wjeeper
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Well cats out of the bag if you have been dropping by Jake's "Jeepagon" V2 build thread:
Jeepagon 3.0 is here!
Been debating wither to do a build thread or not. My previous threads usually end up being me talking to myself......but I figure I will give a build thread one last shot.
Some back story. Picked up a clean looking 2 door 1991 XJ for $300. Wouldn't go into gear, the owner assumed the transmission was shot. I diagonosed this was because the torque converter bolts had all fallen out. So I low balled the crap out of them and drug it home. Within an hour it was shifting into gear and driving again. While i was putting the torque converter bolts back in i discovered it had rusty floor boards on the passenger side. The rust was bad enough that the unibody rail was in rough shape. Upon further investigtion i also discovered it had about 1/2 inch of bondo in the rear 1/4 panel. The repair was solid, but in conjunction the unibody damage it turned out not to be the best foundation for a build. I eventually i ran acoss a 2000 XJ with a bad motor and so the 1991 became an engine donor.
The 2000 awaiting it's new heart:
Both jeeps sat out in the yard for a longer than i care to admit......until we were 5 days away from an out of town wedding. Found out the wedding was in Silverton Colorado, home of one of my bucket list trails, the Black Bear Pass. Got the wild idea to lift and engine swap the jeep in 5 days!
After work on night one I tossed on some Craigslist OME 930 springs and 2 in pucks up front. Second night the rear got 2 inch blocks, a lift shackle and Rubicon Express shocks all around. Added some JK rims on wheel adapters and wrapped in new Yokohama tires........just had to make it look cool before it actually ran.
With a mere three nights left before departing I played "musical engines"
Unceremoniously hacked the donor out:
Resealed the oil pan and valve covers, and gave it a good cleaning:
Pulled the dud with the broken piston:
And slammed in the Resealed 1991 motor:
Jeepagon 3.0 is here!
Been debating wither to do a build thread or not. My previous threads usually end up being me talking to myself......but I figure I will give a build thread one last shot.
Some back story. Picked up a clean looking 2 door 1991 XJ for $300. Wouldn't go into gear, the owner assumed the transmission was shot. I diagonosed this was because the torque converter bolts had all fallen out. So I low balled the crap out of them and drug it home. Within an hour it was shifting into gear and driving again. While i was putting the torque converter bolts back in i discovered it had rusty floor boards on the passenger side. The rust was bad enough that the unibody rail was in rough shape. Upon further investigtion i also discovered it had about 1/2 inch of bondo in the rear 1/4 panel. The repair was solid, but in conjunction the unibody damage it turned out not to be the best foundation for a build. I eventually i ran acoss a 2000 XJ with a bad motor and so the 1991 became an engine donor.
The 2000 awaiting it's new heart:
Both jeeps sat out in the yard for a longer than i care to admit......until we were 5 days away from an out of town wedding. Found out the wedding was in Silverton Colorado, home of one of my bucket list trails, the Black Bear Pass. Got the wild idea to lift and engine swap the jeep in 5 days!
After work on night one I tossed on some Craigslist OME 930 springs and 2 in pucks up front. Second night the rear got 2 inch blocks, a lift shackle and Rubicon Express shocks all around. Added some JK rims on wheel adapters and wrapped in new Yokohama tires........just had to make it look cool before it actually ran.
With a mere three nights left before departing I played "musical engines"
Unceremoniously hacked the donor out:
Resealed the oil pan and valve covers, and gave it a good cleaning:
Pulled the dud with the broken piston:
And slammed in the Resealed 1991 motor:
