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[Green Jeep]

do you still want5 this carrier good to see another jeep out there competing....

Yes please. Looking for to 2013 season, first event next month, will hopefully take part in a few other clubs events as well.

Yeah the 2001 XJ is my daily ride, although will split between TJ as more miles needed on engine

[Green Jeep]

Work has started again, moved into new garage with 5 ramps, so not much Jeep time. New winch motor, screen (complete with gnarlylaners stick) fitted, wet carpets removed and ditched. Full oils change tomorrow, then cage, then paint.

Really looking forward to this years punch hunt series, wanted a coiler for 5 years!

Happy days Maf

[Dutch]

F.S.U. baby     

[Green Jeep]

F.S.U. baby     

Yeah you know it makes sense, haha.

Okay, had some quality Jeep time and got the front (Aussie) locker in, was kinda dreading this as when I first fitted it, 'twas a mare. Thankfully all went well, couple of hours later and all ready to roll.

Just been laning to test, awesome, just near my house are four lanes, one very gnarly and washed out with lose rocks, trees etc, steep lane with big holes, normally you gotta use a little/a lot of welly to get up this lane, front locker just found traction and did the whole thing at 1100 revs or under.

Then a soft muddy incline, re found a lane that I'd forgotten about/ was blocked with a fallen tree a few years ago and the mud was thick enough to render the steering wheel useless. Again awesome, will order locker for rear this week

Next up throttle spacer and stronger yoke/prop joints. Then cage, then paint.

Future will be regear, thinking of going 4.88 over 4.56 that I've used before.

Then I have to decide on a lift kit, technically we have no issues even with 34" swampers. But need more flex to keep tyres on deck. I'm thinking 2" lift with lower flexi arms front and rear, I don't want a 4" lift as will be very tall in the lanes, we have a lot of small tight (ooer) ones down here. Will prob go with rough country from Dave at llama 4x4, as ever though all suggestions welcome, there is a budget to it and llama can do a lift kit with flexi arms for £650 delivered

[Green Jeep]

Re gear kit (4.88:1) and rear Aussie locker on the way from the states...

Toby has cracked on with protection, couple of pics as of this morning...

Front hoop all made up, being welded today...





Continued with same size tube, its for protecting the cab and not for end over end roll over certain death, will also be used for side pulls and fingers crossed up and over rear pull.

Also having tube to protect winch, happy days  

[Eclipsed4ever]

Looking good 

Aussie lockers are awesome. Put one in my 3.2 V6 trooper. Gave it some serious stick and it never gave up. Completely changed the truck to drive as well. As long as you have the CV's/UJ's to take it, very much worth the investment!

[Green Jeep]

Toby sneaked in his winch last Saturday afternoon before the event on Sunday.

Centre winch can also pull rear wards, of course both side ways and if we need a stronger/quicker rear pull we can throw the 8274 rope out the back as well.

Happy days, Maf

[Green Jeep]

Fitted 33" STT's on 16" rims this morning.... re gear kit 4.88 arrived along with rear aussie locker....





Sits nice next to my other black Jeep...

[willo]

I still have some lift springs if you are interested?

[willo]

 They may have originally been a bit taller than you wanted to go but now they are nice and soft. Could be ideal for your application

[Green Jeep]

Engine out time 

Smoking badly, one piston lower on compression, hoping just a burnt valve... will also replace clutch with decent second hand one that I got for £50...

[Cockney Boy]

Bugger 

[Green Jeep]

Big thanks to all the guys PM's offering engines/Jeeps...

I've managed to source a Cherokee engine, local to me (Cornwall) from a trader, LPG specialist... £200, all running and good, 94k, fingers crossed we can get it this weekend and get it in...

Thanks again Maf

[Green Jeep]

Progress update...

Had a fun road trip to collect Cheorkee engine, in deepest North Kernow, had a touch of redneck about the place...



Davey made the exhaust manifold leak free and stronger...



It's now in, lost a fair bit of time swapping bits and stuff... just plumbing and wiring to do now...

[Green Jeep]

Had a few hours yesterday to finish off the little bits and bobs...

