XJ BoSS

i love that dude. as well as your xj

Schatty

biking mostly my other passion

Schatty

soooooooo i haven't updated in a while, but now i'm gettin down to business this summer and doin a major overhaul
heres where i'm at as of now, over the summer and fall i finished my rear bumper got bushwacker flat flares 32x11.5 all terrains and a jba header to replace my cracked one and some daystar sway bar bushings to replace my worn loose ones.

heres some pics of the progress


on the way to whistler


my place for the summer


last pic before she got the cutting wheel


clearing room for the flat flares


yayyyy new tires 32x11.5 all terrains


then i got back home to moose jaw and got my new tires


put on some Christmas lights


the jeep lookin classy





i need a locker


replaced the cracked header with new jba one


in progress of changing


more progress


Finally droppin in


new daystar sway bar bushings





and finally this is how she sits

Schatty

now i decided the 4.0 is tiered and needs a break as well as my transfer case needs a rebuild and the diffs could use some love soooooo this summer i've got some plans

4.2l Stroker yet to be broken down to a specific part for part list
remove the a/c and find a delete pully since i never use it
upgrade the cooling system to keep the new engine happy with a high flow water pump and less restricting thermostat housing from hesco
thor cowl induction intake to keep her breathing happy(still debating) i might go with a snorkel instead
replace and renew the front dana 30
replace the dana 35 with a jy dana 44 with a lockright locker and zj disc conversion
and install a slip yoke eliminator with new drive shaft when rebuilding the transfer case
and the thing i'm most looking forward to is running 100% royal purple in everything engine, cooling system, tranny, transfer case, diffs, power steering fluid alllllll around


let me know what you guys think and comment away

pickles

looks awesome man!

Schatty

i was just lookin back and wowww its been crazy before




after

Bimmer_2002

You sure did a good job. I like your plans for it. I wish I had the funds to do it. Would love a stroker engine.

Schatty

well i've got a dad who used to be a journey man mechanic and my old neighbor can order pretty well any part i want through his back yard business and he builds engines all the time so i've got the people to help me out with the build and help me pick out parts for best performance. lots of choices though.................

after the performance is done i'd like to do a front end 97-01 clip swap and some fresh paint (maybe desert tan) and powder coat my bumpers and roof rack

i might strip the interior this summer and do rubber flooring and a custom center console out of steel with some fresh buckets from salvage and reupholster the back seat

all ideas but i have to finish school first

Bimmer_2002

Sounds good!

pickles

Where did you get the JBA header?? And what did it cost ya?

Schatty

i got if from my old neighbor he used to own a garage in mj but retired and just does work out of his back yard but still can get parts from all his suppliers it put me back $450, and he called a few different companies and a guy in calgary that specializes in jeeps and the jbas are the best available direct swap header since other brands are gettin away from them like bank due to cracking problems

craig-b

Nice Cherokee man!

Where you in Whistler in February or?

You should come back this summer, and ill come up for a weekend and we'll go for a rip and talk Jeep!


Btw, i'm craig-b on PB.

Schatty

i was only up there july and august but i don't think i'm comin back to whistler this summer.... this fall though i will prob be movin out to squamish if not fall i'll def be out that way in the spring to find a home and get my solo life goin on in bc

Schatty

ssssooooooooooooooooooooooo

im back at it for a bit figuring what parts i need and starting to rip it apart

a few things i done that i found some pictures of for you guys that i did and forgot about


flywheel bolts were loose and grinding so pulled them out and put in some new ones with red locktight... i will replace the fly wheel this summer when the trannys out since the holes aren't round anymore


the nss fix i pulled it off and re greased with dialectic grease since the springs werent pushing out the paws anymore (no after picture)



yuck the thottle body was gross so i spent some time and cleaned it up.... and now



that was the last little while and yesterday i started on this




the drivers side is easy as its only surface rust but the passanger side needs a bit of patching followed by the whole floor covered in a sealer to prevent further rust so that will keep my busy for a while. plus the dash is out and the a/c is gone custom dash and center consel is in te works

Schatty

so currently i have on order brown dog motor mounts since i could see how tilted my engine was but didn't look to for into it until this morning when i when to go see how bad my mounts were....................





currently my engine is being held up by the housing for my distributor good thing its there or my engine would be grinding on the road so i gave brown dog a call and there shipping the engine mounts to go with the motor mounts so its allllll gooodd