Alicia Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 I just pulled my gas tank off and had to cut the J bolts off because of rust. My straps are just as bad... What site did you orders yours off of? And what did you coat the tank with?
Wrz Posted September 9, 2013 Author Posted September 9, 2013 Hey i just sanded the tank down with a wire wheel, sprayed with rustoleum self etching primer, and coated it with rustoleum hammer black paint don't know if theres a different between a swb and lwb here's the link for advance ( make usre to use a coupon lol ) http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_fuel-tank-straps-(includes-3-straps)-spectra-premium_18320803-p?searchTerm=tank+strap you can also look up the part number on ebay to save a few extra $ I just pulled my gas tank off and had to cut the J bolts off because of rust. My straps are just as bad... What site did you orders yours off of? And what did you coat the tank with?
Wrz Posted September 10, 2013 Author Posted September 10, 2013 New update, I have yet another injector leak...... Can't catch a break
MancheKid86 Posted September 14, 2013 Posted September 14, 2013 nice progress so far, doing very detailed work just a question tho, while the engine was out, it got new/cleaned accessories, sensors, seals, how come you didnt rebuild the inside? other than that keep up the good work
Wrz Posted September 16, 2013 Author Posted September 16, 2013 nice progress so far, doing very detailed workjust a question tho,while the engine was out, it got new/cleaned accessories, sensors, seals,how come you didnt rebuild the inside?other than that keep up the good work Hey I checked everything out and to the best of my knowledge everything looked pretty good. I am still new to the internals of engines and trannys so this has been a pretty good learning experience for me Thanks
Wrz Posted September 18, 2013 Author Posted September 18, 2013 Not much progress have been made, instead of taking a few steps foward i ended up rolling back. Jeep would not move and was making for serous noise from the bell housing area. After a few hours i figured it was time to pull the trans and take it to a tranny shop. Well that was not the case, as soon as i took it out i relized i never installed the 4 flywheel to converter bolts :wall: . Now I'm fightening to get her lined up and back in Stay tuned
Wrz Posted October 8, 2013 Author Posted October 8, 2013 Well its been almost a month since an update, not much has been accomplished since. Did end up getting the trans back in with the famous torque bolts finally She now moves under her own power, but like usual ive hit some bumps in the road lol Installed some new filler neck hoses, and cleaned up the filler neck as well Huge stepping stone for me lol Also bought some yellow lights off ebay, nice quality for the money Sadly I'm having some major front end issues, my ruggid ridge steering is hitting my diff cover, and inside of my rims when turning. Brake peddal is super soft with no pressure, and my power steering pump went. And lastly my upholstry guy has my seats that need to be recovered and is currently mia
Wrz Posted October 15, 2013 Author Posted October 15, 2013 Small update, got my brakes all fixed. I would have never guessed that i had my front calipers on the wrong side causing the air to stay trapped :doh: On a goodnote the engine compartment is all buttoned up, front end is together, and i finally installed my xj shackles and ordered my shocks . Pictures to come shortly, been camera shy lately lol :thumbsup:
Silvergun Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 Spotted your VW roof rack, what's it from??
Wrz Posted October 19, 2013 Author Posted October 19, 2013 Spotted your VW roof rack, what's it from?? Good eye, that's from my buddies gli he traded in for a wrangler
Wrz Posted October 20, 2013 Author Posted October 20, 2013 Good progress made today, and more to come tomorrow, pictures to come soon ;) Also bit the bullet and am going to have some more suspension upgrades
Wrz Posted October 30, 2013 Author Posted October 30, 2013 Started to modify my center console. Got a tan one out of an 97 xj, had to trim the front some, and added a piece of plastic to cover the notch In the process Finally found some bezels at work, Wet sanded, taped and ready for some paint Painted with hammered black Sanded down the console, then wet sanded smooth ( had alot of nicks) Black Sem paint Hopefully will get installed tomorrow after work, Also got my new shocks for the front today :banana:
Wrz Posted November 7, 2013 Author Posted November 7, 2013 Great news just drove the Comanche 2 miles to the exhaust shop with no issues, hopefully I'll have it back tomorrow
Wrz Posted November 11, 2013 Author Posted November 11, 2013 Well still exhaustless due to the shop wanting $300 for just 2.5 piping from the crossmember back.... And got an estimate from the body shop today and they want $3000 for body and paint, 2200 for just the body work, or $500 to fix the rockers........ Looks like I'm going to just get the rockers done and maybe sand and primer myself
Wrz Posted November 30, 2013 Author Posted November 30, 2013 Small update today, I cut a good cab corner and rocker off a comanche at work and dropped the manche off at the body guy today. Said i should have it back in about a week, then it will be exhaust and rms time... . :MJ 1: .
DangerWillRbnsn Posted November 30, 2013 Posted November 30, 2013 Small update today, I cut a good cab corner and rocker off a comanche at work and dropped the manche off at the body guy today. Said i should have it back in about a week, then it will be exhaust and rms time... . :MJ 1: . I sure do enjoy your updates... nice work!
Wrz Posted December 2, 2013 Author Posted December 2, 2013 alright i finally have a worthy update....body guy showed up at work today with good news the rockers and cab corner is done not too shabby, but pockets hurting right before the holidays now no more hole and filled in the small gap on the driver side not too bad, next on the list will be to tackle the rms this week, still need to do some more reading up on it
Wrz Posted December 3, 2013 Author Posted December 3, 2013 Cyber monday/black friday had a decent deal on some new rubber.. should be hear shortly now i need to find a good deal on some 16s...think I'm going to see if i can find some steelies for cheap, not looking to spend more then $200
Wrz Posted December 18, 2013 Author Posted December 18, 2013 Bought some 16s rubicon rims today, got a pretty good deal on them considering they don't come up for sale locally often... Sadly no other updates, and hopefully getting my rms done this weekend at work... My goal is to drive it on Christmas
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