[green89yj]

Lookin good man. If you were closer I would definitely be willing to help you out. I hope to be doing my XJ engine swap sometime so when I do finally get it done you can have first dips on any 4.2 parts you need to get yours going. I really wish I lived closer.

[Nates93yj]

Originally Posted by Tompatt

just a suggestion.. i would definatly go for a xj 4.0 engine swap.. it would be worth it in the end. my 2 cents.

Your crazy, if i wanted a 4.0l i would sell mine. And thats what might happen when its done. Everyone thinks that a 4.0L swap is easy and its not.

Originally Posted by green89yj

Lookin good man. If you were closer I would definitely be willing to help you out. I hope to be doing my XJ engine swap sometime so when I do finally get it done you can have first dips on any 4.2 parts you need to get yours going. I really wish I lived closer.

Thanks, Yeah i could use the help. If i were to take your 258 i would take it straight to the junk yard, because i will never go back to carb after

haveing fuel injection




UPDATE

Here is a picture of the blacktub powerwashed. So clean i could eat off of it. My dad said i could get the paint and paint the fire wall. So i might be able to give you a sneak peak of what the color looks like



Here are the fuel and brake lines. I made new brake lines and cleaned up the old fuel lines. I reused the fuel lines because JEEP made amazing stainless

steel fuel line. They were really dirty but i used some paint thinner and it cleaned right up. And you wouldnt know that they were reused fuel lines if i

didnt tell you. I will get a pick of the fuel lines off of rusty red and you would think that they are rusty. NOPE they cleaned right up to so if anybody wants

to buy stock fuel lines that are in good condition. PM me



SO shiney. I also mounted the fuel filter but not in the pics



We had to cut part of the frame off to get the power steering bracket and gear box of. My dad and I also got alot of the wiring off the

firewall and getting ready to take the motor out. Took the bump stops out


I ordered a clutch and pressure plate from riley auto parts for $125

Tomorrow Im going to be doing some more sand blasting, fix the gas tank skid, and transfer case skid. Ect

Thanks

[Nates93yj]

This is the color. And this thread is amazing for this color
http://www.jk-forum.com/showthread.php?t=79139

[green89yj]

dude, that blue is great. Those brake lines did clean up really nice. All this and the Surf Jeep restoration with that CJ are making me wish I had done a frame off.

[Nates93yj]

Originally Posted by green89yj

dude, that blue is great. Those FUEL lines did clean up really nice. All this and the Surf Jeep restoration with that CJ are making me wish I had done a frame off.

Yeah i saw that thread and found that color. The fuel lines. fixed it for yah. That thread is amazing, mine is not as indepth but o well

[green89yj]

Sorry. I thought I saw brake lines as well as fuel lines. Since you actually have a color and name hopefully your's will go better than mine and you won't be mixing in black to darken up the color. haha.

[Nates93yj]

Originally Posted by green89yj

Sorry. I thought I saw brake lines as well as fuel lines. Since you actually have a color and name hopefully your's will go better than mine and you won't be mixing in black to darken up the color. haha.

You did see brake lines. hahaha I made new ones the old ones were rusted through. Yep i hope the color comes out close to those

[green89yj]

I'm checkin out. I'll check back tomorrow. Will be out of town for the weekend as of friday but hopefully tires will be here when I get home.

[Nates93yj]

My dad and I breaking the body mount free with torch and impact



Trying to get the rusty body mounts out. Major PITA



Started to lift up and this happened, body started to fold like a pretzle



Getting it picked up with a Hydraulic hoist/crane on the back of a f350. Made the body getting off real easy

I look kind of funny because i was yelling at my Dad



Body is separted FTW



Power washed the motor a little more and then hoisted it in the Jeep





This what happens when you have too much rust the body folded under. O Well its going to the scrap yard any ways. This is the reason i didn’t want to fix this. lol





Me putting some bolts in the skid plate holes to clean out the threads from paint.



Tomorrow I’m going to take the axles out and sand blast them and paint the axles and skidplate Thanks

[scott5star]

Great job, rockin right along

[Nates93yj]

Originally Posted by scott5star

Great job, rockin right along

Thanks

Are my Rough Country spring supposed to be that stiff

[Tompatt]

the springs should lay flatter once you get that new body and stuff on.. more wieght. looks good man.

[jakechristina]

Great progress! Keep the pics coming

[Nates93yj]

Originally Posted by Tompatt

the springs should lay flatter once you get that new body and stuff on.. more wieght. looks good man.

Yeah thats what i thought. I can sit on it now and bounce up and down, so it is getting softer. Thanks

Originally Posted by jakechristina

Great progress! Keep the pics coming

Thanks. I sure will.
Positive comments are a big motivation. Thanks everyone.
I cant belive that it has come this far


Me sand blasting the rear axle





Got my rear corner guards not to bad for $130 shipped. They even fit really good



Even come with the cutouts for reartail lights. I have decided to paint them the body color.



The clutch kit



Some parts i painted



Skid plate I painted and my dad help fix it.



Rear axle under there and ready to go



Tranny mount my dad had laying around. Who knew a tranny mount from a 4.2L I6 with the TF999 would fit a 2.5L I4 with the AX-5.
Brand New and Free Thanks dad



Better pics to come. The pictures look messed up late at night

Thanks

[Nates93yj]

I got my rear tj flares, not in the best of condition. $40 shipped so i cant complain. Nothing a can of krylon fusion cant help. Ive never sprayed krylon before so do i just clean the flares up with some soap and water then spray or what