Is it me or are most of the noob's odd?

[ZackN920]

do you mean "wouldn't be liking these goofy rigs"

People find me odd for liking these Jeeps, and all the other old cars I like. They find me odd for not liking new cars very much. and Many of the other odd things I personally like, one of which are vintage tube electronics...

Hey FSJunkie, I believe there were "hipsters" before this so called millennial generation. Its not some new thing just with them.

[ZackN920]

It seems that some people are just hit and run types. Get what they want and leave, and don't bother with the actual community.

I do find it odd though(i havnt seen much of it here) with people asking something, and arguing about the answers.

[FSJunkie]

...other odd things I personally like, one of which are vintage tube electronics...

I have some AM and AM/FM table top radios and alarm clock radios ranging from 4-6 tubes each. One of them is brand new and still in box, unused except for my testing. I bought it for $5 at an estate sale.

My crown jewel of tube equipment is my 1965 Sansui vacuum tube receiver. 19 tubes and weighs 45 pounds. I keep it set up in my living room with some other old stereo equipment. I have other receivers but they're solid state. They blow away the old Sansui for performance, but having a tube receiver is a neat novelty.

I like buying vintage electronics, appliances, etc. and fixing/restoring them. I've done radios, stereo amps and receivers, turntables, cassette decks, 8-track players, car radios, car clocks, household clocks, vacuum cleaners, toasters, fans, and of course cars.

Still trying to figure out a way to make money at it because I hate conventional jobs. haha

[joe]

do you mean "wouldn't be liking these goofy rigs"

Yes. I stand corrected.

[newtojeeps]

I think people asking seemingly redundant questions are ok. Most people are using search engines and end up here. Lets face it Full size Jeeps can be had on the cheap. The newer generation is into instant gratification and so they ask questions and then try to figure out how to apply the answer. They buy a FSJ and usually end up taking it to a mechanic with his ob11 reader. $$$$$ dollars later with no fix they end up here.

[rang-a-stang]

Notchback? Cool. I think I've only seen one in person.

Shame on you for wrecking it.

Yeah, I know, it was a real bummer. I rear-ended a small pickup at about 15mph. My car was destroyed from the front beam forward. I sold it to a guy that had a squareback that got rear ended. I like to think he put the 2 together (like he said he was planning) and it's back on the road but I lost his contact info so I am not sure. I only have one picture of it.

Hell we're all odd or we wouldn't be liking these goofy rigs.

I agree. My parents think it was ridiculous that I picked a car "because it needs TONS of work". My brother said "Why does your Jeep have a 401 badge on the front?" I said because it has an AMC 401 in it. He laughed and said "AMC?!? HAHAHA! Who buys those!?!"

you know "the guy"..." both my brake lights dont work.....
Q - do you have 12 VDC on the contacts when you press the pedal ? answer yes...
have you changed the bulbs? ...no.... why should I as how can both go bad at the same time?
Ok, how did you measure the voltage to your tail lights? did you use a meter?....no my car starts so the voltage must be good and i dont have a meter
can someone else give me a easy answer or a App to hep me fix my problem?

that post frustrated me as I read it, even though I know it was a hypothetical.

I have a Wagoneer & a Cherokee....What does that make me?

I am still a noob but try not to be too annoying....

a) that makes you a good shopper!
b) you have cool questions. One of my favorite questions I think I have ever read on this forum is when you said your horn would beep every time you turned your rig off! HAHAHA!!!

... I believe there were "hipsters" before this so called
millennial generation. Its not some new thing just with them.

I totally agree. I don't think Hipster=millennial or vice versa.

I don't dislike millennials. I just recognize they grew up in a completely different world then us boomers/X'ers did so I don't judge them. Imagine how much the greatest generation hated you boomers with your loud rock-n-roll music, lazy hippy lifestyles, long hair, and rebellious attitudes toward government! I can tell you, some of the sharpest/most productive engineers I work with are millennials. When they get in their element, it's pretty amazing to watch them go and the ideas they can come up with are pretty awesome too.

[J20 project]

1. The most financially strapped generation since the one that grew up in the depression, meaning they are frugal tight a$$es. Their jeep needing a $300 part means they ether default on their student loan payment for the month or just don't eat. They're going to be upset when a Jeep part is expensive because many of them are lucky to make $12/hr.

