From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Mon Mar 19 18:29:47 2007 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Tuesday, March 20 2007 Volume 01 : Number 2814 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: Re: fsj: heading to town... in Omega fsj: RE: How about a Dodge diesel? (fwd) Re: fsj: heading to town... in Omega fsj: RE: How about a Dodge diesel? Re: fsj: RE: How about a Dodge diesel? (fwd) fsj: lawsuit on low sulfur CA Diesel, early 90s... fsj: Re: [db] Cummins 4BT - Was: you need one of these fsj: Fw: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching RE: fsj: Fw: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching Re: fsj: Fw: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching FSJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeeps/fsj/ Send submissions to fsj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to fsj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to fsj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:09:44 -0700 From: Kevin Subject: Re: fsj: heading to town... in Omega On Sun, Mar 18, 2007 at 08:16:30PM -0700, john wrote: > On Sun, 18 Mar 2007, john wrote: > >-->on our way to Snohomish, FSJ in use... > >-->john > > disregard... didn't get out of the driveway. :) If this isn't a jeep moment, I don't know what is :) K ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:23:17 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: RE: How about a Dodge diesel? (fwd) popcorn munchers... 1st off, is this driveline good? 2nd, what are the dimensions of the W250? would I be able to: 1) put my J10 body and bed on this frame (shortening the frame for the stepside) or 2) put my Grand Wagoneer body on this frame (shortening frame of course) or would I be better off just moving the engine/trans to the GW. The '83 J10 is scheduled for the 6.2L Diesel and I only need one $550 adapter to make it all work... curtis is promising this summer... same promise I've heard for the last six years... but being the eternal optimist I'm hoping that nothing bad happens to him this year and that he really will be able to keep his promise this time... but working on a contingency plan, I'm thinking the cummins in the GW would be interesting... supposedly the Cummins is mated to a 727 as it's a 3speed... that means I might be able to recase it or use it with my Xfr case... thoughts? chances are this project will not mature... but it's giving us something to chew popcorn with. ;) I am going to get a Diesel powered Jeep... some how, some way... :) john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- is a passenger drop front output. Thanks, Rob. 1990 Dodge W250 Cummins, auto 4X4 $2900 1990 Dodge 172000 miles on an excellent running Cummins 3 speed auto around 35000 miles on a rebuild D60 front 3.07 gears D70 rear 3.07 gears 33" BFG mt's 90% tread on aluminum wheels standard cab long box good parts truck cause she is ugly needs brake work badly (warped rotors, and bad calipers) 2900 good cheap strong running Cummins powered 4X4 truck, I am moving soon and this has to go!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:25:22 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: Re: fsj: heading to town... in Omega On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, Kevin wrote: >-->On Sun, Mar 18, 2007 at 08:16:30PM -0700, john wrote: >-->> On Sun, 18 Mar 2007, john wrote: >-->> >-->on our way to Snohomish, FSJ in use... >-->> >-->john >-->> >-->> disregard... didn't get out of the driveway. :) >--> >-->If this isn't a jeep moment, I don't know what is :) >-->K well, in fairness to Full Size Jeeps every where, it COULD have made it town and back... but darkness was falling upon us and parking lights don't provide enough illumination... I must have knocked a wire loose for the dimmer switch in putting the wiring back in place... why can't they make vehicles with easy to access wiring??? haven't had one yet that was easy to deal with connectors... :) at least on the Grand Wagoneer I can stick my arm up under the dash, can't do that on the Benz... :) john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:30:12 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: RE: How about a Dodge diesel? On Sun, 18 Mar 2007, FreddyP wrote: >-->I'm not to sure about the GW, but I would imagine that because it is a FSJ >-->that the frame is pretty beefy. The 6bt would definitely fit in there >-->physically, but you might have to get creative with the motor mounts. Did >-->Jeep switch to the Dodge style mounts in the FSJ in that year? That would >-->make it easy! >--> >-->Keep in mind that the 90 is one of the early Cummins Dodge trucks. No >-->aftercooler, and it is mated to a 3 speed 727 trans (that's why it has >-->3.07's). Still a good donor for the right price. what would be a good price? john >--> >-->Fred >-->just how much bigger is the Dodge chassis than >-->my GW? :) >-->john >-->> -->1990 Dodge W250 Cummins, auto 4X4 $2900 >-->> -->1990 Dodge >-->> -->172000 miles on an excellent running Cummins >-->> -->3 speed auto around 35000 miles on a rebuild >-->> -->D60 front 3.07 gears >-->> -->D70 rear 3.07 gears >-->> -->33" BFG mt's 90% tread on aluminum wheels >-->> -->standard cab long box >-->> -->good parts truck cause she is ugly >-->> -->needs brake work badly (warped rotors, and bad calipers) >-->> -->$2900 good cheap strong running Cummins powered 4X4 truck, >-->> -->I am moving soon and this has to go!!!! ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:24:58 -0700 From: Kevin Subject: Re: fsj: RE: How about a Dodge diesel? (fwd) I have thought about a cummins in a grand wagoneer. Someone showed me a picture of it, so it's doable, don't know how much sledgehammer action was required to make it happen. Anyways. Yes, the three speed used was a 727. I wouldn't expect the jeep's 727 to hold up to a cummins, and I wouldn't expect an NP228/229 to either. I'd probably be planning on using the trans and transfercase from the W250 and just not mess with it. As far as axles, you'll want the powerram axles as well, dana 44s are NOT going to like having that much torque for very long. The front might last, but why? Especially since your two jeeps that you'd consider this with are driver's drop and would need a different axle to use the powerram transfercase. As far as engine/trans goes, both should last you a while if the trans was indeed rebuilt. I'd figure it would be easier to swap in the axles and drivetrain from the ram to the jeep than try to put the jeep on the dodge frame. Wiring for a cummins that early is fairly simple, don't think the ECU has much (if any) control. The 727 is also not electronic. $3000 seems like a lot of money for a drivetrain donor. Then again, the cummins and axles fetch some decent money in the marketplace, especially the dana 60 that guys are paying $1500+ for down here to put in rockcrawlers. On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 01:23:17PM -0700, john wrote: > popcorn munchers... > > 1st off, is this driveline good? > 2nd, what are the dimensions of the W250? > > would I be able to: > 1) put my J10 body and bed on this frame (shortening the frame for the stepside) > or > 2) put my Grand Wagoneer body on this frame (shortening frame of course) > > or would I be better off just moving the engine/trans to the GW. > > The '83 J10 is scheduled for the 6.2L Diesel and I only need one $550 adapter > to make it all work... curtis is promising this summer... same promise I've > heard for the last six years... but being the eternal optimist I'm hoping that > nothing bad happens to him this year and that he really will be able to keep > his promise this time... > > but working on a contingency plan, I'm thinking the cummins in the GW would > be interesting... > > supposedly the Cummins is mated to a 727 as it's a 3speed... that means > I might be able to recase it or use it with my Xfr case... > > thoughts? > > chances are this project will not mature... but it's giving us something > to chew popcorn with. ;) > > I am going to get a Diesel powered Jeep... some how, some way... > > :) > john > > ----- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold > http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > is a passenger drop front output. Thanks, Rob. > 1990 Dodge W250 Cummins, auto 4X4 $2900 > 1990 Dodge > 172000 miles on an excellent running Cummins > 3 speed auto around 35000 miles on a rebuild > D60 front 3.07 gears > D70 rear 3.07 gears > 33" BFG mt's 90% tread on aluminum wheels > standard cab long box > good parts truck cause she is ugly > needs brake work badly (warped rotors, and bad calipers) > 2900 good cheap strong running Cummins powered 4X4 truck, > I am moving soon and this has to go!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:13:26 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: lawsuit on low sulfur CA Diesel, early 90s... Trying to find some info on the class action against CA in the early '90s when they implemented low sulfur fuel down there and damaged injection pumps on big rigs... need a link for a homework assignment... thanx, john ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:25:18 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: Re: [db] Cummins 4BT - Was: you need one of these nice setup... includes the th400... john On Mon, 19 Mar 2007, Jim Hoffman wrote: >-->eBay item# 280093298373 >--> >-->Jim >--> >--> >-->> Four cylinder (3.9L) cummins would be something like a 4BT or 4BTA (if it >-->> had an aftercooler aka intercooler). The six cylinder