Louie4's YJ by Louie4

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Well the weather was amazing yesterday so I went ahead and took my water pump off and put the XJ one on. I picked up the new brand new pump (not reman'ed) and stopped for the day. It got dark and I went to sell my back seat and make a few bucks for future upgrades.

Now I'm trying to figure out what the bolt size is for the XJ water pumppulley. I found a metric bolt that screws in so I just need to identify it.

Here's a pic with the old water pump.



Here's the two pumps side by side with the pulleys.

3-5-2012

I swung by and picked up a tailgate after work today. Not bad for $50. I initially spoke with the guy and he said he had a green one that actually matched my jeep very well, exact pretty much. The only thing was it had half the tail gate hinge, the arm to be exact. Well when I was there I saw a red one also that had hinges, the late YJ and TJ style that were beefy. I asked if I could see it and it matched up perfect to the YJ tailgate so I got it.

I went to Lowe's and picked up some semi flat black paint and found M8x1.25x12MM bolts for the XJ water pump. Any recommendations on how to prep this tailgate? I was thinking a scotch brite pad or just plain sand paper. What do y'all think?

3-7-2012

Here's a pic of the new clearance I gained with the XJ waterpump. I'm pleased. I posted a before and after shot.





I prepped the tailgate for priming.





I also finally put my radio antenna mount back on the body where the tree sheared it off. I still need to wire wheel the rusty parts and put some paint back on.

3-10-2012

Surprisingly they kind of do. Maybe not as much when I got the 4" angle grinder out but I don't use it in the parking lot often. I actually meet a lot of my neighbors because I'm working on my jeep. I even had a guy in the other building, who I've never met, asked me if I was rebuilding it. I said no I'm just fixing the broken stuff so I can break it again. He said he's been watching me work on it for a while now. A lot of them say they always wanted one and I say they should go for it.

Here's some of the major stuff I've done in the parking lot at my apartment:

Herculiner
Tailgate
Timing chain
Oil pump
Axle shaft u-joints
Brake lines
U-bolts
Front and rear bumper
Warn winch (rebuilt on my apartment deck, see sig)
Ford Taurus E-fan
Transmission mount & stabilizer bushings
Replaced crossmember
Exhaust manifold

I didn't do my 8.8 install at my apartment parking lot but I did do it at my workplace parking lot.