Important

[seanR]

Crud Cutter House Wash for cleaning the camper is the best thing!

 

[87manche]

I use the bit that comes with the screws and never have problems.

Are you over torquing them? You don't need them to be tight for them to stay in the holes, just snug them donw, they'll hold. If you tighten them to much then you bone up the hole.

 

[kastein]

scouring craigslist and FB groups to see what other xj's are out there...

coming up short.

i'm 50/50 right now... 240k of memories in ten years is a lot to give up. heck, its hard to part with a jeep thats been ridden in by alice cooper ill need something to replace it asap since its my dd. the mj can suffice for a while, but it needs work too so ill need something to drive when its parked...if i find something clean and reasonably priced, its probably going to be a done deal. i'm also coming up short on finding a replacement set of long arms...i was going to try to find a cheap set to put on it for the guy if the deal happens, but if i cant im not sure he will pay much more for it. i always find good parts deals when im not looking, so i'm sure i won't find anything since i am looking lol...

like i said, i have a week...one day at a time

Keep it. You know what is wrong with it, you know what has been replaced, you know what it needs. You aren't going to have that info on the next one and it WILL have a lot of deferred maintenance. They all do.

Unless yours has rust issues, then get a rust free one.

I did not know what DMM stood for.
I am a contractor. I do home inspections also.
I have an Ideal DMM. Flukes are good. Shop on line.

I have a BK Industrial 2860A that I have had since I was 11. And an Ideal something or other (the one Home Depot sells) that I bought to replace it after I thought I lost it. One lives in the jeep I'm driving the most at present, the other lives at home so I can work on the house.

You are a collector of junk.

You keep comparing me to Dylan. Well, there's another similarity :gee:

 

[poorboy87]

I always stick a splinter/piece of wood in the drilled hole then use the screw. The wood makes it tight in the hole.



I use a fluke 87V, pricey but it does almost everything I need on a daily basis. Minus the oscilloscope stuff.

Good plan. I hadn't thought of that. I've used that trick before on wood holes with tooth picks.

I use the bit that comes with the screws and never have problems.

Are you over torquing them? You don't need them to be tight for them to stay in the holes, just snug them donw, they'll hold. If you tighten them to much then you bone up the hole.

I don't think I am. They just seem sloppy in the hole and don't even snug up. I'll try it again.
I got another kit that has steel slugs that go in the concrete and then a bolt goes into it and spreads. I haven't tried them yet.
I don't like the fact that I have to drill a half inch hole for a 1/4 inch bolt.

 

[w_howey]

He was there a total of 6 hours. He'll be back. When I left I told my boss I was going home and drinking.

I remind ours the gravel pit has a beer tapper in their office. He usually leaves then.

 

[w_howey]

Good plan. I hadn't thought of that. I've used that trick before on wood holes with tooth picks.




I don't think I am. They just seem sloppy in the hole and don't even snug up. I'll try it again.
I got another kit that has steel slugs that go in the concrete and then a bolt goes into it and spreads. I haven't tried them yet.
I don't like the fact that I have to drill a half inch hole for a 1/4 inch bolt.

A 1/4" tap-con uses the 3/16ths bit....

 

[Trixie03]

Re: Re: Important

I remind ours the gravel pit has a beer tapper in their office. He usually leaves then.

Most we've gotten would probably sit and drink with us. The one today would.

 

[*89Laredo*]

Re: Re: Important

You are a collector of junk.

The truck is only 500 bucks, it's worth more than that in scrap. I plan on trying to sell the rear end (d61 I think) putting my bed on it, my motor, and then taking what's left of black truck to the scrapper. Worst case I'm out a couple hundred bucks and have a better truck, best case I end up making a little money and having a better truck...

 

[Smash Hole]

Should I bother staining the floor darker or should I just throw some poly on it and call it good?

I've spent most the night sanding and there still is a large area that is darker from the damage.

I think a darker color would hide it better but I'm afraid the poly left in the cracks will make it look like crap if I stain it darker

 

[macgyvr]

Only advice that I can offer is to not get it on your hootus...

mac 'unless it...well nevermind' gyvr

 

[Smash Hole]

Hah hootus.. I forgot about that one.

Throwback!

 

[macgyvr]

You were probably in diapers still when that thread happened...

mac 'been a few years' gyvr

 

[macgyvr]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18595

For those that never read it.

mac 'almost 14 years ago' gyvr

 

[RedHeep]

The money spent on a floor sander rental is worth it. Do it once. An old floor will show a lot of different colors if you stain it, depending on the depth of the damage and the amount of stain each board would soak. If you're happy with what it looks like now, I would just finish it.

 

[1989TwoDoor]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18595

For those that never read it.

mac 'almost 14 years ago' gyvr

:laugh3:
:twak:

 

[Smash Hole]

The money spent on a floor sander rental is worth it. Do it once. An old floor will show a lot of different colors if you stain it, depending on the depth of the damage and the amount of stain each board would soak. If you're happy with what it looks like now, I would just finish it.

That sounds like a plan. I'll be out of here in a year anyways. Back to Menards and sanding.

Next time I'm renting, too far along now.

 

[MKR5150]

I think of that post every time bed liner is brought up! 14 years, things sure have changed but stayed the same none the less...


If you wet the floor it will give you an idea of what it will look like sealed, kindof. The last two floors I did I just sanded good and stained with no sealer or wax, didnt look bad just dull, but they were in houses to flip.

And I forgot to get pics of the Jeep yesterday but will today I hope.

 

[Smash Hole]

I gave up and rented one of those big Johnson's. Finished it in less than an hour.

Now to clean up the edges and seal it.

 

[altrocker1]

When I first joined naxja, I read the entire hootus thread. That was still a few years after it was posted

 

[*89Laredo*]

I've read it, didn't realize it was that old.

Is the d61 rear worth anything or is it better off as scrap?
It may be a 60 but I doubt it.