Fellow Missourians

[Jjkage84]

Hey folks,
I do a lot of driving around Missouri for my work, hermann to St Louis to barnhart, and down by the lake. If anyone is close by to any of those areas I'd love meeting up and checking out there rigs. My 84 GW isn't quite ready for the driving, nor is my gas funds but if we all wanted to do that meet and greet somewhere I'd try to have it ready by then.

Just a thought.

[semojeepchief]

Im down around Cape Girardeau, welcome to the club and good to see another Missourian around.

[Jjkage84]

Down by cape, that's cool. I got a lot of family down there. I think there's even a Kage Rd down there! I'll have to get down there and get some rolls thrown at me lol!

Good to meet ya too buddy

[hillbillyhans]

MMMM! Lambert's! I'm homesick for sure now!

[slukev]

I would be in for a group meet. I live in St. Louis (in Westport area). I am starting to get a little bummed out...can't remember the last time I saw another FSJ around town.

I drive around a fair amount so would be willing to go outside STL, just need to track down an electrical demon first... Or Betty may be stuck far from home. (Or I could just take the wife's car but that is no fun...)

[Jjkage84]

Lol, I hear ya! I still have to get the beast licensed lol! I'm working on it though but definitely down for a group meet n greet. Hillbilly it's been years since I've eaten there but definitely ready to go back! Glad to see some fellow Missourians piping up, it'd be cool if we could find somewhere to go!

[hillbillyhans]

I would be there if it wasn't so far from my current (unfortunate) address way to far west!

[Jjkage84]

I would be there if it wasn't so far from my current (unfortunate) address way to far west!

What part of Wyoming are you in?

I spent a couple months out by Kaycee-Casper area when I was 16 working on at Willow Creek Ranch. It was awesome out there... Desolate... but awesome lol

[hillbillyhans]

Way out in western wyoming. About 2hrs NE of Salt lake city, or 3hrs SE of Yellowstone Nat'l Park.

[Jjkage84]

Way out in western wyoming. About 2hrs NE of Salt lake city, or 3hrs SE of Yellowstone Nat'l Park.

Man I bet that's some pretty ccountry up that way!

[hillbillyhans]

Not really! Nice wheelin though! Nothing will ever compare to my beloved ozarks! No place like home!

[Jjkage84]

Not really! Nice wheelin though! Nothing will ever compare to my beloved ozarks! No place like home!

I hear that! I spent 8 years in tennesse and although it was pretty it was just so Great Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley MoogleyGreat Googley Moogley forign! I didn't know the people like I do here, let alone the old farm roads beck to the creeks and rivers like I do here!

[Hutcho]

Mine is a ways from done, but I would be up for the meet. In Joplin now, haven't updated my info in a while....

[Jjkage84]

How you doing down there? Hope all is well buddy!

[Hutcho]

So far all is well, insurance company has been amazing! Week after tornado got married, and amazingly her dress wasn't destroyed and most the decorations were salvagable....we are very fortunate and will make the most of this and turn it into a good thing in the end....just takes time....

[Jjkage84]

I'm glad to hear that man! What a way to think about it all too! Can't beat positivity buddy! It will take time like you said but just keep your chin up and it'll all work out!

[drifts13]

Im from springfield il and just want to say hi

[Jjkage84]

Hey buddy! Springfield isn't too far!

[j2sax]

Hey, if you're in St L, look up Del and Rich here in the list. I get up there every cpl of week, go through Sullivan from Spfld and stay in Fairview heights, IL

[Hutcho]

Well gonna be awhile before my jeep is done, hoping by ouray 2012 but I would love to meet up with some fellow fsjers, just have to ride the fourwheeler until the jeep is done....been wanting to hit up mark twain again for a while!

[Jeep Hero]

I was all for the last meeting that we tried to set up.

I assume that it fell thru because I didn't here anything final about it.

I am located halfway between Springfield and St. Louis, so can go either direction for a get together. :thumbsup:

[Jeep'rs Creep'rs]

hi folks, i'm about 30 miles south of St Louis. i'll probably be heading down towards Rolla sometime this summer for floating and maybe some 4x4 action :fsj:

just bought my 90 GW a month ago, loving it so far! i've taken it out a couple of times, would love to meet up with some locals and check out the rigs!

[Jjkage84]

Hit me up sometime guys, we're close enough to all get together to shoot the breeze!

[semojeepchief]

Welcome to the sickness. Ive met Jeep Hero and he is a great guy. Id like to meet the rest of you all too. If nothing happens soon Im going to set a date and whoever shows up,shows up.

