heater hose adapter, easy and cheap to make, and doesnt leak at all

found the ONLY xj fan shoud they had

 

potentialy picking up some CAD brackets, borla header(300$), cleaned up 4.0l block/7120 head ready for porting/4 weight 4.2 crank (550$)

i think im going to start making this more of an expedition rig, not sure what direction ill be going in yet but somthing for survival

 

got the fan mated to the xj shroud, no real improvement

also got new lynch pins and grommets for my discos, i lost a pin some where some how, and the grommets were in pretty bad shape, they had some red 550 parachord to so i bought that

 

yea that's the only issue i've had - the grommets don't hold up. I haven't found a suitable substitute, but the grommets are only like 10 cents at the hardware store so makes sense to just replace them every few months as they fall apart lol

 

yup, ive replaced them a few times now, maybe something like a nylon washer?

 

just ordered this stuff:

-bmw thermo switch 195*lo/210*hi
-bmw pigtail for the switch
-34mm radiator hose adapter
-m14x1.5 tap
-stant 195 t-stat
-felpro t-stat housing gasket

 

wired the low fan to come on at start up since i didnt like the way my switch works

gonna drill and tap my new thermo switch housing to m14x1.5 today while im at work

hopefully wednesday ill get the water pump and thermostat put in, jeeps running hot only on the high way

 

bought a welder today!

found a hobart 140 115v on CL for 400 with the cart and regulator,

gonna do a lot of practicing with it before i actualy weld stuff on the jeep, my first order of business on the jeep will be stiffening up the tire carrier and relocating the liscense plate mount, then weld the flip serts in the wj knuckles

 

pic of my welder gonna buy some wire and gas at some point after thanks giving and start practicing



and a pic of the jeep from when i what setting up a giant christmas tree


maybe picking up some stuff for a smokin deal soon..

 

big update

picked up some TNT customs long arms today for 500$ from a part out, joints are all in great shape, just needs a coat of paint

from the same part out i got a np231 with an SYE and some super beefy custom drive shafts for 200$



i also finally managed to install my flowkooler water pump and 195 stant t-stat (never buy a robert shaw t-stat they suck) i threw on a good year gatorback poly belt while i was at it as well, no more leaks and the temp needle wont budge over 210(its also 50* out side so we'll see what happens when it gets warmer, im more than likely gonna buy a champion radatiator soon to theres abunch of sediment and gunk in the radiator so i think theres some blokages in it

the culprit of the leak

 

i also relized i didnt have any pick of the volvo fan in the stock xj shroud, so i snapped some whilst i had the fan pulled out

 

cleaned and painted the crossmember



gonna in stall it and the hack n tap ive had forever, i need to pull the new t-case apart and see why 4HI barely engages

 

g0t the rubber bushings torn out pf the long arms, and the new rubber and flex joint ball in the mail. surprisingly the tnt arms use RE super ride bushings. still gotta take the other flex joint apart then clean and paint the arms. the probably wont go on for a while. i am planning on installing the crossmember, transmission mount, and sye soon.

also gonna plum the new trans cooler and change the fluid my next day off

aside form stuff i already have bought not much is going to happen with this build for a while, moving into my own apartment soon and ill have nearly no money for jeep stuff gotta grow up sometime right

 

lol you never grow up with jeep stuff I'm getting married soon and somehow jeep stuff is still coming to my house

 

yea lol. my tax returns gonna go towards the wj steering and the new head, probly an all aluminum radiator

heres the parts i have waiting to go on now:
-tnt long arms
-sye
-trans mount
-borla header
-99 intake
-wj power steering pump
-zj cooler to be use as a steering cooler
-steering box brace
-explorer trans cooler
-wj knuckles and brakes