October TJoTM!... THE CONTEST HAS STARTED VOTE NOW!!!

[spyder6]

Welcome to the October TJ of The Month Contest!

All,
This month we modified the rules slightly to try to give those with less "ballsy" Jeeps a chance to enter and survive the Judges ruling. I think it turned out well! I eliminated 2 Judges off my list for reasons private to the integrity of their reputation. This has helped me tremendously as I have also stepped down as a Judge. from hereon out I am just the administrator of the project, i will control the top 10 and compile the judges decisions while influencing an unbiased, respectable and correct top 10.

this month has been especially difficult for myself, there were many close calls in the final top 10 list when I compiled it.

on a slightly different note, as still we are experiencing our growing pains - for those who made an accident on their first TJoTM submission and want to re-submit. Our account is set up to file multiple emails from the same email with the same subject line as the previous email under a catagory for easy viewing. those who resubmit while the submission process is underway, PLEASE resubmit with exactly the same subject line as your original email. do not add "correct links" or "fixed"

otherwise, we had a fantastic turn out of 34 entries this month, up from last months too! i hope this continues to grow and everyone enjoys it. we have 2 more months left before the final TJ of The Year vote and then a whole new year of great Jeeps.

Let the Games begin!

-Will (spyder6)

[spyder6]

LGriffith

Name: Logan Griffith
JF: LGriffith*
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Mods:
- 2.5" Old Man Emu, with all 8 Rubicon Express short arms, .75" in the front.
- 1" body lift/motor mount lift.
- 33/12.5/15 MTZ's on Cragar steelies (no wheeling pictures with the new 33's yet though).
- 4WD rear bumper/tire carrier, Rokmen belly up, engine, and seering*skids, Rock Hard sliders, Riddler D30.
- KC lights on windsheild brackets, Flowmaster 50, Rubicon flares, JKS discos, Cobra CB, Full soft doors, chopped front bumper
Future Mods:
- Currie w/ tie rod flip
- Novak shifter
- Complete my suspension
- More skids
- Front Tubes
- 4.88's, front locker
Story:
I'm 17 and this is my first car/jeep and daily driver. Got it with 9500k on it and plan to have it for a very, very long time. Came slightly modded (2.5" lift, 32's, rear bumper, bushwackers...), but has changed greatly over the*past year. All the mods have been done myself with help from my brother (mg2000xj) and our friend Brian; on a 17 year old, high schooler's budget. I wheel at Rausch Creek OHV park in PA, and am part of the Baltimore 4 Wheelers. I take as good care of*my jeep as*possible, but wheel it pretty hard at the same time. My entire build is based on my plan to build a fully capable jeep, while still keeping it looking good, and street legal*as well. Every mod i've done has function, looks, and it being my DD in mind, and is built specifically to my needs.
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BDDISI

Name: *Sammy Reagan
User Name: *bddisi
Mods:.......Here are the mods for my*1997 TJ, 4.0, 5 speed.
Drive train:*
Front hp Dana 30, 488 gear, Eaton E locker, cromo axles, Superior axle seals, custom truss, Solid diff cover, control arm skids,1in spacers.
Rear Ford 8.8, 488 gear, welded tubes, custom truss, Ford *trac lock, extra tight. Rockcrusher diff cover, *disc brakes 1.5in spacers.
Trans, Ax15, 231 transfer case with AA sye, custom drive shaft.
Suspension:
Front:
Basic Teraflex long arm, custom three link in front, Rusty's adj. tracbar, custom tracbar mount brace, Currie Anti rock, Bilstein shocks, Rusty's 5.5in springs.
Rear:
Lower Teraflex long arms, custom built, triangulated uppers, custom rear truss, Bilstein shocks, outboarded, rear shock mounts moved outward and up even with axle, rear Currie Anti rock.
Wheels and Tires:
Pro Comp 1079 Extreme Alloys 15x10, with Extreme Ring for street, 2in wide x 1/4in plate steel ring for trails.
Tires, 36x13.50 Iroks
Armor:
Steer box skid plate, Rusty's transfer case skid, Poison Spyder sliders, with rocker knocker. Waren gas tank skid.
Recovery:
Ramsey winch, 2.5ft Interpac hydraulic cylinder jack.
Interior:
Master Craft Rubicon seats, with shoulder harness, ORfab sport cage with floor tie ins, black and red dash panels, hand throttle, Midland cb, Pioneer stereo, custom rear bar for shoulder harness, Daystar ac panel rocker switches.*
Engine:
Stock 4.0 with SS header, Brute force air intake with spacer, Optima Blue top battery.
Misc:
Small winch in front over passenger side spring, for suck down winch. *Hella ligts, Night crawler light underneath. B&M line lock, on rear brakes.
Story: Hi, my name is Sammy, and I am an addict..
Not A Build Thread
Thanks for looking.
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RedLyner