was a 6BT, or 6BTA >-->> with the same distinction, and displaced the same. One can get a TH-400 >-->> patterned flywheel housing for either cummins (have the GM part number >-->> here somewhere) which makes swaps with either somewhat easy. The catch is >-->> that the GM applications had a nose-up tilt of a few degrees as installed >-->> in breadvans. >-->> >-->> K >--> ----- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://freegift.com ** http://wagoneers.com ** - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:39:04 -0500 From: "Neal Hoover" Subject: fsj: Fw: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching just thought i'd post this here, as the seats will be going into my j-truck (FSJ content). read only if you have a few minutes. enjoy.... i know we did! Neal A. Hoover Project '76 J-10 Project '96 XJ http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neal Hoover" To: "XJ List" Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:02 PM Subject: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching > wow. this is one for the record books. what a killer day. even better: a > CB extraordinaire!!! > it was $50 day at a local you-pull-it yard. Mitch and i had done our > homework last weekend and knew what rigs had our names on them for parts. > the place opened up at 8:30 and i picked up Mitch at his house at 8am. with > 2 wheelbarrows (to carry our tools back into the yard), jack, jackstands, 2 > tool boxes, an Optima battery, an inverter, an angle grinder, and lotsa > tarps, we set out for a full day of fun. > we attacked a '95 ZJ first for the seats. i brought the > Optima/inverter/grinder set up because one of the power seat rails wasn't > working, and the rail was covering up one of the mounting bolts. so i fired > up the angle grinder and cut the mounting nuts off from below the > floorboards. Mitch had already taken the passenger seat out, and was > raiding another ZJ that was 40 feet away for its driver's side power rails > that worked perfectly. to round out the seats situation, Brian Klotz (who > showed up for fun and was very helpful being a tool caddy all day!) > suggested that i also take one of the rear seat-back skins to use as > patching in case i had to do any replacement on one of the front seats' > leathers. nice idea, Brian! > once that was done, we moved on to pilfering the rear disc brake set-up off > of the same rig. we raised the rig up, put it on jack stands, popped off > the diff cover, and pulled c-clips and axle shafts in order to get the > e-brake assys, backing plates, and caliper brackets off. one nice thing > that we didn't anticipate was how convenient it was to have the angle > grinder around! a quick zip cut off the e-brake cables, hard lines, and > bolt heads of the ABS sensor that seemed to strip every time Mitch put a > wrench on them. talk about a time saver! > oh - i almost forgot. i got a replacement air bag out of the rig that > donated its electric seat motor assy earlier in the day. :-D > now we got what we needed it was time to head out with the loot. unlike > last time, we wheelbarrowed everything up to within 50 feet of the "finish > line." we unloaded the parts onto the ground and went ahead out to put the > tools in the truck while Brian stood guard by our prizes until we returned. > then, we just piled everything up, grabbed a-holt of it, and busted across > the finish line like 2 fat men finishing a triathalon! $50 from me and > Mitch got us out the door, loaded up, and on down the road to the SECOND > $50-special boneyard of the day. > after a quick lunch on the way, we proceeded on to the next yard where 2 > more disc brake assys we our target. we located the rigs we found the week > earlier, and commenced to wrenching. we figured out all of the short-cuts > at the first rig, so by now, we ended up pulling 2 diff covers, 4 axle > shafts, and scored 4 axle-end disc brake set-ups in less than an hour and a > half! and that included jacking up each rig, setting it back down on jack > stands, and setting up and breaking down tools at each rig.... all whilst > working on fist-sized #3 stones. ouch. it's amazing what you put yourself > through in the name of Cheap Bastardism! > welp, it's getting late in the afternoon, and we think that we're about to > be done. but i wasn't quite done yet. a strolled a mere 30 yards away and > low-and-behold, i ran upon a '99 XJ with the intake manifold that i've been > holding out for for the past 3 years now!!! WOOO-HOOO!!! (literally) > what i didn't know at the time, was that when i let out my blood-curdling > exclamation of my find, that Mitch and Brian looked at each other and said > "we're going to be here a little whole longer, aren't we?" > i gotta give you guys props for stick it out a little