Buy a rust free '89 2 door, drop engine, wiring, dash, tranny, tc, axles, suspension, center console.
I don't know if i should do it tho, i don't have a dd nor a garage... And a welder would be nice. At the rate my rust is growing i figure i have a few years before i have big problems on mine.

 

Washed her. And fixed my front windshield washer. Relays fix everything on these old jeeps.

 

That sounds like a lot of wasted time... just get one Jeep that works.

 

Same except I built my harness, good set up

 

How did you build the harness? Head light plugs, what size wire, wish relays? Is there a write up?

 

http://jeep-xj.info/HowtoHeadlightLoom.htm

Cheaper then buying a premade harness but I didn't want to bother with it.

 

^^ He's probably right.
I'll be making my harnesses but all I need is the H4 plugs which are $6, everything else I already have in the shop.

 

I might take on this project today, if I can get all the stuff locally for less than the price of the harness, I probably have the wire, I know I have all of the sta-kons, I'll just need relays, fuse holders, and sockets.

 

After breaking my t-stat housing yesterday trying to put in a 195* t-stat. I had my wife go out and buy all new hoses and a new housing so at midnight, when I got off work, I could replace all of it, minus the radiator and water pump. Tool me near 3hrs to do it, at least one of those hours was spent looking for a freaking hose clamp. Now she runs either just below 210* or just above, still working the bubbles out.

 

Replaced the radiator with both hoses on my 2001. factory clamps weren't holding up no more and the radiator was leaking. Did it all in 15 degree weather in the street lolz

 

Whole bunch of good stuff today. From mounting my shovel to cleaning rear brakes

 

Picked up my 3.5" front coils and shocks today. Used but a killer deal so it was worth it.

 

Sweet! Where did you drive to get them?

 

Removed front tow hook brackets set.



Anyone want? Will probably sell. They have never been used and have been on a Southern Jeep for about 4 months.

Also, replaced all of the rivets on the front bumper beauty guards with nuts and bolts for easy access so that when I go to install the Rough Country Stinger Winch Bumper, I don't have to fiddle with stupid rivets.

It went from sunny, to spine-chilling cold and rainy in the middle of doing this... really sucked.

 

Warren, MI from Grand Rapids, MI

3 and a half hours to get there, and some how we managed to make it back in 2 and a half. Including the blizzard conditions we hit about 5-6 times on the way back. Crazy.