Interesting comment FSJunkie, one I had not really thought about.

Many of the folks of my era(late boomers) found a job market that "if" you were a hard worker and dedicated, we could find a career job with benefits, insurance, pension and even in a lot of cases making 100K a year w/o a college degree.

I look at my fathers' gen and they were taught per the depression, and if a vehicle only needed one plug wire,,,that is what you installed. One small piece of fuel hose instead of all of the hoses, etc. Many of us would not even consider this.

The next gen may be the same by the time it is done. I will say this though, many of the young people I know are very dedicated and ambitious as well. They could trust our knowledge a bit more though..haha


J20

[tbrasse]

Noob- the plague of a tag

I would suggest, as a noob myself to this forum, many come looking for a knowledgeable source for help. I was extremely active in the forum for classic mustangs for years. I was happy people were there trying to fix things the right way, looking for advice etc. I used it a ton to get through the restoration with some mods for drive-ability and safety in mind. I've restored three other vehicles too. I had always wanted a Cherokee Chief and yet I had not spent much time around one. It is a different animal, as you all know well. I try not to ask the stupid questions and bought a full size Jeep shop manual to get a leg up on the work I'll have to do. It was a $70 book and I can afford it. Many may not be able to and look to experienced owners who have been there to guide them.
Another problem is the "hipsters". There are some well to do "hipsters", but there are also some of the younger crowd (20's and 30's some even younger) who see this as a classic car. Everyone complains that the hobby is dying, but here are the techie, younger crowd, jumping in with a set of home depot tools to figure it out. I too have seen some eye-opening questions, but I pledge to start answering some. I just stripped the parts truck down to a bare shell - everything off - so i have some inside knowledge of these trucks now. Inevitably I will have a stupid question or two as I wade into taking my good truck apart and re-assembling. It'll be somewhere between "prissy" and medium duty rock crawler when done. Wiring updates, engine upgrades, tranny improvements, etc will likely be run through this group as I go.

Go easy on a "Noob". Be glad they're in the hobby.
Thanks,
Tom

[Don S]

Interesting comment FSJunkie, one I had not really thought about.

Many of the folks of my era(late boomers) found a job market that "if" you were a hard worker and dedicated, we could find a career job with benefits, insurance, pension and even in a lot of cases making 100K a year w/o a college degree.

I look at my fathers' gen and they were taught per the depression, and if a vehicle only needed one plug wire,,,that is what you installed. One small piece of fuel hose instead of all of the hoses, etc. Many of us would not even consider this.

The next gen may be the same by the time it is done. I will say this though, many of the young people I know are very dedicated and ambitious as well. They could trust our knowledge a bit more though..haha


J20

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You got that right.
In 1953 I did a valve job on my new (about 6 months old)1953 Plymouth. I had been drag racing with av-gas. I parked in the driveway and had borrowed a spring compressor, had a suction cup and some valve grinding compound. It took nearly all day and worked perfectly. That's how we did it back then.
My step dad taught me to be frugal.

Dang I've been a noob since 1934.. Don S..

[oven]

Definitely a New Person on this forum (noob sounds like a pejorative, sorry) And I don't have vast sums of experience with FSJ's. But I've been around the block a few times and know my way around my vehicles. I hate talking about my stuff or myself, its superfluous. I'd rather lurk and obtain information. If I can't obtain information passively, I'll ask my questions, solve my problem and move on to the next one.

[Randyzzz]

I'm not a noob, but I have regretfully neglected this forum since the Photobucket travesty. Posting pics is a chore. Guess I am an old fogie... then again I'm building an addition and a shop so I haven't made any progress on any of my Jeeps for about 8 months...

[rapom]

I'm also a newbe (1 year) that is mostly a lurker. It's mostly part of my personality. I try to answer if nobody has posted if I know the answer.
I know my way around vehicles, but like the other poster said these fsj's are a different animal.

[Carnuck]

It?s just you trip!

[Tripwire]

Dude you are stiil alive? feeling any better?

[Carnuck]

Dude you are stiil alive? feeling any better?

Improving slowly. Able to drive still but I think I?ve hit the end of the improvement. It sucks to think someone I once considered to be a friend would try to kill me like that with poison so they could steal everything of mine.