So we(My friend Kevin and I) just bought a 1994 2wd four door xj with the aw4 and a 4.0 with about 157k on the clock. We plan on building a budget desert racer that depending on how it goes may be raced(not sure yet but thats the plan)We bought it for $400 and it had some front end... well crushedness(it was crunched a bit). In the accident the rad was bent, the rad support pushed back, both fans into the engine, and the power steering and idler pulleys bent.
so other then the front it is really good shape. I bought a grill, decent used rad,fans, idler pulley, and power steering pump.
The pile of refuse
So I got it running and it sounds great! I am happy we know the engine and trans seam to be solid. Now here is my problem... I put it together to get it running and the rad support is still bent too far to have the rad sit in there right and have clearance for the e fans and mechanical fan shroud. I would like some input on how anyone might think I could straighten this better.
you can see here that the fan sits almost out of the bottom mounts and tilted way back
so other then the front it is really good shape. I bought a grill, decent used rad,fans, idler pulley, and power steering pump.
The pile of refuse
So I got it running and it sounds great! I am happy we know the engine and trans seam to be solid. Now here is my problem... I put it together to get it running and the rad support is still bent too far to have the rad sit in there right and have clearance for the e fans and mechanical fan shroud. I would like some input on how anyone might think I could straighten this better.
you can see here that the fan sits almost out of the bottom mounts and tilted way back