Its the thread that won't die...
I've been doing a few little jobs getting the rig ready for Fall Fling and wanted to post a few pics on the FB. The Jeep mostly sits in the garage these days, but hell, that keeps the mileage down and the harsh desert sun off the paint. Along with swapping suspension bushings, I've been messing around with brakes, locating the source of front end noise, and polishing the turd.
After three years, I decided to swap my old nasty RE brake lines for a set of purty red lines from Crown Performance. These 25" braided steel lines cost $121.44 after shipping. The old lines are still serviceable and will go to the kid's Jeep if he wants them.
Here's my rear line with my homemade bleeder bottle. The swap took nearly two pints of fluid but was an easy, and needed install.
Here's the front. I think I will rotate the mounting clips 90 degrees and safety wire them in place. I've lost a few of these in the past thanks to tire rub at full turn.
I also managed to pick up a new tail light housing from Amazon (Depo) for around $40. My JCR bumper has a habit of flexing with the uni-body and cracking the tail light housing during off road fun. I've fixed it twice with JB Weld, but I finally decided to toss the original light. New one is on the left...original is on the right.
Before install, I had to re-drill the 1" hole for the dedicated tail light bulb that came with the Blue Ox wiring harness. I flat tow my Jeep and found the tail light kit to be perfect for my needs. This was also found on Amazon (part number BX8869) for about $45. This kit prevents the diode mod and does not tap into the existing wiring.
I use a flat 4-pin connector mounted on the front of the bumper for a quick connection to the tow vehicle.
I also fixed an annoying problem by drilling a hole through the bumper directly beneath my CB antenna mount. That hole enabled me to route the CB coax cable directly to the antenna connector. This fixes a poorly routed coax cable that ended up being cut after it was trapped between the bumper and hatch.
New light housing installed. Unfortunately, it looks better than the passenger side, so that one will need to be replaced next.
Because I had more time on my hands, I decided to freshen up the paint on the rock rails. These were looking bad and I want to leave fresh satin black paint at Moab.
A bit of sanding and fresh paint did wonders for the rails.
Next, I decided to try some new wax that I bought for the motor home on the hood of the Jeep. After the hood, I figured the fenders needed some wax. Unfortunately, I kept on going and ended up waxing the entire turd about two hours later. It turned out pretty good despite being a POS Jeep that has been abused for the past four years.
Moab, anyone?
30th anniversary trip at Moab was beyond expectations. I plan to post some of my favorite pics from the event as soon as everyone posts their trail pics in the Moab forum. 
