I waiting for your spring updates. Hop you aren't freezing up there.

 

Sorry for the delay folks. It's dead of winter here. (-51F at my house this morning) and since I don't have a heated garage, there's not alot of stuff that I can do.




I did get my Wilderness roof rack on. It is a VERY nice and sturdy rack.

Then I actually just paid someone to replace the orings in my oil filter adapter (I was using 1/2 a quart a day). Other than that, this is what it looks like for now.


Please Santa....send me some warmth....

 

I figured it was probably too cold for you to do anything there... come down my way for a visit.... 70* right now (yuk)

 

Hah! I wouldn't know what to do with all that warmth. It's not too bad, looks like I'm gonna have a RC 3" lift incoming here pretty quick, plus I just ordered all the custom switches for my Rigid lights from OTRATTW. They are gonna be sweet!

Here are the switches I ordered, all with BLUE running lights and GREEN 'on' indicators.



Once I have the switches we'll be installing a 40" single row Rigid LED bar under the roof rack, some Quads on the windshield pillars using Detours pillar mounts and some SRTs on the rear of the rack for backup/jackass lights.

Can't wait!

 

mmmmm Contura.....

Love their switches

 

I want that recovery strap!

 

Best $5 I ever spent!

 

Random question, do you use satellite internet up there? Looks like you had some good finds in the JY.

 

There are some locations up here that require satellite for internet, but I live in the 'big city' (30k pop) LOL. That means I get 7mb DSL.

Finally warmed up as well. It actually RAINED the other day which was scary as hell on our frozen highways. But I'll take it over the -50.

Getting ichy to do some work on the XJ.....come on spring!

 

You're not alone buddy, I just can't wheel through the snow with any real confidence right now so I'm kinda unable to support you. I live on base but I've been posting in another thread trying to find some actual trails or rocks to play around rather than the boring mud of 9 mile

 

just read a thread and do most of your ordering threw amazon. your shipping will be a lot cheaper. cant rem the thread but the guy lives in Alaska... Just trying to help a fellow jeeper.....

 

Looking forward to getting a lift put together and installed this spring, nice to see a fellow jeeper in the Interior.

Thanks Brother! I've just recently become a Amazon 'Prime' member and have already had it pay me back in spades. I was born and raised here in Alaska, we've been doing alot of stuff by 'mail order' for decades. Heck I remember when we would get the new Sears & Roebuck toy catalog as kids and wear the damn thing out before Christmas.

 

Not so much and 'update' as a testimonial. Putting that roof rack on was the BEST THING I have ever done.

One of my main gripes about sticking to an XJ was that I had very limited hauling space, and up here in the Great White North we always seem to need to haul something.

I've been using the crap out of this rack, hauling everything from hay, straw and feed to lumber. But I have to say the most impressive thing was hauling nearly 500lbs of bagged coal. This thing is a BEAST!



Highly recommend Garvin racks to anyone whose asking.....yes they are pricey....but SO worth it.

Dutch

 

Love the build dude. Always wanted to move to Alaska. But I would have to have a heated garage lol.

Something else I noticed.... you found a nicer MJ in Alaska then I did in NC.

 

Great lookin build man, I feel ya on the cold, I'm in kodiak no where near as cold but for a southern boy, it's still cold! Keep it up! Good luck