[Hutcho]

I have been thinking about getting the fourwheelers and heading to mark twain again, around the third weekend in august, my wife is a conselor at burn camp and will be gone so time to go play:cool: not sure if I will or if anyone is even into that but we.usually camp out and whatnot or could meet everyone in springfield on sunday or something. Unfortunately I wont have my jeep, hopefully will in about a year :D

[Hutcho]

Be nice if we had a mfsja or something....just a thought anyway.....

[semojeepchief]

I think it would be awesome to have a Missouri Chapter. I know Id be up for not onkly get togethers but wrench-a-thons would be fun and collective hands to help keep us all jeepin.

[Hutcho]

As soon as I get a shop(and house) ill be hosting a wrench-a-thon! I wana get this truck done!! Ill even buy the beer.....

[semojeepchief]

Sounds good to me, if Im off work I will be glad to join in.

[Hutcho]

How far are you from Joplin?

[semojeepchief]

I think about 4 hrs from joplin

[Jjkage84]

I'm all about it folks!!! Nothing like getting together with like minded folks! A Missouri chapter would be saweet!

[Hutcho]

Gonna be at mark twain riding quads august 21 late late saturday night and then all day sunday and prob a little monday.....

[j20owner]

I took 4 pics of my heep this weekend.....

All of them of the poor, poor rear frame rails.

[j2sax]

Hey man do you need a good frame for your rig? Unfortunately I just sold my 88 J20, but I have a long wheelbase J10 that I was going to yank the drivetrain from and part out... currently a 258 4 spd, but easy enough to make work for your J20... same frame, just need to get the engine frame horns for your V8 and you're good to go! I hate to see a good J20 go to waste!

Also have a perfect Wagoneer frame sitting on a trailer right now, in case you wanted to make a "short" J20 using you current stuff.

Either way, hope you can make something work for you from somewhere!

[j20owner]

Hey man do you need a good frame for your rig? Unfortunately I just sold my 88 J20, but I have a long wheelbase J10 that I was going to yank the drivetrain from and part out... currently a 258 4 spd, but easy enough to make work for your J20... same frame, just need to get the engine frame horns for your V8 and you're good to go! I hate to see a good J20 go to waste!

Also have a perfect Wagoneer frame sitting on a trailer right now, in case you wanted to make a "short" J20 using you current stuff.

Either way, hope you can make something work for you from somewhere!

PM INBOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Hutcho]

I got a j10 short bed and long bed frame both at my house in ks....both had v8s, one is just frame (longbed) and the other has cab front clip and drivetrain......just in case your interested :rolleyes:

[j20owner]

You guys aren't helping very much. I think you're going to get me divorced!!!

I did get the truck started. It's ugly underneath. Cab is a lot worse than I thought, too. Might be able to pull out the seats without unbolting them. :¦

[Solitude]

Bringing the J20 to Kansas City in late October. I'll be living on the Missouri side. The J20 I bought for my son...but am in "pending" status on a Cherokee for me. I'd be honored to join the Missouri group.

[Hutcho]

Welcome from neosho! Our group is kinda the slackers of the forum, but someday we will have a meet n great or trail ride or something LOL!

[Solitude]

I used to live in O'Fallon, IL just 15 minutes from St. Louis, so I'm not entirely new to the state. I used to catch them Cardinal games before and after the new stadium.

Where's a good place to meet, camp, offroad, etc, ? Perhaps down around the Ozarks? Let's start gathering input and see if something comes about by summer.

[j2sax]

SMORR is an awesome place and is pretty good for doing events... they have primitive and Hookups for camping, a really nice shower/restroom facility and more trails than you can run in a weekend! Almost every obstacle has a bypass and there an onsite grille. Also, Seymour, MO is less the 10 minutes away if you want a Hotel or store. Been featured in 4WOR and other publications and even hosted the Ultimate Adventure a couple of years ago.

Let me know if you guys want to do a big weekend here as I live close by and know guys that work there.

smorr.net (southwest MO off road ranch)

[j2sax]

Man, I was just in Cape last week... should've checked the List!

Next time I'll have to give you some notice and maybe we can do some grub!

[j2sax]

Hey Hutcho, I am just over S of Springfield and get through Joplin every other week, though normally on the way to somewhere else! I hang out at Buff Wild Wings with some friends of mine who are little Jeepers from the Hospital. Give me an e and I'll give you a call.

Guess I need to hurry up and get my 2 post setup if we are going to have a MO chapter with wrenchin sessions!

j2sax@yahoo.com.

[Hutcho]

Guess I need to hurry up and get my 2 post setup if we are going to have a MO chapter with wrenchin sessions!

j2sax@yahoo.com.

I am getting ready to put one in too, here in the next month when I build my shop!

I am totally up for some wheeling when I get my truck done, and I love me some BWW! Wrenching, wheeling and wild wings, sounds like a good time to me! :thumbsup: :fsj: :drivin: oh yeah and of course :alc:

[Jjkage84]

Let me know guys, I'm "back in the saddle"... eventually haha! But getting a place with a nice new shop in February and plan on having one sweet rig come next winter!

