Jeep Wrangler YJ Buildup

JeepCaptain · 24th September 2009, 20:26

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Originally Posted by beejay

Great looking Jeep, Jeep Captain. Now for some hardcore off road pictures.

Beejay,
More pics from my last offroading trip. It was a trial run after the jeep buildup, hence no hardcore activities.

Sorry about the poor photo quality.

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To be Continued....

beejay · 24th September 2009, 22:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeepCaptain

Beejay,
More pics from my last offroading trip. It was a trial run after the jeep buildup, hence no hardcore activities.

Sorry about the poor photo quality.

You are such a kind soul. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Beautiful place.

GTO · 25th September 2009, 10:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeepCaptain

Beejay,
More pics from my last offroading trip. It was a trial run after the jeep buildup, hence no hardcore activities.

Excellent pictures, especially the one after the two made it to the other side. Your Wrangler is looking fantastic!

BEEM3R · 25th September 2009, 11:37

Brilliant ! The last picture looks like the cover of a 90's american Truck Trend or some other auto magazine.

Rahulkool · 25th September 2009, 12:06

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Originally Posted by BEEM3R

Brilliant ! The last picture looks like the cover of a 90's american Truck Trend or some other auto magazine.

exactly what was on my mind, excellent looking jeep .... keep on posting the pics

anekho · 25th September 2009, 16:39

awesome jeep and great photos!

keep posting

Ramsagar · 14th October 2009, 08:20

Thats a yellow beauty.Looks hot in those tires.

Blur · 14th October 2009, 14:15

An absolutely droolworthy monstar (spello on purpose

) that!

Love the transformation from the earlier "Shrikhand" Yellow to the Detonator Yellow!

tharakan9 · 7th November 2009, 20:33

I dont have words to express. The Wrangler is stunning, a killer, a beauty. Well, its a complete JEEP. I feel like coming all the way over there to have a glimpse of the off roader

amit V8 · 8th November 2009, 00:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeepCaptain

Beejay,
More pics from my last offroading trip. It was a trial run after the jeep buildup, hence no hardcore activities.

Sorry about the poor photo quality.

the pictures are awesome and the scenery great.

REMU · 11th November 2009, 13:54

JC, you are on a roll.All the post I read today were courtsey you.Rocking and love the passion you have for jeeps and gypsy.

JeepCaptain · 13th December 2009, 20:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by beejay

You are such a kind soul. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Beautiful place.

thanks beejay.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO

Excellent pictures, especially the one after the two made it to the other side. Your Wrangler is looking fantastic!

GTO, thanks a ton for your comments.My YJ is the result of a 10 year dream.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BEEM3R

Brilliant ! The last picture looks like the cover of a 90's american Truck Trend or some other auto magazine.

BEEM3R, You are right. Mine is one of the very few Yj's which exists on UAE roads. Most of them are either abandoned or scrapped.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rahulkool

exactly what was on my mind, excellent looking jeep .... keep on posting the pics

Rahulkool, Thanks man.

Quote:

Originally Posted by anekho

awesome jeep and great photos!

keep posting

anekho,Thanks bro. Keep coming back to this place. I will be posting more pics.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ramsagar

Thats a yellow beauty.Looks hot in those tires.

Ramsagar, Even in whole of UAE yellow wranglers are very rare. Glad that picked up this one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blur

An absolutely droolworthy monstar (spello on purpose

) that!

Love the transformation from the earlier "Shrikhand" Yellow to the Detonator Yellow!

Blur, Thanks a lot for your comments. I have got more in my YJ- to do list.
Will be doing it as and when I have more Vitamin-M.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tharakan9

I dont have words to express. The Wrangler is stunning, a killer, a beauty. Well, its a complete JEEP. I feel like coming all the way over there to have a glimpse of the off roader

tharakan9, You are more than welcome anytime to Dubai and testdrive my beauty.

Quote:

Originally Posted by amit V8

the pictures are awesome and the scenery great.

amit V8, Yes UAE have got some amazing terrains for offroading. I havent seen even 10% of it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by REMU

JC, you are on a roll.All the post I read today were courtsey you.Rocking and love the passion you have for jeeps and gypsy.

REMU, thanks a million bro. 4x4's esp Jeeps and Gypsy's are Oxygen for me. They keep me going.

JeepCaptain · 14th December 2009, 14:54

Friends,
I have been longing for an OTR for longtime. Never had a chance due to hectic work schedules. It has been raining in Dubai since last few days and last saturday afternoon after the rains stopped I decided to take the wrangler to the desert.

