Weekend is over...what did you get done?

KP just left about 30 minutes ago. He came over and we swapped out the heater core and evaporator coil. I had the dash stripped, mostly. We had it changed out and had all the dash pieces replaced in about 3 and a half hours.

There was a ton of antifreeze in the bottom of the heater box and the old parts looked pretty rough. Not a job I want to do every weekend, but not as bad, or as intimidating as it sounds on paper.
 
UNCC_99XJ said:
Yeah man...i'm tired of throwing rent at something that isn't mine. And now that i've been renting a house for over a year, i've got way to much crap to go back to an apartment. Time to get something that I can call mine.

Going through all the fun processes of seeing if I qualify for the one i've got my eye on. What areas are you looking at up there?
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We are looking around High Point. We both want to stay as close to work as possible...but it seems everything around here is sky high for not very much....might have to venture out a bit and get some land and not be right on top of someone...I just hate the thought of that great fantastic high point traffic at 5:00.......
I little piece of advice that I can give you ( I have been prequalified and given a interest rate) see if the house to like is a USDA approved house....if so, you can get 100% financing.
 
Cherokeekid88 said:
We are looking around High Point. We both want to stay as close to work as possible...but it seems everything around here is sky high for not very much....might have to venture out a bit and get some land and not be right on top of someone...I just hate the thought of that great fantastic high point traffic at 5:00.......
I little piece of advice that I can give you ( I have been prequalified and given a interest rate) see if the house to like is a USDA approved house....if so, you can get 100% financing.
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Yup. That's one of the options i'm considering now. I've already qualified with my bank for a traditional loan (non FHA or USDA) that would require 5% down....so that's my worst case scenario.
 
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Cottontail said:
KP just left about 30 minutes ago. He came over and we swapped out the heater core and evaporator coil. I had the dash stripped, mostly. We had it changed out and had all the dash pieces replaced in about 3 and a half hours.

There was a ton of antifreeze in the bottom of the heater box and the old parts looked pretty rough. Not a job I want to do every weekend, but not as bad, or as intimidating as it sounds on paper.
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It's really not. Just time consuming. Do a couple more and you'll get really good at it.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow...give me a shout when you get to town and we'll work out a game plan for dinner.
 
I dunno.

I had a 96. I hated it for its slip yoke design and its fuel pump / fuel rail setup.

I loved it for its power steering pump / serp belt tensioning setup, fairly permissive electronics that still included OBD2 for ease of debugging, and its newer cooling fan.

Truth be told, I'd rather have an MJ with almost everything swapped to 97+, except with early 90s big-bolster bucket seats, a 96 ECU (if automatic, 97+ is fine with me if manual), 95- transfer case and rear driveshaft, and a late model setup plastic fuel tank and fuel pump.

Sensor connector changes don't really bother me, at least when I know what I'm looking for going in.
 
I have a SB 2.5 MJ sitting in my back yard with a new looking muffler and tail pipe on it.

My 4.0 XJ trail junk has a FM40 that's dangling off the back and no tail pipe.

I'm brokish.

I wonder how close the tail pipe would be to fitting on the XJ from the MJ...

Should be near identical, no?
 
Lowrange2 said:
I have a SB 2.5 MJ sitting in my back yard with a new looking muffler and tail pipe on it.

My 4.0 XJ trail junk has a FM40 that's dangling off the back and no tail pipe.

I'm brokish.

I wonder how close the tail pipe would be to fitting on the XJ from the MJ...

Should be near identical, no?
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Should be damn close, or just replace the muffler and put on a turn down.
 
Traded for some 36x12.50 TSL radials. Oops :)

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Lowrange2 said:
I have a SB 2.5 MJ sitting in my back yard with a new looking muffler and tail pipe on it.

My 4.0 XJ trail junk has a FM40 that's dangling off the back and no tail pipe.

I'm brokish.

I wonder how close the tail pipe would be to fitting on the XJ from the MJ...

Should be near identical, no?
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Not even close. Hangars are completely different, the hump for the rear axle is way off, etc. You may make it fit but it's going to involve a lot of hacking up tailpipe.

It's a cheap part that's still available for MJs brand new from Walker though, so I won't feel the need to be mean to you for cutting up MJ parts... :lecture:
 
shortxjdoug said:
Nice.... It's like pouring kerosene over the fire of parts breaking

Better save up for a trailer.....it's on now :D
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I showed this picture to Dirk tonight at dinner...he more or less had the same response :D

Good seein ya tonight Dirk! Anytime you're passing through down the door is always open!
 
kastein said:
Not even close. Hangars are completely different, the hump for the rear axle is way off, etc. You may make it fit but it's going to involve a lot of hacking up tailpipe.

It's a cheap part that's still available for MJs brand new from Walker though, so I won't feel the need to be mean to you for cutting up MJ parts... :lecture:
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You're correct, of course.

I climbed under earlier and looked at it. There's a brand new muffler on it with a turn right on the muffler. No tail pipe on it either...

That'll be fine. I'll just rob the muffler and put it on the XJ.

Now I'm wondering if a straight piece of pipe will fit over top of the cross member without having the factory bend in it. Mines rusted in half right at the cross member.

Also, I pulled the leaky wheels off the Jeep to have them fixed. Left it sitting awesome. (Notice the jack sunk 4 inches into the ground. I didn't have another 2x6 handy...)

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Lowrange2 said:
You're correct, of course.

I climbed under earlier and looked at it. There's a brand new muffler on it with a turn right on the muffler. No tail pipe on it either...

That'll be fine. I'll just rob the muffler and put it on the XJ.

Now I'm wondering if a straight piece of pipe will fit over top of the cross member without having the factory bend in it. Mines rusted in half right at the cross member.

Also, I pulled the leaky wheels off the Jeep to have them fixed. Left it sitting awesome. (Notice the jack sunk 4 inches into the ground. I didn't have another 2x6 handy...)

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Redkneck! :doh: :scared: :worship:
 
UNCC_99XJ said:
Lets see some pictures of your shop, and what's behind it...

:D
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A lot less there now.... :wave: I think a work weekend is coming up soon....
 
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