SBpunk Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 1989 MJ out of Hawaii. Stickers and paint are getting sanded down and hit with a thin layer of liner. I have to figure out what the PO did to it. The blocks in the back bother me but the'll do for now. The rear end is either welded or equipped with a spool. It has to go. 5 speed 119k miles with a later model XJ manual transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Cool truck and welcome! :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBpunk Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Just cleaned up the interior today. Pulled the seat And started to hit it with some black fabric dye. All the interior is going to be black. Cleaned up the floorboards a little too but the wife decide to make plans for me today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBpunk Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Ok got the floorboard done. Didn't wait long enough for the rubber coating to dry so I'm going to have to touch it up later. Seat gave me some issues getting it back in. Changed out the front diff today since the PO left half the bolts undone and the other half were the wrong size. Can't believe I didnt notice it on the way home. 80 w 90 if anyone has any opinions on that please let me know. Ordered a crap load of parts today too. 136a Alternator w/ external regulator and 96 XJ alt bracket Bosch 19lb. fuel injectors CB radio w/ dual 4' antenna set-up (why? because I want it lol) AND PA! Just to annoy my wife Paycheck parts: Bored out TB, THOR cowl intake and whatever mystery parts I need to unscrew whatever the PO did to the rear axle (either welded or spool) JKS quicker disco's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 You should change your wires to either 4 or 2gauge wires because upgrading to a 136amp alt maybe give those wires a problem..the wires leading to the alternator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone53 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 just from experience that rubber coating dosnt do well in areas that are constantly coming in contact with something else i.e. floor boards it will just wear away and in a matter of weeks no matter how much time you spent on prep. herculiner or u-pol are better applications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunstone53 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 just from experience that rubber coating dosnt do well in areas that are constantly coming in contact with something else i.e. floor boards it will just wear away and in a matter of weeks no matter how much time you spent on prep. herculiner or u-pol are better applications also forgot to mention how warm that floor will get and it will probably soften that stuff up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBpunk Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 I was going to put some dynomat on the floor the cut out some carpet to put over it. I just wanted the rubber for water proofing until I get any holes I havent found sealed up. Hopefully the dynomat will keep the heat out of the cab since I'm running no A/C (another project for some day). The wires for my alternator are getting bumped up to 4 gauge cept for the main ground. It'll be 2 gauge. Its probably the third time I've done the alternator upgrade but this is a first for renix engines. I read thru this http://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/zj-136a-alternator-into-4-0-renix-xj-109847/ and seemed pretty strait forward. Already ordered a 96 bracket, ZJ alternator and picked up a new belt just incase. I have the exact regulator too so should be good to go. just from experience that rubber coating dosnt do well in areas that are constantly coming in contact with something else i.e. floor boards it will just wear away and in a matter of weeks no matter how much time you spent on prep. herculiner or u-pol are better applications also forgot to mention how warm that floor will get and it will probably soften that stuff up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88whitemanche Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Ok cool I learned the hard way but caught it in time. Thank god it didn't burn down on me I would've been heartbroken!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92tanMJ Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 just from experience that rubber coating dosnt do well in areas that are constantly coming in contact with something else i.e. floor boards it will just wear away and in a matter of weeks no matter how much time you spent on prep. herculiner or u-pol are better applicationsalso forgot to mention how warm that floor will get and it will probably soften that stuff up x2 times a million. you will regret that stuff I have it in my cherokee and it is horribleI put my nasty @$$ carpet back in just because of how horrible that sutff is. Upol is nice but you have to spray it, Mosterliner is nice and you can roll on and hurnculiner is less nice but still nice its pretty rough though I have it on the bottom half of cherokee and have skinned my knickles more than once on it so it may not be good for the floor if you drive barefoot at all You should change your wires to either 4 or 2gauge wires because upgrading to a 136amp alt maybe give those wires a problem..the wires leading to the alternator Ok cool I learned the hard way but caught it in time. Thank god it didn't burn down on me I would've been heartbroken!!!! LOL nice. & awe youre not leaving the stickers? hahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancheKid86 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 before you sand down any thing get a rubber eraser wheel, cheaper because u won't damage the paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92tanMJ Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 