• Remove old body
• Remove old fuel system
  • Tank
  • Lines
• Remove brake lines
• Remove engine
• Clean frame
• Wash frame
• Replace front U joints
• Repair frame
  • Body Mounts
  • Left & Right Rear Frame Members
  • Gas Tank Cross Member
  • Secondary Cross Member
  • Driver Side frame by transmission
  • Rider Side front by front end
• Sandblast frame
• Rustproof frame
• Reinstall front end axel and hardware
• Reinstall rear axel
• Reinstall front and rear bumpers
• New brake lines
• New gas tank
• New fuel lines
• Reinstall engine
• Body
  • Fix body dents
  • Paint body
  • Install body
  • Install Fenders
  • Install Grill
  • Install Windshield
  • Install Tailgate
• Interior
  • Break/clutch pedals
  • Dashboard
  • Steering wheel
  • Seats
  • Center console
  • Rollbar
  • Canvas Top
• Electrical system
• Repair Wreck Damage
  • Straighten Frame
  • Replace Leaf Springs
  • Replace front shocks
  • Straighten tie rod
  • Straighten & Paint Front Fender
  • Replace side marker light
  • Get Comprehensive Insurance Coverage
• Winter 2004 Upgrade
  • Two Barrel Carb
  • Herculiner on floor
  • Paint Roll Bar
  • Replace starter
  • Replace front u-joints
  • Reorient air compressor
• Winter 2005 Upgrade
  • Two new axels w/ 3.4 gears
• Spring 2006 Upgrade
  • New (old) engine!
• Spring 2008 Upgrade
  • Roll Cage!

Next up I believe is changing all the fluids in both differentials as well as the transmission. Hopefully I won't find any surprises but I really need to be sure everything is ok in there. I'm going to take it out on a road rally over Easter weekend and will probably put on a couple of hundred miles on it in two days. Another thing is to get it tuned up. I have a new distributor cap, rotor, condenser, wires and plugs sitting in the back. I'm taking it down to a friends father's house to have him help me tune it up. He has the skill and the tools to do it. After that, I'm not really sure. Been looking at winches on eBay a lot, but at $400+ it'll be a while before I seriously consider that.
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One final addition to the HiLift jack mounts. I added a $0.79 lock to the one bolt. Granted, a $0.79 lock won't really stop a determined thief, but it will add one more annoying aspect to a theft that a would-be thief wants as simple as possible. It only took 15 minutes to add and I'm glad I did it. I think I'll have to put a rubber band around it though to keep it from rattling too much. (I took it out today with that lock on it and it rattled on every bump.)
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Thursday, February 14, 2002

I then drilled a couple of holes in the rear wheel fender wells just behind the back seat. I bolted the jack to the brackets first and then marked the holes. That way I made sure the bolts lined up with the holes in the jack. I then got out a q-tip and painted the holes with POR-15 to keep the rust monster at bay. Finally I bolted them on. A couple of big washers and two wing nuts later my 30 lbs. 48" HiLift jack is securely mounted inside where it won't get all dirty while being effectively out of the way. If you're worried about it being stolen, drill a hole through one of the mounting bolts and put a small padlock through it. it may not stand up to a bolt cutter but it makes it just annoying enough that the potential thief will think twice and hopefully move along to another target.
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Finally got around to making the mounting brackets for my HiLift jack. They are just a couple of pieces of 1/8" steel bent into an L shape about 2" wide and 2" by 5" long. I then drilled holes in it to mount it on the fender with two 1/4" x 1" bolts and attach a 3/8" x 3" all thread bolt. (Make sure this hole is high enough so that the jack doesn't rattle on the fender.) Then both got a coat of POR-15.
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Tuesday, February 05, 2002

For Christmas I got a real honest-to-God HiLift jack from my Dad. (Thanks Dad!) Now to attempt to solve the eternal question, where the heck do you carry a 48" high 30 pound jack in a Jeep? Popular options are a)front bumper, b)rear bumper, c)under the hood, and finally d)behind the back seat. I believe I'm going to go with d)behind the seat. I believe that a couple of 6" long pieces of 1.5" angle iron bolted to the fender wells with bolts through them should hold it in place just peachy. This will snug it up against the back seat and not get in the way (too much) of the stuff I try to carry in the back. I'll post pictures as I go along.
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