What's your pre-NAC-fest to-do-list?

[Menzenski]

I know that there's a similar thread in the NAC forum, but this NAC-fest forum is so dead that I thought we could use one here too. So, what do you still need to get done before NAC-fest?

My list:
- new clutch
- new valve cover gasket, oil pressure sending unit, possibly other oil leaks
- remove rear swaybar
- homebrew discos for front swaybar
- mount fire extinguisher and first aid kit
- trim rear fenders and quarter panels
- mount rear bumper
- new lug nuts; I think my shop used an impact gun to put them on :gonnablow
- bedliner the interior
- build storage box
- if all that gets done and there's a week of nice weather, paint the XJ

I will be rolling on 31s, 3.07s, and a D35, with no armor, and no regard for sheetmetal. As long as I can drive it home... :D

[Rob Mayercik]

There's a couple threads on this in the NAC forum, but what the heck - let's breathe a little life into here...

I've done the following:

Speedo recalibration
New motor mounts installed (MORE Torsion Rubber)
Fix missing steering stop

The last two were done by a shop - the first because I'm not up to that level yet, and the 2nd because it was convenient to let them do so at the same time.

Still need to:

- Order/install rocker armor
- Replace catalytic converter (heat shields being rusted away kinda sucks on the trail)
- Rewire driving lights
- Retune CB antenna
- Switch NAXJA and NAC stickers from "scotch tape" mounting to permanent mounting

Rob

[juicexj24]

Install ARB in rear 44, fill up Powertank, and change the upper and lower rad hoses, and rebuild the t-case Np242.
ARB and t-case is getting done this weekend by a shop.
Juice

[mack]

make jeep drive...

[ROBZ95Xj]

plan A- win lotto and wheel my XJ at NAC-FESt
Plan B-get job save $$$$ pay somebody gas money and ride biotch the hole weekend

[lobsterdmb]

plan A- win lotto and wheel my XJ at NAC-FESt
Plan B-get job save $$$$ pay somebody gas money and ride biotch the hole weekend

What happenned to "I will wheel my XJ at NACfest this year, I swear" ?

[gabe4]

Get spare front axle shafts

[MrShaft696]

get a first aid kit

[nhrocker]

The biggest thing...get my new axles in. They were supposed to ship over a week ago, but it's just my luck that parts were backordered. If I have time after I get them I need to fab up some rocker protection.

[gabe4]

pick up a set of spare complete axle shafts so now if I have a brake I can just swap out the whole thing.

[Rob Mayercik]

Well, I got my rocker armor on this weekend, and am having the catalytic converter replaced the end of the week (took one look at 215K worth of heat and rust and said "NFW"). The list's getting shorter, and it's just the little things left to do that can, if necessary, be left until a later date.

While I'm thinking of it, here's a tip for you folks marking where to drill for rocker armor and the like: white-out works a heckuva lot better than a pencil - made my life a lot easier.

Rob

[Menzenski]

All I really still need to do is finish Herculining the interior and mount my fire extinguisher, first aid kit, and two remaining tow hooks. Almost there...

[Rob Mayercik]

All I really still need to do is finish Herculining the interior and mount my fire extinguisher, first aid kit, and two remaining tow hooks. Almost there...

Fire Extinguisher! Doh!

Thanks for reminding me - I need to take the rubber mallet to mine to loosen up the powder.

Rob

[Menzenski]

My list:
- new clutch done
- new valve cover gasket, oil pressure sending unit, possibly other oil leaks not leaking any more
- remove rear swaybar done
- homebrew discos for front swaybar ditching the front swaybar for NAC-fest
- mount fire extinguisher and first aid kit done
- trim rear fenders and quarter panels done
- mount rear bumper done
- new lug nuts weren't needed
- bedliner the interior done
- build storage box not enough $/time
- if all that gets done and there's a week of nice weather, paint the XJ not gonna happen
All I need to do now is mount two more tow hooks, one front and one rear. Seven more days!

[whatevah]

-remove rear sway bar
-finish wiring the 400W of lights in my signature. :)

[Rob Mayercik]

Can't believe we're at T-1 week and counting. Where the heck did the last two months go?

Cat. Conv. is on. Now I don't have to worry about heat intrusion due to lack of heat shields.

All I have left are rewiring the driving lights, rerouting the CB antenna cable and trailer harness through factory town harness spot instead of out around the tail lights, and (most importantly) getting my NAXJA/NAC decals and previous NACFest dash plaques mounted.

Let the last-minute wrench fest commence!

[lobsterdmb]

gotta pass inspection tomorrow, then put my jeep back the way it should be (no damn mud flaps).

Gotta install and wire up my new steel tail light boxes.


Time is ticking away...

[Mike in NJ]

I guess I'm in pretty good shape - did the maintenance over the past month or so - the only significant item left is to pull the street shoes and put on the dirt MTR's. Might splurge and get them balanced first.

Looking forward to seeing you guys again and meeting some new NAC-ites!

