Project/No Project
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:18 pm
So. . .It has been long enough for me to go without wheelin' on a regular basis. Therefore, I found myself a non-project/daily driver. I refuse to build this rig because it is just fine the way it is. It'll wheel pretty well.
1993 XJ
4.0/AX15/HP30/C8.25
Body is pretty straight, spent most of its life on the hiway with a guy that works for the lumber industry. Runs perfect. Sat around too long so the clutch slave went out.
Cold AC
Everything works.
So, the first mod (like how I did that), is to swap the internal POS slave cylinder for an external from a 96+ model. After a very all too recent experience, I will NEVER work on another one of these piece of poo internal slave/release bearing thingies again. . .
Simple process: Bellhousing, throwout bearing, Clutch fork, front bearing retainers and Master /Slave need to be swapped in from the 1998 tranny in the CJ. It is a perfect deal since that one has issues anyway and the CJ is in mothballs.
Then, while I am waiting to finish that, I figured I'd get brown santa on the way with a lift and some little tires, some welding wire, and a set of wheels (from REALLY brown Santa). I'm also getting a cord from Radio Shack so I can hook my phone up to the stereo. I like to listen to Australian Radio on the way to work. Those accents kill me. . .
Here's where we started and pretty much where we sit today:
1993 XJ
4.0/AX15/HP30/C8.25
Body is pretty straight, spent most of its life on the hiway with a guy that works for the lumber industry. Runs perfect. Sat around too long so the clutch slave went out.
Cold AC
Everything works.
So, the first mod (like how I did that), is to swap the internal POS slave cylinder for an external from a 96+ model. After a very all too recent experience, I will NEVER work on another one of these piece of poo internal slave/release bearing thingies again. . .
Simple process: Bellhousing, throwout bearing, Clutch fork, front bearing retainers and Master /Slave need to be swapped in from the 1998 tranny in the CJ. It is a perfect deal since that one has issues anyway and the CJ is in mothballs.
Then, while I am waiting to finish that, I figured I'd get brown santa on the way with a lift and some little tires, some welding wire, and a set of wheels (from REALLY brown Santa). I'm also getting a cord from Radio Shack so I can hook my phone up to the stereo. I like to listen to Australian Radio on the way to work. Those accents kill me. . .
Here's where we started and pretty much where we sit today:
Had five of them now. Last was a 98 with 5-sp, good for 22mpg on the highway on my frequent trips over to Moscow, ID. Had both auto's and sticks. While the autos are nice for climbing in the mountains, the sticks are nice for coming back down the mountains! lol, I prefer the sticks for wheeling and for highway use too. Good luck with your ride!! 