It's Alive!!!

WrenchMonkey · 06-20-2010, 10:58 PM

Finally got my sloppy jalopy out of the garage, and I just HAD to show it off:

Ain't she sexy?

Robert

tjjeepjeep · 06-20-2010, 11:22 PM

Looking good Robert.

WrenchMonkey · 06-20-2010, 11:43 PM

Thanks.

I've still got just a couple of bugs to work out, but I'm flat thrilled with how it turned out.

Robert

gothodgie · 06-21-2010, 02:32 AM

looking good brother...

RuffedUpXJ · 06-21-2010, 09:14 AM

It's too bad its so shiny, Haspin will ruin that rolling in to the parking lot.

KargoMaster · 06-21-2010, 12:04 PM

x2

shininess soon to be wiped off it's face... like the smile of a crook that just got caught.

Nice job!

WrenchMonkey · 06-26-2010, 04:35 AM

Well, after fighting the brakes for a few days, my shiny new engine got me all the way to work Thursday:

...but only halfway back home again:

Apparently that romp-stompin renix was just too much power for the rear ujoint:

WrenchMonkey · 06-26-2010, 05:07 AM

Rotten Friday Recap:

So I caught a cab the rest of the way home, hooked up the truck and trailer in the dark to fetch the XJ. By then it was nearly 1am, so I didn't bother to unload it.

Bright and early Friday morning, I borrowed her Exploder to run to Smyth's for a new joint. When I got back, I decided not to push the damaged shaft any more, and just do the repairs with the jeep still on the trailer.

Unfortunately, once I pulled the shaft, I found that the ears were pretty banged up:

I wasn't sure if I should reuse it, so I went to install my spare shaft.

That's when I discovered that the spare driveshaft I've been carrying for two or three years was at least three or four inches short. Wish I could remember who sold that to me...

So I thought I'd just use the 4x to get the rig off the trailer, using the front axle. Of course, my old 231 refuses to engage unless I'm rolling about 2-3mph, so try as I might, that was another no-go.

Sooo... I pulled my front shaft to install it in the rear. Got it bolted back in and... (wait for it) the g@&d@##*& jeep wouldn't start.

Sooo... I traced it to a sticky starter relay. The starter relay, mind you, that I really WANTED to replace when I did the engine, but the partsdrone at Advance couldn't get me the right one. So I cleaned and reused mine.

I smacked it around some to free it up (and relieve some stress) and managed to fire it up and limp the thing back into the garage.

I dropped the trailer so i could get to work an hour early, for an oh-so-important safety meeting where they could inform us that hexavalent chromium is, in fact, bad for you.

Then an hour dismantling a nitric acid line, and six straight hours on an 8' ladder, in a 120* building, rebuilding a hot oil valve.

Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed.

Robert

Edit: (As a wise croc once said: "You geet bad job, you geet bad wife, you die. Beer you only friend.")

itbrokeagain · 06-26-2010, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WrenchMonkey

Edit: (As a wise croc once said: "You geet bad job, you geet bad wife, you die. Beer you only friend.")

Sounds like you have been talking to Peter over at Kings.

WrenchMonkey · 06-26-2010, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itbrokeagain

Sounds like you have been talking to Peter over at Kings.

Nope, Pearls Before Swine last Friday...

Robert

WrenchMonkey · 08-14-2010, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WrenchMonkey

I've still got just a couple of bugs to work out...

It turned out to be more than a couple, like an entire month's worth, but I finally got it out to get a little dirt on the tires last weekend:

And my new wallpaper:

Robert

Coppertop · 08-15-2010, 11:26 AM

Great to hear your rig is running again. It looks good....Man ,you spent alot of time detailing the engine compartment.

Let's Wheel

Nick

WrenchMonkey · 08-16-2010, 12:12 PM

Thanks.

Honestly, I spent way too much time detailing: I missed a whole lot of wheeling!

Time to make up for lost time!

See ya Sunday!

Robert

comanchedude · 08-18-2010, 12:49 AM

- looks good,, i like

06-20-2010, 10:58 PM	#1
WrenchMonkey Mechanical Animal - CORE Member - - Moderator - Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beechmont Posts: 1,883	It's Alive!!! Finally got my sloppy jalopy out of the garage, and I just HAD to show it off: Ain't she sexy? Robert __________________ DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger

06-20-2010, 11:22 PM	#2
tjjeepjeep Just tired Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, OH Posts: 2,213 Images: 2212	Looking good Robert. __________________ I want to be the reason you look down at your phone and smile........then walk into a pole.