Mike in NJ :patriot:

[nhrocker]

Man, time is getting short... I got my new rear axle in and front geared/locked and am working on breaking in the new gears. I'm putting off rocker protection for now. What's a few more dents in there? :dunno:

I still need to:
finish/install my gas tank skid
install tranny cooler
install ebrake cables
cut rear floor to swap in new shocks
paint rear axle
wire Ected up
wait for Novak to arrive and install it

I'm still undecided on if I'll have new tires by then...

[STROKER]

Hope everyone gets their S$%T done this weekend, I have to mount the cb and antenna and I'm finished.

SO GET ON IT AND LETS HAVE A GOOD TIME.


STROKER

[ROBZ95Xj]

finish work around house so i can have $$$$$ to go to Nac Fest. sell D44 so i have even more money to go to Nac Fest

[Rob Mayercik]

I have to mount the cb and antenna and I'm finished

That mean you're "christening" the MJ next week?

[STROKER]

That mean you're "christening" the MJ next week?

YEP, didn't have a chance to get out last week.

STROKER

[nhrocker]

I'll be working my @$$ off this weekend and Monday and Tuesday after work so I can head out Wednesday. I'm going to be putting off some things on my rig since I don't have time, but it'll be in some kind of wheelable shape!

And I can't wait to see that MJ in person! :)

[STROKER]

I'll be working my @$$ off this weekend and Monday and Tuesday after work so I can head out Wednesday. I'm going to be putting off some things on my rig since I don't have time, but it'll be in some kind of wheelable shape!

And I can't wait to see that MJ in person! :)

You could always wrench on it at the campground alot of people to that.

STROKER

[Wayne Sihler]

Ya,ll have fun ya here.can,t make this one,couldn,t get vacation,and we won,t even be on strike this year,So no time off,While your sitting around the camp fires,burning hay, I will be working.
Have fun,Don,t break anything--
Wayne

[nhrocker]

You could always wrench on it at the campground alot of people to that.

STROKER
I know I'll probably end up wrapping up something down there. I'd just like to get the big stuff out of the way now.

[gabe4]

Hope to GOD I can get away from work. Stupid politicians.

[ROBZ95Xj]

im pretty much set, gotta pick up brandon's spare today ot tomorrow from Grizzley, then have NHrocker pick me up wendsday

[nhrocker]

Tonight I get to try to install a Novak shift kit, install my self built gas tank skid, finish wiring my front locker, start packing, and probably a half dozen other things I'm forgetting...:confused1

[Menzenski]

Today I installed my new CB radio and removed my front swaybar. Tomorrow morning I'm going to see about fixing my transfer case shift linkage. Chances are good that I'll be shifting the t-case from under the Jeep though.

[nhrocker]

Today I installed my new CB radio and removed my front swaybar. Tomorrow morning I'm going to see about fixing my transfer case shift linkage. Chances are good that I'll be shifting the t-case from under the Jeep though.
If I can't get my new Novak kit installed in time I'll be in the same boat... And at the same time I'm trying to figure out how I'm getting my new front shafts shipped to me in time. I might have to get them shipped to someone who's closer to PA or coming down later in the week so they can receive them and bring them to me...

[STROKER]

And at the same time I'm trying to figure out how I'm getting my new front shafts shipped to me in time. I might have to get them shipped to someone who's closer to PA or coming down later in the week so they can receive them and bring them to me...


Check for a ups store in hazelton 18202, have them shipped there.

STROKER

[creeperjeep]

to do;
Avoid getting screwed on the deposit I put on the jeep, since I still havent gotten it, Install axles, lift bumpers, pretty much a full build, return from Kuwait, hmm thats about it, maybe next year

[lobsterdmb]

gotta pass inspection tomorrow, then put my jeep back the way it should be (no damn mud flaps).

Gotta install and wire up my new steel tail light boxes.


Time is ticking away...

This is all done but my rear seat broke today so now I need to fix that!

[nhrocker]

I got the locker wired up and pulled the tcase shifter and the bucket it sits in, but there's no way i'm getting the Novak kit in there in time, so I just tossed a rubber shifter boot over the hole and practiced shifting with a hammer and flatbar... :laugh3:

Tomorrow I get to change the diff fluid, pack, put a new bulb in one of the foglights, go through all the levels/pressures, wash the windows, and if i have time, try to slap the gas tank skid on. Otherwise I'll just hope I have enough clearance.

[Menzenski]

practiced shifting with a hammer and flatbar... :laugh3:
That's what I did last weekend, and what I'll be doing at NAC-fest. Getting it into 4low is easy; it's getting it back into 2wd that's a pain.

[lunchbox643]

gotta get one jcr slider on tomorrow (lost the hardware for it somehow).
BPE's for rear shocks.
Tranny cooler (if i have time).
T-case linkage (or i too will be shifting with a prybar)

Find a passenger... LOL!

[nhrocker]

T-case linkage (or i too will be shifting with a prybar) Looks like we'll have a bunch of us under there with prybars come shifting time... :laugh3: