Whats left to do?

[JLane99XJ]

Ok, so I leave tonight to go get this done and put in! Here is a teaser!!!!

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5.38's and lock-right and flat top knuckles still to add! Along with some other goodies!

looks good!

setting up gears
installing knuckles-ball-joints
fabbing up steerig/install - adjust
fabbing/install trac-bar
fabbing/install - adjusting control-arms
shafts/u-joints
hubs
brakes install/bleeding
and other misc

not to be a buzz kill,
- but are you gonna have time to finish before next week??

 

[Ghost]

looks good!

setting up gears
installing knuckles-ball-joints
fabbing up steerig/install - adjust
fabbing/install trac-bar
fabbing/install - adjusting control-arms
shafts/u-joints
hubs
brakes install/bleeding
and other misc

not to be a buzz kill,
- but are you gonna have time to finish before next week??

And that SIR is the Million Dollar Question! There will be two of us on this maybe one other. We have All day tomorrow,Saturday, and Sunday. I'll let you know how it goes. Would be sweet to get it in, especially since my 4.10's are toasted!

 

[yellowxj]

just got the aussielocker in the front of the wifes, got the rear welded last night, road tested it for a couple miles today...still got to align it but I'll probably do that at the campground...i think shes got a bad O2 sensor too...so I'll throw a few of those in the tool box too.

just wound up putting another stock battery box in mine, got to fill the tool bag and throw some spare scrap metal in the truck, I'm bringing my 110 welder and the grinder...dont know why...just a hunch...if I can make it all fit

 

[IntrepidXJ]

I'm bringing my 110 welder and the grinder...dont know why...just a hunch...if I can make it all fit

sweet

 

[shortxjdoug]

alriiiight!!!! jcr sliders came in today, gotta get e'm in tomorrow with the control arms and my rear tow point.........almost to the end of the race!

 

[yellowxj]

loading the truck and trailer now...2xj's and a yj...leaving before noon I hope....just trying to make room for everything

 

[yellowxj]

really almost ready to go now...everything but the kitchen sink...
I think I'll be on the road within the hour.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

oil changed in the expy. supposed to rain this afternoon, so i'm putting off loading up the trailer until later tonight or tomorrow morning before i leave.

 

[Tim88XJ]

well as I was finishing up the Lockright rebuild, I figured I would put the final torqueing on the carrier bearing bolts. One of the bolts sheard off in the housing. So it looks like the jeep wont be making it. Does anyone have an open copilot seat? Let me know, Tim

 

[shortxjdoug]

nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! Jcr's came warped! don't fit! i think i am having a panic attack, i may be jeepless come tellico time

 

[rredalty]

We can take care of it. I gots an open seat.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

all loaded up and ready to leave at 8am tomorrow

 

[woody]

Well... against my better judgement, I tore into the front suspension this afternoon.

Didn't get a whole lot done got waylaid into a 1.5 hour trip to the parts store for a couple forgotems. As it worked out, got started spinning wrenches @ 2pm...nice & cool in the Carolina sunshine.

Before I throw them at the junk or the children, I like to take stock of my arsenal... everything seems to be accounted for (except one 13mm combo wrench and one 13mm socket)

I was working slowly & wisely, and feeding the skeeters Yanked off the tires/wheels & blasted them off with the pressure washer, retourqued the rear U-bolts & leaf/shackle bolts, then put the front tires onto the back. Sucked all the old brake fluid out of the MC. Then got the calipers, track bar axle-end, shocks unhooked, and a last blast of PB Blaster on the needy spots before nightfall.

If all goes well, tommorrow AM, this stuff is going in:

Hit a couple minor snags already... the junction where the brake hard lines join the lower rubber lines is not wanting to turn loose w/o rounding. I suspect a combination of Vise Grips, fire and :cheers: should make something happen... OR I could just straighten/relocate the hard line mounts lower, before I tear something up beyond my means of fixing it.

Also the nuts that retain the OEM shocks to the upper fenders are not the same pitch as the threads on the 9" travel gas-charged deals I have handy. OTOH I have a set of 10" travel hydros, BPEs & upper loop conversions that I hope will fit... the 9" stock style were "plan B" anyway. We shall see...

 

[P1atinum]

Fluids done yesterday ended up putting a new K&N in, the old one was filthly beyond cleaning. I did get the CB working corrected ended up having a shorted coax cable.

I still may end up cuting the rear QTR's, even though the rear Bumper from rigid is not ready yet, Terry is working on it next week, so I should get in the middle of July.

Just need to load the jeep on Tuesday night and head to Charlotte on Wednesday

 

[woody]

Got some accomplished today! I just lack installing the rotor, hose & caliper and the pass. side will be done.

No major snags to cry over today (and easily overcame the couple snags from yesterday eve) but a 1/2 impact will ring a UCA bolt off if, ya let it hammer :dunce: and then it'll sling the socket off down inside the frame LOL Genius gets to go on a fishing trip... I am not used to power tools.

As far as I can tell, no fresh wounds, no obvious ticks hanging on, and I didn't flop the POS off the jackstands yet... so with that, it's :cheers: & :chef: time...

For the record books, it was 95 in the shade @4PM... but I wasn't in the shade till 6 or so.

 

[woody]

I'll be getting back to it after one more cuppa coffee. I checked the thermometer and it's showing 80* in the shade @ 9AM... and the :sun: is shining.

 

[043500]

Going to change the oil tonight and check the rear axle...been leaking since we put it in but not enough to hurt it.

Then just have to load up and go. Can't leave until late wednesday night...I'll be groggy for Thursday trals but we'll be there!!

 

[Bradzuki]

Just started tearing the transmission out AGAIN!!! I pulled it the day before yesterday and installed a new flex-plate to fix the knocking sound I've been hearing. Drove it 4 miles home and lost about a quart of trans. fluid. I guess with the flex-plate being broke it let the torque converter egg-out the new front seal I put in three weeks ago!! Yeah, that's right, three tranny drops in three weeks. At least I've got it down-pat.

Got the rock sliders, just got to get a few new bolts so I can put them on.

UPS should be here any time with the rear Lock-Rite & Posi-Lok for the front.

I really don't know if I'm gonna have enough time to do the front & rear bumpers, just have to see how long this trans. job is gonna take.

We are now leaving @ 1:30c on Thurs.

Brad.

 

[Ghost]

Axle is in. Got to do Trackbar, and shock mounts. Other stuff is needed to be done including gear break in!

 

[woody]

I am still down in the grease pit too working slow & easy without a spotter nearby.

Dammit if this AC doesn't suck a boy in. Each smoke/water break is lasting a little bit longer. It's up into the 90s by now, so in no hurry to get back after it.

Lotsa Fun