The Jeep is back at home. The current focus is working toward firing the engine, but not without a heapin' helpin' of new parts and refreshing some old bits. The plan is boring, reliable, and stock. I'm not too reliable at capturing photos. Here's what's been done to date.
A before shot taken July 2021:
The alternator and AC bracket were run though the blast cabinet and painted.
The new parts pile that went on today: plugs, wires, rotor, coil, cap, t-stat & gasket, water pump gasket, timing set, intake/exhaust manifold gasket, and a throttle body gasket.
The t-stat housing, timing/front engine cover, balancer, intake manifold, and exhaust manifold were run though the cabinet and painted. I cleaned the water pump buy hand and painted that, too. The distributor body, AC compressor, and alternator are testing my OCD. I'm confident I can ignore it for a while, or at least until the compressor can be tested and replaced if necessary.
A brake master cylinder was purchased and mounted. The power steering bracket and adjuster were disassembled, blasted, painted, and anti-sized for good measure.
The fuel rail is disassembled, mostly stripped, and will receive fresh paint and o-rings. The throttle body will be cleaned thoroughly. The valve cover will get blasted and wrinkle painted. The intake/brake booster vacuum line was a mud-stained mess, but Tub-O-Towels produced a great result. The towels will be used to wipe down the other cables and hoses that'll be reused.
I'm not too happy with how dark the top end is, but at least the oil was fluid instead of sludgy. The oil pump will be replaced since it'll be an easy job and cheap insurance at this point.