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Elio S
13-03-15, 09:25 PM
Sadly I got rid of my beloved WG, but the good news is I replaced it with this TJ Golden Eagle. I'm very happy with it, but it needs just a little tlc.
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk26/Zook/20150313_190708_zpsxyvn65ah.jpg (http://s276.photobucket.com/user/Zook/media/20150313_190708_zpsxyvn65ah.jpg.html)

Will wait until my bank balance recovers before doing any more work to it. Watch this space :-)

DanD
13-03-15, 09:32 PM
Sweeeeet!!! :D !

Teshie
13-03-15, 10:56 PM
Nice. Go the TJ :)

Elio S
17-03-15, 05:29 AM
Replaced the holey muffler yesterday. Doesn't sound like crap anymore. Next stop, remove the rear retainer on the transfer case and reseal it. I knew it was leaking when I bought it, but it's actually leaking oil at a pretty alarming rate. Once that's sorted, I can concentrate on giving the old girl a major service. According to the log books, the last service was done in 2012 :hypnotysed:

Hunno
17-03-15, 10:03 PM
Replaced the holey muffler yesterday. Doesn't sound like crap anymore. Next stop, remove the rear retainer on the transfer case and reseal it. I knew it was leaking when I bought it, but it's actually leaking oil at a pretty alarming rate. Once that's sorted, I can concentrate on giving the old girl a major service. According to the log books, the last service was done in 2012 :hypnotysed:
Drop the transfer case out. Pretty straight forward & would make it a lot easier to repair.

Elio S
18-03-15, 01:04 PM
Drop the transfer case out. Pretty straight forward & would make it a lot easier to repair.

Doesn't look too bad to do on the car, but I've never pulled apart a Jeep transfer. I've started disassembly already. Will chime back in when I get unstuck lol.

Elio S
18-03-15, 05:08 PM
well I got unstuck lol. Found the source of the oil leak. The transfer case is cracked. The previous owner must of dropped it pretty hard on it's belly. I guess it landed on the exhaust and tailshaft, cracking the case. Ultimately I'd love if I could find just the rear half of the case but I reckon I have a bigger chance winning the lottery, so it looks like I'm going to have to hunt around for a transfer case. Does anybody know if there is a difference in the transfer cases between the different year models or auto / manual???

AV8
18-03-15, 06:10 PM
Elio, time for an Atlas II and Klune V undies..

Elio S
18-03-15, 07:06 PM
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk26/Zook/2015-03-18%2018.57.47_zps21de0zfd.jpg

The cracks are all circled. Have fixed it temporarily for now with knead it epoxy. Am too broke to afford a transfer case right now. Hopefully it will hold a few weeks.

AV8
18-03-15, 07:49 PM
Not sure if it's of any help or how it's gonna work but I do have a spare WJ QTII TC for sale and has no problems at all.

Quadra-Trac II NV247 On-demand; includes low-range (2:72:1); single lever transfer case mode operation.

Elio S
18-03-15, 08:19 PM
Not sure if it's of any help or how it's gonna work but I do have a spare WJ QTII TC for sale and has no problems at all.

Quadra-Trac II NV247 On-demand; includes low-range (2:72:1); single lever transfer case mode operation.

Nah I like my 2 wheel drive only option. Found a rear transfer case cover from Morris 4x4 for $159 U.S. Then there is postage on top of that. Might contact the Jeep stealership for a bit of a laugh to see how much they would want for the same part. They've suprised me before.

Elio S
22-03-15, 07:30 PM
UPDATE. The epoxy on the transfer case is holding up a lot better than I expected, but I ordered a new rear case from Morris 4x4 in the states. $280 AU delivered to my door, I thought was pretty good. Rang a mob in W.A and they quoted me $396 + gst and the dealership was $427 which I thought was pretty good as it also came with an output shaft and fill and drain plug, but was a special order from the US and would take 3 - 4 weeks to arrive.
Gave the engine an oil system flush yesterday before changing the oil and replaced the oil filter and air filter (the old air filter looked like it had been under water), and used a can of Subaru intake cleaner down the throttle body. It's amazing what a differance just doing that made to the performance of the car, but it sooo needs a gearing change. With the 33" tyres it's a bit of a toss up between 4.11's or 4.56 when I finally get around to doing it.
Adjusted the rear brakes, so the handbrake is now working again, and chased down and fixed a water leak into the passenger side floor.
I'm starting to get it to a state of repair this old mechanic with a touch of OCD is actually happy with. In the next couple of weeks I want to flush out the brake fluid, clutch fluid, coolant and all the other oils and replace the plugs. Then I can start looking towards doing the gearing.
Only thing that's bothering me now is the numbers on the knob on the gearshift are not straight, and I can't seem to budge the knob to straighten it lol. Stupid problem I know, but OCD lol

Elio S
17-07-15, 05:24 PM
Well it's been a while, but I just decided to fit a mega short SYE from Teraflex to the Jeep. Am currently waiting on a custom Tailshaft to come from the US to complete the installation.http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk26/Zook/Mobile%20Uploads/20150713_151925_zpsh3bdgvac.jpg
I decided it needed to be done before the regearing as I had a driveline vibration I thought was a bent tailshaft. After I checked the tailshaft with a straight edge, I discovered the vibration was actually caused by a bent output shaft. All I have to do now is find a way to recalibrate my speedo again.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVksuLasQEk

Elio S
15-08-15, 07:11 AM
I'm a bit slow to update, but finally got the tailshaft around 3 weeks ago. I'm pretty happy with it. All the driveline vibrations are gone. It's not quite as comfortable as my old Grand was, but it's a totally differant car to drive now :-)
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk26/Zook/20150731_163215_zpsbnrfw8bs.jpg

AV8
18-08-15, 07:14 AM
Looks great Elio.

Have you calibrated the speedo yet?
Was shipping from the USA reasonable and which company did you use?

thanks

Elio S
04-04-16, 12:45 PM
Looks great Elio.

Have you calibrated the speedo yet?
Was shipping from the USA reasonable and which company did you use?

thanks

Adam's driveshafts from the US supplied the mega short kit and built the driveshaft for me. It's been a few months now and still driving great. Couldn't be happier. The kit was around $700 at the time, but our dollar was a bit better than it is now. I bought an electronic speedo adjuster from ebay from a hot rod supplier in Melbourne and fitted it under the dash. Was super easy to recalibrate speedo and have set it a little over so it reads 110km/h when I'm actually doing 105km/h. That way I have no excuse for speeding tickets lol

Elio S
04-04-16, 12:54 PM
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk26/Zook/12938185_10153509872045905_3620996241567407726_n_z psfspf6axf.jpg
Birthday came a few weeks early this year. Got a new rear bar and Uneek number plate relocation bracket. Expecting delivery on a snorkel today :-)

belinda.collings
14-04-16, 08:33 AM
What did you install to fix your speedo?


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Elio S
18-04-16, 09:05 PM
What did you install to fix your speedo?


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Hi Belinda, it was something like the link below, but mine must be an older version. I don't remember paying that much for it. I'm pretty sure it was about $125 at the time. It was off this seller too.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dakota-Digital-SGI-5E-speedo-interface-unit-for-tyre-size-diff-gear-changes-/222076501372?hash=item33b4ca7d7c:g:KBMAAOSwX~dWls0 0

Elio S
11-05-16, 06:50 PM
Had a busy last few weeks with the addition of the new rear bar, relocating the number plate, the snorkel and now, my new rear seat just came in from the US. After a recent road trip taking the scenic route to Woolongong and back, my 8 year old daughter ended up in tears because the standard rear seat sans head rest is just so uncomfortable in the rear of the TJ's. Started researching and found Bestop make an aftermarket seat with headrests in them to suit the TJ. Thought freight was going to be the killer having it shipped all the way from the US given it's size and it weighs approx 20kg, but then I lucked across a supplier on ebay in the US that not only had them on special, but they shipped it out to me using the ebay global shipping program, so it only cost me around $80 AUS in shipping. Got here in less than a week. Was super super impressed. Anyway, I hope my daughter finds this a little more comfortable.
http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk26/Zook/Mobile%20Uploads/20160511_133051_zpsz6maoq3d.jpghttp://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk26/Zook/Mobile%20Uploads/20160511_133116_zpspjucwi3r.jpg

Dru
11-05-16, 08:05 PM
There's love in that chair.

Elio S
12-05-16, 05:44 AM
There's love in that chair.

hahaha I obviously wasn't think about creature comforts when I decided to get rid of the Grand Cherokee for a TJ Wrangler lol