Drahcir495

Love the new rims. Looks like a nice truck. Did the Quad come with it :brows:

Great job getting the truck back into shape :banana: :thumbsup: ! Welcome to the club :cheers:

I found mjeff87’s thread on placing a HO valve cover on a Renix 4.0 viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12871. What a great idea! I decided to give it a try. The reported benefits are reduction/elimination of any blow-by problems. In theory, the bigger CCV lines help combat the blow-by problem by pulling oil away from the air box. May reduce leaks - In my case the old cover was leaking oil from around the disintegrating grommets, so eliminating that would be a plus. Girls will want to date you when they hear about the increased size of your CCV plumbing. Baffle vs. Towers ~ enough said. I got up early one weekend to see what was available at the junk yard. After taking a few steel ones off only to find that they also had towers, I ended up finding one from a newer Cherokee. For about $11, I got this nice late model XJ HO steel valve cover-> This newer VC was pretty clean to begin with, and it is in much better condition than the old one. Even the oil cap was near perfect and had a more modern look. I was careful to grab all the hardware – bolts and metal inserts etc., associated hoses and fittings, and as much else I thought I may need. You can see how this one has a baffle that runs across the top. The differences will be more apparent when I get the old valve cover out and next to it -> The nasty old VC in the jeep before the swap out-> I used the Fel-Pro VS 50458 R gasket with the replacement grommets ~ around $32 -> And a full shot of the Fel-Pro VS 50458 R gasket-> The grommets and steel spacer inserts -> Managed to get the old valve cover off -> In this shot of the bottom side of both Valve Covers, you can see the differences between the two. Notice the towers on the old cover, vs. the full baffle on the new VC. It looks like the crappy original VC gasket was doing its job, but it looks like it was fairly flattened out -> Big difference in the rear tube sizes -> Full top shot old & new-> New VC in, still need to work on vacuum lines -> My intake manifold used a smaller fitting -> I decided to keep the fitting in the original location and just run a hose from the rear to the front. I know mjeff87 moved his to the rear like the newer HO models have. In order to keep the original location I will need to upgrade the original nipple to the larger sized fitting. Luckily I had in my parts bin -> New larger 3/8 NPT to 3/8" tubing adapter in place on the intake manifold -> For lack of the actually name – the Vacuum junction box -> After removing the “Vacuum Junction Box,” I just had to reattach the nut-> Turned this vacuum tower fitting 180 degrees out-> The final product -> All the vacuum line were cut and re-routed to their original locations using the original lines, or with extra pieces I had been gathering in order to repair dry rotting pieces. You can get an idea of the routing of the new tubes in this shot-> Left over parts -> I have to check the air cleaner in a few days to check on the blow-by, but everything seems to be as advertised. It does look nice in there, especially with that dirty junction connector gone. I am happy with it and would do it again. It was a pretty easy swap. Honestly the hardest part of this upgrade was removing that stupid white label off the front of the cover.

Great job on the paint :thumbsup: . Very nice :cheers:

Drahcir come lately - but GOOD LUCK Brent! We are pulling for you :beerhead: - Rich

The back and forth is killing me :ack: . I am still in :cheers:

I'm in for one ;)

:yes: Exo-cage!

Great, never thought about the wife hitting the remote, or the mother-in-law hitting the wall mounted button :hmm: . I know that there is not enough room in the garage, so I won't be able to work on it without the jeep partially hanging out of the garage. I will just have to disconnect the door with that safety release lever. That way nobody can lower the door - problem solved if I can stick to it :dunno:

It was a very hot today and I had been working on the MJ all morning. I decided to move it half way into the garage to take advantage of the shade while having some of the sun light coming in through the rear window. About an hour ago I finished up my last splice and put the lower dash valance back on. Last thing to go on was the ash tray. The stuff I had in the ash tray got shuffled around and pinned my garage door opener in a corner. Can you see where this is headed? I went to un-jam it and you guessed it; I hit the button :grrrr: . I can't tell you exactly what happened next. I think I hit the button again but I am not sure. I found myself ready to sacrifice my body to save the MJ. Long story short - it hit the roof of the cab and kept going. I was quickly underneath it pushing it back up. Boy was I afraid to look. Ended up with only minor scrapes and no dents :( . Just thought I would share my :dunce: .

:eek: Good save. Nice of that guy to tell you that your brake lights were out. Everything works after you replaced the fuses?

Real nice work :clapping: :thumbsup: :banana: . I love it when a plan comes together!

Nancy Boy :D

Mine works with out the washer pump in. Did you check the metal fuse on the bottom of the fuse box? Also check the black box for the intermittent wiper control - I think it sits on the lower dash valance with Velcro. metal fuse on the bottom of fuse box!!!!!!! picture please Yeah, the aluminium looking thing at the bottom ->

Mine works with out the washer pump in. Did you check the metal fuse on the bottom of the fuse box? Also check the black box for the intermittent wiper control - I think it sits on the lower dash valance with Velcro.

Nice looking MJ. I look forward to watching your progress :cheers: . Glad to have you on board here - Rich

Yep, never really "done!" Looks good :thumbsup: . What lift did you use? Welcome to the club :cheers: .

I just found out today! Good luck and tell the baby I said happy birthday! Great news :thumbsup:

Saab with drip pans - by a land slide!

Tell them you want it well done :D . Good luck.

Wow ~ Absolutely Amazing! This is great in so many ways. I will be checking in often .

Chess boxing & Bog snorkelling. :hijack: :yes: :rotf: :clapping:

Will you be handing out signed copies at the meet and greet, or should I print out the page out before I leave? ~ :brows: :cheers:

:yes: :rotfl2: :jump: :rotfl2: :yes: Thanks Pete :thumbsup: . A DIY post would be too much pressure for me. I don't claim to be professional ~ this is just what worked for me.

That grill looks like it is well ventilated. I don’t know why I hadn’t noticed it before :dunno: . Looks tough :thumbsup: .