The Abominable WJ – Project Yeti

Forces · Jan 29, 2012

Alright Thanks Bro!

85IrocZ-28 · Feb 4, 2012

No prob.

I installed a new master cylinder today. The brakes feel much more even, it was worth the $60. The pedal still has more travel that I would like, but I don't know that comparing them with the Acura is helping me at all. When I get on the pedal, it stops VERY fast.

WJ 2000 · Feb 5, 2012

Nice work Will, dont throw away that old rear link setup , I mite make an offer for it .

85IrocZ-28 · Feb 6, 2012

Sorry William, sold it to a local wheeler already.

WJ 2000 · Feb 6, 2012

85IrocZ-28 said:
Sorry William, sold it to a local wheeler already.

Well thats ok, did you replace your master an booster an all brake lines .
what did that run you .

85IrocZ-28 · Feb 6, 2012

Rear Hard Brake Line (ABS to Rear split) $14
5 Soft Lines (one at each corner and from rear body to rear axle ) $110
Booster $125
Master $60

It stops much better. The Booster and Master were getting weak, but I wanted to change out the rear hard line as it had corrosion, and I thought I might as well change out the 13 year old soft lines while I was at it. With all the wheeling we do, I don't want a brake line to fail

WJ 2000 · Feb 6, 2012

85IrocZ-28 said:
Rear Hard Brake Line (ABS to Rear split) $14
5 Soft Lines (one at each corner and from rear body to rear axle ) $110
Booster $125
Master $60

It stops much better. The Booster and Master were getting weak, but I wanted to change out the rear hard line as it had corrosion, and I thought I might as well change out the 13 year old soft lines while I was at it. With all the wheeling we do, I don't want a brake line to fail

Thanks Will'' . Yep the same with mine . Are you for Hire ''

85IrocZ-28 · Feb 7, 2012

Sure, but the transport cost might be a bit out of reach for you

I bought everything through Kolak, except for the hard line. I was already ordering the isolators from him, so I just had him send everything else. He was great to work with.

WJ 2000 · Feb 7, 2012

Yea , Kolak is a great helper when needing parts for the Jeep, this week is a bad week for me becouse Iam going to King of the Hammers tomarrow and spending 4days there so I'll be in the mist of all the great rock crawlers, lucky Me ha ! . maybe I'll get a good deal on some new tires, nothing but BFGs Man, there the best . Some day I'll have to get to Kolak , and order some more good parts, lots of stuff is just plan warn out .

85IrocZ-28 · Feb 8, 2012

Take pics again and post them up!

The jeep recieved some love today, I decided to take the day off and relax.

Fixed the coolant leak, it was coming from my thermostat housing...It is really weird to me that the housing is on the bottom of the 4.7 under the lower radiator hose, so different from every other engine I have worked on. I could have just changed the gasket, but decided I might as well change the thermostat as well while I was in there. And while I was in that deep and had to replace the coolant, I decided to change the lower radiator hose.

Thermostat and gasket $22
Lower Radiator hose $19
Worm drive clamps $2.50
Coolant $30
Distilled Water $3
Serpentine belt was starting to look a bit ugly, So I installed a new one. $36

I also re-soldered the rock light LED that was flickering, it is good to go now.
Finally, I adjusted the length of the bar from my steering box to wheel. Now my steering wheel is perfectly centered.

85IrocZ-28 · Feb 26, 2012

I haven't been able to find a matching wheel for my Jeep. As I would like to get a rear tire carrier bumper, I want matching wheels.

My current spare is an Incubus Poltergeist. So I am debating on buying four more of those, or just buying 5 new wheels. Here are the two I am interested in, along with a very quick image edit...which wheel do you like more?

Incubus:

Here is my spare mounted...

MB:

volvite · Feb 27, 2012

I like the MB wheels better.

wjwithawj · Mar 2, 2012

Rock the mb. The other onez are too pretty

85IrocZ-28 · Mar 4, 2012

Well, I replaced the radiator again today...Good thing for lifetime warranty parts I guess. I was surprised it was 3 years old, It seems like I replaced it just last spring :haha:

Anyways...
Remove licence plate and fairlead, remove d-rings and d-ring mounts, remove bumper, remove grill, remove header panel, remove lights, remove hood latch, remove upper radiator/core support, remove 4 bolts on the mechanical fan and push the blades back against the engine, drain coolant, remove radiator hoses and use radiator cap to plug lower radiator hose to stop the slow drips of coolant (I just stuffed it in the hose), remove trans cooler lines, pull up on the AC unit to disco it from the radiator, remove the radiator with the PS cooler and electric fan still attached (just slide them out gently and leave the AC unit in place, remove the trans cooler lines from the radiator, remove fan shroud and electric fan from the radiator and swap those parts over. Reverse to install.

The sad thing is that I just replaced the t-stat a few weeks ago. I guess the coolant is nearly new now, almost a 100% flush now that I replaced it again today.

Coolant is filled back up and the Jeep is no longer leaking!

volvite · Mar 4, 2012

Glad there are no more leaks and she's up and running again. JEEP ON

85IrocZ-28 · Mar 4, 2012

No kidding! Now that I have done this job twice, it would be easy the next time...haha. Time to start saving $ for the next round of upgrades.

volvite · Mar 5, 2012

What do you have in mind for the next upgrade? Love your JEEP.

85IrocZ-28 · Mar 5, 2012

The plan was to do a rear tire carrier, 5 matching wheels, duratracs, and a synthetic line winch.

Some other house priorities (in addition to the new water heater) are taking precedence though. I hope to at least get the tire carrier rear bumper this year. We'll see how everything else goes. After I saw your carrier, I wanted to build a similar one. But as much dragging on the rocks that I have done this year, I have decided I need a steel rear bumper. I love your JK wheels as well. I had a set, but sold them because my wife doesn't like them (this is her current DD, my weekend toy). They make your WJ look so clean, those should have been an option on the WJ.

volvite · Mar 5, 2012

Yea my hitch mounted tire carrier was nice. I did always want to see if someone would have been able to fab a whole bumper but never got around to it. The JK wheels just look great on a WJ.

WJ 2000 · Mar 5, 2012

Bro that really sicks have'n to replace that radiator again, I vote for the MB wheels , also if your selling your old wheels I mite be able to pick them up .

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