[j2sax]

any of you FSJ'r's in SE MO or SW IL want to get together for a dinner or something tomorrow night, or perhaps Wed? I am working in the area and always look forward to meeting new FSJ'r's!

E ya!

j2sax@yahoo.com
Jesse

[Jjkage84]

I'll be driving through Marion Friday night on my way to Tennessee. I'm always up for meeting fellow fsj'ers! Let me know folks. By they way, I'm about 60 miles outside of St Louis on 44 if anyone's close it'd be cool to get together and shoot the breeze.

[j2sax]

I will be heading out on Wed and looks like I will spend the night in Poplar Bluff. WHere are you off I44? I am not making any more trips to St Louis til after the first, but we should talk trucks sometime!

[Jjkage84]

I'm in a little town called Sullivan, right between St. Louis and Ft. Wood.

Heck yeah, I'm always down with that! I'll be moving into my new place 1st of Feb with a HUGE Shop on it! I'm so stinkin excited to get moving on this Jeep I can't hardly sleep haha!

[bronc3buster842001]

Im in the Farmington area. Dont own a Jeep. My brother has a CJ5 I work on and I have waggy axles under my S10.

Though I do have a soft spot for the fullsize Jeeps.

[BantamTJ]

New to the forum here guys, just chimin' in from Battlefield in S.W.Missouri

[j20owner]

You're relatively close to Hutcho and j2sax, then. I'm north of you in KC. Welcome.

[Hutcho]

welcome! I'm not too familiar with Missouri so not sure where you are exactly but I'm between Joplin and neosho....

edit: the wife just told me your pretty much in Springfield, closer than I thought, have to have a work-a-thon or meet and greet sometime. been meaning to meet up with Jesse (j2sax) one of these days when he rolls through again. BTW when you see this Jesse I am starting a new job in a couple weeks so my schedule wont suck so bad anymore and maybe we can meet up sometime.

[BantamTJ]

Hutco: yes,... and she would be correct, I'm on the S.W. edge of Spfld. Thanks for the warm welcome guys.

[Mr. Goatman]

Anyone from the SW MO area going to Ouray this year?

[j2sax]

Yup... I will be heading that way, though likely going early so I can make a few calls along the way and kill 2 birds with one stone... Garden/Dodge City are 2 stops I am supposed to make for my job, but they are 8 hours away, so I hit them on the way to Ouray if going South or I visit Hays if I go North!

When will you be heading out?

[j2sax]

He Bantam, I live just S of Springfield between OZark and Sparta... give me a PM and let's grab some lunch sometime!

[j2sax]

Over the years, I have tried organizing gatherings in the areas that I frequent (St Louis, KC, Wichita) but the only place it seems to have garnered results is in ST Louis where there are a few of us, combined with some AMC guys get together for Dinner, probably monthly.

Would be great to do the same for the Springfield area... maybe pull in Joplin as well, since we are all so close. There's that big restaurant in the middle of nowhere on I44... think on the far side of Mt Vernon from Springfield... Annies maybe? It's on the South Side of I44 and advertises "Home Cooking"... sort of a log cabin, looking place.

Maybe we could all meet out there sometime...

Also, I am a member of a couple of Jeep clubs locally, the Ozarks Jeep thing club (based in Springfield and on Facebook) and the Christian Crawlers club (out of NWA but starting a chapter here) I am the ONLY FSJ representative and would be cool to have some other Big Jeeps on file!

Feel free to reach me here or on j2sax@yahoo.com to strategize.. or if you needs parts, vehicles, whatever!

Jesse

[j2sax]

Oh, and, if we wanted to get together for a trail ride, I often lead rides down the "FIre Roads" in Chadwick.. Stock FSj's can do it no problem, though some areas might scratch the sides up a bit.

Also frequent SMORR, though not in an FSJ for awhile... been rolling in XJ's lately for Gas, but will be in the Rhino Wag this weekend for the Ozarks Jeep Thing Big Brothers Run (taking kids and sponsors from the Big Brothers program out on the trails... should be fun!)

We could do a run to stretch the legs of your Low ranges just for the fun of it!

Have a great week,

[lawnmowerlarry1]

I think I am the only FSJ "fanatic" in kansas city. They are rare around here.

[Mr. Goatman]

I'm up for dinner. I should have the Wagoneer back on the road in a month or so and need to put some miles on it before Ouray.

[j20owner]

I think I am the only FSJ "fanatic" in kansas city. They are rare around here.

You're no the only one. I'm just really busy and have no social life. Plus, my fsj is more of a pipe dream right now.