What did you do to your jeep today?

[duderz7]

I still don't believe it exists...looks photo shopped.

 

[profdlp]

I still don't believe it exists...looks photo shopped.

Yes. It took me forever to copy/paste all those leaves in there. And here I thought I'd get away with it...

 

[CherokeeLiberty]

I just realized Sunday marked five years of ownership.

 

[Deb'nKJ]

Can't imagine still having mine in another 3 years (not that the Grand Vitara I'm picking up tomorrow is to replace it) - I care too much for my sanity.

 

[CherokeeLiberty]

I hit some pretty gnarly bumps leaving the jobsite today. My two rock chips turned into a crack all the way across the windshield. Good thing it’s getting replaced, tomorrow!!

 

[profdlp]

Replaced all the light wiring on my trailer. The man I bought it from was a really nice guy but he was no electrician. (Neither am I, but I worked for one for four years and he would holler at us if we didn't do it "right".)

 

[klc]

Had the guy come over and

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give it a proper wash.

 

[profdlp]

Had the guy come over and give it a proper wash.

White Liberty's always remind me of Imperial Stormtroopers. You've got Darth Vader!

 

[klc]

White Liberty's always remind me of Imperial Stormtroopers. You've got Darth Vader!

Whenever I see an all-white Libby I keep thinking I’m supposed to declare war, or do some sort of Spy vs. Spy thing.

 

[duderz7]

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went mountain biking with Bluebert. Not likely to ride this area again before spring.

 

[1ino]

Took out the engine to replace

 

[CheddarGau]

Took out the engine to replace

Are you saving the good components on it? There is still a lot of support for them, might be worth rebuilding or keep for spare parts if not too much damage to it.

 

[derekj]

Replaced a noisy water pump and filled it with some fresh Mopar coolant.

 

[1ino]

Are you saving the good components on it? There is still a lot of support for them, might be worth rebuilding or keep for spare parts if not too much damage to it.

Not sure yet, I think one of the valve seats came out, broke into pieces, destroyed the piston i found multiple pieces of the seat in the intake manifold and saw the piston with camera, from what I could tell the cylinder wall was repairable, not sure about the head.

 

[Jeepica]

This should be a great thread that we can keep going. That way we can all keep up with the small day to day tinkering and give some ideas to those looking to do something! Pics are strongly encouraged!!! (Cheers)

New coolant temperature sensor installed. New license plate frames. Need to take aprt the dash to fix the stuck blend doors. Actuator works fine bit the gears are stuck and cannot be moved

 

[KJowner]

Drove it miles to pick up a couple of cheap Euro Mac chainsaws, probably the same age as the Jeep.

 

[lfhoward]

Replaced a noisy water pump and filled it with some fresh Mopar coolant.

Will be doing the same to mine soon, for the same reason.

 

[Deb'nKJ]

Yesterday I finally got the rear A-frame to mate with diff & get the pinch bolt in. Very grateful for having a rattle-gun, 'cos winding that nut on would've been tedious. Unfortunately I let tinkering with/exploring the Grand Vitara get in the way (after taking the XJ for it's Saturday morning constitutional through the Dartmoor National Park) so it was dark by the time I got that far. Idea was to start on the brakes today but - for the 3rd Sunday in a row, I had to wait for the rain to stop so only achieved fully tightening the pinch bolt, & the mounting bolts to the body, once it was down off the jackstands.

Was it all worth it? Not really, it was a lesson learned & I didn't let it beat me - but a KJ's just not worth all that time & aggravation.

Fortunately, from what I've already done, the brakes don't seem to be anything special, or difficult; well, no more difficult than any job involving brake lines.

 

[profdlp]

Broke in my new (used) trailer by picking up a ton of wood pellets. I was leery of overloading it so I stuck about a third of them in the back of the Jeep. Fifty 40# bags, roughly 36 bags in the trailer and the other 14 in the back of the Jeep. Towed/hauled it all a dozen miles home with some stretches being 50 MPH roads. Rode like a champ, even over two pretty rough railroad crossings.

 

[AJ9P]

I cleaned out the shop today to prepare to do the brakes and rotors on the kj. finally got a hold of the mounting bracket for the etac so that's going in tomorrow as well. I need to wait till payday to get all the odds and ends i need to make the wiring harness for the auto dimming rear view mirror.