What did you do to your XJ today

[TORX]

Cleaned up the Stocker after it was vandalized last night.

The zip tie on the drive shaft was a good one. I was hoping it would self clearance, but I tapped and had to cut it off. That was the last thing I wanted to listen on the drive home.

Paybacks a b*tch, that's all I can say.

 

[BarFlyFisherman]

XJ CHEROKEE HOOD SUPPORT INSTALLATION

Total cost $20 & less than 1 hour
Skill Level Required: Slightly more than my wife (NOVICE)
EXPERT: 15 MINUTES ACTUAL INSTALL TIME


Materials:
Steel pop rivets
O’Riely Auto Parts (Kragens) Strut #SG214022 [STG-C4291]
You’ll need to get a “ball swivel” from another strut kit for the female end of the strut.
Drill/bits
Tape measure
Pencil
Temporary hood support (dowel/pipe)

Installation:
Remove the (2) hex head screws from the hood support rod (fender)
Keep the screws – you’ll need (1)
Support the hood with your dowel
Using the rear hole from the factory support rod, mount the strut base (rear hole to rear hole)
Lay the strut down in the lip of the fender
Measure on the fender lip - 14 3/4” from the swivel stud on the strut base – Make a mark on the fender with your pencil
Close the hood & transfer the pencil mark to the actual hood (this is where the stud on the “ball swivel” will align)
Open the hood & transfer the pencil mark to the inside of the hood.
Make your marks & drill holes for your pop rivets to mount the “ball swivel” bracket
(I added a reinforcement plate out of a piece of aluminum, because the rivets pulled from the sheet metal).
Drill a hole & rivet/screw down the front of the strut base to the fender
Connect the strut to the ball bracket on the hood.
Remove the factory support rod clip from the fender.

This single strut is more than strong enough to support the hood. To close the hood, you need to pull down on the side where the strut is located, as opposed to the center (to avoid twisting your hood).


I'll add some pics in the next few days.

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

Cleaned up the Stocker after it was vandalized last night.

The zip tie on the drive shaft was a good one. I was hoping it would self clearance, but I tapped and had to cut it off. That was the last thing I wanted to listen on the drive home.

Paybacks a b*tch, that's all I can say.

how about that diff cover..:dunce:

 

[McJesse]

where did they even get stickers like that?? lol i kinda want to know

 

[90xjblue]

So this weekend on the jeep: Put in radiator and new hoses, mounted winch, replaced ignition switch, installed radio, fixed electric fan, went wheeling broke a driveline, replaced driveline with one from parts jeep, installed new exhaust. It was a JEEP weekend!!! Next weekend- go pick up new axle from spokane, work on brakes, install cb and antenna, install Slip yoke eliminator and driveshaft. I love my jeep!



Im Tired

 

[AIbandit]

where did they even get stickers like that?? lol i kinda want to know

And why would they have large quantities of them?

 

[McJesse]

And why would they have large quantities of them?

exactly lol

 

[Scorpion8]

Pull the passenger-side front power window regulator. Ist kaput. New on on order thru my NAPA.

 

[BenDiesel]

considered doing air solonoids for shifting my d300

 

[XJOFFROAD]

Drove it over from my dads shop to my place. Ordered my 2low and SYE with driveshaft

 

[RedJeep2.0]

where did they even get stickers like that?? lol i kinda want to know

i found them at work, no one knows why we had them

Paybacks a b*tch, that's all I can say.

i have 4 foot zip ties and 5 more packs of stickers.... we only used one on your jeep.

just sayin :shhh:

I'm going to slit my lips

 

[McJesse]

i found them at work, no one knows why we had them

nice lol

 

[ericfx1984]

cut and bent the new UCAs to clear the frame rails

 

[streetpirate]

the sex palace is off jackstands!

its going in for an alignment today

 

[Mnkyboy]

Good to see its back together

 

[streetpirate]

and thanks for generous contributions by Mnkyboy and Aaron Barnes to getting the sex palace fixed!

 

[ruger81]

Dana 44 rear installed waiting for beadlocks

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[ericfx1984]

finished modding the JK upper control arms... they are ready to be installed on the XJ...

 

[streetpirate]

sex palace is washed and has the RC adj. control arms installed. it drives as good as ever, even needing the alignment. I leave for the bonneville salt flats thursday!

 

[NW-ZJ-SCOTT]

Polished a d30

LCA mini skids
OTA track bar bracket welded on
Braced from right side coil bucket to diff with plate and 1.5" .250 wall DOM tube..tied everything together.
Mounted wj knuckles
Primed/painted axle

Bent the .250 wall tie rod and welded in the tube adaptors

Waiting for a unit bearing tomorrow, then I'll install the shafts and brakes, cut and weld the track bar and drag link tube adaptors

Gotta be done Thursday as it's heading to the Oregon dunes on a trailer Friday morning..