Pete M Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 had enough light to install the green hood. tomorrow I'll align it and get it to fully close. It isn't perfect, but... I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Looks terrible. Give it to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 finally got the hood to latch properly. yup, I'm really happy with how things are turning out from a looks-perspective. of course, I've only touched on the easy stuff. Next up is replacing the suspension/axles and trying to find the chaffed wire that is causing this random limp mode issue. not to mention the upcoming engine work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Yeah, you've done the fluff work. Grab your toolkit and get to it on the "holy crap" work now, lol I'm going to start tearing the head off mine once we get back from vacation next week. Yay. Pat.....I'm still going to call you, but it won't be for a couple weeks. Need to get my Focus straight, then go see Mickey next week. Once were back from that, I'm gonna start to tear down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 6 hours ago, Pete M said: Next up is replacing the suspension/axle D44s front and rear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 I wish! but no, the budget isn't there for that level of cool. I'm hoping for just rust free and 4.10s. that would make me happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 swapped out the bad wheel bearing for a junkyard unit. the process went super smooth, which shocked the crap outta me since the suspension has 200k and is more or less rotted in areas. It's not about how rusty your Jeep is, it's all about where the rust is. A huge shout out to Jeep for using some quality bolts to hold the bearings on! The speed sensor didn't fair so well though and a part of it has become a permanent feature of the old bearings. oh well, that system didn't work anyways. tomorrow I'm hoping to make a run over to a junkyard that supposedly has the front diff I need. we shall see. oh, and my speedometer stopped functioning for a couple minutes today. good thing I don't use it for anything anyways (got a GPS unit on the dash). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 stuff is getting real! just got home with a pair of 4.10 geared diffs and some (not quite bald) 265/70s on more rubi rims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Nice score man Just an FYI, my wife is going out of town this weekend, and I'm going to pull the head off of mine. I need to get the spiral extractor back out of it and take it back up to the shop that got it stuck in there, then drop the head off at the machine shop to see if they can fix it. Should be great fun, I'll take many pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Congratulations on the axles! love how the bumper turned out BTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 can't have too many of these rims and there you have it. one of the rarest and most desirable of all KJ parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Looking good. I just helped a buddy do a water pump replacement (the arm up to the viscous heater broke off) and we did all of the rockers and a new timing belt since it was about that time anyway. That's an "interesting" motor to work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 indeed it is got my first transmission code today. yay. low input voltage to the TCU or some such thing. I'll look it up tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 That sucks. I got to help put in a new head on my buddy's other CRD Liberty. We did the ARP head studs while we were at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 yeah, the CRD engines have a long list of "while you're in there..." items. we had the water pump done with the first timing belt change. getting close to needing a 3rd belt though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Yeah, lots of "while we're in there" work is being done. The injectors are being tested since this is the 200K mile maintenance. Lots of other stuff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 I have great fear that at any moment this might suddenly cost waaaay more than I'm able to give it. But until then we'll soldier on as best we can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 built an impromptu rack in the Lowes parking lot to haul some 4x8 paneling. basically just used a few lag bolts to sandwich the roof bars between two 2x4s on each side. it's crooked as heck but worked like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 15, 2019 Author Share Posted December 15, 2019 I also finally got around to pulling the gauge cluster out and blacking out the various warning lights that I've accrued over the years (7?). I'm sick of them blinding me at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 17 hours ago, Pete M said: I also finally got around to pulling the gauge cluster out and blacking out the various warning lights that I've accrued over the years (7?). I'm sick of them blinding me at night. Yeah, that one thing cranking up the radio won’t fix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 On 12/16/2019 at 7:04 AM, Drahcir495 said: Yeah, that one thing cranking up the radio won’t fix the radio was fixing that wheel bearing for quite a while But then it wouldn't and I was stuck with the decision to either fix the bearing or add in a couple subwoofers. I went with the bearing since that included less wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drahcir495 Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Lol, probably the right choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/25/2019 at 1:13 PM, Pete M said: the radio was fixing that wheel bearing for quite a while But then it wouldn't and I was stuck with the decision to either fix the bearing or add in a couple subwoofers. I went with the bearing since that included less wiring. Amplifier time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Minuit said: Amplifier time! preamp output time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 guess I should probably drop in a photo of the pile of spares I just got. full CRD drivetrain, full set of skidplates, plus full wire harness, plus more. some is going into my Jeep, some is for spares, the rest I'll probably sell... or store for another day when I drop a crd into an MJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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