Pete M Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 2 down. although my excitement is tempered by the realization that I stole the rear speaker outputs from the radio for the subwoofer amp inputs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 and 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Progress. I'm door jealous 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 and 4. I almost screwed up and left my keyed lock in the old door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 24, 2022 Author Share Posted October 24, 2022 just ordered some stainless pipe plus new flex pipe sections and clamps. I'm going to have to slice out the rotted exhaust to gain access to the CPS anyway, so I figured it'd be good to have this on hand ready to go. on the advice of several other CRD owners I'll be deleting the muffler altogether and am curious as to what it sounds like. I'm told the turbo does a good job of keeping it from being obnoxious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 finished reassembling the front doors today. ended up unable to use the donor doors' harnesses and had to gut them and install the old ones (that thankfully I kept). never throw anything away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 updates. removed the rotted exhaust, drilled a big access hole in the fender well, got the CPS out with an extraction socket, fabbed a new exhaust out of straight stainless pipe (still has the bend over the rear axle so I can keep my cool exhaust tip), and reassembled everything and made some promising (and cool sounding) trips around the block. but she's been sitting for a while when I was working on Breanne's MJ. a little too long. 3 of my 4 calipers seized up on me on the inaugural shakedown trip into town. tomorrow I address that. but the engine was revving like normal so I might have finally licked being stuck in limp mode all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 No video so we get to hear it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 I'll work on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 VID_20250709_170822_706.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 I was worried about droning at speed, but I don't even hear the exhaust over the other noises the Jeep makes. lol. today I installed some junkyard window rain vent thingies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Sounds pretty rowdy for a little diesel. It's also good to see updates on this rig again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 10 Author Share Posted July 10 she's been parked for the entire time I was working on that black MJ. like, over a year. I'm super stoked to see the ol' girl moving again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 I’m glad to see this Jeep goin again. I find my self doing KJ spotting a these days while looking for XJ and prior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 the exhaust is a work in progress. I was able to salvage the middle hanger from my spare drivetrain. currently there are stainless hose clamps holding the pipe to the hanger. I'm not doing anything more until the Jeep proves reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 the rear half of the rockers need some love, but that's waaay down the list. thankfully my KJ came with the plastic covers so it looks fine rolling down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 like a lot of old Jeeps, she still looks good long as you don't get too close definitely needs tires though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted Thursday at 03:04 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 03:04 PM this is why I don't like people touching my stuff. the bolt on the left was holding my tensioner pulley in place. the bolt on the right did the same job on my spare engine. a huge thanks to whomever did the timing belt procedure a decade ago and crossthreaded a bolt that was too short to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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