New daily 93 zj

[Fernando87mj]

On 9/9/2020 at 7:42 PM, Pete M said:

there's always my way to get bluetooth into an old Jeep.    got myself a modded-up Minuit special.  I want to say it's a 92 XJ unit.

 

 

, tried the tape deck but I could barely hear anything , ended up getting a fm transmitter! 

[Fernando87mj]

Pretty small update. 
first I found the trans was getting hot , o/d light would turn on and disable o/d after driving for a while and sitting in traffic. Fsm states it will do that to protect itself when temps get above 260  . The moment i started moving again the light would go off after a while. Didn’t want to keep running it hot so I stayed late at work the other day and installed a much bigger Hayden external trans cooler and bypassed the built in radiator trans cooler system. Hopeful it helps keep the tranny cool. Filled tranny fluid level according to the fsm and the trans did feel much better after this. No pics because I forgot. Worst case scenario if it needs a new trans down the road it will get it. I’m giving this old pile a second chance in life  

    Also discovered the front crash beam was tweaked in pretty badly and was rubbing against the condenser. A little help from my dad , and a tree and we were in business. 

   Before 

 

 

—after 

 

stayed late at work yesterday and installed 4 new tires and while I was at it cleaned and adjusted the rear drums 

the finished product.....for now 

[eaglescout526]

Hmm, I've seen a Jeep pose like that somewhere. I wonder where? Lol.

[Fernando87mj]

23 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

Hmm, I've seen a Jeep pose like that somewhere. I wonder where? Lol.

Haha 

I'm a total Jeep nut but work at a Honda dealership 

[eaglescout526]

Lol. Same goes for me except its a Dodge dealer. How big is your dealer? Your service looks kinda small.

[Fernando87mj]

1 minute ago, eaglescout526 said:

Lol. Same goes for me except its a Dodge dealer. How big is your dealer? Your service looks kinda small.

It is , I have two stalls to work on cars but the garage itself is small and getting on the alignment rack is a pain Due to the small size of the garage 

[eaglescout526]

Damn, I imagine that would be a pain. What's always interesting to watch is our alignment guy try to get a big honking dually into his alignment stall. Doesn't help he has a brick wall with a tire machine and brake milling machine over by his stall. 

[Pete M]

fixed it for ya  

 

 

[Fernando87mj]

42 minutes ago, Pete M said:

fixed it for ya  

 

 

Haha thanks Pete 

[The86manche]

Nice zj!

I also have one. Mines a 95 though pushing 200k

Its a limited orvis edition. Smoothest jeep ive ever owned.

[Fernando87mj]

3 minutes ago, The86manche said:

Nice zj!

I also have one. Mines a 95 though pushing 200k

Its a limited orvis edition. Smoothest jeep ive ever owned.

That’s a beauty!! 4.0 or 5.2 ? 

[The86manche]

1 minute ago, Fernando87mj said:

That’s a beauty!! 4.0 or 5.2 ? 

Thank you! Shes been showing her age so ive been working on bringing her back.

This one is a 4.0! And its the only 4.0 orvis i have seen too. Most of them were 5.2 equiped.

In 95 they only made roughly 2000 orvis with the 4.0

[Fernando87mj]

1 minute ago, The86manche said:

Thank you! Shes been showing her age so ive been working on bringing her back.

This one is a 4.0! And its the only 4.0 orvis i have seen too. Most of them were 5.2 equiped.

In 95 they only made roughly 2000 orvis with the 4.0

That interior 

[The86manche]

2 minutes ago, Fernando87mj said:

That interior 

Right??

I actually got this from an insurance auction 4 years ago. The old girl looked like it had been babied by however owned it and then some young punk drove it after. Never really did figure out its story but i have record from the auction.

I was just happy to see the interior was as nice as it was. And did my damndest to keep those seats in good shape.

The rear seat is even nicer 

[Fernando87mj]

5 minutes ago, The86manche said:

Right??

I actually got this from an insurance auction 4 years ago. The old girl looked like it had been babied by however owned it and then some young punk drove it after. Never really did figure out its story but i have record from the auction.

I was just happy to see the interior was as nice as it was. And did my damndest to keep those seats in good shape.

The rear seat is even nicer 

You gotta start a build on this beauty ! 

[The86manche]

6 minutes ago, Fernando87mj said:

You gotta start a build on this beauty ! 

I would but I'm fixing her up to let her go sadly. Too many cars in the fleet and the money will go towards the restoration on my mj.

I suppose i still could make a build thread at least..

[Pete M]

that should never stop you from a build thread  

[Fernando87mj]

Finally decided to pull the trigger and get the drivers side seat redone. 

  Went to go remove the drivers seat to get it ready for pickup and I ended up snapping 2 of the rear bolts . Knowing this thing is completely clean and rust free kinds surprised me. 

   I couldn’t figure out how to get those stubborn bolts out since they were seized extremely bad. 
     I then hatched an idea and remembered that a lot of people use heat to remove stubborn bolts. Hit up the local Lowe’s. Bought a torch and heated the broken bolts , and they actually ended up coming out like butter and best thing was that the threads are completely undamaged on the body.

Pretty happy and learned a lot. 
blue heeler approves. 

seats now ready for pickup. Can’t wait to see the results. 

[Fernando87mj]

Also taught my younger sibling how to service the transfer case. Gotta teach em young. 

not sure why it uploaded upside down 

[Pete M]

11 hours ago, Fernando87mj said:

 

not sure why it uploaded upside down 

 

yeah, that happens occasionally and is still puzzling.    what specifically did you use to upload it?

[Fernando87mj]

44 minutes ago, Pete M said:

 

yeah, that happens occasionally and is still puzzling.    what specifically did you use to upload it?

Used iPhone 11 on the the site. 

[Pete M]

iphone seems to be the common trait.  still doesn't actually answer anything though. 

[89 MJ]

15 minutes ago, Pete M said:

iphone seems to be the common trait.  still doesn't actually answer anything though. 

I haven’t had an issue uploading with my iPhone 

[Pete M]

yup, and that's the truly puzzling part. 

[eaglescout526]

Makes me wonder if its upside down in his photo library. I had that happen where I will take a pic and the phone will take it upside down and I won't catch it until I either edit it or upload it.