New Gladiator Hello!

[arthurvanderlinde]

Fell in love with a '93 YJ, cheated on her with a '13 JKU, and now have gone for the younger JT.

Was on my way to work and saw this beaut sitting on top of the hill. Needless to say I arrived late and in debt, lol.

Hello to all the fellow Gladiator owners out there! I'm stoked to be part of the group and look forward to all the places this rig will take me.

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[u-joint]

Nice Jeep! I especially like the tirm level you went with

Funny backstory. I too went from a YJ to a JK to my current JT, except mine were a '87 YJ, an '08 JK, and then my '21 JT.

Either way, welcome to the forum!

 

[sass JT]

Welcome… we all feel ya on having some lovers in the past and you keep getting them younger and younger.

 

[tbaker]

Hey did you steal my gladiator mine is the same color and welcome from Trion Georgia

 

[AkBooman]

Nice to already have the lift and tires on it. I’m having to piece my build a little bit at a time. Shipping up here to Alaska is HUGELY expensive!! I did however just find a killer deal on a Warn winch. I got it from Autozone and super shocking they shipped it overnight on FedEx free of charge!! The challenge now is getting the mounting kit for the Rubicon factory steel bumper. Found one on Amazon and it shipped (no shipping charge). Week later they tell me the package is lost!! Now they don’t have one and other vendors have them but want $170 to $250 for shipping!!

 

[cdyoung9799]

Great looking truck. I almost bought those same Black Rhino wheels. They look great. Congrats on the new ride!!

 

[arthurvanderlinde]

Nice Jeep! I especially like the tirm level you went with

Funny backstory. I too went from a YJ to a JK to my current JT, except mine were a '87 YJ, an '08 JK, and then my '21 JT.

Either way, welcome to the forum!

I guess you know how to do it as well then
I told myself I’d never get another Jeep that isn’t a Rubicon. Though I also told myself I’d never get a Gladiator..you see how well that went

 

[arthurvanderlinde]

Hey did you steal my gladiator mine is the same color and welcome from Trion Georgia

Trion is only a few hours from me. Maybe check your driveway

 

[arthurvanderlinde]

Nice to already have the lift and tires on it. I’m having to piece my build a little bit at a time. Shipping up here to Alaska is HUGELY expensive!! I did however just find a killer deal on a Warn winch. I got it from Autozone and super shocking they shipped it overnight on FedEx free of charge!! The challenge now is getting the mounting kit for the Rubicon factory steel bumper. Found one on Amazon and it shipped (no shipping charge). Week later they tell me the package is lost!! Now they don’t have one and other vendors have them but want $170 to $250 for shipping!!

I’ve always loved building my vehicles (got my other Jeeps bone stock) but I couldn’t resist the deal on this one and I actually quite like already having the wheels and tires.
I can’t imagine building a rig with those shipping prices! I’m over here getting upset when a site offers anything other than free shipping, lol. Best of luck to you and your mental wellbeing throughout your build!

 

[arthurvanderlinde]

Great looking truck. I almost bought those same Black Rhino wheels. They look great. Congrats on the new ride!!

Thank you! I really do love the look of them. Funny thing is, a month ago (when I was not in the market for a new vehicle) I drove by a gladiator with the same wheels and was obsessed with them. I guess it was meant to be

 

[FloridaJT6MT]

Congrats and great looking JT! Also, your name is so close to Art Vandelay….of Vandelay Industries, importer/exporter of latex and latex related goods.

 

[Broccoli]

Congrats and great looking JT! Also, your name is so close to Art Vandelay….of Vandelay Industries, importer/exporter of latex and latex related goods.

 

[FloridaJT6MT]

And you want to be my latex salesman…

 

[arthurvanderlinde]

Congrats and great looking JT! Also, your name is so close to Art Vandelay….of Vandelay Industries, importer/exporter of latex and latex related goods.

Hahaha I hadn’t even noticed - good eye! The name is from Red Dead Redemption 2. Arthur Morgan renamed with the last name van der Linde from Dutch!

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