longer and helping > out. we pulled the intake and PS pump and bracket, along with the > injectors, sensors, and part of the harness. YEAH! > now it was time to yet again head for the "finish line." Mitch came up with > an ingenious idea and ripped the hood realease cable off of a willing van > and used it to strap all 4 disc brake set-ups together so they could be > carried in one hand! that left the other hand free to carry the intake, > pump, and bracket. that means... yup, you guessed it, all that schtuff for > $50!!!! we all felt like we had robbed Fort Knox and got away with it! > we were all dirty, greasy, and smelly, and by the end of the day, i guess we > began to look like we worked there because lots of people were stopping us > to ask us where the Toyota Tercels were! > talk about a fun and joyous day. > and it was about about time. > all for a total of $150. > ashright. > > Neal A. Hoover > Project '76 J-10 > Project '96 XJ > http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:50:42 +0000 From: "michel balea" Subject: RE: fsj: Fw: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching Good story... and good hints... the battery/inverter/grinder..... beats wrenching..... and using the back seat for matching leather pieces.... i think that here they do not allow some of the power tools.... like sawzall.... need to check the policy next time.... but the grinder for the seats... a plus, those newer seats have those 8 or 12 sides bolts.... which i managed to unscrew w wisegrips last time... talk about a waste of time.... cheers Michel From: "Neal Hoover" Reply-To: "Neal Hoover" To: Subject: fsj: Fw: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:39:04 -0500 just thought i'd post this here, as the seats will be going into my j-truck (FSJ content). read only if you have a few minutes. enjoy.... i know we did! Neal A. Hoover Project '76 J-10 Project '96 XJ http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neal Hoover" To: "XJ List" Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:02 PM Subject: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching > wow. this is one for the record books. what a killer day. even better: a > CB extraordinaire!!! > it was $50 day at a local you-pull-it yard. Mitch and i had done our > homework last weekend and knew what rigs had our names on them for parts. > the place opened up at 8:30 and i picked up Mitch at his house at 8am. with > 2 wheelbarrows (to carry our tools back into the yard), jack, jackstands, 2 > tool boxes, an Optima battery, an inverter, an angle grinder, and lotsa > tarps, we set out for a full day of fun. > we attacked a '95 ZJ first for the seats. i brought the > Optima/inverter/grinder set up because one of the power seat rails wasn't > working, and the rail was covering up one of the mounting bolts. so i fired > up the angle grinder and cut the mounting nuts off from below the > floorboards. Mitch had already taken the passenger seat out, and was > raiding another ZJ that was 40 feet away for its driver's side power rails > that worked perfectly. to round out the seats situation, Brian Klotz (who > showed up for fun and was very helpful being a tool caddy all day!) > suggested that i also take one of the rear seat-back skins to use as > patching in case i had to do any replacement on one of the front seats' > leathers. nice idea, Brian! > once that was done, we moved on to pilfering the rear disc brake set-up off > of the same rig. we raised the rig up, put it on jack stands, popped off > the diff cover, and pulled c-clips and axle shafts in order to get the > e-brake assys, backing plates, and caliper brackets off. one nice thing > that we didn't anticipate was how convenient it was to have the angle > grinder around! a quick zip cut off the e-brake cables, hard lines, and > bolt heads of the ABS sensor that seemed to strip every time Mitch put a > wrench on them. talk about a time saver! > oh - i almost forgot. i got a replacement air bag out of the rig that > donated its electric seat motor assy earlier in the day. :-D > now we got what we needed it was time to head out with the loot. unlike > last time, we wheelbarrowed everything up to within 50 feet of the "finish > line." we unloaded the parts onto the ground and went ahead out to put the > tools in the truck while Brian stood guard by our prizes until we returned. > then, we just piled everything up, grabbed a-holt of it, and busted across > the finish line like 2 fat men finishing a triathalon! $50 from me and > Mitch got us out the door, loaded up, and on down the road to the SECOND > $50-special boneyard of the day. > after a quick lunch on the way, we proceeded on to the next yard where 2 > more disc brake assys we our target. we located the rigs we found the