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How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #135 on: May 10, 2012, 08:06:33 PM »
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« Reply #136 on: May 10, 2012, 08:27:34 PM »
well that coupled with a douchebag officer yesterday and a surprise trip to NJ tomorrow and 3 months of work on the heep.....


not to mention that i cant even work on it tonight since the garage is right bellow Michaels room...
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« Reply #137 on: May 10, 2012, 08:42:12 PM »
ok.. problem potentially solved...

Sprayed the TB down with some Carb cleaner in order to clean the soot from the small fire that was in the barrels..
tried one more time before the baby got into a deep sleep and it fired right up and ran quite well with a smooth idle...
then died...
after a repeat start attempt it stumbled and failed just as before..

Fuel issue

traced the fuel lines back and discovered that when the body was dropped the fuel lines are nice and sandwiched between the tank and the frame....
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« Reply #138 on: May 10, 2012, 09:34:24 PM »
huge relief.

come look at Swamp Thing and find something as simple?? :)
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« Reply #139 on: May 10, 2012, 10:07:11 PM »
I have plenty of 258 starters....

These motors are simple.... Even when you throw fancy electronics at it....


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« Reply #140 on: May 11, 2012, 02:16:46 AM »
what idiot did that when they took the body lift out   lol    8)


i honestly dont remember if i pushed it into the shop, and you picked it up when i wasnt there.  glad its easy fix.
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« Reply #141 on: May 11, 2012, 08:13:55 AM »
Well haven't done it yet... But I'm 99.9% positive that's the issue....

Might even be able to only loosen 1 mount bold to wiggle it into the groove.
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« Reply #142 on: May 13, 2012, 10:19:23 AM »
almost done....
all buttoned up and partially back together...





New Mastercraft seats and Tuffy console installed...
Rear bench on order...




Drop down tailgate all buttoned up and completed.. thanks to Erik for the brackets I couldnt find anywhere...







conversion went fairly easy...
only problem is the angle of the tire carrier..  I think i vaguely recall landing hard on the rear bumper a couple years ago.. I think the frame tweek'd upward a bit in the process.. so the swing away comes into contact with the tailgate.. probably happened with the old tailgate but it was so "well used" I may not have noticed it..



Might be looking into fixing this in the near future..
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« Reply #143 on: May 13, 2012, 11:38:03 AM »
Tailgate doesn't look like it seats quite as tightly as before, too.  May lend itself to the problem...
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« Reply #144 on: May 13, 2012, 12:37:20 PM »
The black and tan looks great.
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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #145 on: May 13, 2012, 01:01:15 PM »
Quote from: Wingman on May 13, 2012, 11:38:03 AM
Tailgate doesn't look like it seats quite as tightly as before, too.  May lend itself to the problem...

thats true... but a few shims where the latches catch will solve that... but thats not the issue... its 100% that the bumper is not at a true 90 deg to the body...

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The black and tan looks great.

who doesnt love Black and Tan

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« Reply #146 on: May 13, 2012, 01:03:46 PM »
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« Reply #147 on: May 13, 2012, 02:53:19 PM »
Best I could do with dark and darker. Actually very very good....

The porter is heavier than the bock, interestingly. I expected otherwise and the first halfs mixed.



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« Reply #148 on: May 13, 2012, 04:00:24 PM »
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Forgive my ignorance, but what is the metal turtle thing for?  Decoration or does it have a function?
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« Reply #149 on: May 13, 2012, 04:26:13 PM »
To my knowledge it is to defuse the stream of liquid to make it easier to layer.   A spoon could also be used.   Atleast that's the thought with other drink making
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