What did you do to your TJ today?

Used up my saved up coupon/ loyalty points at the gas station today it would’ve cost me $150 but with my discount it only cost me $7 !!! 🥳
Plus it was the annual ‘ Take your skeleton to work day ‘ 😂

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Follow by dinner at a slow cook BBQ restaurant . Pulled pork and my mate had beef brisket … great way to end the day after having to work on Sunday. (Just wish there was more on the plate)

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Did the Savvy t-case cable shifter and the straight t-case lever. The lever was a bitch. It needed to be drilled which was easy, but the threads were supposed to be M10 x 1.5 and must have gotten mangled at some point because not a single M10 x 1.5 nut actually threaded on, nor did the knob. Had to chase the threads to get it come together. Wasn't hard, but didn't expect that detour.

Shifts like butter and I can see the gauges too.

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What mod is that? I missed class that day. 🤔

My 5.9 Grand Cherokee vents for my white 04. Trying to dump some hood heat.

-3 demerits- poor class attendance

One day everyone will look back on my time here and say “he was cruel, but very fair”
 
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Used it to take the kayaks home from the pond. End of summer. Little depressing.

I sure miss kayaking! I used to go every week, but since the homeless got out of control in my area, I don't feel safe going anymore. :( That looks like a great spot to kayak in!! :D
 
Starting to get cold...

Did the Savvy t-case cable shifter and the straight t-case lever. The lever was a bitch. It needed to be drilled which was easy, but the threads were supposed to be M10 x 1.5 and must have gotten mangled at some point because not a single M10 x 1.5 nut actually threaded on, nor did the knob. Had to chase the threads to get it come together. Wasn't hard, but didn't expect that detour.

Shifts like butter and I can see the gauges too.

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A savvy shifter is a true upgrade. The sure feel and smooth drama free action is money well spent. Good move.
 
Spent over an hour sticking my hands down beside the engine, around the A/C and heater hoses(and dipstick tubes and coil) splicing in the new bank 2 sensor 2 pigtail, it's one of those I can see it, I just can't reach it and use tools in the area.
When I moved the harness to access the wires the PO's splice job just came apart, that explains the P0158 I've been living with.
New pigtail seems to have fixed the issue 🤞 will be monitoring the situation closely
Another bonus to putting the top back on is being able to run through the car wash, LJ's nether regions haven't been hosed off since May
 
A savvy shifter is a true upgrade. The sure feel and smooth drama free action is money well spent. Good move.

Didn't know this was a thing, but now that I do I think I want one. Not impressed by the feel of the factory setup, feels like a rottweiler chewing rocks.

Good Jeep-related weekend, numerous items addressed.

Finally got around to installing the hitch kit, though still need to finish up the wiring.

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Finally got the leather shift boot glued up and installed.

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The pleather boot was chewed up inside by a circlip hammered on the shift lever shaft in order to keep the boot from dropping too far (assume this was factory). Didn't care for this given the new boot, so I ripped it off and printed an ABS split ring to take its place, cinched on the shaft with a zip tie.

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Speaking of 3D printing...

Finished printing off the final revision of my cabin air filter design, just need to glue it up. Then need to figure out how I'm going to release the files for others to print if they feel froggy...

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A heron covered my Jeep, my neighbor's Subaru and a 5ft swath of asphalt between the two with shit (like a B52 carpet bombing the Ho Chi Minh), so took Tess to the carwash for a hose down this afternoon. Lots of pressure washing around the cowl area and I'm glad to say the cabin air filter kept the water out of the hvac and off the passenger side floor mat, good test. I pulled the cowl when I got back home to inspect...and promptly noticed my cowl drain was backed up something fierce. Managed to clear out a solid slug of gunk with a fish tape, quite a bit of water and what looked like potting soil on the ground afterwards...
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Last but not least, I fixed my radio antenna, finally.... :D

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