89eliminator Posted June 23, 2009 Posted June 23, 2009 ordered everything i need to build my new tracbar. going above the axle with this one. after thats done, it will be aussie time for the front. and there may be a new front bumper on my truck soon...
mvusse Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 Got an non-disconnect front axle seal for the passenger side, assuming it would work. Assumption is the mother of all screw ups. Need to get a NOS 11771 from NAPA tomorrow. If they don't have it I'll see if Advance has a National 40576s in stock. So my MJ is still sitting with the front wheels, hubs, brakes, axle shafts, diff cover and diff carrier spread out across the driveway. :wall:
CWLONGSHOT Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 I moved it to the side @ 04:00 this AM, to drive the topless TJ. Cause the F'in weather guy said it was going to be clear..... It started lightly raining before 08:00 and didn't stop till about 14:00!!! :fs1: :fs1: :fs1: :fs1: Its a Jeep, so normally I wouldn't care. But the Corbeau suspension seats don't do well soaked with water. Long and short of it...should have driven the MJ!!! :brows: ;) :D CW
mvusse Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 Looked at it sitting there on jack stands with the entire front axle tore apart waiting on a friggin $10 oil seal nobody has in stock.
ComancheKid45 Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 Washed it and the XJ off and snapped 2 pics....put the bumper on the MJ the other week and moved the push bar over to the XJ, I think both came out really nice My Dads 93 YJ Sahara is there also
jeep_freek88 Posted June 29, 2009 Posted June 29, 2009 I put new front brake lines on it. I put a new rear bumpr on :brows:.. I stuck on some Comanche club stickers to it.... still running good, however I discovered a fuel leak..... :dunno: its the seal behind the locking ring..........no parts stores around here can get it..... :doh: story of my life .............. oh well gues ill think of something :idea:
freakjeep93 Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 Wheeled it on the Rubicon Trail this weekend. It performed very well. It's nice having that extra foot of wheelbase over my old XJs. Got a couple of minor scratches. No big deal. ;) what happened to mall crawler?? lol :cheers:
freakjeep93 Posted June 30, 2009 Posted June 30, 2009 yesterday i took the 2wd frot axel out of one of my donor jeeps to trade with tazjeeper for a dana 30 free of charge( fun job with 21 years of coastal canadian rust) and today i took pics I'm trading these for the aluminum ones that say JEEP and the jeep i took it outta
deziped Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Changed the track bar bushing. Steering improved much. Removed old one by quartering it. Image Not Found Tools needed for this work bench job. Image Not Found Pounded it out with 1 1/8 socket Image Not Found New bushing ready to go. Image Not Found
LoTGoD Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Pulled 2WD tranny, flywheel, etc. from MJ. Sat it on the garage floor and looked at it intently for about 30 minutes next to 4WD tranny. Stared at heap of hulking rust that was donor 94 XJ and wondered how the hell I'm gonna get it on a trailer this weekend to take it to the scrap yard. :???: :???: :???:
MJ300 Posted July 8, 2009 Posted July 8, 2009 Finally installed my full center console that has been sitting in my basement forever, and hoping to start a project thread in the next few days if laziness doesn't set in first. :brows:
comanchedude Posted July 13, 2009 Posted July 13, 2009 Painted my tailgate. this will be the new color of the Comanche. hope to have it all painted next week
mvusse Posted July 16, 2009 Posted July 16, 2009 Changed a bad u-joint on the Cherokee: But what does this mean? "Pink + Alum"
mnkyboy Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 I gave my MJ a "nose job" From this. To this. Check out my build page for more pics of the bumper as i built it.
JeepcoMJ Posted July 21, 2009 Author Posted July 21, 2009 I gave my MJ a "nose job" From this. To this. Check out my build page for more pics of the bumper as i built it. THANK GOD! that old one was an eyesore. this new one is absolutely perfect!
JeepcoMJ Posted July 21, 2009 Author Posted July 21, 2009 I disobeyed my cardinal rule and cut up a rust free, almost dent-free factory comanche bed on my "wheeling" rig. this entailed a die grinder with thin wheel, a rolling chair to accomodate my lack of mobility, and now a current lack of rear lower quarters and also much larger wheel wells
mnkyboy Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 the old bumper was ugly. I kept having to drive out into a overgrown field full of bushes and small trees, i had the winch bumper from my old F250 so i just threw it on there. I am pretty happy with the way the new one turned out.
JeepcoMJ Posted July 21, 2009 Author Posted July 21, 2009 the old bumper was ugly.I kept having to drive out into a overgrown field full of bushes and small trees, i had the winch bumper from my old F250 so i just threw it on there. I am pretty happy with the way the new one turned out. yeah, your fab work is great. you should start selling those....they would sell well. just with 2 fogs instead of 3. 3 makes me think of a mutated frog (no offense)
mnkyboy Posted July 21, 2009 Posted July 21, 2009 the old bumper was ugly.I kept having to drive out into a overgrown field full of bushes and small trees, i had the winch bumper from my old F250 so i just threw it on there. I am pretty happy with the way the new one turned out. yeah, your fab work is great. you should start selling those....they would sell well. just with 2 fogs instead of 3. 3 makes me think of a mutated frog (no offense) We are working on making more to sell in a few different styles,this was a test run to see how it would turn out. The 3 lights are wierd at first and have to grow on you,I ran a short trail through the woods the other night and they work great. the center aims forward and the sides aim out a little,then with the lights on the cowl aiming further out i get a nice panaramic view. it was pitch black out but looked like we were driving in the day light. I'm thinking of doing one with a wider grill guard,that one I'm thinking of setting up for 2 or 4 lights. we have a light tab jig that clamps onto the tubes so we can easily set up any configuration.
johnnyc Posted July 22, 2009 Posted July 22, 2009 Finally swapped in the Durango steering box that used to be on my old XJ. The stock MJ box was sloppy and leaking. Good news is that the output shaft was so well-lubricated, the pitman arm came off pretty easily.
smithe1811 Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 finally started making progress on my smashed bed from the drunk guy. Before: Image Not Found Almost done: Image Not Found I also mounted my ribbons Image Not Found
AMCJeepMJ Posted July 29, 2009 Posted July 29, 2009 Picked up a canopy free from craigslist, and only had to drive 35 miles each way to get it. Freshly painted... ehhh... Oh well, at least it will keep the contents of the bed dry in the rain and snow.
BJA814 Posted July 29, 2009 Posted July 29, 2009 Finished welding the exhaust, greased the front end, and finally took some stupid flex shots. Might take it out in the woods tonight. Image Not Found
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