Project blue steel!!!

[JohnBoulderCO]

I hope you have several struts going inboard to the "frame"

[Kraqa]

did you just cap the ends with thin gauge sheet metal?

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did you just cap the ends with thin gauge sheet metal?

Would thicker metal provide a legitimate strength increase?

[K2]

Cut and then rolled up the bottom

did you just cap the ends with thin gauge sheet metal?

Cut and rolled.

[Kraqa]

Would thicker metal provide a legitimate strength increase?

absolutely. the ends will crumple if you use thing material.

[Kraqa]

Cut and rolled.

i missed that. looks good!!!

[Stealth Crawler ZJ]

Thanks guys!
I'll get some more pics when I get home of the underside bracing.

[Stealth Crawler ZJ]

not the best but here you go!



Because Jeep.

[nosrex]

Looks great so far. Just started my 2000 WJ

[Stealth Crawler ZJ]

Not super new but a few weeks ago I had some issues with the Dub running rough, rpm looping and no power.
So after a reset(battery disconnect) it ran a ton better then slowly went back to rough again so it was time for some tlc...

After an oil change I inspected the coil packs then proceeded to pull the spark plugs to find this...


Wow...
so then I put these in to hopefully get a little performance and clear some codes to help it run better ...

[Stealth Crawler ZJ]

New issue
Wife calls and says Jeep just dies while driving so she limped it home and we traded out she took my 9ner and I take her dub... no issues
So I take it to work a few times and check for codes no new or current/active codes
Doesn’t die or even stumble
We take it as a family to town over the weekend and still no problems
She calls again today and it’s dead, didn’t even make a 1/2 mile from the house but on a Main Street
She pumps(pounds) the gas pedal and eventually it starts... drives fine and again no codes
This has happened a few more times from what she said but she got it running quicker before so she never called

Opt #1. Full rebuild
Opt #2. Trade cars full time
Opt #3. Trade for a Toyota
Opt #4. Something simple to fix this?

[Yjsaabman717]

Do you have a code reader that will data log? If so, hook it up and have it record while she drives it, it may pick up the issue.

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[Stealth Crawler ZJ]

Not really I’ll probably just have to drive it till it does it


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[SuicideTireZJ]

Have you been welding on the car with the battery connected?

[Stealth Crawler ZJ]

Have you been welding on the car with the battery connected?

Hasn’t been welded on in two years and no I always disco

[Stealth Crawler ZJ]

As she sits now.

[Stealth Crawler ZJ]

So I was able to get these codes to show but still drives good for me

[Yjsaabman717]

They may be intermittent. A large evap leak can cause issues like a vacuum leak.

BTW, I like your bumper construction! Gives me inspiration for my ZJ. A buddy has a tubing bender and a 1" die set which could make a nice frame. All the winch bumpers I find make it look like it has a massive under bite.

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[Stealth Crawler ZJ]

All that and quite a bit later the engine is done
So now to look for a drop-get-me-by, or wait and put a good reman 4.7...
OR!!! Build the 5.3 ls that I have sitting on a shelf and put that in...