Name: Jay Callaway
Username: REDLYNER
Mods:
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Alloy Rubi 44's
ARB Lockers*Front & Rear
4.88's
37"x13.5" Pitbull Rockers
RE 3.5" Lift
TNT Front Tube Fenders
XRC Rear Tube Fenders
Poison Spyder Stinger
Poison Spyder Roll Cage
Warn M8000 Winch
On Board Air

Story:
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Rock Crawling Waxer. I usually hit 25+ trail runs a year and spend as much time cleaning it as I do wheeling it. This TJ has been rock crawling all over Moab, Colorado, North Carolina, with '09 trips planned to Tennessee, South Carolina, and Kentucky! I take pride in*trying*the hardest lines knowing it will cause damage, then coming home, stripping it down and making it look new again.
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Low center of gravity crawling is what this rig was built for. Every mod was strategically added to increase off-road capability while maintaining good street-ability.
Pictures:
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[spyder6]

fourbycor

Name: Corey Osborne
Username: Fourbycor

Mods (optional):
2002 Jeep TJ Sport, 4.0L, 5-sp
Dana 44 rear/Dana 30 front
Stretched to 101” Wheelbase
Tera Lo 4:1 with 2-lo
4.56 Yukon gears w/ ARB’s front and rear
Alloy Axles front (inners) and rear
Warn Premium 5 on 5.5 hub conversion
Grand Cherokee rear disc brakes
Alpine Offroad Custom 4 link rear
Alpine Offroad Custom 3 link front w/ trackbar
Ballistic Forged Rod Ends (13 of them)
Gen-Right EXT fuel tank
Gen-right stretched corner blanks
KING 12” coil overs rear/ 14” front
37” BFG KM2’s on 17x9” atx Artillery wheels
Rev111/MetalCloak fenders and rocker guards
TeraFlex belly up skid
M.O.R.E. bombproof motor mounts
Currie 1” Body lift
PSC Hydraulic Assist
M.O.R.E. crossover steering
RockHard Sport Cage & behind the seat bar
Rockhard front bumper & hoop
Jeeperman rear bumper
Warn CE M8000 w/ Masterpull line
Mastercraft Rubicon seats
Bestop tube doors
RE Hand Throttle
IPF headlight upgrade
Tuffy Console and glove box
Viking Soft top
ARB fridge w/ slide out tray
Power tank CO2

Story (optional):
What started as a brand new leased vehicle for my wife has evolved into what it is today. Not even a year old and with less than 7500 miles, it was time for the upgrades to begin starting with a Rubicon Express 3.5” SF lift and 33” tires. A few trips to Moab later it was time for lockers and gears. Each year we tried to make modifications to the jeep as my driving and comfort level increased. Even though it doesn’t see a lot of highway miles anymore (24,000 miles on it today) the miles that it does see are seldom easy ones. While we were unsure as to what type of wheeling we really enjoyed, we wanted to make sure we could do “whatever” we encountered. Living near Ouray, CO and close to Moab, UT and having lived in Colorado for over 20 years, we knew that rocks were going to play a large role in where we wheeled. A trip over the Rubicon in 2007 proved what we really enjoyed doing. In the 10 years we have been going to Moab, we have been over most all of the trails that are out there, experiencing our first flop in Pritchett Canyon 2 years ago. After returning home from that trip, the 2nd evolution began, being completed just a few weeks ago. Stretching it out and changing the suspension completely has taken many many hours of planning and head scratching, but the final product was worth the effort. Using mostly aftermarket readily available brackets from Poly Performance and Gen-Right, and accumulating parts over time, the “new” jeep works simply amazing. With it’s first trip to Moab 2 weeks ago running Moab Rim to work out the bugs (probably not the best trail to do so on!) it performed outstanding with only a couple of tweaks to adjust in time for next year.

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newracer

Name: Michael Castell
Username: newracer
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99 TJ Sport
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36" x 13.5" IROKs on 15 x 8 Champion beadlocks
Front Axle- *High Pinion Dana 44,*ARB*Locker,*4:56 gears, Chrome Moly*shafts,**Yukon Super U-joints. 3/4 ton Warn locking hubs, custom heavy duty drag links, tie-rods. Crane diff cover, and custom truss.
Rear Axle-*Super 44 (33 spline Chrome Moly shafts),*ARB Air Locker,*4:56 gears. Blue Torch Fab diff cover
4.5" Teraflex LCG with a custom built four link system in the rear.
The rear is stretched 5"
1" body lift and MORE heavy duty motor mounts with 1" lift
TeraLow 4 to 1.
TerraLow SYE
Terraflex Belly Up skid plate
Warn 9000 winch, Roadless Gear In-cab control and wireless control
Poison Spider Customs*front Stinger, Tube fenders, Rocker Guards and Crush Corners
Nth degree oil pan skid
Wilderness rear bumper, tire rack, CO2 mount, Fuel can mount,*and cargo basket.
SWAG Offroad drop down tailgate conversion
The stock gas tank was replaced with a RCI*fuel cell and a custom 3/8" steel skid plate built around it.
Raingler netting
Tuffy center console and rear seat under drawer
OR Fab sport cage.
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[spyder6]

