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  • orangebike
    327 Rambler
    • Jan 16, 2009
    • 510

    Headed to montana...19+ hours UPDATED home with story

    Well the powerstoke is fueled up and trailer is loaded....9 1/2 hours to glasgo montana and 9 1/2 hours back....just for a jeep ....and its not even mine ....me and the brother in law are going to go pick up a jeep for his wife....but of course i have the tow rig so he cashed in a few favors....but found a guy on the way that has a edge performance chip and some other goodies for sale that will go nicely in my truck so not a complete loss for me....well keep the fingers crossed and i will see u guys late tomorrw

    Update....well a 19 hour trip turned into a 31 hour trip....and instead of bringing home one jeep.....well i u know how it goes....im new owner of a 81 cherokee chief was a couple hours out of are way to get the wrangler but figured went this far why not....so went and looked at it....did a trade and then there i was traveling 400 plus miles in a jeep that i had only seen for about 20 mins.....only one hichup....dimer switch started messin up on me when going over the pass....so no brights for last hundred miles of the trip.....otherwise...powerstroke towed the wrangler with basically not even knowing it was there and i got to drive a real jeep home.....Pics will come in morning as we drove tell 4 in the morning two hour nap and back on the road....we pulled in at one thirty....
    Last edited by orangebike; 04-12-2009, 01:48 AM.
    81 chief-straight six auto soa and 3 inch body lift 3/4 ton running gear...37 boggers...ready for 39s....Wheeler
    74 401 t18 lifted 6" on 33s for now..soon to be firewood/tow rig
    73 j4000 -360-th400 d20 on 33s....now the farm rig
    Couple parts jeeps
    66 chevelle ss-396
    66 chevelle clone 396

    Stuff for free.....is worth saving up for
  • gotmike
    327 Rambler
    • Aug 31, 2008
    • 503

    #2
    hell... you ought to be driving right through casper... too bad i won't be home... i'd show off the cummins chero... wave as you drive bye!!!
    J.E.E.P
    Just Everyone Elses Parts!
    '77 Cherokee Chief
    w/ '92 12v cummins,
    NV4500
    NP 205
    e]
    Dana 60 Front axle
    Dana 70-HD Rear axle
    Build thread: http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=90702
    trailer build thread: http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?p=1314880&posted=1#post1314880

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    • bigun
      • Feb 10, 2003
      • 20092

      #3
      LOL sounds like a trip I took back in January to Las Vegas!
      charlie
      KB0HXA
      "Crom" 76/75 Cherokee/J20 Hybred,

      Originally posted by Gambler68
      congrats...that's the first post on here I have absolutely no effing clue how to comment on.
      How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
      Robert A. Heinlein
      The birth of CROM is recorded here
      http://www.alaska4x4network.com/showthread.php?t=7778

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      • gotmike
        327 Rambler
        • Aug 31, 2008
        • 503

        #4
        okay... so maybe you won't be quite that far east... for some reason i was thinking you was in colo... oh well...
        J.E.E.P
        Just Everyone Elses Parts!
        '77 Cherokee Chief
        w/ '92 12v cummins,
        NV4500
        NP 205
        e]
        Dana 60 Front axle
        Dana 70-HD Rear axle
        Build thread: http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=90702
        trailer build thread: http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?p=1314880&posted=1#post1314880

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        • Serious Johnson
          AMC 4 OH! 1
          • May 19, 2002
          • 3831

          #5
          And then I'd
          Get a cuppa cawfee
          N' give my foot a push . . .
          Just me 'n the pygmy pony
          Over the Dennil Floss Bush

          Movin' to Montana soon
          Gonna be a dental floss tycoon...

          Frank Z.
          "Carpe Mañana".

          '83 Wagoneer
          360, .030-over, K8600 cam, Crane springs, ported heads, Edelbrock Performer, G.M. TBI, TFI, 3" exhaust,
          T-18a/208, D44/AMC 20 w/ limited slip in both, 3.73s, 33s, BDS 4" springs, Rancho 9000 shocks, etc., etc.

