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Princess the 97 XJ...
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Looks good man.. I wasn't lied to per say on my XJ, but wasn't told the extent of the issues. Ended up having to rebuild both front and rear axles, power steering pump, steering box, complete new suspension and steering all around, all new brakes...and about 100000 other things lol. It never ends. I just bought it 10 months ago and have already put $4k into it, maybe more. But, it is now ALMOST how i want it and makes me happy.
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I haven't put that much into mine yet... I'm sure I will. But the rust is what's killing me. That was half of it now I have to get the rockers done. They aren't bad yet but I want to do them before they get too bad. I also completely undercoated every inch of the bottom when I had the gas tank removed. So the floor is very solid. But mechanically, she runs perfect. I am planning on doing a head gasket over the summer as a precaution.
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Yeah, I undercoated mine too. That is a HUGE problem with XJ's is floor pan rust.
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Right. And I actually pulled my seat and carpet and did my drivers side floor pan from the top and bottom
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Even tho I'm your brother and know most of what you have done and what you plan to do. I'm gonna follow your thread to keep you honest ;)
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While I was prepping for winter by undercoating the entire under body, I decided to copy JCR's "Real Hawk" and paint my bumper brackets!
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A few months back my brother, me and a friend took a three day trip into the Allegheny National Forest. Although the trip was short, and we had to send a rig home on a flat bed it was a great trip. Here is a picture from our first nights camp site.
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We did some trail riding as well exploring many of the trails through the forests.
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Here's a nice action shot of Princess hitting a decent sized puddle!
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Here is the second night's campsite. By this point we were down a rig. Only the two Cherokee's remained.
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Lookin good!! Can't wait to wrench on it!! You have to come on the 10 day trip during the summer!!
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So now is good time to take a minute to discuss when a trip throws you a curve ball. In all of the overlanding forums and videos you always hear how to "expect the unexpected". Well that finally happened to me on our recent trip the explore the ghost town of Centralia, PA. That squeaky power steering pump I've been hearing for a few weeks decided to bear its ugly fruit 58 miles from home (on about a 1,000 mile road trip) on the turnpike. What seemed like an explosion to me, was actually the pulley bearing on the power steering pump blowing out the front of the housing causing all of the fluid and metal shavings to completely cover my engine bay and exhaust....which leads to fire. Luckily I covered my manifold in titanium heat wrap which I believe, saved it from igniting although it did pour smoke out from under the hood. With no power steering and fear of my pulley falling out I had to do the unthinkable and get a tow the rest of the way home... Safe to say I learned my lesson. You cant ignore strange noises and sounds your rig makes. That $150 repair i should have done before I left turned into a lot more than that because I didn't feel like putting more money or time into it when I first heard the squeak. So from now on I will be much more proactive about maintenance. Which being a daily driven 20 year old rig, is about all I do. More pics and explanation to come.
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