Pete M Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 that's a sexy pair right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 how nice of a road trip adventure. i dig it and yes #20 is nice. I wanna come help on the farm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 31, 2021 Author Share Posted March 31, 2021 Indeed they are Pete. Lol, its across the valley which is like a 30 minute drive. He definitely does need a hand down there lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 All the 84-86 external slave parts have been acquired including a NOS clutch kit which is awesome. Gonna swap out the flywheel too just because I broke a bolt off a while back when changing out the clutch a couple years ago. But it’s gonna be a great swap to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 Trans is out, bell house swapped, clutch swapped, NOS clutch hose tow the master swapped in, so far so good. Stopping for the night. Learned that the front bearing retainer bolts on the trans hold oil back so that was a fun little road block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 BEST. UPGRADE. EVER... Got it all swapped and set up this morn. Just went for a drive and boy! Do I have to get used to a very light clutch pedal. But it engages soooo much better and I can drive without keeping my foot on the clutch from loosing pressure in the line. But I think I discovered something. Last night I get the trans separated. I noted how the clutch pressure plate looks due to me braking off a bolt a while back. So I get the new to me flywheel on and NOS clutch package on and noted how much more compressed the pressure plate fingers are. Looking back where the broken bolt was, 3 or 5 fingers were sticking further out than what the others were. I think that was my problem all along without really thinking one bolt would make that much a difference and I will say, it clearly does. Especially when the internal slave was probably working harder than what it was designed to do. Fun stuff though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 5, 2021 Share Posted April 5, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Big capacity gas tank upgraded completely. Went off without a hitch except for one 3 hour problem. One of the straps was fighting me on getting to the J-bolt. Kept fighting and using a jack for extra strength and got no where. Took the strap out, bent it some to get more length. Still nothing. So I gave up and decided to just swap the other end strap for the one that was giving issues and low and behold! It went in with no issues. Not sure why. Went and fired her up after I got everything in place including the skid plate and all I can say is the new Bosch pump I got a while back is pretty damn quiet! Pretty impressed. Now to start a build thread on my house and adventure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 You ever have a week where you can't just catch a break and get settled or relaxed? Apparently thats my week this week lol. Washer on the ole Jeep Homestead decided it was time for the motor to go. I even took it apart and cleaned it and still no dice! Then I take a good left turn one day and my RPM's start to suffer. Ok the hell is going on? After two days I was still chasing this issue. Thought it was the TPS. Nope, changed it for good measure though. Turns out the NOS sock in the tank, was poorly made and the sock screen itself came off and was being suctioned on by the pump! What a week. I get the washing machine motor tomorrow so the week is clearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
914.6stroker Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 man I can't believe they made dash matts for these. That is pretty cool. Where would a fella find one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, 914.6stroker said: man I can't believe they made dash matts for these. That is pretty cool. Where would a fella find one? I work at a dealership and we have a local supplier for the dashmats we sell over the counter. I forget the company name at the moment but they are local out here in Tempe and my dash mat has done pretty damn well. I wish I knew the age of the one that came with my truck though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
914.6stroker Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: I work at a dealership and we have a local supplier for the dashmats we sell over the counter. I forget the company name at the moment but they are local out here in Tempe and my dash mat has done pretty damn well. I wish I knew the age of the one that came with my truck though. If you could and if you get the chance I'd be very appreciative of any information leading to an opportunity to purchase a dash mat. Edited April 29, 2021 by 914.6stroker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 16 minutes ago, 914.6stroker said: If you could and if you get the chance I'd be very appreciative of any information leading to an opportunity to purchase a dash mat. I will shoot you a PM tomorrow with some info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Yeah...Chunk is going on this side of the garage. I gotta clean up the other side. Anyone need an oven or a fridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 Well. We all made it home last night. Safe and sound. Got the truck unloaded. Chunk in the garage. And I had to take this teaser pic. I can NOT wait!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Mistress Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 24 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: Well. We all made it home last night. Safe and sound. Got the truck unloaded. Chunk in the garage. And I had to take this teaser pic. I can NOT wait!!! That's a nice find ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 2:26 PM, Red Mistress said: That's a nice find ! Thanks!! Not sure how I missed your post! I still haven’t done much to it yet but I have my electrolysis up and running so I can de-rust the mounts so I can weld them up. Also got a fantastic view at the Olive Garden: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 It looks tiny compared to the F150 and even that Honda thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: It looks tiny compared to the F150 and even that Honda thing. I believe it is a Pilot. Yeah it’s crazy how compact our MJs are compared to modern vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Gotta love 30+ year old coolant hoses. One from the heater valve to the intake manifold sprung a pinhole leak. So I had to go dig my original hose from the T-stat to the heater valve out and swap the hoses only to find out that I could’ve moved the clamp a little past the hole and stop the leak. That’s how long the nipple is on the intake manifold. Anywho! Back to working on the house and Chunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 shifting the hose clamp would likely have caused another leak somewhere else. new hoses are a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Yeah you’re right about that. I was in a bit of a bind since it was late and most of the auto stores were closing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Yeah replaced my hoses a little bit ago as well. Need to replace belt soon though. . Duck tape ftw? just a pin hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 28 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said: Duck tape ftw? just a pin hole. Lol I tried actually but I unfortunately discovered the leak in the Lowe’s parking lot so I got her home quickly and tried but didn’t work due to it being hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 take a ball point pen, empty it for the tube, using overflow line connect it to tube then jam it into pin hole thus allowing flow to your ressivour tank 😉 MacGyver was my hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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