What did you do to your TJ today?
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Kiwi TJ
Just asked myself if I’m crazy and we all said No
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Quick and easy job yesterday, replacing my seat covers as they were on a clearance special.....my old ones were well past their 'sell by' date. These will do until I get some really nice ones form the States.
Then went mountain biking with my daughter....
Then went mountain biking with my daughter....
Oldguy
TJ Enthusiast
replaced the stock injectors with these 4 port https://www.ksuspensionfab.com/store/p8/Remanufactured:_4_Port_Upgraded_Fuel_Injectors_XJ/MJ.html for the price i couldnt pass it up. No difference except maybe smoother idle but now my fuel system and exhaust is new new front to back. Got it up to 65 today at 3000 rpm with the 4.88 gears, some vibration above 50 mph. Gonna throw some washers in the t case mount.
Shinebox_LJ
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oh man, it wasn’t easy. Took a lot of muscling, and I’m a big guy lol That locktite is serious. There was one so stripped from the PO that I couldn’t do it alone. Took it to a welder who is removing it this week. Still, I was in disbelief. Especially since I’ve heard so many horror stories online about taking them out haha
The ones I removed, I broke a torx impact socket on them using a long handled ratchet. I ended up drilling out and retapping the threads. I hate locktite. It's so unnecessary.
From open to No-Slip lockers. Half done already 
Ditched the 1.25" JKS BL for the 1.25" Savvy BL. Gained 5/16" of clearance!
Dropped the top today and went for a spin. Going for a longer ride this evening.
New bearings, ball joints, u-joints, and tube seals. The passenger side u-joint didn't want to play nice. I thought it was pretty neat all the needle bearings in that one cup had fused together!
Oh yeah, I also put a sticker on my Wife's Grand Cherokee.
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Oh yeah, I also put a sticker on my Wife's Grand Cherokee.
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Checked my mileage today. 5.38’s and 35” tires.
Oh and worked on the new version of my tailgate table. This time I fabricated a latch cover to allow for the panel to be installed without notching it. More pics on my build thread.
Oh and worked on the new version of my tailgate table. This time I fabricated a latch cover to allow for the panel to be installed without notching it. More pics on my build thread.
StevenRichard
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Opened up my radiator to change the coolant. What do I find?
Sludge. Lots of it.
Time for a chemical flush...
Sludge. Lots of it.
Time for a chemical flush...
Neal
TJ Enthusiast
Continuing my fender/flare/slider rehab thread from the other day (post #40), I finished up the paint on the flares and sliders. I don't think I'll use the Rustoleum rattlecan truck bed paint again - I had two newly purchased cans quit working while still half full of paint. They blew propellant but no paint. Then, as the flares were drying, a wind gust came along and blew two of them off the hooks they were hanging on and onto the garage floor. 
So I had that to do over again. I spent some extra time on the sliders, there had been a fair amount of surface rust in places where it is tough to get a spray can to shoot into. After cleaning those areas up I probably overdid it with the paint this time and there are a few places where the paint ran, but they are all in spots that no one can see, so I don't really care. All that is left now is to bolt everything back on and drive around letting lesser mortals gaze in wonder at my Jeeply awesomeness...
Fender flares looking good - before the wind picked up.
Sliders are done.
That area under the step that was really tough to get paint into. I think this will keep the rust at bay better than the first try 5 years ago.
So I had that to do over again. I spent some extra time on the sliders, there had been a fair amount of surface rust in places where it is tough to get a spray can to shoot into. After cleaning those areas up I probably overdid it with the paint this time and there are a few places where the paint ran, but they are all in spots that no one can see, so I don't really care. All that is left now is to bolt everything back on and drive around letting lesser mortals gaze in wonder at my Jeeply awesomeness...Fender flares looking good - before the wind picked up.
Sliders are done.
That area under the step that was really tough to get paint into. I think this will keep the rust at bay better than the first try 5 years ago.
Well I've done two chemical flushes plus an Italian tuneup. Still there. Going to give it one more descaler flush and then just live with it. It hasn't overheated at all.
I guess I should replace the radiator eventually...
Installed some knock-off GraBars from Amazon. What a pain in the ass. Halfway through, I thought I probably should have spent the extra 60 bucks (mine were like 25 dollars) for the "real" ones. Anyway...
And a pic of the hole in the trim. Ended up going with a 2" hole and I still had to notch it for the bracketry. It looks OK...but not great. They are installed though and they are solid. I hope my wife likes them, cuz she sure as hell won't like the cost of replacing the A-Pillar trim!
And a pic of the hole in the trim. Ended up going with a 2" hole and I still had to notch it for the bracketry. It looks OK...but not great. They are installed though and they are solid. I hope my wife likes them, cuz she sure as hell won't like the cost of replacing the A-Pillar trim!
God, I’d be so eff’n pissed. A few moths ago I was repainting my battery tray and the string broke. It fell in the grass and was just tacky enough that the dead grass stuck all over it.Then, as the flares were drying, a wind gust came along and blew two of them off the hooks they were hanging on and onto the garage floor.
That kind of shit works my nerves.
when I bought my son his jeep, (about 2 years ago) one of the 1st thing I did was replace the tailgate hinges with some Kentrol Black Stainless Hinges. https://www.quadratec.com/products/13114_10X_PG.htm
He went to open his tailgate today, and found the following:
did some research and found that it has a limited lifetime warranty, so tomorrow I get to call Quadratec.
as a side note he is running stock tires so there is not a lot of extra weight on the tailgate.
He went to open his tailgate today, and found the following:
did some research and found that it has a limited lifetime warranty, so tomorrow I get to call Quadratec.
as a side note he is running stock tires so there is not a lot of extra weight on the tailgate.