Ralph77

I have an '00 with a Camel interior and picked up two sets of Limited Map Pocket Door Panels in Camel. Thing is I really don't care about the wood and wish the upper part were dark like mine. If the upper panel was dark with wood grain I would use them as is. Thinking take the map pocket, some double sided tape, and do that. Might try switching that upper panel out. Haven't really taken a good look at them to formulate some sort of plan.

Also, finally got around to dismantling the factory running boards I picked up awhile back delivered for $75 and a case of Bud Light from about 300 miles away. The plan at the time was to try and take them apart, give the plastic to my body guy, they are green my Jeep is black, and POR 15 all the metal. Usually the metal is rusted to s@#t but these are pristine and would like to keep them that way. Since the purchase I have been reading a lot about Monstaliner. Wondering if this might be the way to go. Both plastic and/or the metal parts. The working theory in my head for doing this is I can touch up the Monstaliner from time to time on the plastic pieces if necessary. Anybody please feel free to chime in with opinions or ideas.

EDIT: So I started washing down the running boards and noticed inside the small sections that attach to the fender flares that it is not all painted in there and some of the green paint is peeling off. Exposing a black plastic similar to not painted to match the vehicle black bumper caps. Thinking if I could get all the paint off I might like them just like that. Googling around about removing paint from plastic seems to deal more with overspray and not factory applied paint. Some suggested brake cleaner but then it appears that with ABS plastic there could be a problem. No idea what kind of plastic this is. Any ideas on this?

CurrySoSpicy

Changed out my injectors for 784s. Check it here:

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/pr...0/#post3382316

Ralph77

So while running board parts were drying figured I would play with one of the map pocket door panels. Picked one were a couple of those plastic welds were broken already and chipped away with a pair of dykes until enough was removed to pull it through. Been thinking of buying a Dremel Tool and was thinking it would probably be nice to have it now. Anyway figured I would post a couple shots. There is more surface area then I thought there would be to double sided tape them to my door panels. With a Dremel Tool I could probably save all the cylinders (see the second picture), assuming none are broken in the first place, drill holes in my door panel, and screw them in. Thing is I have commitment issues. Hence the double sided tape. Just grind down all those little cylinders, some 3M Adhesion Promoter (already bought some), and attach.

Joecam18

Day 2 of my SYE install:

Top driver's side bolt is not budging as well as the middle and top passenger side bolts. They are currently soaking in PB blaster. My hands hurt.

1999greenxj

Finally got my bumper on. Took me like 5 hours but its on now

TwistedWrench

Damn that thing is massive! Looks good man.

CurrySoSpicy

Holy frig, that's a cow tipper and a half.

peep

Cleaned the Son In Laws shed out( he would do it when hell frezzes over) put a bunch of His and most importantly, My stuff in there.
(X2 beer frigs, snow blowr, outboard motor, bikes, car parts etc etc)
Moved 20 tire stack (some tires are junk but I want the Jeep rims), lawn furniture to deck, garden planters to garden, junk to dump.

Daughthter #1 arrives for snow tires change on the Renegade, how bout some custom colour match wheel centers. Dad's customs, ta da! On your way.
Now I have room to work on the XJ! Man Cave revisited!
Wife came home from work and parked her car in my cave.
Aparently I was supposed to be preparing dinner.
At least I made desert, my best yet!

Oh well, beer and BBQ are workin. Next week, the XJ moves in. Now have the room I need for axle pulls n stuff, n more stuff, and a little more stuff.
Everybody else can stuff it.

Overall for Dog and I; It's been a great week end!

cleenrob

dove it up to pipe creek to work at my second job today, about an 80 mile round trip, ots driving great. has usable power no matter how fast im going, the tired ol 4.0 that came could barely keep ot goon 60 up a decent hill, 5.3 has no prob with 70+ and i can even accelerate if i need too.

itll smoke the tires unintentionally as well, i may have drifted it around a couple corners haha

loving it so far, meed to get A/C going soon tho its already 90*+ down here

1999greenxj

thanks. And yes, it is massive. I'm pretty sure the bumper and brackets weigh around 180 pounds together

rcguymike

I like it! Was a bit of an inspiration for mine.

Anyways went to fab up some adaptors and mount the power ZJ seat in the XJ, the furthest I got on that was taking the seat out...2 days later:
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/96...1/#post3382405
Supposed to be freezing rain/snow all week so other things took priority.

Joecam18

finally got all the tcase bolts out. this guy came totally out lol



How hard can i hit the tcase housing with my rubber mallet?

NewKindOfClown

Harder than you can lol

cleenrob

got home from my second job today and started swapping in the 97+ console and e-brake lever.

fitting the 97 ebrake handle and meshing it to the 96 cable was a bigger pain than i thought it was going to be. for one the mounting holes aren't in the right spot, the rear ones a bit to far back, and the front one is was too forward. and the cables are completely different. ended up using the factory 96 rear mounting hole and cutting apart the 96 ebrake handle for the and welding it on the front of the 97 in line with the front 96 mounting hole, then i cut the "hook" apart and opening it to loop and "crimped" it on to the 96 cable trap.

PITA

also got the chevy shift boot bolted up over the lokar shifter, it dosen't fit perfect but its sealed up and hopefully will keep so much heat from rising up from the trans tunnel

sorry im lacking in pics, i was moving fast trying to beat night fall

1999greenxj

that pretty cool. I like the idea of power seats. Where are you located that would make the floor rust like that?