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Scott's Build Thread- 85 CJ7

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This will be a very slow thread! Since Clay and I are building his 5 I am not really building my Jeep at this time, but there are a few things that I am doing along the way. I can't put them in Clay's thread, so here is mine.

Her name is Lizzie. She's a 1985 CJ7 I got from a guy up in Hawkinsville, Georgia. She had sat in the woods for 5 years until I saw her and talked the guy into selling her to me. I got her for $1750. So far Lizzie has received a bench seat (from a Commando), MC2100, some gaskets, 2.5" RC suspension lift, ProComp 9000 shocks, and all poly suspension bushings. She is Nuttered and runs well. I am redoing the spare tire carrier and she just got some new wipers and dimmer switch.

Today I was replacing a wheel cylinder when AJ and his son JR pulled up. They helped me bleed the brakes and we discovered my Master Cylinder was bad. So we started to rebuild it. Used to be you could do that for about $3, buying a seal kit, but we discovered you can't find the seal kit anymore. So bought a reman master from Auto Zone for $18 plus the core.

Here are some pics of AJ working on the old master before we learned that we couldn't rebuild it, and some more pics of bench bleeding the new reman unit.

This is JR. He's as good a mechanic as his dad, AJ. Sitting next to JR is the old master cylinder disassembled.


To disassemble the master you have to remove the snap ring where the piston rod goes into the body. Then you carefully pull everything out. There are two plungers. The second one will be inside the body of the master. We used air pressure to force it out.


AJ buffing the lip so the lid will make a good seal.


Cleaned up and ready for the lid.


AJ used this tool to clean the bore of the master. The metal rod has a slot in the end. He used some sandpaper.


Wind it up on the rod.


Insert it into the bore and slowly spin the rod, cleaning the bore.


This is when we discovered we couldn't find a seal kit and opted for a reman. So we changed gears.


Here is the new reman master. I stuck it in my vise to prepare it for bench bleeding. I want to polish the lip so the lid will seal well. I used a metal file to do this. Keep it flat at all times. Protect the inlets from dust and trash.


Lots of filings.


Blow it out and level it in the vise.


Attach the bleeder nipples and tubes as described in the directions. Keep the ends of the tubes away from the inlets inside the reservoirs. You don't want to keep recirculating the air that will pump through the tubes.


Add clean fluid to the reservoirs, making sure the ends of the tubes are covered. Add fluid as needed to keep the tubes covered.


Push in slowly on the piston to begin the bleeding process. This will take you around a half-hour, more or less. Go slow. The directions say to use short strokes.


Bubbles!


Once all the air is removed top off the reservoirs, remove the tubes, and cap the nipples. You are ready to install.


Sorry for the super long post! But that will be all for awhile! :D
 
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Oh Skipper quit complaining at least all the work is inside the house and not outside in the cold! Now I understand cold is a relative word and in your case 76 Fahrenheit is cold.
Up here it so cold!
Skipper do you want to know how cold it is up here?
Skipper its so cold up here that the democrats have their hands in their own pockets!
 
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A big success today. The tub is set! Finally. What an aggravation. But I saved the cost of a plumber, the allegedly highest paid profession in America.

So today I worked on the tub. I am off today because I had to work Friday, which is a normal day off. My sons are all home. Tbe older boys helped a great deal with the tub. It was GREAT! I am so proud of their help. The younger boys did other things, like applying knock-down on the walls, and taking care of smaller issues that needed to be done. I told Beth today, had God graced us with a daughter(s) they would have been tomboys! I am so glad I am not fighting off boys chasing my girls!!!

I have hit a mellow spot today! That's good. Finally relaxed a bit. I give thanks for the gifts I was given. I give thanks for my wife. And I give thanks for my sons. I also give thanks for my Jeep Buddies who, more than anyone, keep me sane and real.

I give special thanks for the one true God who has saved me and my family.

Amen.

I am smiling today Boys!!! :D

And it has been in the mid '80s all week!!! Shorts and T-shorts Baby! Now it is time to go eat that pork loin I smoked this afternoon.
 
#1,035 ·
Good to see something good for you Scott, you needed it. When you said "tub" I thought you meant this kind of tub

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But alas no, not yet. Plenty of time for that.

