Recent content by intheSFValley

Hey everybody, I posted this awhile ago, but ended up pulling it off the market for a bit. I thought a buddy of mine was going to buy it, but he decided against. So, I'm the third owner. Its a manual with a 4-cylinder. Its got 133k on it. It sat for a few years when the second owner (my...

Thanks! fixed it! 133k

Hey everyone, Trying to sell my 1997 Jeep Wrangler SE with a 2.5L 4-cylinder engine and a manual transmission. It spent about 10 years on a ranch in Big Bear, and then 10 more years with my uncle in Big Bear. It sat for about 5 years without running (he gave up driving) before I picked it up...

Thanks for the link! I just had this same problem, and this replacement worked fine. Fits well, though you have to bend a bracket a tiny bit. 2.5L 1997 The mopar code is 53031904ab (no longer available anywhere as far as I can tell).

gone!

One year follow up: The high pressure line blew off twice during the first few months. I finally took it to a mechanic, who installed a clamp to secure the line, near the radiator. It's been fine since then. I don't have any info on the clamp, but it seems to be a common fix.

I bought these fender flares off craigslist, but didn't love the look. Went back to stock. I'm in Granada Hills. Send me a message and I will get back to you. No shipping, you pick it up; all hardware is still there, it's even in a box. They have the pockets so you can put in the allen...

Sorry for the delay! I just sprayed a few light coats and tried to get the cracks as best I could. My goal was just getting the interior to a reasonable state. Here's some pics of how it's aged. I scraped some paint off moving lumber, and touched it up with some left-over can. Overall, I'm...

I didn't clear coat it, though it's not a bad idea.

sold!

I've got a lightly used Bestop wrap around windjammer in the spice color. Rear window in very good shape. I ended up getting a softop after I tried them out for awhile. Also, a set of softtop door surrounds. Thinking $30 for both. Local pickup in Los Angeles (granada hills area)

Sorry sold, I'll see if I can delete the whole post

Thought I might jump in on this thread. I ordered the kit around the same time for my 97 2.5L. I'm all finished now and I thought I'd add a few pointers for anyone about to do this. I almost bought some junkyard parts to save some money, but my A/C tech friend advised me to suck it up and buy...

I was debating whether or not to paint the shroud. I think it looks alright, but it would have been easier to leave it grey. And I did not remove the airbag cover, just masked everything up and painted in place. One warning, the paint can't take much much abuse. I ended up scuffing it on a...

Before and after. Note the seat cover is the Bestop Spice color. Hope that gives you an idea of the color match. I used an adhesion promoter before applying the SEM paint. Whole job was two and half cans, but that was to go from grey to camel.