American Expat saying hello from England! Dream Realized, Big Bear on the way!
04-24-2017, 02:28 AM
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American Expat saying hello from England! Dream Realized, Big Bear on the way!
Hey folks! Good to finally pull the trigger and join the club! I am a US servicemember living over in England who just pulled the trigger on a 17 JKU Big Bear! I really wanted to get a used JKU to save some money but finding one that can come home with me eventually is a real pain, almost as painful as learning I couldn't get a diesel off the Euro market and bring it stateside. Opted for a hardtop, LED group, and 3.73 gearing on top of the options the Big Bear adds already.
Wanted a Jeep since before I could even drive and spent a lot of time on ATVs and side by sides as a kid. Finished up 3 years in Japan last Jan and moved to England. With a recent tasking, I have been able to finally pull the trigger on my dream and "Eliza" (smashing) should be waiting for me when I get back in July! Looking forward to getting some knowledge from everyone, I plan on building up the Jeep for Overlanding while in Europe and an eventual N and S American road trip when I make it back to the states and out of the Air Force. Who knows If I can manage it I would love to "Vanlife" the hell out of it when I get out for a while.
Steps one and two when it comes in will be peeling the hood decal off with a heat gun (not a fan) and painting the interior of the hard top black (shocks me this isn't normal) but after that I have about 6k for week one modification so look forward to the build thread kicking off with a pretty wild bang! I also consider myself at the very least a decent photographer so I suppose you guys can look forward to seeing a Jeep in some of our favorite scenes across the Highlands, Alps, and Dolomites! If you are out here in Europe, a Vet, or are also building an overland JK please say hello and point me to some good build threads or if your local let's try and line up getting a pint when I get back!
Wanted a Jeep since before I could even drive and spent a lot of time on ATVs and side by sides as a kid. Finished up 3 years in Japan last Jan and moved to England. With a recent tasking, I have been able to finally pull the trigger on my dream and "Eliza" (smashing) should be waiting for me when I get back in July! Looking forward to getting some knowledge from everyone, I plan on building up the Jeep for Overlanding while in Europe and an eventual N and S American road trip when I make it back to the states and out of the Air Force. Who knows If I can manage it I would love to "Vanlife" the hell out of it when I get out for a while.
Steps one and two when it comes in will be peeling the hood decal off with a heat gun (not a fan) and painting the interior of the hard top black (shocks me this isn't normal) but after that I have about 6k for week one modification so look forward to the build thread kicking off with a pretty wild bang! I also consider myself at the very least a decent photographer so I suppose you guys can look forward to seeing a Jeep in some of our favorite scenes across the Highlands, Alps, and Dolomites! If you are out here in Europe, a Vet, or are also building an overland JK please say hello and point me to some good build threads or if your local let's try and line up getting a pint when I get back!
05-03-2017, 07:09 PM
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