Georgia: '92 4.0 Ho, Ax-15, 2Wd

[1987Comanche]

Labor Day weekend was a big one for Georgia.  I took her on a 900 mile road trip to Ohio to help a buddy start converting his '92 2WD XJ to 4WD.  My trip souvenir was the 161K mile engine from the '96 XJ parts truck.  Georgia ran like a champ though I wish I had working AC on the trip home.  It was hot! 

 

 

[1987Comanche]

The donor '96 had terminal road salt induced cancer and was crumbling.  Oddly the doors & front fenders are perfect .  She was destined to be an organ donor:

 

[Salvagedcircuit]

Wow, that jeep needs a tetanus shot

[1987Comanche]

Had an odd one I had to track down.  I was hearing a loud rattle but only at startup or shutdown.  Turns out the weld on the exhaust hanger broke free of the pipe.  As the hanger was a U shape the pipe was intermittently contacting it.  Welded it back together and problem solved.

 

 

[Drahcir495]

Nicely done with rebuilding the stuff on your own. It was great catching up on your progress 

[1987Comanche]

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Nicely done with rebuilding the stuff on your own. It was great catching up on your progress 

Thanks!  She's a fun driver and we're closing in on 320K miles

[Drahcir495]

320 miles is very impressive 

[1987Comanche]

Giving Georgia some Christmas TLC and trying to get a handle on the interior water leaks.

 

 First up the seam sealer on the cowl seams was cracked or plain MIA.  Cleaned it all out and put in some fresh 3M Dynatron seam sealer.  Some of the factory panel gaps were unbelievable!

 

 

 

[1987Comanche]

The hood to cowl seal and door seals were all in tough shape too.  Now they're all new:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pizzaman09]

Some awesome progress.  I spent most of my Christmas day working on my MJ as well since it is unseasonably 30 deg warmer than normal today.

[1987Comanche]

Been a while but she's been earning her keep.  My other car was in a multi-car pileup.  Took Georgia on a 400+ mile trip last Saturday to get a front end.