06-20-2010, 11:43 PM	#3
WrenchMonkey Mechanical Animal - CORE Member - - Moderator - Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beechmont Posts: 1,883	Thanks. I've still got just a couple of bugs to work out, but I'm flat thrilled with how it turned out. Robert __________________ DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger

06-21-2010, 02:32 AM	#4
gothodgie Join Date: May 2009 Location: loveland Posts: 843 Images: 49	looking good brother... __________________ chris hodges 96 fzj80 3x locked, 4"lift, 37s, homebrew sliders and bumpers,a work in progress 71 fj55, SOA, locked...The jungle bus... retired

06-21-2010, 09:14 AM	#5
RuffedUpXJ On XJ 2 Now Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairfield Twp. Posts: 314	It's too bad its so shiny, Haspin will ruin that rolling in to the parking lot. __________________ 88 XJ - 5" lift - 35" BFG's - Bumpers - Rock Rails - Homebrewed OBA - Roof Rack - Tube Doors - Trimmed - Dented 87 XJ - D44 - Disco D30 - 235's - 231TC - Stock for now Last edited by RuffedUpXJ; 06-21-2010 at 12:27 PM.

06-21-2010, 12:04 PM	#6
KargoMaster Cleaning off the rust... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,009	x2 shininess soon to be wiped off it's face... like the smile of a crook that just got caught. Nice job! __________________ brad 5.0L \| 435 \| 203 \| 300 \| 4.10 \| 39.5 Buildup BACK underway...

06-26-2010, 04:35 AM	#7
WrenchMonkey Mechanical Animal - CORE Member - - Moderator - Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beechmont Posts: 1,883	Well, after fighting the brakes for a few days, my shiny new engine got me all the way to work Thursday: ...but only halfway back home again: Apparently that romp-stompin renix was just too much power for the rear ujoint: __________________ DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger

06-26-2010, 05:07 AM	#8
WrenchMonkey Mechanical Animal - CORE Member - - Moderator - Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beechmont Posts: 1,883	Rotten Friday Recap: So I caught a cab the rest of the way home, hooked up the truck and trailer in the dark to fetch the XJ. By then it was nearly 1am, so I didn't bother to unload it. Bright and early Friday morning, I borrowed her Exploder to run to Smyth's for a new joint. When I got back, I decided not to push the damaged shaft any more, and just do the repairs with the jeep still on the trailer. Unfortunately, once I pulled the shaft, I found that the ears were pretty banged up: I wasn't sure if I should reuse it, so I went to install my spare shaft. That's when I discovered that the spare driveshaft I've been carrying for two or three years was at least three or four inches short. Wish I could remember who sold that to me... So I thought I'd just use the 4x to get the rig off the trailer, using the front axle. Of course, my old 231 refuses to engage unless I'm rolling about 2-3mph, so try as I might, that was another no-go. Sooo... I pulled my front shaft to install it in the rear. Got it bolted back in and... (wait for it) the g@&d@##& jeep wouldn't start. Sooo... I traced it to a sticky starter relay. The starter relay, mind you, that I really WANTED to replace when I did the engine, but the partsdrone at Advance couldn't get me the right one. So I cleaned and reused mine. I smacked it around some to free it up (and relieve some stress) and managed to fire it up and limp the thing back into the garage. I dropped the trailer so i could get to work an hour early, for an oh-so-important safety meeting where they could inform us that hexavalent chromium is, in fact, bad for you. Then an hour dismantling a nitric acid line, and six straight hours on an 8' ladder, in a 120 building, rebuilding a hot oil valve. Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. Robert Edit: (As a wise croc once said: "You geet bad job, you geet bad wife, you die. Beer you only friend.") __________________ DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger Last edited by WrenchMonkey; 06-26-2010 at 05:57 AM.

08-15-2010, 11:26 AM	#12
Coppertop XJWHEELING Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Colerain Township Posts: 837	Great to hear your rig is running again. It looks good....Man ,you spent alot of time detailing the engine compartment. Let's Wheel Nick __________________ Just a 200 dollar cherokee that wouldn't start .. Ten years later same chrome grille ..

08-16-2010, 12:12 PM	#13
WrenchMonkey Mechanical Animal - CORE Member - - Moderator - Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beechmont Posts: 1,883	Thanks. Honestly, I spent way too much time detailing: I missed a whole lot of wheeling! Time to make up for lost time! See ya Sunday! Robert __________________ DIRTY DEEDS, DONE DIRT CHEAP Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stranger

08-18-2010, 12:49 AM	#14
comanchedude COMANCHE NUT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ross Twp Posts: 166	- looks good,, i like __________________ just don’t get stupid and stick a Chevy engine in your Jeep. Man I hate that

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