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I got my new brake lines installed, pulled the front driveshaft going to re do it tomorrow.

New brake lines are installed and brakes bled, I think the front brake calipers had some air in them because now that they have been bled I have a lot more brake pedle, The new long travle square driveshaft is all bolted in, I took it on the road and suprisingly I dont get any drive line vibration till i get it over 45MPH, I figured with the driveshaft made out of square tube it would vibrate like heck on the road. as usuall james was a big help on the driveshaft project. Up next will be shock hoops then 4 Link. I talked my wife into an aussie locker for my birthday

New axle joints and diff fluid changed all out and as usual all of this was done in jeffs garage

XJ made about a 50 mile round trip today. Farthest it's been in a while. Lots of driveline vibrations as usual. Actual work and such "should" begin this week on the bumper.

WJ has sprung another problem, I now have a leaking rear axle seal in it too

got this for the TuRD today



Bye Bye stupid carburetor and manual steering :whistle:

Angler Wrote:Bye Bye stupid carburetor and manual steering :whistle:

Hello I/M office.

-45* F 1, Suzuki 0

Suzuki in heated garage overnight = still no start. :banghead: hrug:

2 hours of troubleshooting, several phone calls and an acetylene torch later :yes:

I guess if someone put a torch to me I'd start moving faster as well. :eek:

The Talon got 4 new valves and a headgasket this weekend. Passed I/M, registered and soon to be on the market.

akdsmer Wrote:Hello I/M office.

It's a good thing no one here knows anyone in the I/M department :troutslap:

akdsmer Wrote:Hello I/M office.

nope, going be registered in florida

Angler Wrote:nope, going be registered in florida

Doesn't matter where its registered, still needs I/M. Or you could wait until the program goes away :whistle:

ajpthng Wrote:Doesn't matter where its registered, still needs I/M. Or you could wait until the program goes away :whistle:

well the truck is IMed till aug 08 we deploy aug/sept 08 Unless the I/M Ninjas busts into my garage and hauls the poor TuRD away I think I will be good, the IM program will problibly be gone by the time I get back and even then, I wont be in alaska much longer after that.

but hows Ryan going to wheel it with expired tags????

ARCTIC_EXPRESS Wrote:but hows Ryan going to wheel it with expired tags????

Ha ha she will be to busy laying on the beach in florida to worry about wheeling anything but a cooler to the dunes

jeep- gone

FrankinTuRD-
parts ordered

front shocks-Ron
New front axle- Wayne
flex joints- suicide doors
4link brackets- ballistic fabs
High steer, diff armor, axle truss, knuckle rebuild kit,Chrome Moly Birfields, wheel spacers,- Foothill Off road.

Just waiting on the UPS man now

Well, zero calls this weekend about my TJ.

I drove my ZJ home yesterday. 4 hr trip. It's got bumpsteer, too much air in the tires, and 3 oil leaks. I love that thing.

Z's definately have some advantages.

I was doing some calculations and my ZJ is doing a little better than I was gathering previously. I do have to say that with 4" of lift, 31's aired up to 30 PSI, etc, the Zj has a smooth ride.

Drove it to work today, too.
Tell me my father-in-law didnt' tow my camper 4k miles in 4th gear?! I've got a shudder between 1rd and 2st gear. :mad:

Got body cut off of 4runner, james laid eyes on the donor cab, i orderd the locker for front, and axle vent extentions today.

sevenslats Wrote:Drove it to work today, too.
Tell me my father-in-law didnt' tow my camper 4k miles in 4th gear?! I've got a shudder between 1rd and 2st gear. :mad:

Time to find an AX-15 and get rid of Chrysler's gift to the Grand Cherokee world.

changed the water pump and thermostat on the TuRD today

Got the shock mounts built, shocks are installed, aussie locker, knuckle rebuild kit are here, going to pick up new front axle from Wayne tomorrow, still waiting on diff armor and front axle truss, and chrome moly shafts, then I can put the front axle together

74 blazer ( marks old one ). put new heater in and it works great. has new door locks, cd player now, speakers in the doors, and a new batt. new tires are in the works and rims. plan to cut the rust out and add fender flares, winch, steering colum, seats out of the 91 unless sold before then. upgrade to axel shafts front and rear. just alot of little work here and there needs to be done.

Needs fluids filled/changed.

Otherwise it's just fine...the locker seems to be acting better, guess it hates -40 as much as I do.

XJ: Snapped front ujoint and axle shaft. Brake issue again. Steering issues getting worse.

Dodge: Heater working again, still need to make an appointment with Gene's to get the ps fixed and the other issues taken care of.