I knew the soft sand would've got firmer due to rains and it will be easy for offoading. So I decided to check out a nearest OTR location since it was already 4:00 PM and getting dark.

As expected the sand was firm and I decided to explore it even without reducing the air pressure on tyres.

Eveything went well until the last hour.Just before heading home I decided to take up the steepest hill and got stuck badly.

If you notice the wheels are spinning in many occasions, thats because I did not deflate the tyres and they are still running with 30 Psi pressure.

There were so many passer by 4x4's Nissan Patrols and Land Cruisers and Pajero's came to help But I forgot to take my tow rope

and the guys who came to help also didnt had one.

Finally after wating for half hour and digging out sand from under the wheels with bare hands, one good samaritan 4x4 came with tow rope.

Guess who came to pull me out!! I was shocked to see that monster and my modded wrangler with 33" tyres and almost 6.5 feet tall looked puny infront of that beast.

To be continued with the recovery pics.

Shibu

JeepCaptain · 14th December 2009, 15:27

Recovery.

Friends, the good samaritan who came to pull me out was nothing but an International CXT!

I just googled for International CXT! and look what I found. courtesy wikipedia.

"CXT

The International CXT or Commercial Extreme Truck is a very large pickup truck. Introduced in September 2004, the CXT is 21 ft (6.4 m) long with a 9 ft (2.7 m) tall cab. It is the largest production pickup truck on the market, its curb weight of 14,500 lbs is around twice the weight of a Hummer H1.[4][3] Its GVWR is 25,999 lbs.[5]
The CXT is built on an International 7300 chassis and is equipped with the DT 466 diesel engine and is capable of towing up to 20 tons while its air-ride cab and individual bucket seats offer a smooth ride for the driver and 4 adult passengers. The CXT's interior includes luxury options such as leather, DVD, and satellite radio.[3] Mechanical features include air brakes, an Allison 2500HD automatic transmission, and 4 wheel drive. The CXT uses a Meritor MTC 4208 two-speed transfer case. The CXT gets 8-10 miles per gallon, and has a 70 gallon tank.[3] The CXT is priced from $93,000 to $115,000.[3]
The CXT is built at the company's assembly plant in Garland, TX.[2] "

International XT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

CXT - The largest production pick up on earth that can tow upto 20 tons!

No wonder it pulled out my wrangler in literally 5 seconds and in that process Wrangler got lifted 2 feet above the ground.Sorry couldnt take pics of that since all these was over in less than a minute.

While the International CXT guy was helping me, few kids with their quad bike also came for assistance.

Look at the pics

While trying to pull myself out, I reduced the tyre pressure to 20 pounds or less. So I had to visit the nearest gas station to refill the tyres before I head back home.

Shibu

JeepCaptain · 22nd March 2010, 20:51

Friends,

Its been long time since I've updated this thread.

After getting stuck badly many times during my offroading trips, I started seriously thinking of buying a winch to stop this misery.
Checked out all the off road accessory shops here in Dubai for a 8000lbs+ winch from all major manufacturers like Warn, Ramsey, Britpart, Milemarker, Smittybilt and still I wasnt sure which one to go for due to two reasons.
1) it wasnt fitting my budget or too expensive and 2) it was too heavy ( more than 40 kg) I was basically looking for a lighter winch which will fit my budget.And to my luck last weekend I stumbled upon something which I have been searching for ages.

A whopping 10500 lbs winch which is only 30kg in weight with ultra strong sythentic rope and for a bargain price from a reputed brand! What more do i need!! I just picked it up straight away.

See pics for details

Jeep Wrangler YJ Buildup-winch-wrangler-002.jpg

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Will be installing it on my Wrangler this week and a detailed test report to follow.

