Recent content by FallibleXJ

Hey folks, I am calling on the help of whoever has gone through this. I dont know the process etc and any/all help is welcome (even if its just a link to awesome resources) Basically I rolled my jeep last month and insurance totalled it :( However, I found out I'm getting $6500 back and want...

I am actually looking around for a decent donor...my problem is I hate rust :smsoap: As far as a new truck that I can use to tow around a trail rig I'm thinking a Chevy Silverado 2500 I definitely saw your XJ around there, though I didn't catch the draining haha. I am still considering...

haha yup, that was me. That tarp was SHREDDED by time I got home. It was my DD, but I'm most likely going to be picking up a nice truck as my DD from here out. And yes, finding 5-speeds is difficult, another reason I want to hang onto the old girl. heck its even a recently rebuilt 5-speed with...

best color there was! :gee:

It was a green trail... embarrassing I know. Pretty sure it was trail 'J'...I tried going one wheel up on a large rock for a poser shot out of boredom..oops

see a part of me is opposed to swapping over to something "new"...this heep is my first car :D

the body may be bent up, but its rust free from socal...which is a rare thing in upstate NY

Well this weekend I flopped my beloved XJ at Rausch Creek. Everyone was okay, which is all we can really ever ask for, and the jeep still runs perfectly. I was on a green trail of all things, but I was being dumb and tried going up a rock I shouldn't have (seen on the left). Rolled it...

Perhaps, I'll actually be down at RC for memorial day weekend Yea, I've been meaning to change that...haven't felt like it :)

Well, bit of an update 4 months later haha, I finally got rear fender flares! And a roof rack

Update: Found the problem After a few hours yesterday with a multimeter I found the problem. A wire had in fact broken in the driver's door hinge. Thanks for the help all!

My 3.5" RE lift has a slight gangster lean in the rear drivers after about a year...

Heating up the bracket helps a lot. But rocknxj has it right. I got mine out with a couple Harbor Freight C-Clamps and a torch

Did you just pull off the rubber cover and check them out?

Well unfortunately I seem to have fubared my multimeter (cheap Harbor Freight one). It refuses to pick up anything anywhere.