FrankDaTank182

If I am in from offshore I def want to make it, my xj isn't all tricked out. But I'd still like to go and meet people and see everyone's rides.

twistedunibody01

I normally go to jeep things like this to meet more Xj drivers. Even thought last jeep jaunt they had 3 out of 365 jeeps its always fun and cool to talk with other people with interest like mine. Plus there's a few bad ***** xjs in Lafayette I've been wanting the meet who drives them I don't think they know about the cf lol.

FrankDaTank182

I hear that man, I'll be there if I'm in from offshore.

twistedunibody01

Hopefully ill have 4.10 gears and a 8.8 in the rear and a fresh new paint Job by the time the car show is around. I just scooped up a 8.8 with 4.10s I have to add IRO's 8.8 swap kit to it and mount it up and I have to swap front axels I have a tj front low pinion but it has 4.10s super fresh and beefy IRO lower control arm mounts on it. And I'm a wheeler don't really care about my paint but I do wanna freshin it up a lil so there's no green showing threw. And maybe the first car wash I've done on it sence I bought it. And we scored a 3 in rancho lift from an Xj at the pull a part. It's not to often we find anything great. But these control arms are super nice. Square tubing witch could take a beating. Plan to put it on our toy with the budget boost stacked on top it to make for a lil more decent hight to clear the 34 x12.5 swampers that are already on it. Tucked up really tight in there from the po. So who's everyone else??

BayouXJ

I might go if I'm not offshore or if its not giving me any problems. Kind of far for mine as it sits.

FrankDaTank182

Don't worry bayou, if Im in. And you go. I'm from houma so I can always tow you back if you break down lol.

BayouXJ

Ask twisted the wires in my engine bay are a nightmare. Who ever had this jeep before me swapped the motor from the stock 2.8L (GM 60* V6) to what I thought was the 3.4 because they share a lot of parts and have the same bellhousing pattern. Well after some research found out it is the 4.3L (GM 90* V6) so tons of extra wires. That part is fine for now till I re-do the wiring. Right now I need to hook up extra vacuum lines and probably rejet the carb to help it from running so rich.

twistedunibody01

I've seen it first hand. It's a nightmare but can easy be fixed with a day of just siting there and figuring what everything goes for. And actually the motor will run better and stronger the motor vacuum lines are sealed up becouse the more vacuum in the motor will help with Idealing and all that witch if you go start hooking stuff up it loses vacuum inside the motor becouse of all the stuff. Really you have a carbed motor it doesn't need anything but ign crap and fuel lines. Everything else is for the jeep like sensors and stuff. Other than that I'd rip everything else out put relay boxes everyweres with hard wired headlights and fan and everything all just on switches. Lol I know it might sound crazy but it can be done. And if I was in your situation I'd get it as close to nothing hooked up to the motor as possible. Delete heater ac all the extra bs that's not really needed unless you seriously need it. And worst come to worst I live 30 min down the road will get it to my house and everyone I know that knows about these jeeps will figure out a way to get you home.

BayouXJ

Yea thinking about redoing all the wiring engine and body. Not really any sensors on this old jeep. Been looking around. Had to wire up my fan the other day overheated due to fan being hooked up wrong. Thinking about getting a vacuum block to hook everything to and to clean up my bay. Going to try and keep minimal things on the jeep.

twistedunibody01

Yea sometimes simple is good. simple is less things that can go wrong are cause problems

FrankDaTank182

Yea. I wish mine was older and less crap in the engine bay. A friend of mine has a wrangler that the PO did a engine swap and his looks so much neater with out all the extra junk

twistedunibody01

If any of you guys use Facebook there's a new thing on there Cajun jeep trade are something it's pretty new and all around louisiana. I think I may be the only Xj on there but I'm not sure but its pretty cool you'll may want to check it out see what's out there for trade are cheap cash sales.

twistedunibody01

Anyone from New Orleans? Are anywhere drivable from New Orleans?

jimbo98xj

What's wrong twisted

kennethboyd

I'm in Metairie, what's up?