New guy............
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New guy............
Thanks for the add gents! I live in Omaha NE, and own a 2013 JKUR "Blue"
Ive been to EJS/Moab on 5 seperate occasions, and the Rubicon in CO on two occasions, both in the mid to late 90s, as I sold my then current rig, for a sporty car. The civic Si I had for 8 years and loved it, but the desire to mod it was nil, and I didnt touch it in 8 years other than some tinted windows. (Ive had 11 Hondas so far, and this is my first American car in probably 20 years or more)
I hated the looks of the JKUs when they first came out in the mid 00s.....................but as time wore on, I started to LOVE the look of the longer wheel base of the JKUs. After 2012 when FCA put the 3.6 Pentastar in the JKs, & got rid of the probematic 3.8I was hooked. I had to get one, and really felt the need to get back to my days of yore, on the trails @ Arches and in CO.
I found Blue in CO, and drove my Civic Si up to Littleton CO to pick him up. Drove him back in a SEVERE thunderstorm with driving rains that followed us all 8 hours back home, but the trip ended well, and I have been smitten w/Blue ever since.
I have only had Blue since June of 2015, and have already made some mods, including flat fenders, quick release fire suppression, a new OEM soft-top, and a "hoist-a-cart" from Lange, that not only holds the hard top, but also holds all four doors and the Freedom tops (apologies for the low light crappy pic) :
Had to relocate the quick release fire suppression, as the initial install interfered with the soft top retraction:
I have also made my own custom RotoPax set up, with a double stack 14g steel mount for First Aid & Water:
Again thanks for the add to the site, and hopefully I can contribute as well as learn!
Ive been to EJS/Moab on 5 seperate occasions, and the Rubicon in CO on two occasions, both in the mid to late 90s, as I sold my then current rig, for a sporty car. The civic Si I had for 8 years and loved it, but the desire to mod it was nil, and I didnt touch it in 8 years other than some tinted windows. (Ive had 11 Hondas so far, and this is my first American car in probably 20 years or more)
I hated the looks of the JKUs when they first came out in the mid 00s.....................but as time wore on, I started to LOVE the look of the longer wheel base of the JKUs. After 2012 when FCA put the 3.6 Pentastar in the JKs, & got rid of the probematic 3.8I was hooked. I had to get one, and really felt the need to get back to my days of yore, on the trails @ Arches and in CO.
I found Blue in CO, and drove my Civic Si up to Littleton CO to pick him up. Drove him back in a SEVERE thunderstorm with driving rains that followed us all 8 hours back home, but the trip ended well, and I have been smitten w/Blue ever since.
I have only had Blue since June of 2015, and have already made some mods, including flat fenders, quick release fire suppression, a new OEM soft-top, and a "hoist-a-cart" from Lange, that not only holds the hard top, but also holds all four doors and the Freedom tops (apologies for the low light crappy pic) :
Had to relocate the quick release fire suppression, as the initial install interfered with the soft top retraction:
I have also made my own custom RotoPax set up, with a double stack 14g steel mount for First Aid & Water:
Again thanks for the add to the site, and hopefully I can contribute as well as learn!
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Haha, thanks jedg. I plan to! We are FULLY booked at the Canyonlands camping park in Moab for EJS 2017. Looking forward to it more than any trip Ive planned in a lot of years!
We dont have a lot of crawler wheeling areas around NE, but am planning some other trips to CO as well for some wheeling and camping.
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Im reserving those for two 2 gal red Gas pax when I get the extra cash. (haha on the extra cash)
Cheers