Right before the kids were born we decided that we “needed” a minivan. At that time all we could afford was a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan. When we bought this, what we really wanted, and what the wife’s dream car was, was a Wrangler Unlimited – blue with a manual. …
It’s been a busy several weeks with the holidays and the recent promotion at work. However, I have been driving the XJ a lot more and I’ve noticed a few minor issues. The first thing we noticed was that the vibrations were horrible. We had snow once last month and …
Last week was filled with lazy mornings and busy afternoons. In a few of those busy afternoons the old man and I were able to get complete the conversion of the XJ from a boring old AW4 automatic to a much more entertaining AX15 manual. I’ll have more pics later …
We made some more progress tonight. We were able to get the pedals installed, got the master/slave cylinders bled, and now we’re just waiting for the new shifter linkage and figuring out the electrical. The old man seems confident that we can figure out the electrical stuff if we can …
Yesterday I was able to sneak out of work a little early so we could get a better start. We were able to get the transmission mounted on the engine, get the transfer-case installed, and we got the shifter installed on the transmission. The pedals were a little tricky to …
It’s been a delayed project these last few weeks/months because work has picked up. I’ve been to Austin 3 times in the last 6 weeks or so and I just haven’t caught up on everything else going on in my life to have time to work on the XJ. However, …
Took the Miata out over the weekend and took a few pictures before it gets too cold for the top to be down. I think they turned out pretty nice. [supsystic-gallery id=’4′]
Growing up the Miata was never a vehicle I desired. I always thought they were silly looking and never understood them. As with many other aspects of my life, that started to change. Years ago i started reading about them. I started to understand their appeal. Light car, great suspension, …
I pulled the trigger. I wanted a manual transmission in my 01 XJ. If you are an XJ fan you know that getting a manual transmission in a 97+ XJ is a Jeep unicorn. the 84-96 XJs were a little easier to find, but the 97+ is a giant pain. …
Yesterday was interesting. I had decided Sunday that Monday would be a “work on the XJ” night. I wanted to get the front drive shaft pulled and rig up the front seat so that I could see if I’m still getting the vibrations. Most importantly, I wanted to get the …
