Not much, but decided to replace my battery terminal connectors today, the old ones were all dinged up and didn't clamp down very well.
What did you do to your ZJ today?
1 - 20 of 54889 Posts
You will have to pardon the iPhone 3gs picture, but I finally put my headliner back in. It's been out of the jeep for two weeks (working on it periodically) to have the old/stained/sagging fabric removed and replaced with something....not so stock.
Attachments
What pin striping did you use to cover the gold? I've been wanting to remove my gold pin striping, but its under the clear, and would much prefer like a solid black stripe.Deleted the Gold pinstripping by covering it with black pinstripping. I am happy with how it looks from a distance but up close its noticable if your looking for it. It is an amazing temporary fix, now I just need to get rid of the rest of the gold.
![]()
Not exactly the Jeep, but it's going in the Jeep - started pulling the motor from my dads old 1994 Dodge Ram to do a "refresh" on and then drop in the ZJ.
He bought the truck new, and as a mechanic, always took good care of the engine.
150k on it, idles and runs smooth as a top, burns just a small amount of oil (half a quart between oil changes).
He bought the truck new, and as a mechanic, always took good care of the engine.
150k on it, idles and runs smooth as a top, burns just a small amount of oil (half a quart between oil changes).
Attachments
Still working on pulling the motor, things are going a bit slower than I anticipated, but I am also being more meticulous than originally planned. No broken electrical connectors or bolts so far. Just need to unbolt the rest of the exhaust manifold, transmission and motor mounts and she should be free.
Attachments
This past weekend was finally nice enough to finish pulling the motor (I had to let the back of the truck hang out of the garage and it has been raining/cold every weekend since I started).
Pulled engine and transmission as one, not sure what I am going to do with the transmission yet since it won't fit in the Jeep.
Once I take the transmission off, I'll mount it on the engine stand.
Edit: I'll add the rest of the photo's when I get home - the mobile version won't add more than one picture.
Pulled engine and transmission as one, not sure what I am going to do with the transmission yet since it won't fit in the Jeep.
Once I take the transmission off, I'll mount it on the engine stand.
Edit: I'll add the rest of the photo's when I get home - the mobile version won't add more than one picture.
Attachments
Been doing a fair bit of work on the Jeep as of late. All started with a Radiator, Trans Cooler, AC Condenser, and Water Pump replacement.
Decided to clean stuff up and paint it while I had it apart and have the time (cleaning off as much rust as I can, putting rust converter primer, then engine enamel on the stuff I am painting).
Additionally, I have recently ordered a Trail Ready Bumper (should ship this week), a 4.5 IRO Long Arm kit from Kolak, and a Protofab Dual Swing Arm Rear Bumper (Tire Mount and Jerry Can holder).
Next month I'll be ordering tires.
Pics of some of the stuff I have cleaned up/painted and stuff that got replaced.
Decided to clean stuff up and paint it while I had it apart and have the time (cleaning off as much rust as I can, putting rust converter primer, then engine enamel on the stuff I am painting).
Additionally, I have recently ordered a Trail Ready Bumper (should ship this week), a 4.5 IRO Long Arm kit from Kolak, and a Protofab Dual Swing Arm Rear Bumper (Tire Mount and Jerry Can holder).
Next month I'll be ordering tires.
Pics of some of the stuff I have cleaned up/painted and stuff that got replaced.
Attachments
Curious - why does the ZG have a higher tow rating than the ZJ? I thought the ZJ 5.2 was rated at 6500lbs and the 5.9 was lower (like 5500lbs) due to cooling constraints.Did not do anything to my Jeep, but I did use it to help a friend
We towed his 408 stroker- equipped ZJ (ZG) across town. Trailer + Jeep was about 6400lbs, my niner pulled it like a champ. Tow rating for the ZGs is ~7700lbs, so it was easily within towing limit.
Friends' winch controller was dead, so we pulled his Jeep onto the trailer with my Jeep. 4lo 1st gear -> it literally pulled it up at idle, zero throttle input.
![]()
![]()
Yesterday I received my KOR Rear Bumper - dual swing arm version. I've definitely been slacking on the Jeep side of things this summer - we had multiple extended trips to Colorado, some indoor house projects that needed attention, and some outdoor house projects as well. Next step is to get this guy powder coated - as you can probably see, the front bumper is still on the pallet as well (from Trail Ready) - need to get the rear powder coated to match the front.
Attachments
1 - 20 of 54889 Posts
