What Did You Do To Your Jeep Today?

I imagine stainless would, I just used a grade 8 bolt. Also on my " new" hinges, instead of a slot for toolless hood removal, the hinge must be removed to remove the hood. There's a pinhole at the top of the hinge to lubricate the pin with oil.

 

I suggested the anti-seize because it will generally stay in place longer than oil or grease which will ultimately flow out of the joint with heat.

 

Finished up with the Franken44 front axle (86 Waggy axle with F150 spindles and hubs and IH Scout rotors) for the Willys PU.
It's got all new bearings and seals and a nice used OEM R&P from Oldtime.

Took a look at the 8.8 rear axle that's going in it...the guy I got it from said it had recently been rebuilt, and I see no reason to doubt that. We'll slap the cover back on and give it fresh paint once the new spring pads are in place.

 

well I picked this up the other day. Still haven’t quite decided what’s going to happen with it.

 

I love my 134/t98 combo. It's perfect in my jeep

 

Took apart and cleaned up the starter so it'd work again. Removed some wires that were floating around. The blinkers and brake lights work It's a shame I bought this CJ5 for parts.

 

SEND IT!

 

Ah,,, once the "make over" is complete it will be

 

Forum member fhoehle inspired me to rebuild my hood hinges. I thought it might be wise to first practice on a cheap pair from Ebay. I ordered a pair, which arrived and they appeared to be a matched pair with the same paint color and same amount of old rust but one of the hinges has a hole in the hinge. It doesn’t look like someone drilled a hole in the hinge but rather the hole was made when the hinge was manufactured. Is this a hole for oiling the hinge and since only one hinge has the hole is this not a matched pair?

Not that it really matters, just curious?

 

Just pump oil into the right-hand hinge until it comes out the left one...

 

Those are newer hinges but same principle. I believe that is an oil hole

 

I made a replacement for the missing pin in my PTO shifter out of the non-threaded section of a bolt.


Installed.


My wife helped me bleed the brakes by pressing the brake pedal. Then it was time to take the jeep on its first drive in years. I bought this project as a pile of parts in 2016:


The jeep started and I drove it out of the garage. I powered up the street turned around and came back down, pulled into the driveway, then out again for another lap before backing into the garage. The engine runs rough, the exhaust smells like uncombusted fuel, and the brakes barely work. I can't decide if I should be elated it moved under its own power or depressed how far I am from claiming victory.

 

Celebrate all the small victories!

 

Sounds like a perfectly running CJ.

 

...long as ya got a chunk a wood fer parking brake!

 

Sounds like a victory to me!

 

It is a win anytime you can venture out with it and return operating under its own power.

You've come very far for starting with a pile of parts.
Celebrate

 

Anything that starts and moves has good potential. Big step forward!

 

X2!

 

I installed the hinges and mirror brackets with my son CJ on Saturday. I "let" him crawl under the dash to get the hood hinge washers and nuts. The old Tom Sawyer "painting the fence is fun, not work" trick doesn't work as well as it used to. He's getting too old. Lol Time to start having Al or Ana or Zeke do the uncomfortable work...they're still naive.