whatever you wanna call it XJ build

[warrpath4x4]

in these pics you can kinda see how bad the rotors were lol.



new rotors, caliper, pads,



im not really going to "build" this up, at first anyways. i need to finish the powerwagon and this will be my daily driver for a while.

[warrpath4x4]

well the power bleeder worked, i have brakes now.

now its onto getting rid of the speaker wire for the electric fan. the PO told me the sensor went bad, i bought a new sensor but trying to figure out why the wires to the fan dont hook up to the sensor? he has the sensor hooked into the harness but cut the connector off the wires for the fan. ill show you the pics i took of it (if that will help) if someone can steer me in the right direction or post a pic of theirs.



pics of the jeep outside and the ripples down the passenger side

[warrpath4x4]

a tree fell in my yard this weekend in a wind storm so i cut it up and had to get it up to the shop so i made the jeep work lol



tonight i started to rip up the carpet and to my suprise it wasnt as bad as i expected.

[warrpath4x4]

here is the before pic



the worse rust spot after i hit it with the flapper wheel



first coat



second coat



today is definately turning into spring, after getting each coat done, it started to sprinkle rain lol. then it would stop and the sun would come back out. i have to wait till tomorrow to get the seats and stuff back in, it has to cure for 24 hrs, bit dont worry ill post dome pics when its back together.

[warrpath4x4]

today we (my dad and I) put the seats and most of the interior back in, im waiting to put the plastic back into the back of the jeep.

[warrpath4x4]

ok so the other day i started to take the front bumper off to build a winch bumper, nothing special just something to hold the winch. basicly all i got done was taking the bumper off and cutting the fangs, and i cut some of the material for the new one.





i had today off so i was hoping to get all/most of it done BUT as i wa making a cardboard template for my bumper mount i noticed something on the side of my radiator. it looks like there was a hole in the side of it and they stuck a good sized bolt into it and then tried JB weld. i touched it and it started leaking SO now i have a new radiator on order. > not happy.



after that i didnt even feel like working on it anymore but i made myself do it anyways and got one of the mounts cut out.



this shows how much further the mount will go back on the "frame" than the stock one. the driver side will incorporate the steering box bolts and i will add more on the passenger side also.



here is the center section of the bumper (not finished)

[warrpath4x4]

ok so this was what they had JB welded into the radiator



i got the new radiator in and of course with it being a closed cooling system it is fun to get the air out so i decided i was going to make it easier and installed a 92 thermostat housing and put a drain in, also drilling a small hole in the top of the thermostat flange itself to help get air out.