What did you do to your TJ today?

[InOmaha]

Cleaned the IAC and throttle body. Nasty in there, but it wasn't running horribly. The idle seemed a little low and rough and there was an occasional stumble when taking off. It should run smoother now.

Covered another paint chip with touchup, but I need to get the correct Stone White PW1 and do them correctly in the spring with sanding and clear. I just wanted a quick cover because its snowing so I used my white Toyota paint. Just a little off. Good enough from 5-10 feet and will stop the winter from getting through.

 

[emtchrisbishop]

Got tired of looking at my scratched and faded stereo bezel so I gave it a repaint today, and I've always preferred matte for interior trim so it worked out good lol

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What paint did you use? Looks good!

 

[taylormade73]

New contactor housing arrived today from Warn. Cracked one removed and replacement installed this evening.

 

[taylormade73]

Installed sill guards too.

 

[BeavisTJ]

After an oil change and greasing the zerk fittings I attempted to rejuvenate my bonnet paint.

Before:

After rubbing compound, claybar, polish and wax. Not perfect but a good improvement.

 

[DustyRhodes03]

After an oil change and greasing the zerk fittings I attempted to rejuvenate my bonnet paint.

Before:

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After rubbing compound, claybar, polish and wax. Not perfect but a good improvement.

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That turned out really good! My hood is in similar condition and I've been wanting to try to bring it back to life, this gives me a little bit of hope for it haha

What paint did you use? Looks good!

Thanks! I just used basic Krylon Fusion. I lightly sanded the whole thing, hit it with some primer, then just laid down the paint. No clue how it will hold up over time but we'll see.

 

[BeavisTJ]

That turned out really good! My hood is in similar condition and I've been wanting to try to bring it back to life, this gives me a little bit of hope for it haha

Thanks, mine has been that way for awhile. It's no show pony but much better to look at.

 

[Dustoffdax]

New member. First LJ. 5th Jeep.

Took passenger side door panel off because I could only open the door from inside. Once I got it off, I saw that the threaded rod that runs vertical and is actuated by the outside handle, was missing the nut on the upper threaded portion of the rod. The PO decided to use a zippy-tie in place of the missing/broken nut. I'm sure it worked for a while, but over time it gained just enough play to not actuate the bar that releases the cam in the door. Im sure that the right thing to do would be replace the assembly, but I figured that because 1 zippy-tie worked for a while, 2 zippy-ties would work for twice-a-while. Doubled up on the zippy-tie to actuator rod ratio and gave everything a good cleaning and dose of white lithium grease. Everything seems to be working pretty good.

I had it all back together before I though to take picks for a post, sorry about that.

 

[RipSteakface]

Changed out the clutch Master and slave cylinder this weekend, hoping it would resolve my clutch slipping issue. It did not, but it feels a lot better, and the clunking noise that I thought might have been my throwout bearing has gone away so that's good. Still going to drop a new clutch in, though, because it's still slipping on aggressive acceleration in 2nd gear.

 

[Rolex20073rd]

Looks like you had a couple of dry bearing caps. Must have been squeaking a bit?

Surprisingly no, we replaced them about 4 years ago because of the squeak but this time it was causing severe vibrations during acceleration.

 

[MountaineerTom]

One thing I noticed using the ARR radio mount is the coax on the back of the radio hits the plastic trim above the rearview mirror. It causes the radio to have to be pointed way up or way down to not interfere with it. (in the pic, that coax isn't connected) I've ordered a 90* coax adapter to see if that works without affecting SWR too much.

The 90* adapter worked without any noticeable performance loss. I’ll do another SWR check soon.

 

[LukesfirstJeep]

Took passenger side door panel off because I could only open the door from inside. Once I got it off, I saw that the threaded rod that runs vertical and is actuated by the outside handle, was missing the nut on the upper threaded portion of the rod. The PO decided to use a zippy-tie in place of the missing/broken nut. I'm sure it worked for a while, but over time it gained just enough play to not actuate the bar that releases the cam in the door. Im sure that the right thing to do would be replace the assembly, but I figured that because 1 zippy-tie worked for a while, 2 zippy-ties would work for twice-a-while. Doubled up on the zippy-tie to actuator rod ratio and gave everything a good cleaning and dose of white lithium grease. Everything seems to be working pretty good.

The tail gate latch on my old pick up was repaired with zip-ties. The repair was supposed to be temporary, but I forgot about it. It's been working well for several years.

 

[DetroitTJ]

Got the Cummins 2.8R and AX-15 mounted on the frame. This was a big step. I’m a year and a half into this build and haven’t had as much time as I’d like to get things done. Still a million things to do, but one giant step closer.

 

[matkal]

Got the Cummins 2.8R and AX-15 mounted on the frame. This was a big step. I’m a year and a half into this build and haven’t had as much time as I’d like to get things done. Still a million things to do, but one giant step closer.

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Looks great!
I see you got a little more shop space!

 

[All 4 Wheelin']

Got the Cummins 2.8R and AX-15 mounted on the frame. This was a big step. I’m a year and a half into this build and haven’t had as much time as I’d like to get things done. Still a million things to do, but one giant step closer.

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That is going to be awesome. I notice you have progressive rate springs. What brand are they?

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[All 4 Wheelin']

Got the Cummins 2.8R and AX-15 mounted on the frame. This was a big step. I’m a year and a half into this build and haven’t had as much time as I’d like to get things done. Still a million things to do, but one giant step closer.

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That's going to be awesome. I notice you have progressive rate springs. What brand are they?

 

[LBertsch]

Replaced front pinion seal and changed dif fluid

 

[DetroitTJ]

Looks great!
I see you got a little more shop space!

thx. There’s a cool garage in Livonia that rents out space for working on projects. They have tools and a paint booth. And they allowed me to have the motor delivered to them.

 

[DetroitTJ]

That's going to be awesome. I notice you have progressive rate springs. What brand are they?

It’s the Metalcloak 3.5” short arm lift kit.

 

[Wildman]

Got a call from my daugher week before last while she was in town telling me that her Jeep was steaming after she had gone to an appointment. So I drove into town to check out what might be the issue. Get there and pop her hood to find out that the engine is covered in anti-freeze. Luckily there was a repair shop across the street so borrowed a water jug and refilled her radiator and had her drive it home. Once it had cooled off enough to put my coolant system tester on the radiator I tried to pressurize the system but had to add more water first.

Boom as I thought it might be but had hoped it wouldn't the top plastic tank on the radiator was split.

So because I needed it fixed by that weekend I ordered a new radiator from Advanced Auto along with a new thermostat and 3 gal of anti-freeze. Parts were ready to be picked up the next day so she drove my truck to school and picked them up after. Friday it was raining out but I had to get the thing fixed because I was going to be gone the next week helping my mom move.

Shroud and old radiator out. Had to cut the two bottom bolts off due to them being so rusted that the heads had rounded off.

Next was to replace the thermostat.

New radiator ready to go in.

I'd bought her new radiator & heater hoses for Christmas last year so now was a good time to replace them.

So new parts all installed and radiator topped off. Running just like it should be right at 210*. Got a little wet with the weather but got her rig back on the road and she was happy to have her Jeep back.