JMO413 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 Thanks JMO! Not my best but the rust does not make it easy. Anyways I finished welding the other side last night. That’s more cheese than the first side I did. And I ran out of cut off wheels. So I made a quick run to harbor freight, got a pack of 25. Got some Pizza Hut cause it was right there. Hopped back into little red. Went to start her. Cranked her while in gear, she lurched forward. Took her out and tried to restart and I got nothin. Everything went dead. Not sure why. Called my dad to come help. A by stander helped jump us but got nothing. The terminals were a bit dirty but I cleaned them the other day. Dad showed up and we got her going again after a little bit. The cables are now definitely showing their age and resistance. I replaced the power cable forever ago cause the original was basically wire clamped and corroded. Luckily I got the last of mean lemons kit so I’m gonna swap some wires out this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 Should’ve done gloss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamcomanche Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 This post = Engine Bay Goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 30 minutes ago, jamcomanche said: This post = Engine Bay Goals Mean to quote one of the bay pics? Otherwise it’s pretty easy to make the 2.5L bay nice and clean with all the room. Just takes a bit of time and some historic pictures and anal detail. That being said, she is putting up a bit right now. Steering is a bit wonky, ball joints look to have failed me as the tires up front went damn near bald and the connector for the CPS is giving me some odd drivability issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 I can not wait! TO install this piece of rugged equipment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Get to it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 Lol. Either Sunday or the following weeked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamcomanche Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 17 hours ago, eaglescout526 said: Mean to quote one of the bay pics? Otherwise it’s pretty easy to make the 2.5L bay nice and clean with all the room. Just takes a bit of time and some historic pictures and anal detail. That being said, she is putting up a bit right now. Steering is a bit wonky, ball joints look to have failed me as the tires up front went damn near bald and the connector for the CPS is giving me some odd drivability issues. I was just referring to the pics in the OP. My engine bay looks like grease-covered spaghetti. It has WAY more cables, hoses and tubes visible that weave in and around all of the other components. The pics in the first post put me to shame. I also have power steering and AC though, which adds some clutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 Just now, jamcomanche said: I was just referring to the pics in the OP. My engine bay looks like grease-covered spaghetti. It has WAY more cables, hoses and tubes visible that weave in and around all of the other components. The pics in the first post put me to shame. Ah haha I had a feeling. Sounds like you have an 86 by the sounds of it. But it takes time to get it clean and neat. I’ve seen worse 2.5Ls that just were a block of sludge and under the sludge somewhere was an engine lol. But at least you have an example to go off of. I kinda didn’t when I first started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 It’s Sunday. Is it on yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 41 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: It’s Sunday. Is it on yet? No. I had to work yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 How about now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, jdog said: How about now? Lol no not yet. This one I want to do over a two day weekend, just in case something wonky happens. Not sure what would happen but anything could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchamakalit Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 Ball joints have been replaced, Last time was 2018 if I recall. I honestly have no idea if it has helped with my steering issues since that little accident. I definitely had to replace the tires due to increased wear on the inside edge of the tire. I do see an improvement in camber but if this doesnt help then I will have to swap 2wd axles around and hope that fixes the issue if the front axle is slight bent. Orrrrr I can swap knuckles around for the knuckles that have the split rings and get camber adjust split rings. But if the axle was bent I would have castor at this point rather than camber as I can't imagine something heavy dropping on the axle to cause this issue. Old ball joints did feel odd compared to the new ones so I can only hope. At some point I will have to get an alignment again. Oh well, 30+ year old Jeep issues. What can ya do? Guess Ill find out with the alignment. Brush guard next and then an alignment. Or vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 Just to give y’all a preview of what the new look is gonna be: So take these two, minus the sport bar and hidden winch and that’s probably what I’m gonna end up with this weekend. Along with a few other things in store. Plus new garage door on Tuesday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Your cutting the bed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, jdog said: Your cutting the bed? Lol no. That’s too much work for one weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Todays list starts off with an oil change. Last night I swapped a door panel out, gonna swap the other side and post a pic of that. As I wait for the oil to drain out and I eat some lunch I decided to tackle the front end cover. So far so good. Kinda digging it. God I havent see that front in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando87mj Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Looks beautiful my good friend ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 49 minutes ago, Fernando87mj said: Looks beautiful my good friend ! Oh ho ho not done yet. Ok now were done lol. That bra actually was a pain but given between installing the two, the brush guard was more challenging. But holy crap what a change! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchamakalit Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Looks awesome. Now get it out there and show it off..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Very beautiful 😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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