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Old 05-19-2016, 06:42 PM
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Glow Shift Vacuum/Boost gauge - just because



It has a button that allows you to choose from 7 different back-glow colors

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Old 05-19-2016, 07:24 PM
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Good looking XJ thanks for posting all the links as well makes researching mods a hell of a lot easier.

And of course I have sub'd this thread.
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Originally Posted by 98jeepster_xj
That is exactly what i was going to do, but then I found a guy on eBay selling exactly what I was wanting.

Jeep Cherokee XJ Aluminum Fan Shroud

If I had had the extra time and proper tools I probably could have, but in the end it just seemed easier to spend the ca$h and order it.

Its worth a try and hey if you find out your good at making them, there's definitely people out there interested in buying them. I know I was.
I think just having the fans mounted to a shroud instead of directly to the radiator will help, you would probably be safe running with the 2 12" fans you already have.
If you do want to make a triple fan shroud similar to mine, I'd be more than happy to give you measurements off of mine if you'd like.
Here's the fans I purchased for my setup: 10" push/pull cooling fan

They push/pull 1730 CFM each.
Would really appreciate those measurements if they're not already up. Moved to Texas and the good ol '93 could use a little HP boost on the hills and some better cooling. Figure while i'm replacing the stock rad I might as well do e fans as well. I've got the stock one hooked up to run automatically or on switch, works great.
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Originally Posted by willat12
Would really appreciate those measurements if they're not already up. Moved to Texas and the good ol '93 could use a little HP boost on the hills and some better cooling. Figure while i'm replacing the stock rad I might as well do e fans as well. I've got the stock one hooked up to run automatically or on switch, works great.
All I did when drawing my shroud up was use my radiator as my template and measurements.
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OLD BUMPER - BEFORE



Bolts came out very easy



Shot of Dat Jeep with no front bumper



Front tie-in bracket installed



Bumper held in place with my floor jack



Bumper bolts attached



Dat Jeep sits about 1-2" lower now in the front - the new bumper weights 80 lbs, that's a bit more than stock.



Front glamour shot



Of course I had to make it road legal - this is temporary until I can come up with something better



Glamour shot

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Our bumper looks awesome on your jeep!! Your progress is coming along nicely! Keep up the good work!
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Originally Posted by Affordable Offroad
Our bumper looks awesome on your jeep!! Your progress is coming along nicely! Keep up the good work!
Thanks that's awesome!
I love hearing from fans, always appreciate the positive support!
I may be looking at adding some AO rock sliders to Dat Jeep in the near future.
Possibly even a gas tank skid plate.

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Default Steering box replacement SH*TSHOW PT1

As you can tell from the title this is SH*TSHOW PT1



Dat Jeep barely fits in my 1 car garage.



Made some room by removing my 2nd battery & tray.



Unbolted the telescoping steering shaft and removed the power steering lines.



Here's where the ****show starts: Unbolted the steering box bolts and found the flimsy aluminum spacer was, of course, broken.

Broke 1 of the 3 steering box bolts, so I will need to purchase some replacement bolts.



Old steering box was leaking and in desperate need of a rebuild or replacement.





The ****show continues: The replacement steering box I ordered had damaged threaded hose fittings.
Luckily the ebay seller had another one available and happily agreed to send out a replacement @ no charge to me.



So while I wait for a replacement to the replacement power steering box I will be ordering this spacer from Iron Rock Offroad

In the meantime Dat Jeep is out of commission.

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The SH*TSHOW continues...



Ignition lock cylinder was stuck and wouldn't turn.



If you push this tab in and at the same time pull the ignition cylinder out from the steering column.



After I removed the cylinder from the column, I sprayed it with dry lube spray.



Lined up the ignition slot and reinstalled the cylinder. After cleaning it worked perfect.
Not as bad a ****show as earlier, but still not fun.
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Will be replacing the Rough Country fixed lower control arm bushings sometime this week.
I've developed a Front-end noise and upon investigation found substantial movement in the lower control arm bushings.
Ordered replacement bushings from RockAuto.com and will install them hopefully this coming weekend.





This is the passenger side - the drivers side is worse and is the side where the noise is coming from

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Removed my drivers side seat to inspect the floor rust and found this






underside of the right side hole



underside of the left hole

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Well there's your problem right there...
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Well there's your problem right there...
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