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Hey why am I reading this at the we hours of the morning JESUS LORD GIVE ME A LIFE....¯\_(ツ)_/¯
LOL.
My excuse is I don't have a life. And am perfectly fine with that.
I sleep 5 maybe 6 hours and I am a done deal.
Fall asleep in front of the television at 9 PM.
You're not watching the television but the television is watching you.
You do the math. LOL.
I have what I need to enjoy the luxuries in life I have grown accustomed to.
Eating and living indoors.
I work, eat, sleep, watch television, run some errands here and there, spend time on the internet bothering you fine folks and learning about my Jeep, and putzing around with my Jeep.
My life is perfect just the way it is.
There's a percentage, a small one, of folks who can do that or less, like maybe 3–4 hrs a night. Nowadays I need at least 8, but with no distractions or alarms I can do 9–10 and be fit as a butcher's dog.
There's a percentage, a small one, of folks who can do that or less, like maybe 3–4 hrs a night. Nowadays I need at least 8, but with no distractions or alarms I can do 9–10 and be fit as a butcher's dog.
OK maybe not perfect. I would kill to be able to sleep 8 hours straight. LOL.
LOL.
My excuse is I don't have a life. And am perfectly fine with that.
I sleep 5 maybe 6 hours and I am a done deal.
Fall asleep in front of the television at 9 PM.
You're not watching the television but the television is watching you.
You do the math. LOL.
I have what I need to enjoy the luxuries in life I have grown accustomed to.
Eating and living indoors.
I work, eat, sleep, watch television, run some errands here and there, spend time on the internet bothering you fine folks and learning about my Jeep, and putzing around with my Jeep.
My life is perfect just the way it is.
Love ya boy EDIT: wanna date
Last edited by papablista; 02-03-2019 at 08:12 AM.
Reason: wanna date
LOL.
No. Single and staying that way. Why do you think my life is almost perfect. LOL.
I had to revise that from perfect cause being able to sleep 8 hours straight would make it perfect. LOL
I think the 93 XJ's 4.0L has had it. It's drinking water now but no leaks or water in the oil. Has a dead cylinder (#2), which it's had for over 5yrs and has bad piston slap...
Going to look over a 2005 Jeep KJ Liberty 4x4 6spd for 800 bucks to drive around until I can build an engine for the XJ, then give the XJ to him as his first car. Even better that the title says Station Wagon, so insurance is cheaper than if it said SUV or Truck.
Besides, since I renewed my Army contract, I will have to do a lot more driving (as part of my contract) to other bases for training. I need something more comfortable and long distance over offroad and hey, it's still a Jeep w/4x4 for roads like up in MO, NJ and WI in the winter months.
Finally fixed the front drive shaft and double cardan joint. Now, if the weather would warm up enough so I can put her back in. Before the snow melts....
I chased down and fixed my drive line vibrations due to the new B pipe contacting the crossmember. New isolator for the tail pipe, AT mount, and I rigged a home made TC drop with a bunch of 1/2" washers, a jack and jack stands, and a truck load of patience.
No more annoying, metal on metal sound or vibrations, and it shifts about 100 times better now. Should have done the AT mount a couple of years ago when I paid to have the motor mounts replaced. Now I see why people recommend doing all the motor and tranny mounts at the same time.
My 21 year old rig has never run so well or sounded so mean. Next project is either replacing the upper control arm bushings or the dreaded timing sprockets and chain. I have all the parts for either one. Just putting it off.
Last edited by Remo73; 02-03-2019 at 03:51 PM.
Reason: pics
I helped the wife put on a new brake caliper. I found out it wouldn't start so I put a charger on it. Then I had a buddy help me replace my 1980s garage door opener. I finally have a remote smaller than a phone book now.
Detailed the Interior and began the exterior - 2001 XJ
New here so I've not had much time to jump in with both feet yet. Just picked her up mid last week so the only thing I've had a chance to really do is give her a fair once-over, a quick bath and I ordered up some new tires.
