Wrenchin' party this weekend?

[YELLAHEEP]

Carnies....

LOL! :roflmao:

Oh yeah, if you have a friend with freakishly small hands, those bolts aren't a problem.......

 

[johnnyc]

Troy, I come over here to check the progress of your MJ project and you're working on a different project??

What's up with the MJ?

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Well, I gotta flip this '00 rig in order to have some scratch to throw at the MJ brutha!

MJ is a driver now, but the exhaust was full of holes and wouldn't pass emissions visual inspection - and probably wouldn't pass the sniffer since it smells rich at idle anyway.

So, I'm sitting on it for now - and keeping my eye out for a '98+ hit hard in the rear as the donor for the project.

:thumbup:

 

[Kiefer316]

ya gonna need anymore hands this weekend troy? if so im down to help...

 

[YELLAHEEP]

Sure! The weather looks like it'll be decent too.

I'll definitely be able to use a spare set of hands when it comes time to line up the engine/trans during install, then turning the crank while lining up the converter to the flex plate.

During the in-between time, you'd be more than welcome to remove that e-brake set up from the blue one that you wanted..... :thumbup:

 

[Kiefer316]

Sure! The weather looks like it'll be decent too.

I'll definitely be able to use a spare set of hands when it comes time to line up the engine/trans during install, then turning the crank while lining up the converter to the flex plate.

During the in-between time, you'd be more than welcome to remove that e-brake set up from the blue one that you wanted..... :thumbup:

awesome ill be there around 12 on saturday...

 

[.40CalPatriot]

Sure! The weather looks like it'll be decent too.

I'll definitely be able to use a spare set of hands when it comes time to line up the engine/trans during install, then turning the crank while lining up the converter to the flex plate.

During the in-between time, you'd be more than welcome to remove that e-brake set up from the blue one that you wanted..... :thumbup:

awesome ill be there around 12 on saturday...

If you guys are planning anything for Sunday I should be able to lend a hand!

 

[YELLAHEEP]

If you guys are planning anything for Sunday I should be able to lend a hand!

This project will likely extend into Sunday - if the silver XJ isn't already running by then, I'll be finishing it up - and if it's done, I'll be pulling the last of the parts off the blue one or the '91 on the side of the house.

There's always something going on over here......... :looney:

 

[YELLAHEEP]

IT'S ALIVE!


After about 20 hours of wrenchin'......... It's done! Wheew. I don't suppose the time it took is too bad considering I put two complete XJ's in the garage, removed the entire drivetrain and exhaust from one and installed it into the other. I'm almost convinced that it'd been quicker just to have left the engine/trans together and swapped 'em rather than keeping the trans in the silver one and all the fiddling it took to get it lined up. :dunno:

Took it for a drive - and it severely overheated. Top hose was cold so I guess I'll swap out the t-stat. I think the pass. front axle shaft has a bad/seized u-joint too. Nasty howl/vibration and a wobble feeling in the steering wheel on sharp turns.

Had to swap the entire exhaust system from the blue one too.

I'll get the BFG's mounted later this week and the front axle issue fixed, then an e-test and it's DONE! :thumbup:

Thanks Keifer for the help brutha!

 

[Glacialbass]

Glad to hear that you got it running! Took you long enough!

 

[Kiefer316]

IT'S ALIVE!


After about 20 hours of wrenchin'......... It's done! Wheew. I don't suppose the time it took is too bad considering I put two complete XJ's in the garage, removed the entire drivetrain and exhaust from one and installed it into the other. I'm almost convinced that it'd been quicker just to have left the engine/trans together and swapped 'em rather than keeping the trans in the silver one and all the fiddling it took to get it lined up. :dunno:

Took it for a drive - and it severely overheated. Top hose was cold so I guess I'll swap out the t-stat. I think the pass. front axle shaft has a bad/seized u-joint too. Nasty howl/vibration and a wobble feeling in the steering wheel on sharp turns.

Had to swap the entire exhaust system from the blue one too.

I'll get the BFG's mounted later this week and the front axle issue fixed, then an e-test and it's DONE! :thumbup:

Thanks Keifer for the help brutha!

oh yeah it was a blast i would do that again any day... and as for sunday i couldn't make it i was battling a hang over like none other... hope ya get the rest sorted out... shouldn't take too long...

 

[dotcom]

ive got a friend that just found out his 00 blew the motor. care to make some $$ by putting in a craigslist motor for him? if so let me know.

 

[Kiefer316]

well i dont have the tools for it so i dont think so...