Recent content by 93bluebeast

Looking for a running 4.0 for my 93 xj. Blew the first motor that turned out to be an 88, bought a 92 4.0l off Craigslist for 300 ended up having major rod knock so hoping naxja will treat me better. Doesn’t have to be perfect just something to get me rolling for a while.

Awesome thank you

What size drill and tap do you youse for the 3rd cross member bolt? Seemed to have misplaced my instructions.

Thanks for the info, so a 7120 head which I’m assuming will match up with my intake and exhaust manifold. Quick dumb questions, Is there a good head kit out there with valves, valve stem seals, head gaskets, bolts and lifters? Can’t afford to do a stroker, though it sounds nice. Quoted 40 for...

Heads off finally, cylinder walls look good, new Ironman4x4 motor mounts installed (pita) valves on 6 are black and burnt so now it’s down to rebuilding a head. What are your guys’ thoughts? What year head with what year manifold? I have about 600 for the project, machine shop said they would...

Finally got the head off, after driving in some flat head screwdrivers while keepin pressure on it with the hoist I managed to pop it free by jumping up and down on the front bumper 😂

Yup got all the bolts, been out here with a breaker bar and jack handle giving her hell and so far I’ve only managed to bend my handle. Think the starter thing might work? I’m getting pretty desperate at this point. Ready to pump some acetylene down the spark plug holes fire it up and blow the...

So decided to pull the head and do a visual, only one problem the damn head won’t come off! Tried mallets, hammers and a block of wood, 15 inch crescent in intake port and prying, finally grabbed the engine lift and started cranking. Still the damn thing won’t break free. I did snap a head bolt...

I have a 93 xj ish... driving to work the other day and my idle stared to get real rough, like holy hell thats a crazy cam rough. Got home did a compression test got 122-130 on cylinders 1-5 but on cylinder 6 I got thirty. Took a nifty syringe and tube thing I made (girlfriends a vet tech) and...

Looking to do the 96+ valve cover swap on my 93 xj. Hate the old podium style baffle system. Just wanted to triple check, I have to get a 96+ gasket for it due to the rubber grommet/medal plunger thingy (technical terms 😁) is that correct?

Thanks for the great feedback, looks like I’ll be ordering em later today. Was nervous about those joints but hopefully they will be fine.

Just looking to get some opinions on iron rocks rock link 3 link. Thinking of ordering it but don’t know anything about it and the iro flex joints

Took some measurements and I’m at about 51.8 mm i.d. On this tube, so about a millimeter larger than everyone else’s. I’m somewhat mechanically inclined but all the shops around here assure me it involves voodoo magic. Gonna try to get ahold of sealsit and hope they have something close then I...

Figured it wouldn’t be a simple thing with how my luck goes, did it have 4.10s in that axle? I’ve read of one other person running into this and he had an 87 with stock 4.10 gears would be interesting to see if they had larger I.d. Tubes with the 4.10 gear option. Well I’ll probably waste 30...

So I finally got around to cracking open the old 87 d30 with 4.10s. I am trying to do the 2 to one piece axle shaft conversion but quickly realized I apparently have a unicorn axle. First the axle shaft had a e clip holding the shaft in at the carrier which I’ve seen many ppl argue “there is no...