It Begins We spend the majority of Saturday getting the engine installed into the Jeep. The morning was spent getting the engine prepped as best as we could so that we didn’t have to maneuver around the engine bay. We, last minute, decided to paint the timing chain cover so …
In case the point hasn’t been made, I very much hate rust. I also very much love my Jeep. So, in an effort to keep that nasty cancer away from my beloved Jeep, I continued my rust preventing under coating and also gave the front diff a second (or third) …
Finally got the underbody cleaned up completely and was able to paint. It’s a little hard to see from the picture but I’ve got a nice and thick coat of the Farm Paint on there. Man is that stuff sticky. I was good while painting and wore gloves but lost …
It’s not nearly as “pretty” as it will be, but it functions for now. I pulled 5 lines out to the garage and terminated them all in that patch panel. On top is the AT&T Micro-Cell and on bottom is my WAP. Long term project is to redo the majority …
Not a huge update today but I’ve had a crazy week. Got back from Austin for work, had a fun day with the wife on Thursday (kids went to the grandparents) and Friday we rented a Harley Ultra because my Stryker just isn’t comfortable enough for 2 people long distance. …
Got it setup on the mount today: Before we started on that I actually worked some more on cleaning the underbody so I can paint it with the Farm Implement (or whatever that’s called) paint I bought. Hopefully it’ll continue to stay as insanely rust-free that it is now. I …
And … we have a crate motor. Drove 1.5 each way to get it but I’ve heard good things about the supplier. I also got one of the 2 HD coil springs in. No idea why they only shipped one of the two I ordered. I had fantastic luck with …
In the midst of the Jeep project I have been having a problem being contacted while in the garage. Because of where I live, and the fact that my work phone is on the worst carrier…I mean AT&T, I have absolutely no service in my garage. In the house I …
First delivery today! Getting excited to work on the XJ. Spent the evening scraping off the old grease that was packed on the underbody. I am extremely impressed in the condition of my XJ. Not a spec of rust anywhere on the underbody. Got it all powerwashed and ready for …
This has been a really slow process but finally picking up some steam here. The wife and I have made some “family decisions” that have brought the XJ into the spotlight (yay!). With that said, the rebuild/completion of the Jeep is FINALLY under way. Last week (or maybe the week …
