Scott'sXJ

How do you like that 1 piece oil pan gasket?
I know you haven't run the motor yet, but any trouble with fittment that you can see?
I have to replace mine, and I want to know if this is a better option than the OEM 4 piece gasket set.

ken78745

The one piece gasket is a hell of a lot better than the four piece one I would have killed some one as it was a pain in the *** with the one piece one!!!

First you have to snake the pan out and then get it back in, I has to drop the drag link at the pitman arm to get my pan out and that was with the tires off the ground, front end at about a 10" lift.

Then once you get the pan back in there you have to fish the gasket in place by flicking it up and under the oil pump then you can use your fingers to put it in place (be careful at the rear that you get the gasket in the little grove on the rear main bearing cap). Other than that yea I like the one piece gasket. :-)

ken78745

I hate my iPhones autocorrect (I has to)* damn it had it to!!!

ken78745

I think I should just get a new fuel tank mine I feel is done there are rubber chunks(from what???) and crap from old gas stuck to the bottom and side of the tank

Scott'sXJ

Thanks, I'm gonna try that.
I've already got about 10 -12 inches of clearance from my axel to my pan, so starter, and steering stabilizer will need to be removed, but I should be good. I'll let you know how it goes when I do it this weekend.

ken78745

I had about 20inches the axle to pan clearance it still isn't fun snaking that oil pan in and out you will need to put the front end up pretty damn high to clear everything



This is with the hood about chest level (I am 6'2") and tires off the ground about 4" too

Scott'sXJ

Full droop on the front axle?!

Oh crap. Looks like I'm in for an adventure.

ken78745

If u have a good sized floor jack and some nice sized jack stands you can unbolt the shocks and the say bar links at the axle and just let the axle sit on the ground.

I would jack jeep up first then put the jeep on the jack stands and then I would put the floor jack under the axle for support and unbolt the shocks at the axle and same with sway links and then just lower the axle down with the floor jack. The axle shouldn't move around crazy because the control arms will still be connected...

Just a thought, but you will have to disconnect steering stabilizer or the tie rod at the pitman arm to even begin to get the pan down. No way around that

Scott'sXJ

That's actually not a bad idea, disconnecting the shocks, and swaybar.
I've got quick disco's already so that'll be a snap at least.
And it'll give me the excuse I need to redo ALL of the steering stuff anyway.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks for the advice.

ken78745

Well today I took the front and rear fender flares off and cut the front fender I am also going to cut rear fender because i plan on running 35"or 37" tires

ken78745

I think I need a new distributor haha!!

ken78745

I also got the new freeze plugs in

ken78745

Went to the junkyard hunting parts for me and a friend, well i found some good stuff

Front axle hub to hub $150+$30core



Transfercase np231 $130+$30core



And my buddy is going to buy the cylinder head I need and pay me $100 to pull the axle and t-case for him :-)

Here is the donor

ken78745

I got the axle and transfercase for my friend I just need to go back to the junkyard because they changed the head bolts from 6 to 12 point bolts and I didn't bring my 12 point sockets because the head bolts on my motor are 6 point















I also got all the shifter linkage for the transfercase because my friend is making his zj part time 4x4 and dumping the quradratrack crap transfercase
The parts I got him are a hp dana30 3.73 gears and np231 transfer case he is happy!!!

ken78745

I ordered some more stuff for the $400 cherokee :-)