25th September 2009, 11:37	#64
BEEM3R BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dubai-Chennai Posts: 311 Thanked: 20 Times	Brilliant ! The last picture looks like the cover of a 90's american Truck Trend or some other auto magazine.
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25th September 2009, 16:39	#66
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	awesome jeep and great photos! keep posting
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14th October 2009, 08:20	#67
Ramsagar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BLR_Nellore(AP) Posts: 1,396 Thanked: 252 Times View My Garage	Thats a yellow beauty.Looks hot in those tires.
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14th October 2009, 14:15	#68
Blur BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 173 Thanked: 19 Times	An absolutely droolworthy monstar (spello on purpose ) that! Love the transformation from the earlier "Shrikhand" Yellow to the Detonator Yellow!
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7th November 2009, 20:33	#69
tharakan9 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 119 Thanked: 3 Times	I dont have words to express. The Wrangler is stunning, a killer, a beauty. Well, its a complete JEEP. I feel like coming all the way over there to have a glimpse of the off roader
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11th November 2009, 13:54	#71
REMU BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Permanent Parking: KL01, Temp Parking: KA03 Posts: 61 Thanked: 0 Times	JC, you are on a roll.All the post I read today were courtsey you.Rocking and love the passion you have for jeeps and gypsy.
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14th December 2009, 14:54	#73
JeepCaptain BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dubai / Gods Own Country -Kerala Posts: 864 Thanked: 492 Times View My Garage	OTR after the rains Friends, I have been longing for an OTR for longtime. Never had a chance due to hectic work schedules. It has been raining in Dubai since last few days and last saturday afternoon after the rains stopped I decided to take the wrangler to the desert. I knew the soft sand would've got firmer due to rains and it will be easy for offoading. So I decided to check out a nearest OTR location since it was already 4:00 PM and getting dark. As expected the sand was firm and I decided to explore it even without reducing the air pressure on tyres. Eveything went well until the last hour.Just before heading home I decided to take up the steepest hill and got stuck badly. If you notice the wheels are spinning in many occasions, thats because I did not deflate the tyres and they are still running with 30 Psi pressure. There were so many passer by 4x4's Nissan Patrols and Land Cruisers and Pajero's came to help But I forgot to take my tow rope and the guys who came to help also didnt had one. Finally after wating for half hour and digging out sand from under the wheels with bare hands, one good samaritan 4x4 came with tow rope. Guess who came to pull me out!! I was shocked to see that monster and my modded wrangler with 33" tyres and almost 6.5 feet tall looked puny infront of that beast. To be continued with the recovery pics. Shibu
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14th December 2009, 15:27	#74
JeepCaptain BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dubai / Gods Own Country -Kerala Posts: 864 Thanked: 492 Times View My Garage	International CXT in Action Recovery. Friends, the good samaritan who came to pull me out was nothing but an International CXT! I just googled for International CXT! and look what I found. courtesy wikipedia. "CXT The International CXT or Commercial Extreme Truck is a very large pickup truck. Introduced in September 2004, the CXT is 21 ft (6.4 m) long with a 9 ft (2.7 m) tall cab. It is the largest production pickup truck on the market, its curb weight of 14,500 lbs is around twice the weight of a Hummer H1.[4][3] Its GVWR is 25,999 lbs.[5] The CXT is built on an International 7300 chassis and is equipped with the DT 466 diesel engine and is capable of towing up to 20 tons while its air-ride cab and individual bucket seats offer a smooth ride for the driver and 4 adult passengers. The CXT's interior includes luxury options such as leather, DVD, and satellite radio.[3] Mechanical features include air brakes, an Allison 2500HD automatic transmission, and 4 wheel drive. The CXT uses a Meritor MTC 4208 two-speed transfer case. The CXT gets 8-10 miles per gallon, and has a 70 gallon tank.[3] The CXT is priced from $93,000 to $115,000.[3] The CXT is built at the company's assembly plant in Garland, TX.[2] " International XT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia CXT - The largest production pick up on earth that can tow upto 20 tons! No wonder it pulled out my wrangler in literally 5 seconds and in that process Wrangler got lifted 2 feet above the ground.Sorry couldnt take pics of that since all these was over in less than a minute. While the International CXT guy was helping me, few kids with their quad bike also came for assistance. Look at the pics While trying to pull myself out, I reduced the tyre pressure to 20 pounds or less. So I had to visit the nearest gas station to refill the tyres before I head back home. Shibu
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22nd March 2010, 20:51	#75
JeepCaptain BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dubai / Gods Own Country -Kerala Posts: 864 Thanked: 492 Times View My Garage	See what I've got for my Wrangler! Friends, Its been long time since I've updated this thread. After getting stuck badly many times during my offroading trips, I started seriously thinking of buying a winch to stop this misery. Checked out all the off road accessory shops here in Dubai for a 8000lbs+ winch from all major manufacturers like Warn, Ramsey, Britpart, Milemarker, Smittybilt and still I wasnt sure which one to go for due to two reasons. 1) it wasnt fitting my budget or too expensive and 2) it was too heavy ( more than 40 kg) I was basically looking for a lighter winch which will fit my budget.And to my luck last weekend I stumbled upon something which I have been searching for ages. A whopping 10500 lbs winch which is only 30kg in weight with ultra strong sythentic rope and for a bargain price from a reputed brand! What more do i need!! I just picked it up straight away. See pics for details Will be installing it on my Wrangler this week and a detailed test report to follow.
	() Thanks