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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 12:12 PM
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Installed new thermostat and heater hoses, flushed rust from cooling system and degreased engine bay. Put the damn thing in the air to degrease bottom half, only to discover a huge gaping hole in the drivers floor board (dont know how I missed that the last time I had it in the air ). I wondered why the floor board would freeze in the winter after the inside cooled down. I only drove this a few times last winter, as it was my in-laws backup vehicle and decided to buy it.

Luckily my buddy owns a bodyshop and told me to take out the interior and he would patch it for me. Oh, and it's weird how this portion of the floor board is so bad and the rest is damn near perfect.

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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 04:21 PM
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Pulled the alt. off my wife's 87 to put it on my90 seeing how the alt. locked up on me in town today good thing I keep my tools in my jeep
All this done in about 2 hours
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 05:21 PM
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hauled 16 8ft 2x3, 8 8ft 2x4 and 4 4x8 sheets of plywood from the depot to my office to build some shelves. no pics but it was all inside!



















had the dude at the depot cut the ply there...lol
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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Went to buy a dirtbike carrier at harbor freight today and met another Cherokee forum member! Sean/ Rambo1234
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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very nice. and it just goes in the 2 in? no other bracing or straps?
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Sideways99
very nice. and it just goes in the 2 in? no other bracing or straps?
Yea it just goes in the receiver. There is also anti tilt thing that clamps on to the hitch bar and receiver to keep it from shifting back and forth. It's ok but I think I'm gonna shim up the hitch bar so it fits tighter. I'm taking welding classes, ill hopefully get it done in class thursday.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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Reattached factory fender flares (with a bit of heat for stretch ) 45* cuts on the front bumper. Feeling happy!
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackolive
Reattached factory fender flares (with a bit of heat for stretch ) 45* cuts on the front bumper. Feeling happy!
Ready for haspin ken?
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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I can't stand the wait. I put back some $ and washed out my large cooler. Gonna fab up some yank rings for the front while I'm at it. Tomorrow gonna get my rear gears welded up too.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackolive
I can't stand the wait. I put back some $ and washed out my large cooler. Gonna fab up some yank rings for the front while I'm at it. Tomorrow gonna get my rear gears welded up too.
I have a tow hook from a Chevy truck if you want it, I think with a little cutting it will slide right into the unibody
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Attempted to drop my gas tank only to find out I lost my 18 socket /: so I can't
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Customizer1000

I have a tow hook from a Chevy truck if you want it, I think with a little cutting it will slide right into the unibody
Ooooohhhhhhh....I could do that...
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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Replaced.... Water pump, tstat, coolant sensor, temp sending unit, radiator, took out vacuum thingy on the heater hoses and put a t valve in bottom hose... New coolant and oil change...
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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Did some more testing on the locker I put in yesterday.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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i just cut my rear fenders and undercoated them and the wells today.
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