Jurassic Park Jeep Forum

Progress! The new engine came in and is all assembled and ready for installation tomorrow. Got a new clutch kit and new exhaust header (old one cracked).The flywheel and (cracked) timing chain cover come back from the machine shop tomorrow. Some pics of today's progress: (sorry for the cruddy cell p...

I ran into the same problem when mounting my spare. I just removed the rubber bumpers from the tailgate and the 31" spare fits perfectly. Eventually I will purchase one of these spare carriers that mount to the body and not the traditional aftermarket style that mount to the bumper: http://www.quadr...

Got news that the engine arrived yesterday. I'm having the Jeep towed out to the shop on Wednesday for the transplant. If all goes according to plan, this should be my last Jeep-less weekend and I can get back to the JP build!



~Kyle

Quadratec. Here's the link:

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My family took the hints I had been dropping, and got me some Jeep goodies for Christmas: Original Replacement Parts 13552.09 - Value Line Cab Curtain for for 80-02 Jeep CJ5, CJ7 & Wrangler YJ, TJ - Quadratec http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v475/grnjp88/IMG_6401.jpg Clover Patch 10-ST-9106 - Clove...

I get some rubbing when the wheel is turned almost to full-lock, but I hear you can just put some washers on the stops to prevent that. My tires rubbed the same way until I used the washers on the steering stops. Now everything clears just fine. You should be okay running 31s as long as your stock ...

I'm running 31x10.5/15 BFGoodrich All Terrains on the stock suspension.

That's the truth. New paint, new top, new tires, new engine... I'm gonna start running out of things to replace.

I ordered my new engine from S&S today. Should be here in about a week! Remanufactured 4.0 with a 7 year, 100,000 mile warranty: 1991-1995 Jeep Wrangler Engine - L6, 4.0 L, 242 CID; Our Remanufactured Engines Backed By 100,000 Mile / 7-Year Warranty! All the used ones I found locally were either in ...

The green bulbs for the dash I found at Auto Zone.

And, no, I hadn't planned on any drivetrain mods. I figured, with only 108,000 miles on the clock there was plenty of life left in the old girl.