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Looks pretty much like what I'm starting with. I wanna see where this goes.

Holy shit. You can weld. Nice work.

Hit the nail on the head! Thanks for the suggestion!

Those are gonna look so much better than the Soft 8's. Awesome job man.

Correction. Radiator isolator.

A solution! After messing with it for several hours today, I finally figured it out. Now mind you, I've never done a radiator on an XJ before. Long story short, both upper radiator mounts are broken. They separated completely. So much so, that at a quick glance, I thought they were two piece...

I figured that much. What would be the technical name for that bracket? Just so I can find a new one easier.

Oh sweet. I'll definitely take a look at it when I get home form work. I went ahead and ordered new mounts, a clutch for the fan, and obviously a radiator. Oreilly's wants close to $100 for the trans mount, so I'm gonna hold off on that for now. Worst case, what's a good replacement for the...

Come to think of it, I didn't inspect the trans mount. I don't know what I was thinking. I'm probably going to replace all the mounts just to be sure, and possible the fan clutch, just to rule them all out. I also noticed that the fan shroud was missing, so I"ll grab one of those as well.

I'll get pics up tomorrow. Everything looks pretty normal with it. Trust me, the motor/trans mounts are fine. I've had plenty of vehicles to know when the mounts are bad. There's no play in them. I checked. I just don't want to buy a new clutch for the fan, only to have it do the same thing...

Hey guys, long time lurker here. Just purchased a 2001 XJ. Mostly stock save for a tiny lift and 31's. Upon driving it home last night, smoke starts to come out from under the hood. Great. Upon inspection, the mechanical radiator fan contacted the brand new radiator in this thing, and...