revmaynard Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 It's allliiiiive! Got the tank back in and hooked up today. Just went ahead and did plugs while I had my girlfriend run to the parts store for me. I shut it off because the fpr started leaking, so that'll get dealt with next. lol My clutch pedal is nonexistent so I'm hoping a bleed is all it will need for the time being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 I'm a huge fan of this build. Similar story here, except mine sat for ~8 years after a fuel pump died and didn't have any mice in the engine bay. Rock on! :thumbsup: P.S. That truck looks fantastic with the dark silver and those wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDirtyJeep401 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Its probably one of the best sounds is an engine that needs work firing up after hard work done to it. Thought it was funny with the guy on stand by with the fire extinguisher. Better safe than sorry! Truck looks amazing, have fun enjoying it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjbret13 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Mine was somewhat a similar story. When I had bought it , the PO pulled the head 5 years prior to me buying it. There was a head in the passenger seat wrapped in garbage bags and tape, the top of the motor was only protected by its hood, and a garbage bag full of little bags that were luckily labeled laid on the floorboard. After waiting for parts, I had it running within 2 weeks.been driving it since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 I'm a huge fan of this build. Similar story here, except mine sat for ~8 years after a fuel pump died and didn't have any mice in the engine bay. Rock on! :thumbsup: P.S. That truck looks fantastic with the dark silver and those wheels. Thanks man! It's been a lot of work but the payoff will be worth it! I hope these rims are 8" so I can run my 33x12.5s when I lift it! Its probably one of the best sounds is an engine that needs work firing up after hard work done to it. Thought it was funny with the guy on stand by with the fire extinguisher. Better safe than sorry! Truck looks amazing, have fun enjoying it! This is true, it's totally rewarding! After all the wiring and fuel work I didn't want to NOT have an extinguisher around in case something went wrong. lol Mine was somewhat a similar story. When I had bought it , the PO pulled the head 5 years prior to me buying it. There was a head in the passenger seat wrapped in garbage bags and tape, the top of the motor was only protected by its hood, and a garbage bag full of little bags that were luckily labeled laid on the floorboard. After waiting for parts, I had it running within 2 weeks.been driving it since. That's awesome! I really wish I could have had mine going sooner, but there was not a lot I could have done differently without a garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Replaced the o-ring on the fuel pressure regulator and it took care of my fuel leak. After that I started it up and let it get to operating temperature for the first time in over a decade! I also used that as the chance to burp the cooling system. Soooo cloooose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComancheKid45 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 It liiiiivvvesssss! I thought the slave was shot, but the clutch was stuck to the flywheel! Just need to throw my decent tires on for now and check out the brakes before it's long haul worthy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 :banana: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 :banana: is right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMJ Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Awesome man! I too was laughing at the guy holding the fire extinguisher lol. Funny because I have done it myself in the past with old rigs that have sat forever. Seeing that harness makes me grateful that mine is intact. Props on getting her going! RockMJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Thanks man! It was a lot of work but I have a feeling I'll forget all the times this thing made me cuss it out once I get some miles on it. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Bled the brakes somewhat. All of them bled well but the drivers rear. I could NOT get it to bleed properly. The pedal is still a little soft but it's a hell of a lot better than before. Got it rolling on a stock set of 97-01 XJ steelies for now until I get my other A/Ts mounted on the original wheels. I put about 20 city miles on it around the house (in my free tow zone :P) and went and washed it up a bit and used the pressure washer to get some more of the decals off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 That truck looks mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks man! I really hate the look of these wheels but they are temporary. lol Rebled the brakes some more. Still not 100% right. I've got an ok pedal to drive on if I'm just cautious, but I'd like to get it 100%. Put about 10 more miles on her and put some fuel treatment in the tank. Here is a quick little pano I did of my interior after cleaning/vacuuming it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinx Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Like the truck man. The Jasper Jeep front plate is cool too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks man! I am seriously frustrated with this thing right now. After all of the work and fighting I've been through I cannot get the brakes to bleed properly. Now I am getting NO fluid from either rear drum. -sigh- It's really annoying when one of the most simple things is my biggest issue right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjustinx Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Thanks man! I am seriously frustrated with this thing right now. After all of the work and fighting I've been through I cannot get the brakes to bleed properly. Now I am getting NO fluid from either rear drum. -sigh- It's really annoying when one of the most simple things is my biggest issue right now. I think I read somewhere that the rear has a special bleeding procedure because of the load sensing valve. Not sure though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Got the brakes worked out! Since I got that done tonight I'm going to nut up and drive her into work the 50 mile round trip. I went ahead and put my 97-01 Cherokee wiper arms on with new blades just in case it rains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Got the General Grabber AT2s mounted and balanced and thrown on today at work. She did well on her maiden voyage in, cruised like butter at 65mph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share Posted March 1, 2014 I discovered how bad traction can be in the rear with no weight back there this week...twice. lolol Nothing too bad, but I got stuck in my marshland of a backyard even using 4L Wednesday, and today I couldn't get up a fairly steep dirt hill before spinning half way up it. My old XJ made it up just fine though. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillithium Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I gotta ask, as someone who needs to bleed their brakes and is a little intimidated because of the fifth brake line. How did you end up get it bled 100%? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Sorry for the late reply, I haven't been on the boards lately. To be honest I forum searched about it and followed the method on here (didn't seem to make a lot of sense) and it got worse. So I undid my hardlines at the MC (nasty at the connection) and bleeders at the rear and started cleaning really well and after I hooked everything up they bled out fine like normal. Right now I have a GREAT pedal and just followed a normal bleeding procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 She broke 95k!I got my local front plate mounted. These have been around since I was a kid.The other day on the way to work my clutch line blew, I was luckily able to get one ordered in time to swap it on my lunch break. Otherwise not much else is going on with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revmaynard Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Nothing much to report. Got a Delta bed box for some extra storage. I haven't really driven it too much lately, but I'm slowly collecting parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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