week > earlier, and commenced to wrenching. we figured out all of the short-cuts > at the first rig, so by now, we ended up pulling 2 diff covers, 4 axle > shafts, and scored 4 axle-end disc brake set-ups in less than an hour and a > half! and that included jacking up each rig, setting it back down on jack > stands, and setting up and breaking down tools at each rig.... all whilst > working on fist-sized #3 stones. ouch. it's amazing what you put yourself > through in the name of Cheap Bastardism! > welp, it's getting late in the afternoon, and we think that we're about to > be done. but i wasn't quite done yet. a strolled a mere 30 yards away and > low-and-behold, i ran upon a '99 XJ with the intake manifold that i've been > holding out for for the past 3 years now!!! WOOO-HOOO!!! (literally) > what i didn't know at the time, was that when i let out my blood-curdling > exclamation of my find, that Mitch and Brian looked at each other and said > "we're going to be here a little whole longer, aren't we?" > i gotta give you guys props for stick it out a little longer and helping > out. we pulled the intake and PS pump and bracket, along with the > injectors, sensors, and part of the harness. YEAH! > now it was time to yet again head for the "finish line." Mitch came up with > an ingenious idea and ripped the hood realease cable off of a willing van > and used it to strap all 4 disc brake set-ups together so they could be > carried in one hand! that left the other hand free to carry the intake, > pump, and bracket. that means... yup, you guessed it, all that schtuff for > $50!!!! we all felt like we had robbed Fort Knox and got away with it! > we were all dirty, greasy, and smelly, and by the end of the day, i guess we > began to look like we worked there because lots of people were stopping us > to ask us where the Toyota Tercels were! > talk about a fun and joyous day. > and it was about about time. > all for a total of $150. > ashright. > > Neal A. Hoover > Project '76 J-10 > Project '96 XJ > http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj _________________________________________________________________ It^Rs tax season, make sure to follow these few simple tips http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/PreparationTips/PreparationTips.aspx?icid=HMMartagline ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:29:52 -0500 From: "Neal Hoover" Subject: Re: fsj: Fw: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching thanks, Michel, and no problems on the "hints!" we had scoped out the yard the weekend prior and knew the problem that we faced. i scratched my head a few days into the week trying to figure out a way to get those seats out. an angle grinder would be the perfect tool, but how to make it run? i was looking for a buddy who may have possibly had a DeWalt battery powered angle grinder, but to no avail. that's when i came up with the Optima/inverter set-up. cheers! Neal A. Hoover Project '76 J-10 Project '96 XJ http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj - ----- Original Message ----- From: "michel balea" To: ; Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 7:50 PM Subject: RE: fsj: Fw: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching > > > Good story... and good hints... the battery/inverter/grinder..... beats > wrenching..... and using the back seat for matching leather pieces.... > > i think that here they do not allow some of the power tools.... like > sawzall.... need to check the policy next time.... but the grinder for the > seats... a plus, those newer seats have those 8 or 12 sides bolts.... which > i managed to unscrew w wisegrips last time... talk about a waste of time.... > > cheers > > Michel > > From: "Neal Hoover" > Reply-To: "Neal Hoover" > To: > Subject: fsj: Fw: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 20:39:04 -0500 > > just thought i'd post this here, as the seats will be going into my j-truck > (FSJ content). > read only if you have a few minutes. > enjoy.... i know we did! > > Neal A. Hoover > Project '76 J-10 > Project '96 XJ > http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neal Hoover" > To: "XJ List" > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 3:02 PM > Subject: [xjlist] happiness is a full day of bonyard wrenching > > > > wow. this is one for the record books. what a killer day. even better: > a > > CB extraordinaire!!! > > it was $50 day at a local you-pull-it yard. Mitch and i had done our > > homework last weekend and knew what rigs had our names on them for parts. > > the place opened up at 8:30 and i picked up Mitch at his house at 8am. > with > > 2 wheelbarrows (to carry our tools back into the yard), jack, jackstands, > 2 > > tool boxes, an Optima battery, an inverter, an angle