472cid

name:472cid
Mods* 5.0 ford with gt40p heads, gt40 upper and*lower intake, ford motorsports e 303 cam. flat belly skid savvy fuel tank skid, rubicon axles front and rear, 33 mtrs on rubicon rims, sye with 1310 cv shaft. smittybilt xrc 8 winch, hella h4 conversion headlights.
Story : First bought the Jeep right after high scholl when it was on 27 inch tires with a 2.5 5 speed with power steering and ac. Drove it for a long time like that and even had two buddies take a trip in it to moab with me. It went all over out there being stock. If we got it stick we would stick it in first gear four wheel low and all three of us rock it and it would get unstuck. When we were out there they were shooting commercials for the hummer h2 so we tried to ruin one by driving my little stock jeep through the back ground but they cut us off. Then a year later i married my wife and she really wanted a grand cherokee and i thought it was still a jeep so i would be fine. Well i wasn't so after stalking the new owner for 2 years and my wife hearing about everything he had done to it and driving by his house and pointing it out she was ready for me to have another wrangler. Well i started saving up and was driving thru town one day and it was sitting out for sale so i called and made an offer and then called the wife to tell her it was for sale after i made an offer. Well he didn't want to meet my offer so i waited it out and he finaaly took my offer so now i have my jeep back with a spacer lift and 31's with a new soft top with tinted windows and glass slider upper doors. I finally had enough of the 4 cylinder and was going to put in a 4.0. Well i started checking price and for a decent 4.0* harness and computer i would have a small fortune in the swap so i looked at ford 5.0 since i already knew how to wire them up and had a harness. Well then i picked up a 5.0 an ax15 an adapter plate, a 23 spline 231 with a.a. sye. A week and a half after deciding i wanted a 5.0 i had a running driving wrangler. i kept all factory gauges and all work bet the tach but that is in the works. The jeep is now a blast to drive and the power is awesome off road. I now worried about the dana 35 exploding so i started looking at axles and found a set of rubicon 44's and picked them up. I have always drooled over the rubicon and wanted to buy or turn mine into one. Next i picked up rubicon moab wheels from an 05 also then a set of rubicon rocker guards from an 04 rubicon. all i need now is the t case and stickers and i will be in a 97 5.0 rubicon.
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jasongjco1

Jason Clark
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-Rock Krawler X-Factor 5.5 inch lift that I stretched to 101" wb*************************************
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-Currie high pinion 9 inch*axles front is 31 spline with arb and rear is 35 spline with a
*spool.*Cromoly all around with longfield joints in the front. 4.88 gears.
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-4.0 motor with a banks header and custom intake
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-AX-15 trans
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-Atlas 3.8 t-case
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-Warn XD 9000i winch
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-Homemade bumper/grill guard
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-Homemade 1/4 inch armor from tailgate to cowl
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-Boat tailed the rear quarter panels 6 inches on each side with aluminium tailgate
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-Rock Crawler fiberglass hood
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-Custom cage tied to the frame at 6 points
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-Homemade fuel cell that fits behind the rear seat and uses the stock sending unit
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-PSC hydrolic assist on custom drag link and tie rod using heims
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-Hand throttle, rock lights, and Hella 1000ff driving lights
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-14/42/15 Super Swamper Iroks on 15-10 Eaton 32 bolt beadlocks
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I bought this TJ as a salvage about nine years ago. Since then it has been done and redone about 5 times. It seems to get a little bigger and badder every year. Next on the list is a T18 tranny and a front HP60. I love wheeling, wrenching, and burning metal so who knows where it will end.
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tjsport01

Name: Matt Cooper
Username: TJSport01
Mods:
4.5in RE lift
SYE & tom woods drive shaft
Front tube fenders (t&t) with 3.5in flare
flush mounted tail lights and front turn signals
k&n intake
bestop tire carrier
35x12.50x15in goodyear mtr's
15in eagle alloy wheels
aussie locker, front
cobra cb with firestik
herc'ed tub
custom rocker guards
1.25in jks body lift
warn front bumper w/ smittybuilt xrc 8,000
probably forgetting something

story:
i had wanted a jeep forever, probably since i was 12. finally got one when i was 16. didnt know anything, not even where the oil filter was. since then (almost 3 years) i have learned tons. i have done all of the upgrades to my jeep and all of the repairs/maintenance. still far from where i want it to be but with JF and Pirates help it will be there one day, i will have built it.

