- Location
- NE Texas
I've never had a build thread.. And regret it.. Would be nice to be able to look back and remember when I did this or that.. :wave1:
Picked this jeep up in september of 2012.. $700 brought her home..
It has the typical renix problems, Leaking rear seal, Everything caked in 1/2" of Black Crisco thick grease.. no front end in 4wd.. Leaking Coolant bottle etc etc..
Started with swapping on some 30" Tires and Rubicon 16" wheels, Blacked out tail lights.. aswell as a Stereo and speakers..
A few days later I tackled the Rear main seal/Oil pan gasket leak..
While I was in there, I painted the Pan and fixed the front axle disconnect problem.. Aswell as installing the Yellow ford 19lb injectors (iirc.. they are ford?)
After putting it all together, I discovered an old problem i had forgotten about..
Renix oil filters are different :firedevil
after fixing that and picking up the correct filter, I drove it a few times.. the Injectors really helped on throttle response!!
I took it out on a little adventure.. IIRC it was the Mt.Hood Lake tour, with Gold_Cobra, a Member formally known as Nightfoam, and a really cool guy in a Kia..
This trip ended in a slight disaster.. I discovered the 2 other O-rings in the fuel system i had neglected to swap out.. and of course, I developed a Fuel leak at the regulator.. A kickass dude in a Subaru, rushed too us with O-rings and Gorilla Tape.. we were able to patch up the leak and I made my way safely back to town..
Shortly after fixing this issue, I took the XJ to work one morning, Only to get halfway and have the transmission completely stop shifting out of 1st gear.. so I parked it..
and it sat for 4 months :roflmao:
One day last month, I swapped in a new TPS, and gave it a jump start.. for some reason my brand new Excide Orbital XCD battery refused to hold a charge
after firing it up and cleaning out some of the winter moisture issues that arose from it sitting with a leaky wing window.. I Put it on insurance and finally got it Tagged and titled
I'll be updating as i go!
Picked this jeep up in september of 2012.. $700 brought her home..
It has the typical renix problems, Leaking rear seal, Everything caked in 1/2" of Black Crisco thick grease.. no front end in 4wd.. Leaking Coolant bottle etc etc..
Started with swapping on some 30" Tires and Rubicon 16" wheels, Blacked out tail lights.. aswell as a Stereo and speakers..
A few days later I tackled the Rear main seal/Oil pan gasket leak..
While I was in there, I painted the Pan and fixed the front axle disconnect problem.. Aswell as installing the Yellow ford 19lb injectors (iirc.. they are ford?)
After putting it all together, I discovered an old problem i had forgotten about..
Renix oil filters are different :firedevil
after fixing that and picking up the correct filter, I drove it a few times.. the Injectors really helped on throttle response!!
I took it out on a little adventure.. IIRC it was the Mt.Hood Lake tour, with Gold_Cobra, a Member formally known as Nightfoam, and a really cool guy in a Kia..
This trip ended in a slight disaster.. I discovered the 2 other O-rings in the fuel system i had neglected to swap out.. and of course, I developed a Fuel leak at the regulator.. A kickass dude in a Subaru, rushed too us with O-rings and Gorilla Tape.. we were able to patch up the leak and I made my way safely back to town..
Shortly after fixing this issue, I took the XJ to work one morning, Only to get halfway and have the transmission completely stop shifting out of 1st gear.. so I parked it..
and it sat for 4 months :roflmao:
One day last month, I swapped in a new TPS, and gave it a jump start.. for some reason my brand new Excide Orbital XCD battery refused to hold a charge
after firing it up and cleaning out some of the winter moisture issues that arose from it sitting with a leaky wing window.. I Put it on insurance and finally got it Tagged and titled
I'll be updating as i go!