Note new air filter set up... that's about as high as you can get for an under the hood intake eh? Haha...

...all in running and sounding sweet, oil pressure all good and runs bang on middle of temp gauge...

My cat has checked it out and declared it runs purrfect, boom, boom....

[ivanidea]

I always thought the cat should be in the exhaust 

[Delk]

Watch that cat, he is going to drink your beer!

[Green Jeep]

haha, best not to have a cat on your car though eh 

Lucky the cat is tee total, 

[Green Jeep]

Had a couple of ours on the Jeep today (in between time wasters... got an old Merc for sale, customers chatting all last night through email... they turn up dead exicted, went for a drive, then came back still looking and chatting to each other about it, then they said they needed an estate WTF!)

Anyway, Davey and I got the Talon centre winch in, spare wheel on cage, will take off when we get to events so we can still rear pull with the front winch... also sorted out where ground anchor lives and other stuff like adjust hand brake...

So pretty much ready for next weekend's punch hunt in SE Cornwall, Happy days...

[Green Jeep]

Swampers on TJ rims...



and two new stickers on the rear...

[Green Jeep]

After the teething troubles on the last punch hunt it appeared we had fueling issues as no engine light on and zero fuel pressure after the engine was running a few minutes...

Decided time to put the fuel tank in the tub to save damage and less to get caught up on, thankfully fits in lovely and will modify the old metal bash plate to hold the tank in nice then mount the storage boxes above it, replaced fuel pump and the filter/regulator... still cutting out, CPS looks to be the issue, which when it plays up it kills the fuel supply, but weird how no engine light came on as it does easily on other items that we found when fitting replacement engine and hadn't made good connections...

Also took rear diff out to re gear but sadly wrong ring & pinion, learning curve on HD Dana 44 axle has been steep, but after half a day I understand the axle and how to strip it... slide hammer needed for one of the half shafts and the rear diff needed the centre winch in the end....

This ramp is set up wide for 4x4's... 



Bless the centre winch, ratchet strap was having none of it...





All out... Just a shame I had a wasted day and had to refit stock stuff   



Dales RS2000 and Mk1 Escort with a SX200 Turbo mtr also in stock....



Also worked on my Cherokee XJ Diesel...



Davey refurbed the exhaust,





Now with new MoT, might fit a snorkel for some deep water laning....

[willo]

I found a 12" G-clamp works wonders to compress the case and push/pull the bugger in/out

[Green Jeep]

I found a 12" G-clamp works wonders to compress the case and push/pull the bugger in/out

Good shout, I have a proper good clamp, will try that next time, centre winch worked a treat though... had to hammer the carrier back in though 

Fitted CPS and the Wrangler is all happy days again 

Next up is the exhaust manifold and banks monster (straight through) exhaust, old exhaust is hanging and decided to upgrade, will breath better and even more low down torque, also going to look at modifying the CPS so we can advance the timing, again giving better throttle responce and smoother low down power...there is even a rolling road near our garage 

Manifold has flexi pipes for end two cylinders to avoid extra stress on joints and therefore wont crack like other stock/cheap aftermarket ones do...





Happy days... 

[Green Jeep]

Got the tank all secure in the tub, used the original tank protection and straps, then I mounted the two boxes above the tank and managed to sneak a small ammo box next to them, can carry some small spares, shackes, snatch blocks and winch blanket in there, freeing up room in the other two...



Will need to remove the filler neck, less chrome as well 



mmm, nice box, tightly fitting as well   



All in nice, had to use what I had an the farm, proper gnarly style... 



Just gotta secure up the filler neck and its then all happy days, will also look to get a couple more smaller boxes in there, more storage the better as you can never have enough stuff eh... still got rear locker, re gear and exhaust to do...

Had a few  :icon_jook:in the sunshine after that... happy days, shame I couldn't get this all done a week before and then made the harptree gig 

[Green Jeep]

Large Core Alloy Rad and twin fans fitted...







Alloy conducts heat real good and the fans pull off proper hot air, think a bonnet scoup/vent needed as the fans will just warm the engine up...

Fingers crossed that is my cooling issues sorted...