What did you do to your TJ today?

[Kiwi TJ]

Your uncle looks pissed off. Did you give him a big hug?

Yeah he was pissed as he just found out how much a full body wax and haircut was gonna cost him lol

 

[Andy-WhiteTJ]

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You must have really long legs and arms to be driving from the rear seat.

 

[Kiwi TJ]

You must have really long legs and arms to be driving from the rear seat.

That was my 80-year-old dad in the backseat…. He complained all the way there and all the way back lol

 

[kincaid.0678]

Got my old pistons cut off the connecting rods and the pins pressed out. I didn’t have the tools to press the pins out with the pistons still attached, so I used a cutoff wheel to score the pistons and then smashed them off with a BFH lol I have the new wrist pins in the freezer and will try to get the new pistons fitted to the rods this weekend. After that I can assemble the entire engine. I’m pretty excited

 

[RINC]

Got my old pistons cut off the connecting rods and the pins pressed out. I didn’t have the tools to press the pins out with the pistons still attached, so I used a cutoff wheel to score the pistons and then smashed them off with a BFH lol I have the new wrist pins in the freezer and will try to get the new pistons fitted to the rods this weekend. After that I can assemble the entire engine. I’m pretty excited

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[AndyG]

Finally figured out how shock bolts and curry shock relocators and the extra bushings they send with the shocks all work together- or don’t-

Anyway I just wasn’t paying enough attention during the build and I was hearing way too much extra noise and finally got half inch grade 8 hardware installed and I’m really happy-

And the skid finished up good with a little bit of tuck-

 

[RINC]

Finally figured out how shock bolts and curry shock relocators and the extra bushings they send with the shocks all work together- or don’t-

Anyway I just wasn’t paying enough attention during the build and I was hearing way too much extra noise and finally got half inch grade 8 hardware installed and I’m really happy-

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And the skid finished up good with a little bit of tuck-

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I need my tummy tucked.

 

[AndyG]

I need my tummy tucked.

This was just the high clearance not the ultra high clearance and I’m real pleased with how it worked out.

 

[RINC]

This was just the high clearance not the ultra high clearance and I’m real pleased with how it worked out.

No, you misunderstood me. I need my tummy tucked.

 

[ColoJeep]

Got my old pistons cut off the connecting rods and the pins pressed out. I didn’t have the tools to press the pins out with the pistons still attached, so I used a cutoff wheel to score the pistons and then smashed them off with a BFH lol I have the new wrist pins in the freezer and will try to get the new pistons fitted to the rods this weekend. After that I can assemble the entire engine. I’m pretty excited

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I wish you success ! My old machine shop had an induction type head on an arbor press to install non full floating pins.
basically it heated the small end of the rod red hot in like 2 seconds then the rod was aligned with piston / pin and the pin was press in quickly before it cooled. It looked like it would be a total bitch / damn near impossible to do without damage without this machine.
It might be worth a look at the success rate doing this without the machine. But All the Best !!

 

[John Cooper]

No, you misunderstood me. I need my tummy tucked.
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You been spying on @AndyG .......

Or did you hack his Only Fans account 🤣🤣🤣

 

[AndyG]

You been spying on @AndyG .......

Or did you hack his Only Fans account 🤣🤣🤣

John is a sick man. 🤣

 

[kincaid.0678]

I wish you success ! My old machine shop had an induction type head on an arbor press to install non full floating pins.
basically it heated the small end of the rod red hot in like 2 seconds then the rod was aligned with piston / pin and the pin was press in quickly before it cooled. It looked like it would be a total bitch / damn near impossible to do without damage without this machine.
It might be worth a look at the success rate doing this without the machine. But All the Best !!

Yea I’ve done some research on fitting wrist pins. I’m going to make a jig for setting depth of the pins. You can use a torch and heat the small end up and then you have a short window to slip the frozen pins in. Maybe 5 seconds until it shrinks up to the pin and then it’s stuck. I have one spare rod and the old pins so I’m going to try it out without a piston and see how effective it is.

 

[macleanflood]

Installed a Jeep Cables Big 7 kit. Not terribly happy with the product. I have crimpers and ends and probably should have made my own. Not happy with the length of cables. Should have come with a bracket to mount the alternator fuse. No right angle connector on the PDC side. Milspec battery lugs were high quality but didn't have lock washers. Original starter cable was bonded to the large gauge battery cable...cut it out of the rubber and heat shrinked the exposed wire to the hole. Didn't install the fender ground cable since I didn't have one to begin with. Maybe it's just inflation getting to me but I just didn't see enough innovation or convience in the product to justify the cost. Did come with two stickers!

Wrapped most of the positive cables with split loom and Super 88 electrical tape...or 3/4" epoxy heat shrink on the ends. Also tinned the ground cable for my winch and cleaned up some things. Not sure I am happy with where I mounted my relay box... thinking of moving it above the vaccum line into the HVAC box...have enough slack.

 

[AndyG]

Well I’m going to take this in for a test ride to let my wife cool down-

Because we went out for the evening in this and I got into a race with a buddy of mine-

She ain’t in to going fast- at all.

 

[Steelyace]

Finally figured out how shock bolts and curry shock relocators and the extra bushings they send with the shocks all work together- or don’t-

Anyway I just wasn’t paying enough attention during the build and I was hearing way too much extra noise and finally got half inch grade 8 hardware installed and I’m really happy-

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And the skid finished up good with a little bit of tuck-

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Did you happen to measure and see how much clearance you gained?

 

[TheBoogieman]

I need my tummy tucked.

My wife works at a surgery center. She can hook you up.

 

[Kiwi TJ]

Another day in paradise…. These colours are not altered in any way…
BLT is for Boog

Finished off the day with my nephew putting us down the main river ( yes that’s his weekend job)

 

[TheBoogieman]

BLT is for Boog

Thank you. Can I get some mustard for those curly fries?
p.s. Now I'm really hungry.

 

[DougyintheBushies]

I hope this will solve my cylinder 3 misfire after pulling into a gas station after a 90 min drive. 3 times now this past year after getting off the interstate to top up it would start but stumble for a few seconds.

Found several threads on about this topic and am trying what @Jerry Bransford recommend in a thread.

Fingers crossed!

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I fought that issue for 1 year with an xj. I swapped fuel pump twice installed a timer on my fan to cool it down, heat shield.
I ended up finding the problem while switching injectors. It was a leaking injector.