Well, we spent another Saturday in the sun working on our Jeeps.
On the list today:
- Change the transmission mount on mine.
- Replace the coolant bottle in hers.
- Fix the soft top/frame on hers.
- Install new sound bar on hers.
- Install new ignition cylinder on hers. (couple nights ago, actually)
Not on the list:
- Completely wipe down transmission and skid plate! (Got some major leakage and build-up)
Well, I got all of that done before the rain came...sorta. We got hit with a 5 or 10 minute storm while we were repairing her soft top frame so we had to rush and get it connected. Her's still has carpet it in, that's why we panicked. If it were mine...business as usual. :) You'll notice in the pictures how much leakage and build-up we had on mine. I had Jen pressure wash the skid plate with Dawn and a scrub brush. There was a good inch of sludge and debris on the top side of it. Even found a penny buried in the muck! HAHA
On the list today:
- Change the transmission mount on mine.
- Replace the coolant bottle in hers.
- Fix the soft top/frame on hers.
- Install new sound bar on hers.
- Install new ignition cylinder on hers. (couple nights ago, actually)
Not on the list:
- Completely wipe down transmission and skid plate! (Got some major leakage and build-up)
Well, I got all of that done before the rain came...sorta. We got hit with a 5 or 10 minute storm while we were repairing her soft top frame so we had to rush and get it connected. Her's still has carpet it in, that's why we panicked. If it were mine...business as usual. :) You'll notice in the pictures how much leakage and build-up we had on mine. I had Jen pressure wash the skid plate with Dawn and a scrub brush. There was a good inch of sludge and debris on the top side of it. Even found a penny buried in the muck! HAHA
Compare the old mount to the new mount. Old one was split in half, smashed, and deteriorating. Pretty good amount of wiggle in it. It ran like a totally different Jeep after I installed it!
Don't know why someone trimmed off the plastic around the ignition cylinder opening, must have been a theft at some point. The guy who sold it to us had a machinist friend of his make a little tool that fit in there and you could turn the ignition with it, although it wasn't easy to use...and it looked ghetto!
May 22, 2011 at 11:06 AM
i'm liking your "NOT Jeep blog"!!!!!