What did you do to your TJ today?

[en480c4]

Got sick of looking at the swing out tailgate with no spare while waiting for my paint to arrive, so I mounted the CJ tailgate in primer. It was probably a good call since I didn’t damage fresh paint mocking it up. I’d rather look at this than the alternative! And I’ll paint it and the half doors once the paint is delivered.

Last time I did this I modified a CJ reproduction tailgate seal and the fit was terrible. This time I repurposed the TJ seal and it worked much better. I just have some tweaks to make where it meets the tailgate bar when I put it on for good after paint.

I’m not sure what I’m doing to do at the stock hinge locations. Last time I used Poison Spyder corner armor hinge delete plates painted to match. They’re not available anymore so I’ll either make my own or come up with something else.

 

[5632]

Took the wife and the jeep for a day trip!!
This is the view of the Tennessee River going off the end of Sand Mountain where I live!!
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I wish Joe Biden had not given you a thumbs up.

 

[TJ Starting]

I wish Joe Biden had not given you a thumbs up.

You get one too good sir. Have you got the money I sent you?

 

[Zorba]

Got the new passenger side, front UCA installed - probably the easiest control arm to change out on the entire Jeep. That's the good news. The bad news is that the original axle mounted bushing is still in place, despite heroic attempts to get it off. Its just too tight, too tight to get to, I'm too damn big, I have no lift, etc, etc...

So I formed a committee of 1, and elected myself chairman. After careful review by the committee, the chair motioned that somebody else needs to do this particular job. The motion was seconded, and the vote was unanimous in favor!

 

[5632]

You get one too good sir. Have you got the money I sent you?

Yes. It is in the toilet.

 

[Rubicon88]

Took off the 🕷webshade and loaded up a kiddie pool.

 

[tjmaciii]

Is there any reason you changed your coil rail? I was going to do this as just a normal maintenance thing but the consensus on here seemed to be "why Change the Coil pack"
Cheers

I’m just unsure of prior maintenance and it was easy enough. It’s not cheap, but gives me some piece of mind. I kept the old one as a spare. No issues so far.

 

[Moab]

Insulated the doors on the TJ today with Noico 80 and also got the rods in the door bent to where I could flip the door handles backward like a YJ. Something wrong with my locking mechanism on the passenger side so I’ll have to see how to fix that.

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How much difference did this make?

 

[Kiwi TJ]

Why stop at 2 Inch?

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Dude, for 59yo you certainly have some nice legs !!!

 

[Kiwi TJ]

Installed a new kicker sub this weekend, using the factory amp, enough bass for me for now.
Also started to mock up a shelf for the rear, to keep my stuff a bit safer (as my soft top windows are clear, until I get my new Trektop). Will get some similar colored carpet and cover it up

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I did the same thing with a bit of ply board ..I ended up staining in..it was a temporary fix about 2 years ago lol.
Will that kicker fit under the seat ?..
I ended up with a Pioneer as I thought is was the only one that would fit ( it did fit but the seat needs some modification, and a hammer haha)

 

[Zorba]

Why stop at 2 Inch?

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Good lord! I wouldn't try those on a bet! Ankle snappers...

 

[BLindzy]

Replaced the leaking front pinion seal...

 

[kiwi]

Gave er’ a wash. A very soapy wash.

 

[phraza]

I did the same thing with a bit of ply board ..I ended up staining in..it was a temporary fix about 2 years ago lol.
Will that kicker fit under the seat ?..
I ended up with a Pioneer as I thought is was the only one that would fit ( it did fit but the seat needs some modification, and a hammer haha)

Yea mine is just some ply wood I had lying around didn't hear it move on the way to work this morning, it's quite tight between the seats and the tub/tailgate.
That box that the kicker sub is in, is from the centre console. Pic kind of makes it look like it's going under the seat haha, but came from the console, just slips over the top

 

[JpZombie]

Finished the complete exhaust replacement, with 02 sensors, topped off with a Savvy UA system.

Did you notice an increase in vibrations while in drive/reverse at idle? I just finished my install up today and noticed an increase. And found a couple other posts of people claiming the same. It's not super terrible by any means, but definitely noticable. And it's not a rattle or like anything is hitting the body. I'm guessing just the difference in the transmission mount?

Anyhow, the install went relatively smooth. I had already previously done the 1.25" BL & 1" MML. I did need to slot the fan shroud and grind a little on the rear support so the exhaust wasn't touching. I *probably* could have raised the exhaust hanger bracket a little to avoid the grinding, but I had already lowered it some to help take care of some of the vibrations (which it did help) and didn't want to keep messing with it.

Probably should have replaced my exhaust system as well. But that'll have to wait for another day.

 

[Kiwi TJ]

Gave er’ a wash. A very soapy wash.

Ghost TJ ...lol

 

[Kiwi TJ]

Yea mine is just some ply wood I had lying around didn't hear it move on the way to work this morning, it's quite tight between the seats and the tub/tailgate.
That box that the kicker sub is in, is from the centre console. Pic kind of makes it look like it's going under the seat haha, but came from the console, just slips over the top

Ahhh ok that's makes sense now...yes the later year TJ's came with that sub in the centre...I couldn't find one so put mine under the seat.
My pine shelve is long enough to sit under the plastic that surrounds the seat belt and when the seat is in it usual position its locked in.

 

[phraza]

Ahhh ok that's makes sense now...yes the later year TJ's came with that sub in the centre...I couldn't find one so put mine under the seat.
My pine shelve is long enough to sit under the plastic that surrounds the seat belt and when the seat is in it usual position its locked in.

Nice! Yea I trimmed my ply wood to sit around the seat belts. But not too far so it wouldn’t be easy to get out

 

[tjmaciii]

Oil change, new plugs and coil rail, changed trans fluid, cleaned throttle body and IAC. And changed O2 sensors- what a PITA! Took the doors off, put on the Spiderwebshade and drove around for a while.

Should have included some pix. While it was running decent before, the difference after was significant. Not sure what I’ll find this weekend when I flush the coolant

 

[Irun]

Did you notice an increase in vibrations while in drive/reverse at idle? I just finished my install up today and noticed an increase. And found a couple other posts of people claiming the same. It's not super terrible by any means, but definitely noticable. And it's not a rattle or like anything is hitting the body. I'm guessing just the difference in the transmission mount?

Anyhow, the install went relatively smooth. I had already previously done the 1.25" BL & 1" MML. I did need to slot the fan shroud and grind a little on the rear support so the exhaust wasn't touching. I *probably* could have raised the exhaust hanger bracket a little to avoid the grinding, but I had already lowered it some to help take care of some of the vibrations (which it did help) and didn't want to keep messing with it.

Probably should have replaced my exhaust system as well. But that'll have to wait for another day.

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Mine is a major restoration project, so it's not on the road yet to drive. I still have to order new driveshafts, from Tom Woods, so I can test out the addition of the 241 case and locked 44 rear. Up front, I've added the small lockout hub conversion. This should help to minimize vibrations.

What transfer case and driveshaft setup are you running on your setup?