What did you do to your TJ today?
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I called mine a tow truck
Transmission cooler line popped, made a LOT of smoke and proceeded to bleed out on the side of the road
Transmission cooler line popped, made a LOT of smoke and proceeded to bleed out on the side of the road
I don't have alignment issues because I centered and squared my axles. Drives straight down the road without jumping sideways when going over larger bumps. When I bought it, it drove like s#*t.
Sorry guys. I bought some Teraflex products
Hand throttle and a driver side CB mount. I have stickers. Free. Will not ship. Local pickup. I know what I have. No lowballers. It ran when I parked it.
Still trying antenna mounts. Moved the ARR mount out to the hinges but sits too high up with it being on the corner.
Hand throttle and a driver side CB mount. I have stickers. Free. Will not ship. Local pickup. I know what I have. No lowballers. It ran when I parked it.Still trying antenna mounts. Moved the ARR mount out to the hinges but sits too high up with it being on the corner.
Bumper project is finished. The two inside bolts on the driver side were a total PITA but I outsmarted an inanimate object once again.
FYI, I stopped using the regular Rustoleum spray paint due to durability issues. I'm using a spray paint that might make you happy.
It's been durable, also works great on plastic, and blends in really well with itself once it's cured. I have over 15 extra cans of this on my shelf (partially bc I'm sick in the head and largely because covid-related inventory issues caused me to load up once it became available again).
Below are photos of my dirty jeep so you can see what the paint looks like.
Painted frame compared to the satin black powder-coated bumper
Painted Tummy Tuck (don't mind the fluid stain)
Steering cover...it went from horribly faded to looking like new
Product details:
- I've scarcely seen it at my local Walmart.
- It's usually at AutoZone.
- My Oreillys doesn't carry Rustoleum.
- Best deal I ever found was on Amazon but I don't see that deal currently available.
I went this route bc I wanted better durability and the semi-gloss version was way too glossy. They didn't sell a satin-labeled item.
Anyhow just sharing the intel in case it's useful to anyone.
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Lol I just got TF differential covers in the mail, and I don't feel bad about the name on it. (<—-hmm, notice I didn't say the name).Sorry guys. I bought some Teraflex products
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Still trying antenna mounts. Moved the ARR mount out to the hinges but sits too high up with it being on the corner.
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I wanted a stockish shape and HP fill plug for the rear. Will have to see about the front end's clearance. I actually bought four of them because I'm picky about quality, especially on the mating surface.
As expected Fedex showed up at about 2pm with my Rough Country fender flares…
Old and new
Old and new
Things are getting silly now.
Didn’t like how the brass coupler made the khaki metallic paint look. It was all I saw when looking at the front of my rig.
Couldn’t find a black coupler so I got red. If this coupler fails to work properly I’ll paint a Milton coupler black.
Didn’t like how the brass coupler made the khaki metallic paint look. It was all I saw when looking at the front of my rig.
Couldn’t find a black coupler so I got red. If this coupler fails to work properly I’ll paint a Milton coupler black.
Sorry guys. I bought some Teraflex products
These guys were doing it long before Will Smith!
Sprayed that faded steering column satin black on my Jeep too.
Also finished installing the denim blue dash parts , a few more parts and I will have the Levi edition dash done.
I'm thinking of taking some stone washed denim material and sewing up a steering wheel cover wrap and stitching it on with orange thread . Maybe I could take an old pair of jeans and use material from them.
Also finished installing the denim blue dash parts , a few more parts and I will have the Levi edition dash done.
I'm thinking of taking some stone washed denim material and sewing up a steering wheel cover wrap and stitching it on with orange thread . Maybe I could take an old pair of jeans and use material from them.
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Did you come into you garage a little too fast one day ?? lol
Hmmm interesting. Thank you for the info. I’ll see if I can dig it up.
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After a bit of deliberation as to which tyre to go with I finally pulled the trigger on some Goodyear Duratracs. The BF Goodrich where not easy to find out here and the cost was crazy compared to these puppies.
Out with the Firestone Destinations and in with the new. Have to say I love the look and got a sweet deal on a set of 5.
Out with the Firestone Destinations and in with the new. Have to say I love the look and got a sweet deal on a set of 5.
Good choice. I have a TF diff cover on the front with no clearance issues. Stockish shape, nodular iron, and a drain plug all at a price that's half or less of competing covers with these features. What more could you ask for? Put mine on with a lubelocker gasket. I will add that I'm not particularly impressed with the paint on the thing - if you haven't put yours on yet, you might consider a coat or two of a better paint.Lol I just got TF differential covers in the mail, and I don't feel bad about the name on it. (<—-hmm, notice I didn't say the name).
I wanted a stockish shape and HP fill plug for the rear. Will have to see about the front end's clearance. I actually bought four of them because I'm picky about quality, especially on the mating surface.
Still chasing down that weird front end noise. I finally got a chance to install the lower steering shaft today. Man, that was a PITA…. Until it wasn’t. I got all of the nuts/bolts out, but the old shaft wouldn’t come off of the steering gear box. I didn’t want to drop it, so I was about to give up and cut the damn shaft when all of a sudden I must’ve twisted it just right, cause it just popped off in my hand.
(As I’m typing this out, I’m having major regrets about my choice of wording, but I’ve come too far to stop now. Giggity.)
Anyhow, I then go to put the new shaft back in, except now I can’t get the new shaft onto the steering gear box. I also couldn’t get the steering shaft mount bolts through the new bearing flanges at first. Only one would go on at a time, no matter now gently I finessed. So I cursed, and struggled, and cursed some more, and after going back and forth between the bearing flange and the steering box I was about to tear every damn bolt out of the engine compartment, when all of a sudden the flanges went on and sat flush on the mount. Then, the damn shaft slid onto the steering gear box like butter on a hot pan. I had to look around to make sure I wasn’t being pranked
Buttoned everything back up, but unfortunately that didn’t fix the noise. But at least now I can rehab my old steering shaft bearing and keep it as a spare. I’m gonna retorque the suspension, and then I might try replacing the upper steering shaft next.
(As I’m typing this out, I’m having major regrets about my choice of wording, but I’ve come too far to stop now. Giggity.)
Anyhow, I then go to put the new shaft back in, except now I can’t get the new shaft onto the steering gear box. I also couldn’t get the steering shaft mount bolts through the new bearing flanges at first. Only one would go on at a time, no matter now gently I finessed. So I cursed, and struggled, and cursed some more, and after going back and forth between the bearing flange and the steering box I was about to tear every damn bolt out of the engine compartment, when all of a sudden the flanges went on and sat flush on the mount. Then, the damn shaft slid onto the steering gear box like butter on a hot pan. I had to look around to make sure I wasn’t being pranked
Buttoned everything back up, but unfortunately that didn’t fix the noise. But at least now I can rehab my old steering shaft bearing and keep it as a spare. I’m gonna retorque the suspension, and then I might try replacing the upper steering shaft next.
