View Full Version : Hey from Afghanistan
84jeepjohn
04-02-2008, 20:38
Well Hey.
I just figured I'd post up I'm heading home after 6 months here and going back to OK. And my Jeep's gonna love the "extra pay" cause it's getting new gears and lockers (and a new front DS too) any questions on them fire away :)
Here are a few pics
the old fleet (was trying to get this in my sig, but it did not let me)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/84jeepjohn/100_1687_edited.jpg
last winter
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/84jeepjohn/CJ/100_1871.jpg
and a nice overall side shot
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y34/84jeepjohn/100_0282.jpg
korisu56
04-02-2008, 21:32
Damn good looking jeep. Hurry up and get home so we can gets some pics of you wheeling it.
84jeepjohn
04-02-2008, 21:55
Damn good looking jeep. Hurry up and get home so we can gets some pics of you wheeling it.
I hope so!!! Too bad it's about 98% private land right around where I live, but I just want that TOP OFF :) FOR THE SUMMER
korisu56
04-02-2008, 22:06
Doesn't look to be any rust at all either.
Welcome. Where in Afghanistan?
trailsnail
04-03-2008, 01:17
Nice jeep. I like the shot with the snow and door off.
Welcome, my outlaws are from dinE. There are pleanty of places to wheel in OK, just not directly around you. Disney and Clayton are both pretty good places to wheel. The Scrambler Owners Association is having our national event at Clayton this year. Where we will be giving away the Scrambler that was built by members in the organization with all proceeds going to charity...(shameless plug)....
http://www.cj-8.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=68
Truck
man............ only 6 months! your lucky! welcome.
korisu56
04-03-2008, 10:05
Truck, you can just tell everyone that you're going to be giving me my scrambler that day.
84jeepjohn
04-03-2008, 14:26
Welcome. Where in Afghanistan?
Bagram Air Base and I'll admit it's been an interesting ride. I am Air Force and I've spent 5 months with the 82nd and about 1 month now with the 101st...... BOTH INTRESTING groups of people. (the rivalry is funny though)
and 02tj: that's one reason I joined the Air Force.. shorter more infrequent deployments.. less time away from the wife and kids ;) BUT I truely feel for anyone who has gotten tagged with a 12-15 month deployment... THAT SUCKS!!!
yep, been there, camp cheery besly!
theyeti1775
04-03-2008, 15:35
Welcome aboard.
HillBillE
04-03-2008, 23:19
Hey 84jeepjohn, you made it over to the site! Welcome!:D
Was over there for a few short times when the 82nd was there. Don't remember being their with the 101.
84jeepjohn
04-04-2008, 17:19
Hey 84jeepjohn, you made it over to the site! Welcome!:D
yes I did :) thanks for the link
84jeepjohn
04-04-2008, 17:21
Was over there for a few short times when the 82nd was there. Don't remember being their with the 101.
Well I caught the 82nd at the tail end of 14-15 months so they were WORN out. the 101 has been here for about a month, and they HAVE TO CHANGE EVERYTHING that was 82nd... HA HA it's funny really.
vajeeper
04-04-2008, 17:38
Welcome!
84jeepjohn
04-09-2008, 23:45
Thanks guys!!!! and NOW I'm HOME!!!!
I have yet to get the Jeep started LOL I've been spending time with the kids and the wife... they all played hooky from school and work HA HA.
But I'm home now, and just waiting on all my extra pay from uncle sam so I can go ahead and get gears and lockers for the Jeep... I'm thinking a carb too (but not too sure what one to get???? LOL all these choices
Thanks for the warm welcome, and I guess I'll need to move this into the tech forum now :) HELL YEAH time to get my baby back on the road!
John
korisu56
04-09-2008, 23:50
Welcome back buddy. I'm glad to hear it. Now we just gotta get that Jeep goin! Glad the wife and kids are good too.
Welcome back. Glad to hear you are having a good time with the family.
Congratulations on coming home safe and a job well done.
