new guy from va

ironroad 32

just stopping in to say hi ,i have a 83 wagoneer and a 83 cherokee lerado w/t that i just replaced the tranny in ,i'll post pics and more later.

jeepsr4ever

Welcome aboard! Those are transitional years for those vehicles and I bet youve had good luck but with some oxidation. :mrgreen: Great to have you here :t:

pyagid

Welcome....its always good to have new members :lo1l: -Paul

mrtazwrench

welcome, good to see another full size guy here. :t:

80 J-10

Welcome from sunny Florida,where, :idea: we still can't count.

Tigger

Welcome to the board, FSJs ROCK!!!! :lo1l:

Mudrat

Welcome to THE board :? What part of Virginny are you in? Mudrat Newport News

ROBERT11

Welcome aboard, I just climbed out from under a rock myself. :shock:

Lifted79CJ7

Hey Ironroad! Welcome aboard to the bulltear team! Jack Virginia Beach

ironroad 32

hey guys thankls for the welcome ,i'm over here in norfolk,in the navy stationed over at oceana in va beach ,heres the pics
well i was in sears and happened upon a simoniz 10"buffer set up ,it was 19.00 so i bought it ,figured it couldn't hurt ,had some mothers carnuba cleaner wax paste ,so i tested it out ,man it worked pretty good ,so i did a bit more and before long had the whole truck done ,i couldn't belive the paint came back to life like it did check out the before pics..
more before

and after
check out the differace in the halfs
and the reflection shot

Mudrat

Looking GOOD Ironroad!!! man what a difference wax and elbow grease makes!!

So what do you do at the Master Jet Base?
I had Jeepsr4ever (MC) and Superman here for a couple days, but we didn't get a chance to get to Oceana - Newport News is kinda far away :oops:

Mudrat

ironroad 32

i work on f-14's as a aircraft structural mechanic,i did my first tour there in va beach ,then came over to norfolk to work on h-3 sea kings ,now back to fighters in va beach.

Mudrat

Cool!! I've always like the 14's - Power, strength, and ability. Except when they were launching over my head on the carrier flight deck :shock: Do any time on carriers? Mudrat

Lifted79CJ7

I can't remember which, but we just had either an F14 or F18 class at the hotel around a week or so ago for a few days. Which one are the ditching, the 14 or 18? Eother way, that was the class they had. That wax job really brought that JEep back to life!! :lo1l: So what drivetrain are you running? Jack (Lives over at the beach, work at the doubletree next to the pavilion center)

ironroad 32

yea unfortunetly its the 14 we are phasing out in favor of the P.O.S. f-18 super turd err i mean honeybee ,i mean hornet . that jet is junk ,anyway ,yea i have done 3 carriers ,kennedy ,roosevelt ,and enterprise and think i'm headed back out on the kennedy again for this next and last cruise

Mudrat

Lifted79CJ7 wrote
I can't remember which, but we just had either an F14 or F18 class at the hotel around a week or so ago for a few days. Which one are the ditching, the 14 or 18? Eother way, that was the class they had.

The 14 is being replaced wholesale with the F/A 18 A/B models, as in forever gone, like the gooney bird. The F/A 18 A/b's are now being ditched in favor of the E/F models. So they tried replacing a very capable 2-seater, super weapons system (the F-14) with a single seat F/A 18 with really short legs (has to tank as soon as they are in the air and 2-3 more times per mission). THEN they come out and replace that replacement with the F/A 18 E/F model. A 2 seater version with bigger fuel tanks and the same loading capacity (the F/A 18 E/F). Hummmmmm ... sounds semi-political to me. But yeah the 14 airframes are getting old, so why not make more of a good thing?? Like the A-6's!! THAT was a GREAT aircraft :? Small and capable. What else could carry an 18,000 pound ordnance load on such a compact Aircraft?? NOTHING!! And they are doing away with the A-10 (Warthog) AKA: THE TANK KILLER. Another great airframe that came out of retirement to kill 1,000's of tanks and armored vehicles during Gulf I and II.

A Salute to fallen warriors! :razz:

Mudrat :?:

ironroad 32

yea that sums it right up ,but only the e or f is a 2 seater ,we just got one of the single seaters over im NAMTRAu over at the base ,i'm not impressed. maybe we can get togeather this weekend and toss a few back and talk jeeps.

Mudrat

Well, I'll be working on mine and if you can get Jack off bottom dead center and get up here we could have a few and do some damage :t: I think Robert11 is going to be busy since he is deploying in a coule days and I'm sure his spousal unit or both girls will occupy most of his time :shock: Give me a call 572-8807, I do have to go by the office in Norfolk tomorrow and pick up my wiring stuff. Pat

Lifted79CJ7

Mudrat wrote
Well, I'll be working on mine and if you can get Jack off bottom dead center and get up here we could have a few and do some damage :t:

Hey!! 8) Man, you don't need to tell me about it! Sucks arse man, I lost almost all of my staff, so I have been working tons of doubles and back to backs. Sallary sucks! Anywho, I am hoping that in a the next two to three weeks I will start getting some days off again. Memorial day weekend sucks here at the ocean front, gotta work like a dog!! Lousy tourists!! Anywho, I am hoping to get my head work done soon, so I will defintiely be swinging up sometime.

On a side note, where are you and MC heading to in NC and when?

Jack (Saw a beautiful CJ5 at the hotel yesterday and wanted to get my Jeep back on the road :smile: )

Mudrat

Next weekend ... LOOK HERE :lo1l:

Don't think the CJ will be ready - still working wiring and still don't have drive shafts or drop pitman :smile:

Mudrat