What Did You Do To Your Jeep Today?

Why ?...... Was it bad ?

 

I painted my rear crossmember and drawbar yesterday and today

 

Started playing with the old hard top.

Mike

 

I feel your pain. Waiting for my engine pieces to get back from the machine shop. Every week I hear "probably the end of the week ".

 

Wow, that paint is so shiny that I can hardly look directly at it!

 

Yepper, Not bad for a 1998 paint job...Eh ? ( It was stored away for many years, in Nevada ) + , I do wax the Bejezus out of it.

 

It's really incredible

 

Installed my new bikini top from classicjeeptops.com


I called Jeff and gave him a few measurements over the phone. He has the patterns on his computer and was able to make it up and ship it out in no time.
Fit's great! Just what I needed to keep the old noggin covered up from the AZ. sun.

FWIW,
Mike

 

Dropped fuel tank and replaced sending unit. Hooray for working gas gauge! Wrapped up leak-down test. It’s not looking good. One cylinder lost 67%. Others between 15 and 40%. Almost all were past the rings. I think a rebuild is going to be on the to-do list next year.

 

Good Job. BTW, there was another member who was just asking about a custom bikini top. Hopefully he see's this.

 

I opened up my oil passages in the timing cover to 1/2", radiused the edges of the passages and set the clearance on the gears to 0.002, along with a new thrust plate. After fooling around with the stock oil filter housing/gear cover, I just ordered a new one from T/A Performance. My threads were boogered up on the filter nipple. I have always had to be very careful installing the oil filter, now it should be slick.

 

Spent time with the only stripper my wife approves of . . .

 

I disassembled my rocker shaft assemblies and cleaned everything up. They were pretty clean to start with, and the rockers and shafts were tight and in good shape. The tips of the rockers where they contact the valves were worn a little bit and a light sanding on the belt sander, just enough to remove the marks, followed by a quick polishing made things like new again. I reassembled with some Lucas assembly lube, oiled them down and put them in a Ziploc bag. Ready to go on the engine, someday, if it ever comes back home for reassembly.

 

Just waking him up...

 

LoL ....OK , then !

 

But they do delivery.

With Clubs Closed for COVID-19, Strippers in Portland, Oregon, Take to Topless Food Delivery

 

I've had about 45min a day out of the cell with the boys. Trying to tackle little things for better reliability and just making little things right. (Nothing I can't step away from)

Installed a relay for the starter solenoid.
(Might seem redundant but it's not happy without it).
Pulled the pizza slice off the drawbar to flip and level the m416.
Started on a 7pin rv socket. it will look more appropriate than a 4 flat on an army trailer. Allows for backup lights, aux 12v plugs.
Most importantly I need it to charge the camper's battery (don't tell the wife there are other ways to charge it, I need my excuses)

20200327_195951 by Joe with a jeep, on Flickr

Next I'm Gonna put in a relay to control the dual heater motors like 2speed dual motor radiator fans.

 

I set my clearance with the thrust plate, but now I realized I don't need it with the new oil pump cover I bought from TA Performance because that's flat as well. Bolted it on, and installed the water pump, because I am running out of things to install. Now I have a complete timing cover and no engine to put it on yet.

 

The sum total of my efforts for this week.

 

All new seals and brakes/ wheel cylinders in the rear axle. Cleaning rust and undercoating off frame and underside from the transfer case back. Replacing the valance and rear bumper/ reinforcement Boy was that fun to get off..... riveted and welded and rusted bolts.