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          • Dirtball
            304 AMC
            • Apr 10, 2006
            • 2079

            #6
            Originally posted by Serious Johnson
            And then I'd
            Get a cuppa cawfee
            N' give my foot a push . . .
            Just me 'n the pygmy pony
            Over the Dennil Floss Bush

            Movin' to Montana soon
            Gonna be a dental floss tycoon...

            Frank Z.
            The man was a genius... gave Tipper Gore fits... LOL
            Paul
            1979 Cherokee N/T
            360/TH400/Qtrac/D44s/rear Lock-right
            6 inch Hell Creek all spring lift
            34x10.50 Super Swamper LTBs
            http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...t/100_1394.jpg
            http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...t/100_1390.jpg
            http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...100_1387-2.jpg

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            • willam
              350 Buick
              • Jul 12, 2005
              • 805

              #7
              You've got at least two passes and if you head up through Lincoln you go right by where the Unibomber lived....

              Have a safe trip and watch out for the wind coming out of the coulee's in eastern Mt. Those big gusts can blow you right off the road.

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              • orangebike
                327 Rambler
                • Jan 16, 2009
                • 510

                #8
                updated
                81 chief-straight six auto soa and 3 inch body lift 3/4 ton running gear...37 boggers...ready for 39s....Wheeler
                74 401 t18 lifted 6" on 33s for now..soon to be firewood/tow rig
                73 j4000 -360-th400 d20 on 33s....now the farm rig
                Couple parts jeeps
                66 chevelle ss-396
                66 chevelle clone 396

                Stuff for free.....is worth saving up for

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                • HOOT
                  Moderator

                  Moderator
                  • Mar 28, 2003
                  • 5592

                  #9
                  Good road trip.
                  Nothing like a long drive home in something you just bought.
                  I had the same problem with my J20 when I bought it, except when I hit the dimmer all the lights would go out. Luckily I left early and had 6 hours of daylight and only spent the last 3 hours driving at night.
                  Tom Gibson
                  1980 J20 Utility bed truck. Factory cab and chassis truck. Many new mods for it but it will look all stock.
                  1985 J10 nothing special just a nice clean stock truck.
                  1977 Honcho "Blue" 401/400/quad. Under going major upgrades.."This is Not Your Fathers Honcho", it may not even be a Honcho anymore when done.
                  2017 Challenger. Very jealous of the Jeeps.

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                  • bigun
                    • Feb 10, 2003
                    • 20092

                    #10
                    any trip that you make it home with all your body parts still intact is a good trip
                    charlie
                    KB0HXA
                    "Crom" 76/75 Cherokee/J20 Hybred,

                    Originally posted by Gambler68
                    congrats...that's the first post on here I have absolutely no effing clue how to comment on.
                    How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven.
                    Robert A. Heinlein
                    The birth of CROM is recorded here
                    http://www.alaska4x4network.com/showthread.php?t=7778

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                    • Rider99XX
                      232 I6
                      • Apr 07, 2009
                      • 245

                      #11
                      Originally posted by HOOT
                      Good road trip.
                      Nothing like a long drive home in something you just bought.
                      Tell me about it
                      Terry & Anne, Brandon MS
                      87 Grand Wagoneer, all stock, 360, 2bbl. Our first Jeep.

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                      • jaber
                        Dragin Az
                        • Oct 17, 2003
                        • 8105

                        #12
                        Right on.

                        I usually have to take parts to them just to get them to load onto a trailer...

                        And let me be the first to raz ya, LOL
                        Jeff

                        '43 cj2a
                        '51 Willys p/u
                        '51 Willys Parkway Conversion
                        '68 Panel Delivery
                        '74 CJ5
                        '75 J-20 Wrecker
                        '75 J-20 Cummins service bed
                        '77 J-10 p/u
                        '79 Cherokee
                        '88 Grand Wagoneer
                        '98 Grand Cherokee

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