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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #120 on: March 19, 2011, 02:16:36 AM »
i'm not sure on how much it would cost but i believe some of our members have done it before. hopefully one of them will chime in and shed some light on the how to and how much it will cost.
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #121 on: March 19, 2011, 09:35:57 PM »
If you use the AW4 you will want need some of the Jeep electronics so it will shift automatically.
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #122 on: March 20, 2011, 03:08:08 AM »
thank you Iowa i figured you or one of our more knowledgeable members would know.
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #123 on: March 20, 2011, 11:21:11 PM »
I wonder if it would bolt up without an adapter and some tranny mount mods...an overdrive would sure be nice on the freeway!! Theses things tend to get prettty wound up after 75.
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #124 on: March 21, 2011, 02:31:07 AM »
it probably will need an adapter unfortunately.
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #125 on: March 22, 2011, 12:35:12 AM »
Have you gotten the chance to do anything with your tranny yet Maddog? 
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #126 on: March 22, 2011, 02:20:15 AM »
no not yet as i have had a bit of a set back because i accidentally broke my cell phone and had to get a new one since i didn't have insurance on it (i do now).
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #127 on: March 22, 2011, 02:29:20 AM »
I dropped mine in a pan full of anifreeze the other day while pulling the heads...I still dont know how it didnt destroy it...this cheap little phone of mine has the spirit of an Eagle for sure!!
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #128 on: March 22, 2011, 03:10:30 AM »
yeah well i'm a little more than hundred shy right now but as they say " :censored: happens". mabey next month i'll have the money.
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #129 on: March 23, 2011, 12:24:43 AM »
I hear ya man...If I save up 10 bucks i have to shell out 20 for something!
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #130 on: March 23, 2011, 02:40:09 AM »
yeah whats worse i had just got paid and the entire check went towards my phone bill because one of the other people on the plan didn't pay their part of the bill (they don't have a phone now >:D >:D)
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #131 on: March 30, 2011, 08:41:40 PM »
well i finally managed to scrape together the $700 i need to rebuild the transmission so i will be taking it to the transmission shop tomarrow.
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #132 on: March 31, 2011, 12:13:19 AM »
Right on man!!! Gingers tranny is still sitting on top of an oil drum under a tarp....I will be sending the engine block off to get hot tanked soon though.

Cant wait to see how that tranny comes out...Ill hopefully have some funds saved up soon to get mine down there.
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #133 on: March 31, 2011, 02:43:19 AM »
yeah i'm hoping it don't take to long for them to get it done. and i'm going to have get a new shifter to since the cable in survivor's snapped on me so i'm going to be going to the junk yard in the next couple of weeks to get a new one.
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Re: meet survivor
« Reply #134 on: March 31, 2011, 11:39:19 PM »
Let me know when ya decide to go, maybe we can meet up, Id like to grab a fender and some other odds and ends.
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