That's a good one. I like it. I'll have to remember it
What did you do to your TJ today?
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That's a good one. I like it. I'll have to remember it
As it started to rain a few minutes ago....found myself wondering when the last time water did this on the old girl...
Need some help. I posted about this at least 6 months ago, but didn't bookmark the reply. I have a bit of rust on the passenger door. Any ideas on how to remove the rust, prep it, and do some touch up paint to make it look nicer? The spot is about 3/4" long.
I didn’t ask for a refund, I just got a replacement… I’ll put it in the shed as a back up just in case… Maybe having a spare will keep the new one from blowing out… Lol
Short term a rust converter will slow it down - makes it iron phosphate.
Sand first
Then converter
Then etching primer
Then sand with 220
Then regular primer
Then sand again
Bondo if you want it flat
Block flat
Prime again
Sand
Color
Then clear and blend in
Then compound
Don’t expect perfection if you don’t repaint the door
I've found that my local O'Reilly, AutoZone, and Napa keep the radiators in stock. I got my Cold Case from my local offroad shop in 2 days.
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I just looked at my Jeep today ( as I can’t drive it 
) and the head light died…. not having a good week.
Could be worse tho’
) and the head light died…. not having a good week.Could be worse tho’
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Today I fabricobbled a fitting together to finally solve that fuel vapor smell. Turns out I broke the “Y” connector for the fuel tank vapor vents when I replaced my completely rotted away evap line. It’s SO nice to finally be rid of that fuel smell.
Thankful to have had the spare time at the end of the day to pull it in and smoke it, despite it being like 100°f/ 80% humidity today.
Thankful to have had the spare time at the end of the day to pull it in and smoke it, despite it being like 100°f/ 80% humidity today.
Finally got around to cleaning it up and putting the tires back to street air pressure after a Windrock trip two weeks ago. First time I have touched it since I pulled it off the trailer. Gonna need some touchup paint
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What brand are those windshield frame guards? Trees keep coming at me in the woods and I haven't been great at dodging them. LOL.
UCF (Under Cover Fab). After seeing a friend mangle his windshield frame and realizing how easily it was to do I ordered some as soon as we got back from that trail ride. The metal on the sides of the windshield frame is surprisingly thin.
These days I don't worry too much about body damage since my TJ is mostly a dedicated trail rig now, but replacing windshields and frames is something I try to avoid.
Yes, I know how thin it is. Hence the reason for the question. My frame is full of dents. I'll pull them out and then get a set of those. Thanks.
Yours seem to fit tighter at the top than the photos at UCF's website.
Edited: with additional questions.
Had some alone time this afternoon. Picked up some rags, a spray bottle of Simple Green+water and cleaned the engine bay.
Got the 2.4 90% assembled now, just about ready to get dropped in. Asking for trouble by trying to eyeball the clutch alignment but I can’t seem to find the right tool!
Wait a minute, I was under the impression that everything under the hood of a TJ was supposed to be a dusty brown color ????
^ maybe that is why I don't have a single duck...
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Since my clutch pedal won’t move I managed to get the Jeep started By doing the old switcheroo with the fuses to bypass the clutch pedal start function.
At least now I can Manoeuvre it around the garage easier.
Apparently the tow guy will pick it up on Monday and take it out to the mechanics to get looked it…. It’s not going to be cheap
At least now I can Manoeuvre it around the garage easier.
Apparently the tow guy will pick it up on Monday and take it out to the mechanics to get looked it…. It’s not going to be cheap
Exactly why I do all my own work, I don’t even want to know how many shop hours I would have been charged to rebuild my 2.4… easily thousands
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I do as much as I can myself for the same reasons…. But I certainly don’t trust myself with a gearbox
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I do as much as I can myself for the same reasons…. But I certainly don’t trust myself with a gearbox
At this point the only things I haven’t done are welding/body work, transmission/ axle rebuilds. Clutches on the other hand I think are manageable