They look great so hopefully they feel just as good if not better

 

They feel great. The driver seat is powered and the passenger is manual. I was able to wire the driver seat to the factory wiring to keep the power settings. They even have built in heaters if i ever want to wire those up.

 

So got the seats in and had enough of the oil leak and coolant leak i've been having, said it's enough! I spent the other day replacing the pressure bottle hose to the factory T tube, replaced the PCV valve/groumet, replaced the power steering fluid, removed the charcoal canister (thing was so disgusting and beat it wasn't doing anything but limiting vacuum airflow), replaced the oil cap that was leaking, and refreshed some wire connections that were open to the environment and covered in coolant after the change. Then today I took it to a wash port and coated the side of the block in degreaser and went to town with the pressure washer. I've never seen some of the paint that I can see now, very happy with how it all came off and even had enough time to give it a full wash. Now after all that i'm finding that the only leak i have on the side of the block is oil coming out of the dip stick, so looking to try and replace that with a newer style with an o ring.

 

What all does removing the charcoal canister involve? There are a few lines going into it, right? What did you do with those?

 

There are 2 vacuum hoses going to it, one to the the air box and the other to a metal fuel line that returns the gas vapors to the gas tank. The hose to the air box uses a plastic routing tube that runs against the firewall. I removed the tubes, kept the plastic routing, vacuum capped the air box and the fuel line. After that it's just removing the bracket that holds the canister (3 8mm bolts) and the 10mm bolt that clamps the canister to the bracket. I kept the plastic routing and bracket if I ever want to buy a universal canister (summit racing sells one) and put it all back together.

Drove it to work, and it drives great so smooth with the new seats and new bushings in the leafs. Only issue is the engine is still building pressure somewhere and pushing the oil out the top of the dipstick tube and covering the side of the block. Thinking maybe the flutes on the valve cover are hopefully packed with crud and just cleaning them will fix everything.

 

My Cherokee used to build pressure and push oil out, I replaced the PCV and CCV on the top of the valve cover (or whatever they're called) and it stopped. I'm thinking of removing the canister.

 

I've replaced both and still have the issue. Hoping the flutes are jammed up with sludge. I don't notice any side effects to not having it after capping everything off, but it's required for emission testing if that is an issue for you

 

No emissions here on anything.

 

Haven't done a single thing since the last update. I got a catch can and new dip stick in the mail but i've been under the weather and it's been very cold and windy. No motivation this week for the Jeep.

 

Pulled the front CCV elbow and cleaned it all out. Got it out without breaking it somehow. Put the new dipstick in, the new one actually has a snug fit and it feels much better than the old one that felt like a loose dog in a worn bun. Removed the sprayed out the air box hoses and dug the old grud out the air box port to the CCV tube, was full of old crap. Have to drive it to see if anything has changed.

 

So bored and thinking. I like the look of the painted rear quarters a lot of people do. I bought some plasti dip to try it out first. What does everyone think. Keep it as is, paint the rear quarter, or paint the whole side from the pinstripe to the bedlined lowers. Mind you I made the color a grey as plasti dip would look in the sun.

 

Ah.. I see you are getting bored and so you're adding projects! If you're not working on it, you're adding to the list of things to do!

Personally, I like the full 2 tone - on the whole side below the pinstripe.

I've seen a few XJ's like that and I really like the look. Although not a high contrast with the burgundy I still think it would still look good on your rig.

Not sure how it would look with plastidip though; I know the plastidip looks a different colour and sheen than paint or bedliner.

 

I'm diggin' the full black out below the body line. Reminiscent of Aircruiser's red n black jeep that used to be the cover art of the old forum app.

 

I think the black out look will be good! Plastidip not sure but if you do it in bedliner of some kind I think it will contrast well with dark black to the color you have of your jeep.

 

I had a Cherokee with the rear quarter and the same color