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One night i was driving down the freeway and the motor shut off and the oil light came on. Took me quiet awhile to figure out what happened and finally i discovered, the timing chain locked up and jumped off. Heres some pictures of what happened. Also, not too much longer my Harmonic Balancer separated and fell off. Good thing i wasnt driving.
I dont have pictures of it, but my motor mount gave way and ended up slamming my engine into the side of the frame, which cracked my distributor and left me stranded. I eventually went with Brown Dog Motor mounts and brackets. Runs great now and you can really tell the difference. Also went with red spark plug wires to add the the colorfulness of the engine.
Also went with a Champion 2 core radiator and a new a/c condenser. The temperature really has went down.
Last edited by Atticus8866; 06-17-2017 at 07:10 AM.
I didn't have an oil pressure gauge, so i bought and installed a GlowShift oil pressure gauge where the cigarette lighter was and relocated the cigarette lighter and added a nice little cup holder since it didn't have one.
Top gauge is temp, bottom is oil pressure.
Last edited by Atticus8866; 06-17-2017 at 07:05 AM.
Wanted to get rid of the mechanical fan, so i went with the Taurus electric fan swap. After a little bit of cutting and okie riggin, it went well and fit nice. Can really tell it improves on the performance of the engine not having the mechanical fan. Went with a low and high speed with a 3 way rocker switch that can turn it from low to high and even off. Replaced the radiator fan as well with a new one, can really tell the difference, and the Jeep runs way cooler. Also went with a K&N intake, which i had from when i first got it. I know some people love it and some people hate it, but i love it and the whistle it makes. Pictures show the electric fan and wiring.
Added some light bars to the bumper.
They are really nice and bright and I have a nice switch on the inside to turn them off and on. I also replaced the headlights with black projection HIDs. I have white LEDs for my blinkers and i smoked the front blinker lenses.
Also added a rough country tie bar to replace the small dinky one.
I re did the entire exhaust system (aside from headers which had already been replaced) went with some basic intermediate pipe, magnaflow high flow cat (good ole CA) and a JEGS brand muffler. From the muffler i added a gibson 3 inch turn down tip. It'll be painted black as well at a later time, like the rest of the exhaust was. Sure sounds good now
i didnt have any lights at the rear of my Jeep, only a dome light towards the front. I needed something in the back so I could see in the back at night when loading and unloading stuff. Added a couple LED strips I got at autzone and used a pressure switch for the rear to turn them off and on.
06-16-2017, 10:12 PM