Lucky you have boys. I have a daughter, I'm worried. Porch + beer + rocker + gun = don't worry so much. Oh yeah, we can't have guns. = worry.
 
#1,036 ·
Hey Guys. I am doing great. I have received calls/texts from several of you, wondering about my status since my "Big Procedure"! I have joined Jeephammer in the colonoscopy ranks. I am no longer a virgin! Everything went fine, as many of you said it would. The prep was hideous, as ya'll said it would be! The doctor found a single polyp, and that was removed. I went and had a rib dinner at Texas Roadhouse afterward. I was a little sluggish the remainder of the day, wondering if I was going to have any more bathroom bouts! But today is great. Beth woke up cracking the whip, and I mean from the get-go. Our house is a shambles with stuff disassembled, painting, wall prep, plumbing, wiring speakers throughout the house, etc, etc, etc, etc. I just haven't had time to call anyone or give any updates.

I owe Bill and George phone calls. I will get to it. MoC, Dave, Paul... I will get back to you guys, too. I appreciate your thoughts and inquiries. I appreciate ya'll more than you know.

Later...

By the way, it's about 70* here today. Shorts and T-shirts!! :cool:
 
#1,038 ·
Here's what has been going on at my house. We are FINALLY getting close to being done.

Busy, busy, busy...

The little guys are sleeping in the den, there room is torn apart due to wet carpet. The tub is pretty much done (BATH tub, not Jeep tub!). What a PITA. Beth is painting the family room after Fallon textured the walls. Still have the boys' room to paint too. The kids have been integral in getting work completed. What a great team!

More pics to come.
 

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#1,042 ·
Merry, Merry to the Kerr clan for sure!
 
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I wish it was fun, but it really hasn't been. I am tired of house repairs! I am looking for an end. And thanks for the compliment. It should be very comfortable when completed.

Skipper you did all that work to put the Christmas tree in the tub?
The tub is for the Christmas Tree Handler!!!
 
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Today was an incredibly beautiful day. The sun was BRIGHT, and the air was COOL, and the sky was SO BLUE! The trees are GREEN. Where else can you be on this earth and have weather like this 8 days before Christmas!? Too bad it is so short-lived. It will be too cold soon! Anybody else enjoying the incredible full moon in the mornings??
 
#1,048 ·
Moon in the mornings? Is there life before 10am?? I wouldn't know! A friend of mine said he lived down there a few months, but the Christmas lights on the palm trees did him in, he moved back here to Ohio.

That would be weird - "I'm dreaming of a palm Christmas..."
 
#1,049 ·
Here's a pic of the new wall with knock-down. Ready to paint. Carpet is being installed Friday. This will then become a school room. The current school room will become the boys room, as it is larger and has a bath. I still have to finish the original bathroom interior.
 

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The moon this morning was framed by clouds and the very first glimpse of a dark purple sunrise. It was awesome! Too bad it was 6:30 and I was scraping my windshield to head to the salt mines.
 
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Skerr said:
Today was an incredibly beautiful day. The sun was BRIGHT, and the air was COOL, and the sky was SO BLUE! The trees are GREEN. Where else can you be on this earth and have weather like this 8 days before Christmas!? Too bad it is so short-lived. It will be too cold soon! Anybody else enjoying the incredible full moon in the mornings??
Me. And 33degrees c at 7 am where I was yesterday
 
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I am sorry I didn't wish you and the family Merry Christmas sooner. I hope to meet up and catch up soon. Glad you are making it through the renovations .... even if they are forced :) If you have a need for any nail guns I have every thing from framing to finish guns so give me a yell!
 
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Hope you like them, Egul.

I am sorry I didn't wish you and the family Merry Christmas sooner. I hope to meet up and catch up soon. Glad you are making it through the renovations .... even if they are forced :) If you have a need for any nail guns I have every thing from framing to finish guns so give me a yell!
Thanks, Paul. I'm good on tools. We will hook up at some point, I am certain.

Hope you had a great Christmas With your family Scott. :cheers:
Just great, Gary. Thank you. Keep posting up those awesome Aussie pics. I LOVE to see your country.

Nothing better than home made!!!
Hey Bubba Bill! Missed your call. We are good

Hey Professor... missed your call, too. I DID watch the video, and I showed it to my FIL. A very good laugh!!
 
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