PO did What?
PO did What?
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LongHorn
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My T-19 shifter came with coarse thread & all the shift balls I could find were fine thread. So I made one out of a 2&5/16" stainless steel trailer ball.
I can't blame mine on the PO, I made it myself.:laugh:
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luckily i got the shifters off but now i need some new ones. and sorry guys i dont have any pics. some of the stuff has been corrected already. gettin her out of storage in march so i will take some pics then and let you all see for yourselves the mayhem. but looking foward to the rebuild should keep me busy for a while.
IOPort51
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4.2 W/MC2100 carb, 4.0 head W/3 angle valves,SS Header,TFI ignition with MSB-6 offroad module,CS144 140 amp RPS alternator with remote regulator T-150,d-20,Dana 44 with OX lock and disk brakes. D-30 with Spartin locker,
skyjacker 2.5 lift?nitro shocks,31" BFG A/T off road.8000 lb Warn winch, original owner.=^)
2006 Toyota Tacoma
Hmmmm, mass times velocity, he goes for 3rd and dents the dash?
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- 1977 CJ-5 '83 amc 258 straight six, motorcraft 2100 carb ,inline fuel pump, 1000 cca battery ,T-175 tranny,
my '80 had a motor swap by the po to a chevy 350. it was a fuel injected motor that he put a holley 660 double pumping carb on! that things for racing not crawling! on top of that instead of having a smaller psi electric fuel pump for the carb he had one of the FI high psi ones on it. when he ran the wiring for the chevy, he only used a few wires out of the stock harness. all the ones he had left over he left in the harness, not capped off, with power still running to them! half of them were just cut off. several just had the ends twisted together, all of them with power. i'm amazed it didn't catch fire on my way home.
as for the dryer hose gas inlet. i once owned a stang that was always kicking off if you tried to fill the tank at more than a trickle rate of speed. finally went to find out why. the joker before me was using a garden hose for the fill tube!
i've seen a soda straw used as a vacuum line.push not pull. bent finishing nails used as cotter keys as well as paperclips. plumbing pipe hose clamped into a rubber heater hose to patch a burst.
but the best one i think i've seen came on a mercury capri i had. evidently the blower motor went out. instead of getting new one they fabbed in an air hocky table fan in it's place. think giant computer fan. they even used drywall screws and silicone to hold it to the firewall where the blower moter should have been. man i've had a lot of cruddy cars.
as for the dryer hose gas inlet. i once owned a stang that was always kicking off if you tried to fill the tank at more than a trickle rate of speed. finally went to find out why. the joker before me was using a garden hose for the fill tube!
i've seen a soda straw used as a vacuum line.push not pull. bent finishing nails used as cotter keys as well as paperclips. plumbing pipe hose clamped into a rubber heater hose to patch a burst.
but the best one i think i've seen came on a mercury capri i had. evidently the blower motor went out. instead of getting new one they fabbed in an air hocky table fan in it's place. think giant computer fan. they even used drywall screws and silicone to hold it to the firewall where the blower moter should have been. man i've had a lot of cruddy cars.
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-1951 Willys Wagon, 4 cylinder, "F" head, little rust, very close to stock
I think this is pleasantly interesting. We love to rag on the PO for doing things on his own, but we are proud of the fact that we fabricate our own parts, IE the bumper sticker that says, "Made not Bought".
I tend to be in the "Made" group, but at the same time try not to butcher the basic Jeep. The next owner of my CJ can remove anything I've added to my jeep. Also I believe that most of the modern CJ owners are a little more sophisticated with their repairs than they were "Back in the Day." Partially due to the availability of decent tools, the small MIG Welder being one and partially because of internet sites like this one. Got a problem, likely many others have had the very same issue and can offer advice that will make the job much easier. Back in '83 when I did my first engine swap, most information was delivered in the mail box or was a by guess and by gosh situation, or making it up as I went along. While that CJ worked wonderfully, I occasionally wish I could have that jeep back so some of the work could be done right.
I tend to be in the "Made" group, but at the same time try not to butcher the basic Jeep. The next owner of my CJ can remove anything I've added to my jeep. Also I believe that most of the modern CJ owners are a little more sophisticated with their repairs than they were "Back in the Day." Partially due to the availability of decent tools, the small MIG Welder being one and partially because of internet sites like this one. Got a problem, likely many others have had the very same issue and can offer advice that will make the job much easier. Back in '83 when I did my first engine swap, most information was delivered in the mail box or was a by guess and by gosh situation, or making it up as I went along. While that CJ worked wonderfully, I occasionally wish I could have that jeep back so some of the work could be done right.
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Found a "trail fix" 2 piece axle hub. PO had taken a grinder to cut a key slot. Also found on a friends jeep, He couldn't figure out why his lights stayed on when his switch was pulled to park and high beams would not work. Found that the dimmer switch was bad so the PO made a jumper from the park light wire at the firewall to the headlight wire. $15 dimmer would have solved him a lot of trouble.
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Prior to owning my MB it lived in Az. The owner was the brother of a friend. While in Az he had a 2.5 lift installed by Kong 4x4 shop in Phoenix, Az.
When I got it up on my lift I noticed the mistake the shop made. Your looking at the driver side rear wheel. Can you see the mistake?
When I got it up on my lift I noticed the mistake the shop made. Your looking at the driver side rear wheel. Can you see the mistake?
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Outside mount is correct for an MBshocks on the outsideoops
Inside mount for CJ
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1 internet beer for the correct answer.
When you see it you will lol.
When you see it you will lol.
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Shim is in backwards
Posi
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One internet beer for you!
The installer somehow didn't notice the pinion pointing down. They must have not check their work when it went out the door as well.
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Prior to owning my MB it lived in Az. The owner was the brother of a friend. While in Az he had a 2.5 lift installed by Kong 4x4 shop in Phoenix, Az.
When I got it up on my lift I noticed the mistake the shop made. Your looking at the driver side rear wheel. Can you see the mistake?
The shim is installed backwards.
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1978 CJ-7 304 / TH 400 / Quadratrac 32 in Mud Terrains
Dang and I wanted that Internet beer. :wasted::wasted::wasted:
Posi
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This is what I found after pulling a T5 from a 258
When someone figures this one out let me know....
When someone figures this one out let me know....
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Well, it is supposed to be a bearing?
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That it is, but why in the pilot bushing?
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I'm amazed the input shaft for the T-5 wasn't damaged in some way.
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Even the input shaft bearing and seal were fine.
This was found on a CJ5 I'm presently working on. It came with a set of 4.5 yj springs which required the box to be moved up an 1" or so. The work was done by a 4x4 shop called Dr. Wheels in yarmouth Ma.
Below you will notice the steering box bracket doesn’t sit level because they failed to install a shim
Below you can see the shim I install to keep the bracket level.
This CJ5 had a T5/300 with a 4.5 yj lift, they welded the perches and with this short wheel base Jeep the pinion pointed to the sky, needless to say the pinion bearing went dry and chewed up the gears.
This was found on a CJ5 I'm presently working on. It came with a set of 4.5 yj springs which required the box to be moved up an 1" or so. The work was done by a 4x4 shop called Dr. Wheels in yarmouth Ma.
Below you will notice the steering box bracket doesn’t sit level because they failed to install a shim
Below you can see the shim I install to keep the bracket level.
This CJ5 had a T5/300 with a 4.5 yj lift, they welded the perches and with this short wheel base Jeep the pinion pointed to the sky, needless to say the pinion bearing went dry and chewed up the gears.