEEVED with 2.125"/.188" DOM tubing. Upper links made from 1.25"/.25" DOM tubing. FK 7/8" Heims used for the lowers, FK 3/4" Heim used on the upper. BTF "bat wing" & tabs used throughout entire rear suspension. Shock towers are built with .120 wall 1 5/8 DOM & tied together for strength in the rear of the tub

107 inch wheel base

Rear frame is back halved to fit the airshocks, links, and to accommodate the rear stretch

39.5 13.50 17 IROKS wrapped around Soft 8's

Fabtech Front Bumper with Warn VR8000 and Pro Comp 55w lights

BTF rear bumper that is now the rear crossmember and last body mounting point.

BTF Rockers

BTF Tube Fenders

BTF Comp Cut Rear Corners

Custom Transfercase/Oilpan skid

Skidrow Steering Box Skid

BTF Cage

JKS 1.25 in body lift

K&N,

MV-50 OBA,

Tuffy Glove Box,

Fire Extinguisher

Tuffy underseat CCW drawer,

Rear Tub mounted gas tank and Optima battery

Sony Explode Marine Head MP3 Head Unit.

Polk audio 5.25" 2way Speakers in the Sound Bars

Mountaineer rack

Flush mount rear LED's,and front LED markers

LED rock lights in all four wheel wells

CJ tailgate

[EugeneTheTJ]

bbusch

name: Brian Busch
user name: bbusch
Jeep: 2003 Jeep Wrangler TJR


I have been wheeling Jeeps since I was fourteen (1993) and owned a TJ since July 1997 (97 TJ Sport). I built my first TJ starting July 1997 and have been Jeepin ever since. I have been building my Rubicon since February 2003 and through all the headaches I am overall very pleased with my look and performance from my rig. I built my rig to do moderate to slightly extreme wheeling (mostly rocks/trail use and for winter conditions) but expect her to drive better than stock even when I get off the trail 12 hours down the road.

I am going for a close to stock look only large with all the parts changed to handle the increase in size, upgrades listed below.


Steering and Stability:

-Currie HD tie rod setup
-PSC steering box (billet cover)
-PSC steering pump with cooler and Aluminum Reservoir
-Custom trac bar setup axle end w/beefed up bolt
-Off Road Only Swayloc (air setup)
-Rear Currie Antirock
-Nth Degree rear trac bar relocator
-Nth Degree front trac bar setup w/mopar WJ tracbar


Armor and Skids:

-Rock Hard Roll Cage
-Nth Degree Tummy Tucker (completely flat rare version only a few made)
-Nth Degree slider w/Stinger (rear)
-Nth Degree Oil Pan Skid
-JKS control arm skids
-Kilby Gas Skid
-Kilby Steering box skid
-Front diff cover from Crawltech
-Custom front and rear bumpers (both F&R hold air for OBA system) with custom swing out carrier (under construction)


Suspension and Clearance:

-Nth Degree Mobility 4.5" Long Arm (my setup has a very low center of gravity)
-1" Tera Aluminum Body Lift
-1" JKS aluminum mm spacer lift
-Nth Degree Shock Shifters
-OME shocks (front)
-Bilstein 7100 series (rear) w/remote reservoir


Tires and Wheels:

-35" Maxxis Creepy Crawlers on AE OMF Beadlocks for wheeling
-315 75R16 GoodYear Wrangler Duratrecs studded w/custom built wheels for the 3.75 backspacing


Drivetrain and Horsepower:

-Alloy USA chromolly shafts (rear)
-Front Warn lockout hubs and axles (true stout 44) w/all the greasable fittings 5 on 5.5
-4.88 gearing
-Stock Rubicon air lockers
-Stock tranny and Tcase
-Hesco rebuilt I6 4.0 (rebuild included new cam, HP oil pump, valve train rebuilt)
-Custom front and rear driveshafts (Tom Woods setup for my flat Tummy Tucker)
-Lube Locker rings
-Macs Cold Air Intake
-Banks Stainless Steel exhaust
-Banks Stainless Steel Header
-Centerforce Clutch upgrade
-Griffin Aluminum Radiator
-Royal Purple in diffs, steering, tcase, tranny
-Castrol dino for the 4.0 tractor motor (gesh!)
-Seafoam added if I have to use Ethanol fuel due to being limited on non Ethanol fuel stations.


Electronics:

-Alpine CDA 9855 receiver
-Alpine Ipod setup
-Alpine PDX-5 amplifier (75w RMS x4 + 300w mono)
-Alpine SWR-T10 slimline subwoofer
-Sierra Mountain Audio center console w/Alpine slimline subwoofer
-6.5" Focal 165CVX Polyglass speakers (mounted in SMEs JEEPods)
-4" Focal 100 CVX Polyglass speakers (mounted in dash stock pods)
-Sierra Mountain Audio JEEPods w/LED lighting
-Stinger wiring throughout cab w/power distributor on internal firewall
-Warn SDB 210 lights (dual beam)
-Power inverter located in dash with plugins on the flat panel (lower front console)
-Uniden PC68XL w/DSC CB Radio
-Dual Optima yellowtop Batteries with Kilby dual battery tray
-Wired MBR 70 multiple battery regulator
-ViAir OBA guage flush mounted in console along with Swayloc activation switch
-HID lighting replaces stock setup
-80G iPod
-32G onboard iPad w/Verizon mifi
-Garmin Nuvi 1390t


Camping and Recovery:

-Warn 8274-50 winch
-Recovery strap and gear
-60" Hi Lift
-Various tools, lubricants and parts carried depending on the trip type
-Gear galore for camping, setup for two to comfortably live for 4-5 days in the backwoods


Upgrades:

-Premier Power Welder (summer 2012) with Kilby tray (already mounted)
-Kilby OBA setup w/york compressor
-Herculined in the door entries, along the top rail, and in the back cargo area
-Rokmen frame tie-ins
-Clear rear LED's
-Clear turn signals
-Billet bling (hood pieces, antennae piece, tailgate hinges, Rear wheel center blocks, soft top quick discos, fairlead)
-Rearview auto dimming mirror w/compass and temperature
-Black half doors w/uppers off my 97 TJ
-Billet Tailgate & Hood Hinges by Prestige Billet
-Hood lift


Future mods:

-Custom Four Link rear stretch out of the Nth lift
-Line X the inside of the tub
-Custom rear rack for the swing out carrier
-Mastercraft Baja RS seats w/lumbar and heat
-Coilover in the front
-Rear Corner Protection and rocker guards (waiting to stretch before I add corner protection)
-Replace Front axle housing w/high pinion front including ARB or JK locker if I have to go that route
-Rear high clearance 60 w/ARB
-V8 upgrade with tranny and Atlas tcase
-Vanco Brakes
-Lever Lock ebrake


*Once I have completed the above mods I will be taking the rig apart and painting the entire Jeep frame up!


Well here is my girl, this is her first contest...





ABQ-TJ


Name: Steve Szanto
Username: ABQ-TJ
Mods (optional): Atlas II 4.3, HP D30 front w/Warn Hubs, Yukon Inners, WJ Knuckle Swap, 1-ton Steering, ARB, PSC Hydro-Assist 4.56's
Ford 8.8 rear w/ Superior 88 Kit, Detroit 4.56's
4.5" Rubicon Express Lift, 1" BL, Fox Shocks w/ Poly Performance front Coilover Kit and rear's outboarded
37" MTR's on 15x8 Champion Beadlocks
Warn 9000 Winch, Mesa 4x4 front bumper, Standard Machine rear bumper, Poison Spyder Rockers, Flat Fenders, Rear full corner armor, and Sport Cage
York OBA, Ready Welder, Tuffy Aluminum rear box
Story (optional): Built up over the past 10 years in stages to handle most any trail out there but I always wanted to be able to drive it on the street, too. It's done well in Moab, Las Cruces, and Johnson Valley, among other places.
Pictures:




Unlimited04

Name: Mike
Username: Unlimited04

2004 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited with:
33x12.50R15 Goodyear Duratracs
4.0L/42RLE/NV231J w/ SYE
4.88's with Detroit TrueTrac's front and rear
HP D30 front, D44 rear
JeepMedic engine skid & tummy tuck
"Soli" diff covers
Kilby Steering box skid & Body Clamz
Savvy Gas tank skid
Skid Row radiator skid
Rokmen rock sliders with internal reinforcements
JKS 1.25" BL, Currie 1" MML
Vanco 15" brakes
Springs: OME 2.5" - 934 front, 949 rear
Shocks: OME N66 & N67
Bumpstops: 1-3/8" front and rear
Custom adjustable front and rear track bars
JKS front sway bar disconnects
Viair 460C with 1 gallon air tank
AirLift rear load leveling airbags
Poison Spyder Customs Trail Cage with some additions
'knoblockbumpers' rear bumper
Homemade GPS mount, CB mount, antenna mount & third brake light
Rokmen control arms
ZJ V8 tie rod
trans temp gauge & tranny cooler
Superwinch EPi9000S on Warn winch plate
Hesco High flow thermostat housing
Bestop Tire carrier





Jankoid

Name: Jake Mauldin
Username: Jankoid

Mods:

Rubicon Dana 44 front axle
- 4.10 gears
- Tru-lok air locker
- Clayton high-clearance axle brackets
- Johnny joint housing kit
- Currie adjustable track bar
- Currie HD steering
- Currie upper and lower control arms
- Skyjacker nitros (11” travel)
- Rough Country 4” coil springs
- Currie antirock
- Ten Factory chromolly axle shafts
- Currie diff cover
Rubicon Dana 44 rear axle
- 4.10 gears
- Tru-lok air locker
- Clayton high-clearance axle brackets
- Rock Krawler triangulated 4-link uppers
- Currie lower control arms
- Clayton outboarded shocks
- Skyjacker nitros (11” travel)
- Rough Country 2.5” coil springs
- AEV coil correction plates
- Currie antirock
- Ten Factory chromolly axle shafts
- UCF HD diff cover
MetalCloak overline fenders w/ 6” flares
MetalCloak corner armor w/ 6” flares
MetalCloak rock sliders
Trail-Gear front and rear bumpers
35” Mickey Thompson MTZs
15x8 Ion Alloy rims
Rough Country 1.25” body lift
Rough Country 1” motor mount lift
UCF ultra high-clearance transfer case skid (1/4” steel)
UCF engine skid (1/4” steel)
UCF LOPRO mount
NP241 transfer case
Custom rear driveshaft
Custom steering box skid
Custom frame-side control arm mount skids/braces
Custom exhaust
Custom high-clearance body mounts
Custom high-clearance OEM gas tank skid
Champion 10,000 lb winch

Story:
Back in August 2010, right as I was starting my freshman year of college, my dad purchased this salvaged 2006 Unlimited for me. I spent the next 6 months rebuilding it from the ground up. It needed quite a bit of work, including: front axle, fenders, hood, transmission, transfer case, windshield frame, right rear quarter panel and a ton of body work. Once finishing the necessary work, I had my dad, who is a professional painter, spray it Flame Red. In February of this year I finally finished the rebuild, and it then took over daily driver duties. Although I am a full-time college student, I spend most of my free time working to buy parts for the Jeep. First came the full MetalCloak armor system, followed shortly by a RC 2.5” X-series lift. My build really took off after I installed a UCF Ultra High-Clearance TC/engine skid and swapped in Rubicon Dana 44s and a NP241 transfer case. Most recently I finished completely redoing my suspension set-up, replacing most of my old, crappy Rough Country stuff with Currie, Clayton, and Rock Krawler products.

Pictures:







Mud Machine

Name: Mike Gasman

User Name: Mud Machine


2005 LJ Wrangler Rubicon
4.0 Six Cylinder

4-Speed Automatic (42RLE)
NP241 Transfer Case (4:1 Low)


Dana 44 - Air Locker
Dana 44 - Air Locker
5:13 Gear Ratio
4 1/2" BDS Suspension
BDS 5500 Shocks
285/75/16 Toyo M/T's
Moab Wheels
MileMarker 12,000# Winch
FabRieckAtions Front Winch Bumper

Custom Steering Box Skid

Custom Transmission Skid

Ground Pounder Fab Rear Bumper

Riddler Diff Cover (Front)

Poison Spyder Diff Cover (Rear)

Overkill Engineering Tube Fenders


"GR8" Half Top And Lower Bulkhead

1" Seat Lift

Factory Locker Bypass Switches

Garmin GPS

Polk Speakers Front And Rear

Kenwood Head Unit

Midland CB

Iggee Seat Covers

Custom Tonneau Cover

Rock Hard cage inside and fabricated cage outside

Banks Monster Exhaust.

Hi Performance Flux Capacitor


Member Of Legendary Civilian Jeepers & Wisconsin Off Highway Vehicle Association

　

I have been doing a mod here and a mod there over the years. When I rolled it wheeling and it gave me a great opportunity to do the half top transformation and many other upgrades. Obviously it's not over yet as a Jeeper's mods are never done. 35's and tire carrier above tonneau coming soon.

　

Pictures:

[EugeneTheTJ]

bump bump bump

[Benderff]

Holy **** that's a nice line up.

[DezertTJ]

X2, I'm surprised I even made it in with these guys

[DaFuzz]

That was worth the wait....great lineup. I see many votes in the future for the resident troll.



Awesome rig 'Mich.

[grogie]

Awesome... tough call!

[aw12345]

Here is a question, Eugene why in the heck are you in somebody's wheelin pic
Voted and bumped

[ABQ-TJ]

Originally Posted by aw12345

Here is a question, Eugene why in the heck are you in somebody's wheelin pic
Voted and bumped

Voted!

[EugeneTheTJ]

Originally Posted by aw12345

Here is a question, Eugene why in the heck are you in somebody's wheelin pic
Voted and bumped

huh?

edit: I see it now...lol

[EugeneTheTJ]

Originally Posted by EugeneTheTJ

huh?

edit: I see it now...lol

I thought you were talking about me, not the homeless guy

[unlrubicon05]

Subbed and crawled

[Jeffro06]

This line-up sucks........................

Crawled.

[aw12345]

Originally Posted by ABQ-TJ

Voted!

Nice pic going up the waterfall at Wreckingball by the way