went out to the garage made sure the jeep was all snuggled in and ok
then went in the house and reloaded the woodstove its BRRrrrrrrrr out there
then went in the house and reloaded the woodstove its BRRrrrrrrrr out there
What did you do to your TJ today?
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Put the back seat in, then the wife and i took the oldest granddaughter and her friend out for ice-cream!!!
Has been a busy 12 months with our fleet of old vehicles. On the LJ, fixed all of the suspension squeaks and clunks, POR-15’d the rusty bits, new tires, fixed the cheap winch, fixed the toe-in, new BM rear pads and rotors, burned a new hole in the seat from my cigar habit, new gear oil in both pumpkins, fixed the tranny hose leaks, new CSF radiator waiting to be installed, (preventative measure), new oil in Atlas, greased both driveshafts, new u-joints on yoke ends. In wife’s minty 2010 Commander, 16 new spark plugs on Hemi, new t-case shift motor to fix oil leak out electrical plug, new driver window switch. Now for some deferred maintenance on my minty Porsche 944 Turbo.
took it out to eat at its favorite joint
Welded my exhaust back up and rerouted over my new skid/crossmember. It's actually quieter now than when I bought it since I replaced the manifold gasket as well.
I can hear the voices in my head again!
I can hear the voices in my head again!
Went to visit my TJ that I haven't seen since the last snow. I need to wash the salt off it tomorrow. 
Then I noticed my brother bought a new hybrid AWD Ford Maverick truck for work. It must be nice to pay cash for new vehicles. I'm starting to rethink my life decisions.
Then I noticed my brother bought a new hybrid AWD Ford Maverick truck for work. It must be nice to pay cash for new vehicles. I'm starting to rethink my life decisions.
jeffreyned
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Went at the stock fender flares. Took the old trim treatment off with acetone then applied heat with a butane torch then applied linseed oil.
Welp after lots of me enjoying my lj with the 4.88s and lots of rev limiter,My alternator gave out......I did one last rip and a few minutes after on my way home the jeep was beeping
Thankfully I have a spare for the same reason
The old alternator was smoked I remember the copper windings being nice and clean now they're covered in soot bassically
It was super hot taking it out
New denso unit in place like nothing ever happened
I'm glad I went on a cruise with my brother cause I was just gonna go to sleep otherwise I woulda been stranded on my way to work,That's God's timing right there 
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As I'm editing this,it's pouring rain right now,it was when I was cruising and the rain stopped (so i changed my alt.) And now it's pouring again.Thats amazing
Thankfully I have a spare for the same reason
The old alternator was smoked I remember the copper windings being nice and clean now they're covered in soot bassically
It was super hot taking it outNew denso unit in place like nothing ever happened
I'm glad I went on a cruise with my brother cause I was just gonna go to sleep otherwise I woulda been stranded on my way to work,That's God's timing right there !As I'm editing this,it's pouring rain right now,it was when I was cruising and the rain stopped (so i changed my alt.) And now it's pouring again.Thats amazing
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Welp after lots of me enjoying my lj with the 4.88s and lots of rev limiter,My alternator gave out......I did one last rip and a few minutes after on my way home the jeep was beeping
Thankfully I have a spare for the same reason
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The old alternator was smoked I remember the copper windings being nice and clean now they're covered in soot bassically
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New denso unit in place like nothing ever happened
As I'm editing this,it's pouring rain right now,it was when I was cruising and the rain stopped (so i changed my alt.) And now it's pouring again.Thats amazing
Would've been a perfect excuse to tell the wife it's a turbo and it needed "replaced"
Would've been a perfect excuse to tell the wife it's a turbo and it needed "replaced"
Wife
?......I'm a bit too young for all that,I'm 20 lolHowever I have an oil pan with a bung I welded on for a turbo drain,Once I get around to changing my RMS I'll install that pan so it'll be one less thing to worry about for when i get the rest of my turbo stuff
I still wanna do my stroker first but I may turbo my Lj first and then blow it up once I get a new engine on handy !
Wife
However I have an oil pan with a bung I welded on for a turbo drain,Once I get around to changing my RMS I'll install that pan so it'll be one less thing to worry about for when i get the rest of my turbo stuff
Replace wife with parental figure and it fits
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I took a chance on the these grill inserts from DV8. They're metal, bolt in, and they're just a bit more subtle than others I've seen. Sprayed them with SEM Trim Satin Ultra Black before installing. As one does...