before you sand down any thing get a rubber eraser wheel, cheaper because u won't damage the paint This is a good link, but I think he is going to monsterline it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBpunk Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 Sorry guys been a bit since I've updated. What I've done since Swapped out the injectors Fixed vacuum leaks Peeled or scraped off 90% of the stickers Allignment Ball joints Drained all the fluids inclued diff covers Found out I have a mini spool in the back and its not welded but still makes it a pain in the a$$ to drive on the roads ISSUES to address (just informational I know how to use google I promise) lol Wobble at 50ish MPH think its tire shimmy but not positive Blew out my stearing gear box on the trail this weekend (I'll post pics was pretty awesome) Brakes need a big upgrade along with the steering - Going to put in a 96 cherokee brake booster / master c then add some black magic brake pads - Durango gear box is next with C-Rok inner brace since I'm pretty sure the bumper I'm running is bolted to the outside. If not ill get the whole get up. Lastly for now is getting some more down travel on my rear springs some how. I'll do the research and see what I can find out. Finally some pics of my first run with Oahu Heavy Hitters (OHH) brought the wife along too and she loved it. Two wheels kind of scared the wife a bit hahaha Didnt deflate enough since my tires are cracking and it cost me Good recovery team. My wife managed to climb out the passenger side window barely but I was stuck dangling from the driver side. The truck made it thru "Jeep Eater" without any issue but got hung up on the BS trail up to the camp site. She held tight the entire time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepmarine312 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 dude awesome jeep, and grats on making it through the run, keep up the great work man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBpunk Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Thanks! It was pretty awesome. Shes getting a 1999 Durango Steering box / C Rok brace upgrade - ZJ brake booster / master cylinder - New pads for the front and probably new hardware for the drums. Probably going to throw some hockey pucks into the front springs so I'm not using my inner fenders to stop my uptravel.... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepmarine312 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 well i hope it all works out for you man, right now my rear end is higher then the front of my truck... gotta get a smaller spring booster for the front, the ones i have right now are way to big, so I'm trading the big ones to my bud for a winch haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBpunk Posted April 14, 2013 Author Share Posted April 14, 2013 Not an exciting update but I ordered new locks today and they were the wrong ones. So I made them fit with a grinding wheel and some patience. After getting them in and making sure they worked I took them back out and had them re=keyed to the ignition. Now I have one key for both doors and ignition and a vehicle that locks. Score. My CROK steering brace came in today and so did my pillar lights. My spider gears for my rear axle showed up too but I'm starting to have doubts about swapping out that mini spool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBpunk Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Ok just updating to keep track for myself. Durango steering box installed (sucks its the 3 turning to lock but I'll make it work) CROK steering brace 1996 XJ power brake booster just arrived Ordered a THOR cowl intake Ordered 1997-2001 washer fluid bottle to free up space 136a alternator hopefully will be installed today I'm sure there are more things but I can't think of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyt120 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Not an exciting update but I ordered new locks today and they were the wrong ones. So I made them fit with a grinding wheel and some patience. After getting them in and making sure they worked I took them back out and had them re=keyed to the ignition. Now I have one key for both doors and ignition and a vehicle that locks. Score. My CROK steering brace came in today and so did my pillar lights. My spider gears for my rear axle showed up too but I'm starting to have doubts about swapping out that mini spool. got any more details on that lock setup?? never seen anyone get their mj to have same key for lock and start b4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBpunk Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 I used a lock from a new model XJ, took the twist plate (not sure what its called) and grinded it down until it fit flush on the new lock cylinder. After I got it grinded down enough I put the retaining clip (with a little bit of force) on the back of the twist plate. The lock cylinder is a little small but it fits. When I can find some rubber gasket material ill put a backing on it. Anyway after I got it all back in I took the ignition key and the lock cylinders into a locksmith and had them rekey it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBpunk Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 Replaced the underhood light today with an LED. The thing is out of control bright. Also installed a new self amplified PA speaker. Can't get my CB to tune right though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBpunk Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 BUCKET SEATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92tanMJ Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 So jealous! Is the drivers side mounted lower than the passenger side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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