How Many of Us Really Wheel Your Jeep??

JakeJ wrote:

This is my 47' CJ2A last weekend. First time out with the Kubota engine. (thanks to Overland Diesel)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2_cltCFXqI&feature=youtu.be

This is a great looking Jeep and I would be interested in hearing more about the diesel swap. Have you done a build thread?

Used!

These old things are a bucket of fun!

42 MB that had a one night stand with a much younger 69 CJ5 and a 50s GM truck.

Hi KansasCat

Where abouts in Kansas are you? I have gone out to see my son in the Holton Kansas area and as far West as Manhattan Kansas.....I have never seen hills that big???

Any insight would be great.

MikeC

I am the squirrel....

Seeing all the new postings about this is getting me revved up for Spring. I am still waiting for the cage shop to start on my jeep, but by MAR the body should have no holes and a really nice cage. I can't wait. My son asked the other day "when will Sparky will be ready to go through the woods again?" Soon ;-)

Friendofwillys wrote:

I took mine into the woods in Barnwell Mountain offroad park here in Texas last spring. This machines are amazing offroad! I loved it so much to go on the trails. When I took my JK on the same trail the other day it was way less exciting and I had the feeling of beeing totally isolated from the trail. The CJ2A give much more feedback. If I find some nice pictures I will post them.

Another member and I were talking about this last weekend. Both of us have / had a lot more competent Jeeps than a stock flat fender but there is something cool about getting back to basics. Skinny tires, non flexible suspension, steep gears instead of big HP.

How is Barnwell? I have not been there in years. I cut the sidewall out of a brand new 35" BFG Mud T/A that had literally about .5 miles on it. Had the tires installed, drove it up onto the trailer and made it to the first turn of the first trail and caught the sidewall on a small stump that someone had cut at an angle when they were clearing the trail. Still was a fun trip and a great place to wheel.

Would like to hear more about Barnwell.. like location, cost, what's near it, etc...Do they have a place we could have a jeep show/swap meet nearby?

If you haven't checked out the tech FAQ section, go to:
http://www.thecj2apage.com/forums/tech-faq_forum57.html
for a lot of great stuff you need to know!!

1983 Devil's Slide Pismo Beach CA

So Cal desert camping trip 2009

in Glamis sand dunes trim

Coyote Lake/Red Lake trail out of Fresno, bantam in tow

camped at Cerro Gordo bunkhouse

Glamis Dunes

mikec4193 wrote:

Hi KansasCat

Where abouts in Kansas are you? I have gone out to see my son in the Holton Kansas area and as far West as Manhattan Kansas.....I have never seen hills that big???

Any insight would be great.

MikeC

Mike, the snow pic and the lake pic were taken in ks. The mountain pics were i colorado and the sand dunes pic was down at waynoka oklahoma little sahara state park. I built Wilbur to take out and have family fun in it...and thats what we are doing. This year we plan to of course do the colorado summer divide ride injuly with it, and several more weekends at waynoka, probably go over to mo and play in the mark twain forest rec area and down to the gulf coast to play on the beech some plus some more lake picknic trips and a few overnight camping trips. By not taking your pile out and getting it dirty and using the 4wd your really missing out on the finer things in life...IMO. :)
Oh, and i am located just south of wichita ks about 15 miles.

So many projects and so little time.

robplumber wrote:

Metcalf, what tires do you have? They look awesome!

They are 35x13.5x15 BFG Krawlers.

42 MB that had a one night stand with a much younger 69 CJ5 and a 50s GM truck.