What size motor are you running in the heep? I swear by Ford's 2100 series that came in 70's Ford Cars and trucks. It is only a 2V carb but I've been strait up and strait down with it and side to side and it's taken me through the worst (aka the best) obstacles without a hickup. The only problem I had was fuel delivery at steep upward angles which has since been fixed with an electric pump. Here's a link which has quite a bit of info on them and the different bore and cfm ratings. You have to scroll down a bit but it's all there: http://http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131514&highlight=Ford+barrel+carb
The other carb people swear by is the old Quadrajet. I want to buy one of the ones built by Edlebrock but I don't think they are making them anymore. :( They pretty much built on a good design and made it better. Taking one of a wrecker you know ran well previous to the vehicles demise also works well. The purpose of the Q jet is three fold. It works good in off camber situations, It get's good fuel economy if you can keep off the skinny peddle because of it's tiny primaries, and it has plenty of get up and go for when you want to get on it because of it's HUGE secondaries. Just my .02. :)
Hey brother, welcome to the site and definately back CONUS! What province (s) were you working in, I was in that rathole too, Sweet CJ amigo-Ed
84jeepjohn
04-16-2008, 14:39
well I was at Bagram working with the 82nd and 101st Airborne!!! yeah go ahead and feel sorry for this Air Force guy LOL
OK back to the Jeep. It's Looking like the wife (in her wonderful moment of me returning home) has agreed to let me just say screw it and go with MPI AND I still get to do gears and lockers :) DAMN I LOVE MY WIFE (and the wonderful extra pay from a deployment)
I just started it today and I'm thinking the crappy wally world battery is shot (will not hold a charge.....go figure... now if I can just find that reciept LOL)
It felt good to get it started again, but the itch to tear it apart is getting REALLY hard not to scratch SOON
well I'll start a thread on what I get done (when I get all the parts)
korisu56
04-16-2008, 14:43
Awesome man. Congrats and damn lucky on the wife. Looking forward to your thread.
We had a few different missions working out of Bagram too, gotta love the old Russian flight deck there, got hot enough to melt yer boots! Parwan province sucked all things considered...didn't leave anything there that I need to go back to get!
well I was at Bagram working with the 82nd and 101st Airborne!!! yeah go ahead and feel sorry for this Air Force guy LOL
OK back to the Jeep. It's Looking like the wife (in her wonderful moment of me returning home) has agreed to let me just say screw it and go with MPI AND I still get to do gears and lockers :) DAMN I LOVE MY WIFE (and the wonderful extra pay from a deployment)
I just started it today and I'm thinking the crappy wally world battery is shot (will not hold a charge.....go figure... now if I can just find that reciept LOL)
It felt good to get it started again, but the itch to tear it apart is getting REALLY hard not to scratch SOON
well I'll start a thread on what I get done (when I get all the parts)
theyeti1775
04-16-2008, 17:25
Welcome home.
05warrior
04-16-2008, 18:00
just left kabul the first of feb. spent a few days in bagram. stay safe, and welcome
84jeepjohn
04-18-2008, 12:19
thanks guys :) now I'll post thhis in the tech forum. but 4.56 or 4.88 gears??? that is the question
korisu56
04-18-2008, 15:20
he wants to go 37's eventually, so IMO the question should read 4.88's or 5.13's.
trailsnail
04-18-2008, 15:23
he wants to go 37's eventually, so IMO the question should read 4.88's or 5.13's.
What are you the resident gear expert now?
he wants to go 37's eventually, so IMO the question should read 4.88's or 5.13's.
It depends. If he has a regular 4 speed (not one with granny low 1st gear) or a 5 speed I'd say go with 5.13s
If he is running a 3 speed auto like I am then it'd be smart to stick with the 4.88s. I run a 40" TSL swamper and with 5.13s I hit around 3000 rpm at 55 mph.
Also one thing to consider is that the higher the gearing (numerically) gets the smaller the pinion gets and it's more prone to breakage because of it. I'm hoping he has at least a D44 if not larger axle. The larger the tire the more torque on the axle, diff and carrier. Not to mention the tubes themselves. I have a bud with a biiiig motor and he's actually spun the tubes on a 14 bolt housing. Which is just plain stupid IMO but it does show it can be done. :)
korisu56
04-18-2008, 22:09
What are you the resident gear expert now?
I'm far from any expert on anything. Wasn't it you who posted that chart though? That's what I based my opinion off of :D
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