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Kenbo-slice


Ken Deichler
Kenbo-Slice
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**** Right now my Jeep sits on 4" of lift. The stock skid plate is where it should be thanks to adjustable control arms in the rear, a Currie SYE and a Currie*CV driveshaft. The stock I6 supplies the power along with an Edge throttle body and power programmer. A Superior S35 stuffed with a Detroit Locker and Yukon 4.56 gears*sits out back, and a D30 with a Trutrac and Yukons*is up front to turn the 35" BFG KM2's. JKS quicker disconnects help stuff the tires into the chopped stock front fenders. To stay "legal" I got rid of the*dim*factory headlights, and swapped in 7" housings with amber LED's to cover my running lights, and blinkers. I got rid of my stock tail lights as well, and replaced them with ORO Lite Dots. Then I welded up a 3rd brake light/license plate light to sit inside of my spare tire. The spare tire sits on a home made rear bumper/tire carrier that I*fabricated*during my lunch breaks at work. The front bumper is from JCR offroad and has a 9000lb. Mile Marker winch as well as two KC rally 800 lights. A soft top is at home on the Jeep in the warmer months, and a hard top keeps the heat in during the colder months. Inside, the tub is Herculined so there is no carpet to get wet and nasty. In back is my "OBA". I used a bottle from the firehouse that holds 4500psi, with a welding regulator to gate down the pressure. I can air up my 35's from 10 psi to 30 psi in about 5 minutes.*The dash lights were switched to*ultraviolet LED bulbs to match the rare deep ameherst pearl paint. The stock shifter was chopped about 8" for quicker shifts and a home made throttle lever was put on the shortened shaft to keep the bouncing at bay on the rocks. A rock knob (a gift for my Jeep from the lady) finishes off the shifter. Thats about all that is done to interior, other than the stereo ( but with the doors off and the top down, who needs to worry about that?)
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**** My first vehicle was a 1994 XJ. I always looked at Wranglers and told myself I would have one.*I purchased this 1998 Jeep TJ*in December 2007. I got a good deal on it, and the fact that it only had 49,000 miles when I got it was just the icing on the cake. I drove it for a few months the way it was, (but that didn't last long). The Jeep*had a 4" lift, 33" off brand*tires and stock everything. I started building it up as time and money permitted, and making whatever I could for it. It currently has*just under*70,000 miles on the ticker,*so it has plenty of life left. I have big plans for my humble Jeep, but being that I am 20 years old, and I'm not loaded it is going to take some time. I am trying to build it in a way that anyone else could, especially being that times are tough for many, I like to do whatever I can with stock components (i.e. chopping stock fenders) to keep costs down. I drive it every day, and have put about 20,000 miles on the clock*so far. I wheel it every chance I get and drive it to work all week long. My favorite thing about the Jeep is the looks that it gets sitting at stoplights, and the compliments I get driving it around. I beat the heck out of it whenever I can, but then I go home to*throw a coat of wax on it and cruise at 75 mph down the highway. At some point It will probably be built a little too much to drive every day, but thats okay.... I plan on keeping*my Jeep around for years to come. If you got through reading all of this, well thank you! Hopefully my Jeep will be hanging on your wall soon!***** *- Ken D.
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[Diabl0]

This one is hard! I don't even know who to vote for. Glad to see new rigs though!

[RVA_TJ06]

fourbycor.. you have one nice rig sir..

All of them are really nice though.. Never seen half of them posted ever before.

[2006sport]

Redlyner ftw.

Awesome entries guys

[_TIM_]

Wow this month is going to be tough..... I'm going to need to think about this one. Good luck to all that entered! Awesome rigs!

[RubiconRazorbac]

Good stuff this month! Can't wait to see how this turns out

[NotURMailman]

Once again, a great group of rigs!

[REDLYNER]

My pictures are not showing up???

Village photos sucks.

Hopefully it will correct itself.

Great rigs this month!!!

[digitalcox]

REDLYNER for the win. One of my favorite rigs on the site.

Good luck to everyone that made the top 10. It is a great selection of rigs.

[RubiconRazorbac]

Bump back to page 1.

[Jeffro95]

Where is the "All of the above" option.

Very nice rigs!

[imped4now]

Lots of sick jeeps but I gotta give my man Amos (472cid) some credit. It's a very sick jeep and quite the sleeper.....until you hear it.