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I was looking at this pic again, and had a

Is there a chance that a rogue rock could jam that triangle backwards, in effect, tweaking your sterering knuckle? It may be worth it to put a 90* gusset on the back side, just in case.
Hard to tell all the way from **.**.***.**.bois.qwest.net

i figure its time i write something about my P-O-S well its got so much rust the body is two pieces connected by the tranny tunnel and the door jams and thats why it saggs funny and the tranny in second doesnt like to go into gear but everything else is good i need to make the signals work and then she'll be street legal im getting insurance the 15th oh and i chopped the top and saved the glass, it drives ok i think i will get stuck a lot if i go four wheelin but its a blast to drive so if yous guys are willing to pull me out im willing to go wheelin

today is the day of truth see if she will fire up with her new heart ..if she does il be so happy ! lol i get my trail rig back ..

Got out today since it was nice, and I didn't have to work

Good

Got the new to me flares from George on the heep today

Remounted the winch control box to the grille since the bracket broke

Cleaned my battery terminals up, some corrosion was getting on there

Finally finished up my heated seat install, buy drilling a hole for the switch and putting in the hole
The Bad

May have fried my head unit in the Heep, hope the fuse is just blown, guess thats a project for tommorow

I finally have rear brakes again after almost 2 months. The rear brakes are all brand new except for the drums. Now to get 4wd again and try to figure out the steering.

:mad: after all the buttoning up only to fight electrical gremlins i never had before at least i thought ..

turns out my starter died when the motor did ...so i had to pull it back out but didnt figure this out till after parts store closed ..err

still cant find a good diagram for the alternator ..cant remember where the 2 diffrent post wires go .. i have a plug and 2 post wires both diffrent sizes chiltons no help at al says to replace in opposite order ..wait till i meet the author of that book in a dark alley someday ..:twisted:

tomarrow ill get a new starter and try again ..

Found the unnerving vibration in the LJ's driveline. It seemed to go away a while back after chipping all the ice out of the t-case shovel, but it came back and it turns out the rear driveshaft front u-joint was toast...and I mean toast. Strangely enough, though, it didn't seem that loose when I got under there and shook it. I just had to look really close. Off to Young's tomorrow...

That's a good one. Sometimes you have a little better luck finding them if you jack the wheels off the ground and put the transmission in neutral. Also if you're checking the rear make sure the parking brake is not engaged. With the tension off the shaft, any play is more noticeable. I'm sure you already knew that but I thought I'd mention it for the novices out there.

Got a new daily driver

2006 Rubicon TJ, stock except for the 31 x 10.5 x 15 Super Swamper TSL's on MT wheels. I'm not sure of my plans for now. I may just wheel it as is until I wear out the tires then go larger. It will need some lift (maybe ACOS) to keep the tires from hitting the flares and a sway bar disco.

Congrats. I like how we get a new "daily driver" and imeediately start talking about wheeling, lifts, tire, etc...

Hey...is that Martin's Jeep?

Another one bitten by the bug.

And you guys said that this wasn't a jeep club

Other than that nice jeep C.A.:rockon:

No Martins had much more lift and bigger TSL's. Blus he towed it out with him whent hey left.

Saw swampers on a white rubi....haven't seen another around. I noticed the lack of lift, but the tires looked the same. I didn't read the description.

Welcome to the dark side!

Welcome to the dark side!

Nice jeep, yet another Jeep, looks like the rest of you full size owners should take notes from C.A. :poke:

CA, as a fellow Chevy addict, you really dissapoint me...


But congrats anyway!

Skitzo's front axle is back together - Lock-right installed in front carrier, new axleshaft u-joints, all bearings greased and hubs reassembled. Have to still add diff fluid, bolt up the front driveshaft, put the brakes calipers and pads on, and then tires... which I have to find more jackstands to take the 38's off of the rear of the blazer and swap them with the donuts on Skitzo - because if I go ahead and put the front tires on first I won't be able to get the rear tires around it in the garage to put them on.

After that it is finish the heater controls, and time and tune the engine and ... take her for a drive around the yard/snow piles.

I really should find the extra exhaust tubing I have and extend that more reaward of the vehicle, it dumps out just behind the cab and underneath the battery tray and radiator - I'm thinking especially in the summer moving the exhaust away from the radiator may help in cooling. I should also investigate a fuel leak I can smell...

ChevyKev Wrote:CA, as a fellow Chevy addict, you really dissapoint me...

This coming from someone who asked me about my WJ. :poke:

BTW Nice ride CA!

ajpthng Wrote:This coming from someone who asked me about my WJ. :poke:

Hey, everyone needs a grocery getter now and then! :p

Got the brakes and tires on Skitzo... oil and such left to go...
Also found a leaking master cylinder... :doh:

Now I'll have to hear "pump three times and hold" for another week - which popds into my head for that length of time anytime someone mentions bleeding brakes.

ChevyKev Wrote:CA, as a fellow Chevy addict, you really dissapoint me...


But congrats anyway!

x2

AK20 Wrote:x2

I don't have any less Chevies. I'm keeping my CUCV and letting my son drive the Red '87 1/2 ton. The Jeep just fits in the garage a little better.

Gas tank leak fix is curing.
Diff oil added to front pumpkin.

little by little, I'm getting closer.

Bulldog Wrote:I don't have any less Chevies. I'm keeping my CUCV and letting my son drive the Red '87 1/2 ton. The Jeep just fits in the garage a little better.

Just razzin' ya CA

Installed the in cab winch controls :yes: :yes: :yes:

I took pictures of the install and a tech writeup is forthcoming