grinder, and lotsa > > tarps, we set out for a full day of fun. > > we attacked a '95 ZJ first for the seats. i brought the > > Optima/inverter/grinder set up because one of the power seat rails wasn't > > working, and the rail was covering up one of the mounting bolts. so i > fired > > up the angle grinder and cut the mounting nuts off from below the > > floorboards. Mitch had already taken the passenger seat out, and was > > raiding another ZJ that was 40 feet away for its driver's side power > rails > > that worked perfectly. to round out the seats situation, Brian Klotz > (who > > showed up for fun and was very helpful being a tool caddy all day!) > > suggested that i also take one of the rear seat-back skins to use as > > patching in case i had to do any replacement on one of the front seats' > > leathers. nice idea, Brian! > > once that was done, we moved on to pilfering the rear disc brake set-up > off > > of the same rig. we raised the rig up, put it on jack stands, popped off > > the diff cover, and pulled c-clips and axle shafts in order to get the > > e-brake assys, backing plates, and caliper brackets off. one nice thing > > that we didn't anticipate was how convenient it was to have the angle > > grinder around! a quick zip cut off the e-brake cables, hard lines, and > > bolt heads of the ABS sensor that seemed to strip every time Mitch put a > > wrench on them. talk about a time saver! > > oh - i almost forgot. i got a replacement air bag out of the rig that > > donated its electric seat motor assy earlier in the day. :-D > > now we got what we needed it was time to head out with the loot. unlike > > last time, we wheelbarrowed everything up to within 50 feet of the > "finish > > line." we unloaded the parts onto the ground and went ahead out to put > the > > tools in the truck while Brian stood guard by our prizes until we > returned. > > then, we just piled everything up, grabbed a-holt of it, and busted > across > > the finish line like 2 fat men finishing a triathalon! $50 from me and > > Mitch got us out the door, loaded up, and on down the road to the SECOND > > $50-special boneyard of the day. > > after a quick lunch on the way, we proceeded on to the next yard where 2 > > more disc brake assys we our target. we located the rigs we found the > week > > earlier, and commenced to wrenching. we figured out all of the > short-cuts > > at the first rig, so by now, we ended up pulling 2 diff covers, 4 axle > > shafts, and scored 4 axle-end disc brake set-ups in less than an hour and > a > > half! and that included jacking up each rig, setting it back down on > jack > > stands, and setting up and breaking down tools at each rig.... all whilst > > working on fist-sized #3 stones. ouch. it's amazing what you put > yourself > > through in the name of Cheap Bastardism! > > welp, it's getting late in the afternoon, and we think that we're about > to > > be done. but i wasn't quite done yet. a strolled a mere 30 yards away > and > > low-and-behold, i ran upon a '99 XJ with the intake manifold that i've > been > > holding out for for the past 3 years now!!! WOOO-HOOO!!! (literally) > > what i didn't know at the time, was that when i let out my blood-curdling > > exclamation of my find, that Mitch and Brian looked at each other and > said > > "we're going to be here a little whole longer, aren't we?" > > i gotta give you guys props for stick it out a little longer and helping > > out. we pulled the intake and PS pump and bracket, along with the > > injectors, sensors, and part of the harness. YEAH! > > now it was time to yet again head for the "finish line." Mitch came up > with > > an ingenious idea and ripped the hood realease cable off of a willing van > > and used it to strap all 4 disc brake set-ups together so they could be > > carried in one hand! that left the other hand free to carry the intake, > > pump, and bracket. that means... yup, you guessed it, all that schtuff > for > > $50!!!! we all felt like we had robbed Fort Knox and got away with it! > > we were all dirty, greasy, and smelly, and by the end of the day, i guess > we > > began to look like we worked there because lots of people were stopping > us > > to ask us where the Toyota Tercels were! > > talk about a fun and joyous day. > > and it was about about time. > > all for a total of $150. > > ashright. > > > > Neal A. Hoover > > Project '76 J-10 > > Project '96 XJ > > http://community.webshots.com/user/proj96xj > > _________________________________________________________________ > It's tax season, make sure to follow these few simple tips > http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/PreparationTips/PreparationTips.aspx?icid=HMMartagline ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #2814 **************************