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Old 04-07-2011, 11:36 AM
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I gave it a REAL good cleaning on the outside... turns out I don't need paint! It was just road grit and tar haha
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Put some fuel and coolant in it. Got a leak somewhere in the coolant hoses, or the overflow tank.
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Started ripping the motor apart to change the head gasket I blew last weekend
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I started to do a full tune-up...I disconnected the battery and removed the negative terminal and gave it a good cleaning and re installed for a better connection (replacement terminal had weak connection.).

then I decided to look at the coils plug-in to make sure my new accel coil would work...I'll be damned if the harness was different from the new coil. But do you think that accel's site or my local auto parts guy mentioned I would need an adapter (which was $30 bucks!!! can we say ouch?!), hell no. So now I am waiting for the new wire adapter to come in so I can do my tune-up...
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Sent wife to get a new battery for it
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Got my new handyman jack. dont know where I want to put it though.
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made a 2$ cb antenna mount
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Originally Posted by mrfajita
Installed quick disconnect wiring for the door speakers, disconnected the buzzer/dome light switches from the front doors, and started cutting the hinges. Once I finish that, I will have removable doors
Can you post a link for the disconnect kit you used?
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Originally Posted by mrfajita
Installed quick disconnect wiring for the door speakers, disconnected the buzzer/dome light switches from the front doors, and started cutting the hinges. Once I finish that, I will have removable doors
I'd love to see a write up of all of this!
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Washed it!
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Originally Posted by krzonic
You have got to post some pictures of the quick disconnect. I ordered some stuff to rig it up but i don't like the stuff I got.
Originally Posted by cjjackson2400
Can you post a link for the disconnect kit you used?
I didn't use a kit, I took some old male and female molex connectors off an old computer power supply, cut the speaker wires that go to the door, spliced and soldered the speaker wires to the connectors, and heatshrink wrapped the whole thing.

Originally Posted by Red82
I'd love to see a write up of all of this!
Once I get Torx drivers to unbolt the hinges, I will make one. There are a few on the net already.

on topic, today I replaced my blower motor resistor with one I got for $6 at the jy, its nice having more than one fan speed.
Also, took my surplus 81mm mortar box, cleaned it out, put foam rubber lining inside it with spray adhesive, and put it in the back with ratchet straps. Now I have a Jeep tool box. Time to get some tools!
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Bedlined it! i think it came out awesome!

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Originally Posted by onew1ckedxj
Bedlined it! i think it came out awesome!
Mines done also.everybody loves it
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Blow tranny number to I hate driving automatics


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