I took a chance on the these grill inserts from DV8. They're metal, bolt in, and they're just a bit more subtle than others I've seen. Sprayed them with SEM Trim Satin Ultra Black before installing. As one does...
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Installed new rear seatbelts, originals were tricky to release properly for kiddo. Went with a Cobalt blue set from Seat Belts Plus. Fast shipping and easy installation.
Also cleaned up the tub and finally got around to installing the BedRug carpet kit for cargo, back and front seat sections. Really happy with this, quieted things down a lot more than I was expecting. Also really helped with heat on the tunnel over the transmission. Have had the Jeep about a year, came without carpet, just the bare metal floorpan. Very nice improvement.
Also cleaned up the tub and finally got around to installing the BedRug carpet kit for cargo, back and front seat sections. Really happy with this, quieted things down a lot more than I was expecting. Also really helped with heat on the tunnel over the transmission. Have had the Jeep about a year, came without carpet, just the bare metal floorpan. Very nice improvement.
There's actually a warning on the tunnel somewhere talking about the carpet insulating from the heat
I was looking for something and was about to try to make something myself when I came across this. For me it was the way the base is made. Seems well thought out. Then the extension being a combo of a 6” and 11”, I was sold.
I picked up a safety jack kit awhile back and it’s the same principle but way bigger.
Yeah, mine had that heat warning sticker! Tunnel would get hot, uncomfortable to touch at times and heated up the cabin. The BedRug kit came with two big heat shields as well that go over the tunnel.
I'm amazed at the difference the kit made. Very happy with it. Easy to remove as well when it's time to clean it up again.
Swapped the RC track bar for a Rock Jock I found new on Marketplace for $100. Also swapped the drop pitman arm for a stock one. Just in time for 2 weeks on the road for work and then a trip to the Sand Mines in Tennessee.
So not just "today", but over the last two months or so of free time ha, I've been working on an Audio/Tech upgrade for the TJ and finally wrapped it up over the weekend. Installed a high-res double-din display head unit/surround, new speakers w/ dedicated Kicker amp, and a Kicker self-contained subwoofer since my factory unit was missing. Nothing high end (other than the Metra dash kit is fantastic, don't settle for less on that!). Just wanted to bring the TJ into the modern-day world tech wise for daily driving enjoyment.
Benefits are MASSIVELY better sound because of the new amp/speakers/sub compared to stock or in my case stock missing components. Plus, now have a reverse camera that turns on automatically w/ reverse gear (can't see shit over that spare tire lol), FULL wired OR wireless Apple Car Play or Android, hands free calling, "Hey Siri" support, XM/Sirius satellite radio, large GPS display yadayada.... ironically, my TJ is now more user tech advanced than my wife's '19 Cadillac or my recently sold '21 Gladiator.
Wireless Car Play is actually really cool, enjoying it every single time I get in my Jeep. It connects very fast.
I stress I wasn't trying to go HIGH END audiophile stuff here, just wanted "much better" than it was previously plus add all the new cool stuff. Worked out awesome, Crutchfield for the win! If anyone has questions on details let me know, happy to help.
Benefits are MASSIVELY better sound because of the new amp/speakers/sub compared to stock or in my case stock missing components. Plus, now have a reverse camera that turns on automatically w/ reverse gear (can't see shit over that spare tire lol), FULL wired OR wireless Apple Car Play or Android, hands free calling, "Hey Siri" support, XM/Sirius satellite radio, large GPS display yadayada.... ironically, my TJ is now more user tech advanced than my wife's '19 Cadillac or my recently sold '21 Gladiator.
Wireless Car Play is actually really cool, enjoying it every single time I get in my Jeep. It connects very fast.
I stress I wasn't trying to go HIGH END audiophile stuff here, just wanted "much better" than it was previously plus add all the new cool stuff. Worked out awesome, Crutchfield for the win! If anyone has questions on details let me know, happy to help.
JessicaJeeper08
TJ Enthusiast
Nice! I would like to add something like this for the Bluetooth capabilities. I love when I get in my Subaru everything transfers over nicely and I can listen to podcasts while driving. I’m afraid of the modifications I would need to do. How hard was it to modify this to fit?
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