GritHound Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Picked up a 1992 Briarwood. Its in rough shape but should be a fun restore. I’m excited to get started on this rebuild. I’ve got a few ideas for mods on this one so I won't go back to stock like my other restores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gjeep Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 First black briarwood I’ve seen. Congrats. Most seemed to be white. Occasional green or blue one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 Grabbed a 1987 4.2 for the stroker upgrade. Pulled the crankshaft and piston rods for the engine rebuild. I couldn’t believe the lifter dishing. The camshaft lobes were ground to circles. I'm guessing this engine was running on 4 cylinders. Good news was there was a brand new head on it I may be able to resell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 10 minutes ago, Gjeep said: First black briarwood I’ve seen. Congrats. Most seemed to be white. Occasional green or blue one. Me too. I thought it was navy blue when I went to pick it up. I had to look at the paint code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 I bought an original brush guard from @neohic and started to restore it but ended up selling it with my Comanche. Good news is the buyer wasnt going to use it so he gave it back to me for free. His collection is unbelievable. He also put some red stripes on the Comanche. It looks great! Ive added some pics below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Bummer to see you sold the Comanche. Stoked to see this build though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 Overhaul kits are in for the stroker, transmission, and transfer case. A few more things off the “honey do list” and its time to get the party started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Stripped down a donor for some much needed hard to find parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Goodbye Woody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 Engine is out! I was finally able to get the Briarwood into the garage and started pulling the engine apart. Next up. Trans and transfer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 I was excited to secure a couple of NOS items for the Black Bear. @Crist Clapper @Allan_Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I might sin ya for putting Marchals on an HO but still a damn good fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 30 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: I might sin ya for putting Marchals on an HO but still a damn good fine. Haha. I know. Thats the old school in me. Maybe I should throw some KC’s on this one and keep the Marchals for the next project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1987Comanche Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 That steering wheel is mint! Haven't seen a tan one in that kind of shape in, well, decades... Does the XJ Waggy have the system monitor? That would be a great addition too. I'd only ever seen one on a Renix XJ in the jy but I was quite intrigued by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/15/2022 at 8:50 PM, 1987Comanche said: That steering wheel is mint! Haven't seen a tan one in that kind of shape in, well, decades... Does the XJ Waggy have the system monitor? That would be a great addition too. I'd only ever seen one on a Renix XJ in the jy but I was quite intrigued by it. I'm not even sure what a system monitor is…. Haha. Send me some info so I can research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, GritHound said: I'm not even sure what a system monitor is…. Haha. Send me some info so I can research. I think he’s referring to the System Sentry that was only offered in 84-85. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 Foot surgery has me down for about 6 weeks but it is giving me some “sit still” time to look for some cool parts. Excited about this find! @JohnnyTorluccio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 Made a little progress on the transfer case today. It’s starting to clean up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 No matter how many times I pull the trans apart I always feel like I missed something.... now where does this pink spring go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 Woodgrain Selection - TBD I have completed a few "stock" restores, but thinking about putting in some of my own customization/flare to this one. I received a number of 3M DiNoc samples to review before determining what woodgrain I would use. Initially I was thinking a grey woodgrain with light grey trim since it is a black xj, but now leaning towards #3 with the black highlights. I took a poll on the XJ Wagoneer FB Group and it was #5 (closest to original look). I should state that if you are going for the original look, you may want to use WG-430 Marine Teakwood. It is a bit darker than original but closest I have found. I'm leaving the samples on the jeep until I get to the exterior (long time away from that) and will make a decision. Let me know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I do like #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share Posted June 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, Pete M said: I do like #3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 There should be a labor law on overlapping 30yr old 4.0L valves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gjeep Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 #3 has my vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritHound Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 Then it is a done deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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