I just ordered up some new tires for it. Was originally going to go with some top-shelf Michelin's but after thinking about it and reading up on reviews and hieing the options, I chose to go with a set of: Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015P and bumped up one size to 235 /70 R16 in Raised Outlined White Letters I think the aggressive pattern and lettering will look awesome and is a good look for a stock vehicle from this era. Some will hate but that's okay. They rate really well overall from all the reviews I've read and most importantly are a great on-off road tire that is not noisy and handles rain and snow extremely well.
This weekend I was pushed for time but was able to bust out a full detail on the interior. Overall it was in excellent shape for it's age. No rips, stains, not much in the way of high traffic dirt even. The stock mats are still drying but they look brand new. For those that don't know, I took a home hobby to the max with my son who does 1-2 vehicles per weekend with me as the mentor/guide on projects. Today I steam-extracted all the carpet and seat areas and sanitized and cleaned all the hard surfaces. Looks and smells brand new. Ignore the blue tinge on some surfaces as it's the LED headlight I'm wearing as a light source combined with a cell phone as the camera. The shine to the hard surfaces buffs-down upon wipe off of the sealant too but it has to set for 1hr. As of this morning we're all set with a nice satin finish. Passenger side was hardly used. Seat is like brand new No marks or stains or tears, nothing Ignore the gloss as it gets buffed to a satin finish once the sealant has cured. Minimal use over it's life Under this mat is spotless. Previous owner took superb care of it Even the driver side carpet is spotless. Dare I say cleaner than my car. Driver seat is not broken down at all, solid, no wobble and looks brand new.
Lastly, I didn't have much time today, but I did begin the process of bringing the paint back to life. I pulled the front bumper, grill and headlight surrounds off as it makes for easier cleaning and polishing overall. I also completed the hood and front fenders.
Overall it is covered with oxidized clear coat and muck. My son took hold of the Flex 3401 polisher with a wool pad and I followed next with the Rupes Mille and a yellow finishing pad. The slightly sad news is the hood has early signs of "crows feet" which is a weakening of the clear coat. It's light to medium in nature so not bad enough to repaint but not perfect. I'm a little bummed but will get over it. It's not going to all be perfect right? I suspect the roof may have some as well but I didn't even get up there yet other than for a quick look-see. The side panels however are just fine which is great. That said, here are a few shots of what will soon be a full transformation. Next weekend I should have more time to do some 50/50 shots and some before and after vids. The other great news is the paint thickness measures in between 4-5 mils which stock was likely 5-6 if that. Plenty of material to work with.
Starting point - and the photo looks better than it really is. Notice the oxidation, tons of swirls an stains that were set in, likely from soap and car wash stains of water not fully rinsed just soaking into an oxidized clear finish.
Results are showing promise. The color is Patriot Blue Pearl and it really shows. This is a great color for an SUV. Some typical Jeep orange peel but overall the paint is correction just as expected. Painted corrected nearly 100% outside a few chips and marks that I will fix later
That's all for now, as I'm going to be swamped this week. Saturday next week I'll make quite a bit more progress with plans to hopefully complete all the paint correction leaving Sunday for Coating the paint, trim and glass. Monday marks the day for new tires and wheel polishing and coating.
Today I decided to see if my old 1984 XJ would still start. It's been sitting out beside the garage since I bought it almost 5 years ago. Put the battery charger on it yesterday evening and gave it a crank today. No start initially but it did turn over. Pulled the air cleaner off, dumped some fresh fuel down it's throat and gave it crank. On about the 6th engine revolution it busted off. Sounded like crap, belts squealing and dust flying but it was running. Decided to air up the flat, dry rotted tires and drove the old girl around the block. I laughed the whole way. It was a great day for the ole girl. She's still a future 2 door, v6, 5 speed project for me or....somebody else. Saved her from the scrap pile and I'm glad I did.
02-03-2019, 04:21 AM
EDIT: wanna date
Detailed the Interior and began the exterior - 2001 XJ
I think the aggressive pattern and lettering will look awesome and is a good look for a stock vehicle from this era. Some will hate but that's okay. They rate really well overall from all the reviews I've read and most importantly are a great on-off road tire that is not noisy and handles rain and snow extremely well.
