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Thanks! It’s my daughter’s XJ. 207,000 miles, runs as great as it looks! I’ve done pretty much everything on it is the 14 years we’ve owned it. Mechanically it’s great, as I just did flex plate, and had a bad dose of the “while I’m in here’s”…. Just trying to get the cosmetics sorted out to my...

Well, I made a boo-boo. 🤣 I was pleased with getting the moldings all lined up, and stuck down… But then I opened the drivers door, and it hit the front fender, and popped the molding off! I looked at it hard… first I thought I’d put the molding on too far forward… but nope… I’d put the...

Finally I got something done! Had lots of trouble getting primer to stay stuck to the bumpers and moldings. Tried acetone, panel wipe, and so on, but it kept fish eyeing, and peeling. Yes, I was using plastic primer. I think there was deeply embedded trim treatment there. I ended up...

Absolutely! I’m buried with another project that got ahead of my build.

Apologies for the silence... Its been a rough few months with too many distractions. Right after the Hawaii trip, the father in law passed. He was almost 94, and had a very full life. He will be missed. He called me "His Favorite Son-in-Law!", which was cool... especially as he only had one...

I want to say about 30 mins total. I bought a used Media Blast cabinet to build my VB. More info on my VB build over on my main thread if you are interested

Results from my home made Vapor Blaster… Crusty old Alfa Romeo timing cover. Before and after.

Nice! Yeah, it’s always easy to need a bigger capacity! I converted a HF 36 simple bender into a finger brake. It’s on my thread but here is the YouTube I threw together for it.

Yes Sir! We were in Oahu for a conference. We decided to add a few days on the front end to see Pearl Harbor. A very moving experience

Sorry for the lack of updates. Since becoming an American Citizen last year, I felt the need to make a “Pilgrimage”. Anyone care to guess where…. Here are the Clues.

I’m a Brit and ex British Leyland Apprentice, so I know, and feel your pain! I am always shocked, surprised and happy to see the underside of my vehicles at 20,30,40, and coming up 50 years old!

Lol! Ok, well the wheels are done, and on, so moving on to the next pair. While I was in there I replaced the front bump stops. This drivers side was in a poor state and the passenger side was actually completely gone. People say you have to remove the sway bar links to unload the spring...

Ok, I guess i'll Lug them alone. Its hard, being the hub of everything, in this thread...

Today has been Wheelie good. Cherokee refurb. Faded, chipped and scratched.

Thanks guys. I just couldn’t leave them looking like that. The Jeep has to go, as we don’t have space or need for it. I’m just trying to fix some of the cosmetic stuff so it matches the mechanical condition. I left I parked in the same spot for 2 weeks and there was not 1 spot of oil under...

Much better, but I’ve yet to buff and detail the rear quarters.

Got back to the Cherokee yesterday. Removed the faded, ugly rear bumper sides. It’s a Sport, so all the bumpers and door rub strips are black, unlike the LTD, which were body colored. A few years back I had scrubbed, prepped and given them a coat of black bumper paint, but it didn’t last. Time...

Couple of videos to share. I had rough tuned the rebuilt, Motorhome application correct Quadrajet before, but would welcome any comment of the AFR I am seeing. A quick test drive around the storage lot! Brakes were soft but worked!

Then I got an unexpected call from my Storage lot where we keep the Airstream Motorhome. “We are needing to resurface the lot, so you will need to move your Motorhome to a temporary spot in 2 weeks”. I was a little panicked. The fuel tank was emptied, cleaned and coated 2 years back, and whilst...

Well, as normal, things got out silly, and diverted. My neighbor and buddy had a wife with sick BMW 2013 X5. Throwing codes for valvetronic actuator. Not done one before, but whilst it was pretty involved, I went pretty smoothly. Valve cover off, coil packs off, injectors out, valvetronic...