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The '83 - Family Man

I spent probably a hundred hours chasing issues with my FiTech. They were always very nice at tech support but after the second time I had it towed home I'd had enough.
 
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No leaks in any lines?
Leaking/gummed up injector? Run some cleaner through it?
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No leaks at all and it runs like a champ once it’s fired up. It just looses all pressure when it sits. The Force Fuel tank is fully serviceable and taking it apart takes little effort / time. I’ll take it apart and check the internal filters.
 
We’ve all had these days…..

Had some extra time today and decided to swap out the drive shafts for some I had on the shelf. Tom Woods front and rear. On this build I had the stock front and a basic Tom Woods rear. The new rear shaft is a cv shaft to help out with some ever so slight vibes.

Front went in like butter of course. No reason it shouldn’t have. For the rear you have to change out the D300 yoke. No problem either. I’ve got good tunes playing in the garage and get after it. After getting the new yoke installed I go to install the rear shaft. No worky. Turns out I received the wrong yoke. I was shipped the yoke for straps versus through bolts like the cv shaft needs. A quick call to TW and a replacement is on the way. As always great customer service.

Just one of those days where a cool simple project to start the weekend falls on its face.

I did however put my SOA sticker on my windshield. I used to have one on my front bumper but had to take it off. Figured unless I need to replace my windshield I’ll be good for awhile.

I stepped back to marvel at the one thing I was able to complete today….. then realized it blocks the side mirror from the driver’s seat.:banghead:

Is it too early for a beer?!?!?

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LOL on the sticker and beer. Definitely not to early on a Friday.

Be sure to change out those hideous TW budget yellow u-joints. Never run one with them, always do the Spicer upgrade.

Ask @Bad Karma :rotfl:
 
bigwalton said:
LOL on the sticker and beer. Definitely not to early on a Friday.

Be sure to change out those hideous TW budget yellow u-joints. Never run one with them, always do the Spicer upgrade.

Ask @Bad Karma :rotfl:
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I remember helping him change them crap joints out in the parking lot in Moab. As soon as we finished, UPS man shows up with a new shaft :crazy:
 
LMAO AWESOME!!! I loaded up this thread and seen the Tom Woods sticker and thought, JUNK!!
My first TW shaft, the yellow joints failed within a couple hundred miles. The second shaft failed nearly instantly. The shaft that Spanky and I replaced the joints in Moab parking lot is still in the Jeep and has never had an issue... Was that 10-12 years ago???
And just for the record, my shaft angles are perfect and with the high-pinion the shaft is almost the same angle as stock.
 
Interesting feedback. I have run TW shafts on my personal TJs, JKs, multiple CJs as well as selling and installing on customer's rigs for years. I have never experienced a failure with the yellow joints on mine and no negative feedback from customers. While some were / are just pavement queens I beat the snot out of one of my TJs and JKs without a hiccup.

I'll keep an eye on them for sure but at this time do not plan to replace them.
 
IMG_1806.jpegIMG_1805.jpegIMG_1807.jpegPicked up some NIB Warn Dual Beam lights from @onesourcemike last week. The original plan was to mount them on the A-Pilar of my Gladiator. They are WAY too big for that!

So I decided to see how they’d look on the Scrambler Warn bumper. While they didn’t shrink in size between Jeeps I don’t mind the look at all.
 
They look really good on there, and big! I have some NOS Hella Rally 4000 lights that are about the same diameter. I wondered how they would look on a CJ, this gives me a good idea....big.
 
AdamH said:
Interesting feedback. I have run TW shafts on my personal TJs, JKs, multiple CJs as well as selling and installing on customer's rigs for years. I have never experienced a failure with the yellow joints on mine and no negative feedback from customers. While some were / are just pavement queens I beat the snot out of one of my TJs and JKs without a hiccup.

I'll keep an eye on them for sure but at this time do not plan to replace them.
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Same here.
I ran them for years on my CJ-7 (Rubicon, Moab, etc.) with no problems.
I also sold several when I ran Mesa4x4 - never had any bad feedback from customers as well.

I have TW shafts on my CJ-8... so, fingers crossed, if that thing ever goes anywhere under it's own power. :ROFLMAO:
 
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It attaches at the top 4 grill to hood bumpers as well as the screws for the headlight buckets. The parking lamps also hold it close to the grill.

To prep I gave the grill a healthy cleaning and coat of wax. For the overlay I cleaned the backside best I could, applied some chrome polish / rust cleaner and finally placed some thin rubber weather stripping in various places. I fully expect to still find paint damage if the overlay ever comes off but I do not plan to take it off anytime soon.
 
Digging through phone pics on this rainy day and came across some pics when I went to a local cruise-in with my buddy tagging along back in August. His is an '81 CJ7 that is in amazing shape. Not a spot of rust on it but the PO took liberties to paint specific areas where patina was showing through. Amazing candidate for a full restore one day or just keep and drive as-is.

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I've never liked how hot the Jeep ran during the Summer. It runs exactly how I like it to run so there isn't room for timing adjustment to help with heat. Nice big aluminum radiator as well. Multiple old gearheads I trust kept telling me it was "that big 'ol winch" in front of the grill.

Reluctantly I removed the winch recently and covered the frame with one of @Kim Dawson aluminum covers after having it powder coated gloss black to match the Warn front bumper. Gasp - I may like this look better! So far the Jeep seems to be running cooler in this Southern heat. To swap back and forth with the winch isn't really all that hard so I can always run it in the Winter if I so choose. Let's face it - it's just for looks anyway.

Here she is after a quick run in 91 degree weather averaging about 65 mph with some stop and go traffic here and there. Temp stayed perfect the entire time.

Huge thanks to @rubclt for help with trimming the Warn bumper down for the frame cover to fit.

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