The '90 by 1990JEEPXJ

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yeah i think im going to use the '87 grille for a while.

on another note, i ordered a B&M tranny cooler and a stant superstat thermostat the other day. just need to throw them on soon. also need a new temp sender. my temp gauge rarely reads over 160*. not sure if its the sender or a bad thermostat.

6-15-2011

threw the tranny cooler on today. talk about a PITA

i first tried mounting it like this. 

but it stuck out too far and i couldnt get the header panel on.

so i had to turn it 90* and mount facing the other way. it is very close to the A/C condenser this way, but it'll be fine. i had to fiddle with the placement and just do trial and error until i finally mounted it here

and you can see where i had to trim a little of the header panel to fit over the bracket

6-30-2011

thanks man. i appreciate it.

im going to eventually completely redo the suspension minus the arms and drop brackets. my coills and shocks are too soft for my liking and my leafs are poop. so im going to be getting deavers all around when money permits. and all new shocks of course.

but for now i am going to mostly be doing maintenance on it. ill be doing the cooling system soon, and try to fix my oil leaks again. i think its seeping a little from the oil pan, valve cover, and distributor gasket. and when i hit 200k, which is very soon, ill be doing the timing chain for piece of mind. there is always something i can be doing on it.

7-7-2011

replaced my busted coolant bottle yesterday.

and for today, i got my new steering box in the mail. its a rebuilt unit from a member on NAXJA that is ported for hydro assist. can finally replace my leaking sloppy one.

7-28-2011

replaced my busted coolant bottle yesterday.

and for today, i got my new steering box in the mail. its a rebuilt unit from a member on NAXJA that is ported for hydro assist. can finally replace my leaking sloppy one.

8-26-2011

heres what ive been up to the past 2 days

new c-rok inner and outer steering brace

decided white would be cool. matches the jeep and has some contrast. the tow hooks kind of hide it a bit more than id like. oh well.

rebuilt steering box ported for hydro assist

new valve cover gasket. shouldve used this felpro one last time

also re-painted the cover

also flushed the coolant and threw in a new stant superstat 195* t-stat

next im going to take it somewhere to have the brakes power flushed. i have a soft pedal and i can bleed them until im blue in the face and keep getting bubbles at the passenger rear. no leaks anywhere. also going to check the alignment and do a tire rotation

doing all this for a trip to mammoth here in a few weeks. want it to be as reliable as possible

10-10-2011

picked up a few things lately. havent touched the 44 yet but i did pick up crown vic rear disc brake hardware from the JY the other day for $35.

also picked up a con-fer roof rack today with gutter mounts for $85. still needs a bottom and cross bars to be able to use. it will be very nice to have my tire up top along with my hi-lift. they take up nearly all of my cargo space.

and the 44

10-19-2011

made my roof rack wider and mounted it. still needs paint. i widened it 11" total using 1x1x.090 square sleeved over the existing 3/4" square. and since it didnt have a strong way to mount to the gutter mounts, i added 4 2"x3/16 flat stock cross bars and one more as a spine. all it needs is an expanded metal floor now and some hooks to bb able to tie things down

12-22-2011

my roof rack has been done for a while now along with the spare tire mount for it. so now the spare is up top. i still want to make a simple hi-lift mount here soon.

in other news that steering box i got is totally sloppy already so i really splurged and got a PSC box.

i also had to change my heater hose today. it developed a hole so i decided it would be a good time to get rid of the heater control valve. i just used a bunch or barbed fittings, hose clamps, 3/4" and 5/8" heater hose

so far so good

and i also got a slightly used set of RE 4.5" leafs to replace my RC's. im lucky if im at 3" in the back with 4.5" leafs, extended shackle and relocation brackets. yeah, the leafs are shot.

1-11-2012

went wheeling the other day. had a good time. no issues. but i have worn out a heim in my steering so i ordered all new ones from ruff stuff

2-6-2012

well im ordering parts to start building my axles. got some 4.88's for my D44. going to be getting some for the D30 this week. also going to order a grizzly locker for the rear. not sure how/if i want to lock the front. a detroit truetrac looks awfully tempting. hmmmm.

i want this all to be done before the first weekend in march. big wheeling trip.

oh and my PSC box already has play in it. WTF?!?!

2-12-2012

well everything to gear my axles is either in my posession or on order. got the 4.88s, truetrac front, grizzly rear, install kits. and some other misc stuff. need to sort out my D44 discs i have and prep the axle. also going to be replacing my steering heims and making a new trackbar out of heims and some DOM i have left over from my steering. in other news i went wheeling today at a local spot. got a little hairy for a sec: