Renovation of a YJ

Zoediak · Oct 30, 2011

Oil can said:
I'm. Looking at it now and what you are seeing is the plate on the back leading edge of the winch plate......:awesomework:

haha yeah, hard to tell from a pic... but it looks like it was right there...

i was like.... damn!! that be some thing rope going through there...

:haha:

Oil can · Oct 30, 2011

The hole is plenty big!!!!:screwdog:

zukkev · Oct 30, 2011

:haha::haha: You guys need to get a room!!! :fawkdancesmiley:

Well, got the Prop valve mod done---rather simple in the end...took the plunger out of the valve, and there's a square cut o-ring on the end of it that sits in the groove on the plunger; it ended up staying in the valve when the plunger was pulled...fished it out with a pick, cleaned everything up and re-assembled the valve without the o-ring; You must reinstall the spring with the plunger to hold it to the valve body, as the cap is also a vent of sorts... Bled 'er out--she holds in 2lo now!!!! huge difference...:awesomework:
Got the winch wired up and the rope on it...
Took a look at the alleged overheating issue we noted while running around the yard; and found the top heater hose was splitting at the clamp, plus I could feel something inside the hose, so I pulled it apart to fix the hose, and someone had stuffed the bell of the aftermarket gauge into the heater hose, and just crushed its lead between the nipple and the hose with the clamp! For now I just cut the split end of the hose, and put it back together to find out what temp its running at---lo and behold, the way it's set up, it reads about 20-25* higher than it actually is! (No big surprise there...

); Good news is it's not actually running hot! :cheer: Using my temp gun at the heater hose it is running between 178 and 196* when the stat opens up...I was surprised there was actually a stat in there! :haha: Also cleaned all the muck out of the rad fins while I was there....

TRG4runner · Oct 30, 2011

I used to wheel with this rig when the original owner had it. That rig has seem some ****

I'm glad to see its coming back to life :cheer: Keep up the good work kev :awesomework:

zukkev · Oct 30, 2011

TRG4runner said:
That rig has seem some ****

I know..... it was all packed in the rad fins!!!! :haha: Thanks mang!

zukkev · Nov 3, 2011

Well, it went home yesterday! :cheer: Got a call from Jim...thought his trans blew backing it off the trailer---turns out the T-case wasn't engaged all the way! :smack: :redneck: Looking forward to Tomorrow's shake down! :awesomework:

jimpaget · Nov 4, 2011

The rig is fantastic!!! It did everything that I asked of it, and more. It is just as smooth and controlled at 40 mph on the logging roads as it is at 1 mph climbing rocks.

You can imagine just how big my smile was, and probably still is.

jimpaget · Nov 6, 2011

Here is a picture from the 1st run at Walker on Friday:

zukkev · Nov 6, 2011

That didn't take ya long to steal from the 11/05 thread! :haha:

jimpaget · Nov 6, 2011

Steal is such an ugly word.:redneck::redneck:

Oil can · Nov 6, 2011

Who ever took that picture must of bean a professional.....:redneck:

jimpaget · Nov 6, 2011

No, a professional would have spelled it been, not bean.:fawkdancesmiley::fawkdancesmiley:

Oil can · Nov 6, 2011

jimpaget said:
No, a professional would have spelled it been, not bean.:fawkdancesmiley::fawkdancesmiley:

Just my luck....

Fordzuki · Nov 6, 2011

This thing looked pretty good in person. Nice job, Kev. :awesomework:

zukkev · Nov 6, 2011

Oil can said:
Who ever took that picture must of bean a professional.....:redneck:

jimpaget said:
No, a professional would have spelled it been, not bean.:fawkdancesmiley::fawkdancesmiley:

:haha::haha::haha:

Oil can said:
Just my luck....

wned:

Fordzuki said:
This thing looked pretty good in person. Nice job, Kev. :awesomework:

Thanks!!!

XSrcing · Nov 7, 2011

It was a damn nice rig. Just needs a defroster.

zukkev · Nov 7, 2011

XSrcing said:
It was a damn nice rig. Just needs a defroster.

Sean??? :corn:
And yeah, it does! :awesomework: It's in the works....:;

jimpaget · Nov 7, 2011

The new tub came with a full dash (minus instruments) and heater. Just need to get it installed. Probably after the first of the year.

Oil can · Nov 7, 2011

had this laying around. jims yj suspension test.:awesomework:

[YT]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAKv13fKoVo[/YT]

jimpaget · Nov 21, 2011

After the shake-down runs, I left the YJ on the trailer for a couple of days. When I went to move it to the the garage, I noticed that the the right rear wheel cylinder was leaking, even though it looked new when Kevin checked it.

Rather than rebuild or replace the wheel cylinder, I decided to convert to rear disks. I ordered the brackets today from GreatLakes Offroad.