whatever you wanna call it XJ build

[warrpath4x4]

this going from the beginning and im cutting and pasting from another site so the timeline will be a bit off.

so here it is, a 1987 pioneer, 4.0L FI, 5speed. i havnt figured out the transfercase or axles or gears yet. right now im doing a brake job on it while waiting on parts for my powerwagon.

the ad said new tires, new clutch, new water pump, and new brake master cylinder. I paid all of 500 for it lol.






as soon as i had insurance and titled it in my name, the next thing i did was pick up my OHV sticker


still has the original owners anual too


this morning i ordered a rustys budget spacer and shackle lift. it will give me about 2 inches of lift, im just going to run the tires on it for now. also ordered a plasma cutter and will be making frame stiffeners, swing out tire carrier, rock sliders, front bumper, and maybe a roof rack.

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in these pics you can kinda see how bad the rotors were lol.



new rotors, caliper, pads,



im not really going to "build" this up, at first anyways. i need to finish the powerwagon and this will be my daily driver for a while.

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well the power bleeder worked, i have brakes now.

now its onto getting rid of the speaker wire for the electric fan. the PO told me the sensor went bad, i bought a new sensor but trying to figure out why the wires to the fan dont hook up to the sensor? he has the sensor hooked into the harness but cut the connector off the wires for the fan. ill show you the pics i took of it (if that will help) if someone can steer me in the right direction or post a pic of theirs.



pics of the jeep outside and the ripples down the passenger side

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a tree fell in my yard this weekend in a wind storm so i cut it up and had to get it up to the shop so i made the jeep work lol



tonight i started to rip up the carpet and to my suprise it wasnt as bad as i expected.

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here is the before pic



the worse rust spot after i hit it with the flapper wheel



first coat



second coat



today is definately turning into spring, after getting each coat done, it started to sprinkle rain lol. then it would stop and the sun would come back out. i have to wait till tomorrow to get the seats and stuff back in, it has to cure for 24 hrs, bit dont worry ill post dome pics when its back together.

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today we (my dad and I) put the seats and most of the interior back in, im waiting to put the plastic back into the back of the jeep.

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ok so the other day i started to take the front bumper off to build a winch bumper, nothing special just something to hold the winch. basicly all i got done was taking the bumper off and cutting the fangs, and i cut some of the material for the new one.





i had today off so i was hoping to get all/most of it done BUT as i wa making a cardboard template for my bumper mount i noticed something on the side of my radiator. it looks like there was a hole in the side of it and they stuck a good sized bolt into it and then tried JB weld. i touched it and it started leaking SO now i have a new radiator on order. > not happy.



after that i didnt even feel like working on it anymore but i made myself do it anyways and got one of the mounts cut out.



this shows how much further the mount will go back on the "frame" than the stock one. the driver side will incorporate the steering box bolts and i will add more on the passenger side also.



here is the center section of the bumper (not finished)

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ok so this was what they had JB welded into the radiator



i got the new radiator in and of course with it being a closed cooling system it is fun to get the air out so i decided i was going to make it easier and installed a 92 thermostat housing and put a drain in, also drilling a small hole in the top of the thermostat flange itself to help get air out.

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ok i got the passenger side bracket cut out today, also cut out the center section for my winch fairlead to mount to, bent it up and welded it on. looks like i might need to cut a little higher for the cable to come through.







my buddy had a bracket that fit on the fairlead that held his license plate and it would flip up or down depending on how it was mounted. well if it was flipped up you can see the winch cable spooling, and if its down and you winch upto something it will rip it off. so i am working on a bracket to flip the license plate out sideways.

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ok, ran into some trouble getting the holes lined up for the bumper mount till i thought of this. tape some paper to the frame and use a crayon or color pencil to shade the holes.



got the holes drilled



mounted a ford starter solenoid



changed the battery cable terminals to a marine style (still need to nix the speaker wire lol)



dad putting the grill back in, we put it in upside down so we didnt have to cut it to fit, did have to trim the trim ring though.



all installed







the mounts tie into the steering box bolts

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today i mounted my tractor lights, and wired in my switch for the winch



and i threw this together today, im going hunting and dont want to put the extra gas cans in the cab. also i can fit the ice chest on it and the gas cans. its not totally finished but its done enough to work.









and the rear hatch just barely rubs the gas can when opening.

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went hunting yesterday, or atleast we tried but the sbow was still a little too deep, at least for my little jeep.



me pulling cable





dad running the controls







first we tried to winch through because we could see dry dirt in front of us but it was too deep in between and i was smoking my clutch and killing my battery (even with the slave solenoid, need to work on that one) so we dug out under and behind since we had made a trail by now. took us 2 hours from stuck to unstuck. had a suburban drive by stop and look at us digging and just take off, i so wish i had seen them stuck later.

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yesterday and today i started on my swing out rear bumper, and i trimmed the fenders.







this is how far the mounts stick into the "frame"



i love my plasma cutter lol





looks good to me



heres the base to my swing out carrier



looks like it sticks out far but after i get the swing out on it, the jerry can, spare tire, and hi lift, it should take up some of the space.



instead of pulling the flare i just ran my air nibbler around the outside of the flare and its good.

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got a little done today







testing how high to mount it, i will be going up in tire size but not huge.

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got quite a bit done today and might have finished but i ran out of gas for the welder. so heres the pics

my dad helping me out









holding 2 jerry cans almost doubles my miles (the holes in the metal were there when i got it, the whole bumper and swing out are scrap metal)





i put the 2 uprights for the can holders closer in and that is where my license plate will go and the new plate light.



just seeing how it will look



from the side