Birty Dastards Jeep Club

Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: bigjeepzj on September 26, 2020, 07:31:43 PM

Title: Lifting the V8
Post by: bigjeepzj on September 26, 2020, 07:31:43 PM: Been lifting the V8 zj
Such fun with rusted bolts
and the old panhard bush need a chat with an air chisel
did the front brake line as well :icon_biggrin: :icon_biggrin:
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: bisleywrangler on September 26, 2020, 08:23:34 PM: Is that rough country springs?
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: bigjeepzj on September 26, 2020, 09:09:23 PM: Rough Country 3.5 Kit
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: XJ Fan on September 28, 2020, 10:33:06 AM: Nice!
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: JamesH on September 28, 2020, 10:38:15 AM: It’s such hard work when the Jeep hasn’t been worked on much and everything is rusted solid. Sooo much nicer when everything has a good bit of copper slip on it.
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: gazjeep on September 28, 2020, 01:20:57 PM: Good to see work on the V8 progressing mate :icon_winkle:
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: bigjeepzj on September 28, 2020, 10:33:07 PM: Needs new exhaust.
Thinking stainless :icon_super:
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: XJ Fan on September 29, 2020, 10:56:14 AM: Copper grease is very underrated and underused
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: JamesH on October 04, 2020, 12:30:31 PM: Quote from: XJ Fan on September 29, 2020, 10:56:14 AM
Copper grease is very underrated and underused

Not by me, I slather it on most things I’m assembling.
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: Brynjaminjones on October 05, 2020, 09:00:13 AM: Quote from: JamesH on October 04, 2020, 12:30:31 PM
Not by me, I slather it on most things I’m assembling.

Yeah, I usually look like a copper-coloured Tin Man!
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: XJ Fan on October 05, 2020, 09:20:40 AM: Quote from: JamesH on October 04, 2020, 12:30:31 PM
Quote from: XJ Fan on September 29, 2020, 10:56:14 AM
Copper grease is very underrated and underused

Not by me, I slather it on most things I’m assembling.

Me either, but most things I come to work on are missing this vital ingredient.
Title: Re: Lifting the V8
Post by: Dave69 on October 11, 2020, 05:44:51 PM: a paint brush is the correct way of applying copper grease, just thought id mention it