sinnaevd Posted October 31, 2006 Posted October 31, 2006 looks like the gremlins came out juwst in time for halloween
JOMJ87 Posted November 1, 2006 Posted November 1, 2006 Brakelines are finished and bled! :D The big projects left are the floor and figuring out why the lights don't work right. (when I bought the truck the brake lights came on with the headlights and not with the brake pedal. Now I lost my turn indicators and brake lights altogether. All the grounds and sockets check out ok, but the fuse panel looks suspect. It's not in the greatest condition. :( )Jeep on! --Pete Check your switch on the pedal for the brake light. Mine shorted one time and they did the same as yours until fuses started popping??? Cole
CEThomas Posted November 24, 2006 Posted November 24, 2006 Could you have used: -MJ main -Explorer main -Explorer #2 -Explorer #3 - MJ overload and MJ retention bands The MJ has 2x4 springs on the back and MJ#3 are broke on both sides. I have the choice to get Explorer, XJ or more MJ-2x4 springs this weekend and not sure which way to go? Thanks, Charles
Pete M Posted November 25, 2006 Author Posted November 25, 2006 Could you have used: -MJ main -Explorer main -Explorer #2 -Explorer #3 - MJ overload and MJ retention bands The MJ has 2x4 springs on the back and MJ#3 are broke on both sides. I have the choice to get Explorer, XJ or more MJ-2x4 springs this weekend and not sure which way to go? Thanks, Charles Sure, I imagine that would work fine. Only way to know for sure is to try it though. All packs are not created equal since any given explorer might have sagging ones.
DirtyComanche Posted November 25, 2006 Posted November 25, 2006 How long did it take to drill out all the leafs? I did mine (all 4 packs), and gave up after I carnaged two titanium bits (with cutting oil) on the first leaf. Then I went 'duh' and used a tapered reamer. Now, had I been half smart I'd not have carnaged the two $12 ti. bits.
BrettM Posted November 25, 2006 Posted November 25, 2006 i've always had a real easy time drilling leafs using a masonry bit
Pete M Posted November 26, 2006 Author Posted November 26, 2006 The main leafs went easily with just a schmuck highspeed steel bit and some oil. The arched lower leafs killed that same bit instantly and I had to resort to the expensive bits I have. Not sure what they're made of. :hmm: Cobalt I think. It was like a hundred for the set of 29 bits.
sinnaevd Posted November 26, 2006 Posted November 26, 2006 any more pics kicking around of current progress?
Pete M Posted November 26, 2006 Author Posted November 26, 2006 Nah, it stalled for a bit due to sudden increases in class work and/or decreases in outside temperature. Neither of those excuses can apply tonight though, so I hope to get the clutch line together and maybe figure out what's up with the brake lights.
sinnaevd Posted November 27, 2006 Posted November 27, 2006 well feel free to jump over to the canadian side on the hoiday break, i will hopefully bring mine to a DD in about a weeks time lol. could always use some expert knowledge
ejndssn Posted November 27, 2006 Posted November 27, 2006 Pete i would like to swap the break booster in my MJ as well. Is the 95yr model when the switched from a single to a dual diaphragm and was this a simple swap would like to know the does and don't or what would you have done to make this a simple task. :brows:
Pete M Posted November 27, 2006 Author Posted November 27, 2006 I was recently informed that I'll be in Georgia for Christmas this year. :dunno: 95-96 boosters are the ones you want. For booster tips, see this link: http://www.madxj.com/MADXJ/technical/technicalfiles/ARbrakeBoosterUpgrade/BrakeBoosterUpgrade.htm I found it hard to find pre-made brake lines in the store to match the new parts, so I bought bulk line from Advanced Auto and borrowed a double-flare tool and used all the fittings that came with the junkyard parts. Now's a great time to redo all the lines in your truck. Be repared to break stuff and replace more than you originally intended. I snapped off a bleeder nipple in my rear axle and suddenly had to take apart the guts of the drum to replace the cylinder inside. :( Overall it went fairly smoothly but took quite a while for me to do it all since there's so much involved in replacing just about everything associated with the braking system. But I should have a truck that stops better than new when I'm done. :D Oh, and if I didn't mention it earlier, I got a mid 90s Dakota rubber line for the rear.
Pete M Posted May 29, 2007 Author Posted May 29, 2007 It's ALIVE!!!!! :clapping: sorta. I just needed to move it out of the garage to make some room for the 8.8s. But she moved under her own power.
89eliminator Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 It's ALIVE!!!!! :clapping: sorta. I just needed to move it out of the garage to make some room for the 8.8s. But she moved under her own power. thats always a good sign when you don't have to drag it out.
Rob S Posted May 29, 2007 Posted May 29, 2007 Looking good Pete, keep us posted. You doing a total repaint or no?
Pete M Posted May 29, 2007 Author Posted May 29, 2007 Hahahahahaha... :rotfl2: :rotf: :clapping: :laughin: Oh wait, are you're serious? Cough-cough. Sorry 'bout that. No, there's no painting involved on this one. It's hard to tell from the bad photo up there, but the body is rotting away in too many places to justify spending any money on paint. It was a old truck in need of some TLC and I decided to rescue it and make it into my DD (hopefully a reliable DD) or at the very least then I'll have a pickup with a usable bed (I own 4 trucks and the other 3 can't be used as actual pickups anymore). Also it's a test platform for some minor projects (like the 95 XJ booster or Hurculiner in the interior) before I put them into my 88.
Pete M Posted September 30, 2007 Author Posted September 30, 2007 Nothing beyond that I successfully drove it across the street (with no floor beneath me). That was interesting. :D But I'm only a couple days away from wrapping up the current projects and will likely bring the 90 back to the garage for a floor and a new fuse box soon.
Pete M Posted October 9, 2007 Author Posted October 9, 2007 Drove the truck back over to the garage today. Trailed ATF out the back of the t-case for the last couple hundred yards. :mad: As if I needed one more thing to go wrong with that truck. I think it's just getting back at me for neglecting it for so long. :roll:
DirtyComanche Posted October 9, 2007 Posted October 9, 2007 They're just like women... They need every bit of your stinking time or they freak out and blow up on you.
Pete M Posted October 30, 2007 Author Posted October 30, 2007 Finally got the garage cleaned out enough to bring it in (for being a "small" truck, I need a surprisingly large amount of available floorspace). If I get some free time tomorrow I'll be checking it out.
sinnaevd Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 another month or so I will have the free time in the worls to give you a hand...Til I start my internship at the Chrysler R&D in January. Let me know bud.
Pete M Posted October 30, 2009 Author Posted October 30, 2009 not much of an update, but beggars can't be choosers. :D New tarp:
freakjeep93 Posted October 30, 2009 Posted October 30, 2009 man id fix the body up on er man even if its bad look at mine that gunna be alot of body work and I'm still gunna do it and time involved doesnt mater ve been workin on mine for 3 years. good luck
Darren Posted October 31, 2009 Posted October 31, 2009 After 2 years you update this project with a tarp? C'mon Pete.
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