Jeepers

[revor]

Biz is slow... That's good, means I get more time for shooting and fishing!!!

Small world it is!

[T-Giv]

If anyone on here is looking for some basic JK parts I have a few laying around. I have a stock spare tire carrier with all of the wiring, rubber grommets, etc and a stock non-nav head unit. If you are trading your rig in these are great ways to not give up your expensive aftermarket stuff!

[csnell]

If anybody is interested, I'm going to camp up by Taylor Lake next Saturday night. I plan on leaving COS early Saturday and driving over Tincup or Cottonwood pass down to Taylor Park. From there, it's a drive up a rocky stream bed up to Taylor Pass and the lake. If it's not too crowded up there, I hope to set up a few targets and do a little shooting.

This is all weather-dependent, of course.

[Mtn.man]

[opie011]

Potato Salad Hill is so much fun!!

[jaskuo]

Figured I'd share some pics of my WK2. 2.5" lift on 33" Duratracs

[T-Giv]

^ Looks solid!

[Danimal]

Back story: The guy that owned the jeep before me heard a tapping in the motor. To he got the head rebuilt. The engine still tapped so he bought a new one. When he was putting it in the indexing pin was not aligned and the tab where the starter mounts broke off. So he sold me the whole package. I put the old engine in and tried to get the tapping to stop, but I am pretty sure that it is either a flat spot on the cam, or a ruined lifter. I might rebuild it later, but for the time being I figured that I could fix the new engine and put it in.

Henpecked hooked me up with a good welder here north of Denver that did the welding. Thanks!

Here are the pics.





Refacing the mating surfaces:

Refaced, tapped, painted out and ready to mount up.


Pulling the old engine.



New engine ready for flywheel and clutch


Its not the size that matters it's how you use it. Or so they say.

Finally all back together, replaced all of the vacuum lines.

Its alive! started on the first crank.


After the motor got back from the welder the whole thing took two days and a shit ton of permatex, but there is not a drop of any fluid anywhere. And other than a hose clamp malfunction ahem... resulting in an immediate coolant dump all over the garage, the whole thing works flawless. I cant wait to get out and hit some trails here soon, but I will have to break in the motor for another 1000 miles or so before I do too much with it.

[T-Giv]

Nice work!

[csnell]

Very nice. This is what I call a "green vehicle". Why send a good truck to the junkyard? For a couple of days of work, you have a very nice new motor. Congrats!