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I have a Smittybuilt bumper/swing out tire carrier on my YJ. I knew that mounting a 33 would wreck the tailgate hinges. I was concerned with the tire being mounted up too high so I bought the adjustable version. That allowed me to adjust the mount so that the tire almost sits on the bumper...

I didn't realize it has been sitting for that long since you ran it last. Hopefully that is your issue and with it now being properly cleaned out and new coolant, it will run well so you can use the Jeep and build the other engine in your spare time.

I would avoid the Omix-Ada replacements for those corners. I tried them and while they fit into the hardtop pretty well they are thicker than the oem parts were. I saw other complaints regarding this issue as well. I was having a hell of a time getting the hard top to sit properly on the Jeep...

I would be thinking head unit. How do you have it wired? Did you wire in a oem style connector or just taped/butt connectors, etc. You could swap the left to right channel and see if the other side plays? Then you would know the channel is cooked. Or swap in another head unit if you have one...

Ugh, I know that feeling on purchasing an engine that is out of the vehicle and being told up and down it's a solid runner. We've talked so you know my story is similar. I go out of my way to be honest with people and it's, frustrating as hell. I hope the Jasper is in better running shape now...

Looks like it cleaned up nice. A great cruiser you got there for sure. Always loved that color, you don't see a lot of them around.

Must be a claymore hitch cover or something lol. Pretty funny. Enjoy the new Jeep.

The green belts are a nice touch. I replaced my fronts with tan belts as thought they looked better than the factory black. I removed the back seat but I keep thinking about ordering new rear belts in case I just want to toss the back seat back in. Looking good.

I assume you mean cleaning when you say polish, no need to polish any of the ports, it's basically a farm tractor engine lol. Just clean them up as best as you can and make sure if you are not removing the head that you put something in the ports to stop debris from getting down into the...

Definitely. If you are planning to replace the gasket anyway, then why not check it all out. See how clean your intake is, it could just be oily or it could be really caked up with oil like mine was. The back of the TB was really nasty as well. If you are going to have it all off anyway, that is...

Another small project I have been wanting to do but kept forgetting about. I have had the hard bikini top (half hard top) on the Jeep since I put it back on the road back in April. I have four of the mounting bolts in the back on the tub holding it in place. The front has just been resting on...

Cleaning out the intake and the intake ports would certainly not hurt anything. As I was going through everything, I was cleaning out everything I could. I also cleaned and polished the throttle body. If you are having issues, it's probably in another area but if you are planning to do some deep...

I can't say honestly, I only test drove it around the property and then on to the trailer and off the trailer into my garage before I started tearing it apart. I can say it runs awesome currently after I went through everything and rebuilt it. The intake manifold was a real mess of caked oil and...

You can pick up the Transmission insulator stud at Amazon, Extreme Terrain, etc. I picked it up from Amazon along with the new grommets. All you need is the two large washers to finish it out. I was unable to find those anywhere when I was looking online to replace it on my old Jeep. On my...

I went through this on my previous Jeep. The bracket dropped into the frame as soon as I got the last bolt out. UGH. I had no idea. I used a telescoping magnet tool through the large opening in the bottom of the frame, to get the bracket to sit in place enough to get one of the bolts threaded...

Yeah, it's closer to a matte/satin finish. I spray a matte clear after just to help protect it, which winds up with about the same sheen.

Yeah, worked pretty well. Easy job overall, just a pain getting the bracket back in place with the new lines. Happy to finally get this one off the list and not be worried about the Jeep burning down from those old lines.

Yeah, that is what I replaced in my last post. All those photos are those lines, from the fuel rail to the hard lines down on the frame. The rubber was in very bad shape and I was worried about a pressurized leak spraying fuel on the exhaust header and causing a fire. You can buy the OEM style...

Nice that you figured it out and in the end it was a simple fix. I wired a kill switch into mine but it's a lot more hidden than that one. I would be concerned about what you just did, bumping it by accident lol. I would have to relocate that so it's not so easy to find and out of the way. Only...

New lines are installed. Easy job over all. I cleaned up the hard line ends along the frame under the Jeep. The toughest part was getting the little bracket that holds them to the intake manifold back in position. Glad to finally get this done. I should have done it when I first...