Ben and Kami’s TJ Overhaul

[jevyguy]

Any New updates or am i going to have to come over to get them?

How is the Thanksgiving due date looking?

 

[benjy]

Any New updates or am i going to have to come over to get them?

It was hard to make progress while I was in the western Caribbean

But... I'm back now and will be posting an update later this week.

 

[benjy]

Any day that starts out like this is going to be a good day

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRyS9U0Vrz0

 

[waynehartwig]

Cool! You trust your work enough to let your wife test drive it.



Or is that why she test drove it? lol

 

[Herzog]

Very nice Ben!

 

[Gravy]

coolness

 

[jevyguy]

Awesome Ben. Good Work. You going to be working on it tonight?

 

[Greg]

Congrats Ben and Kami! Getting a project back on the road after it's been down for a long time is a huge step!

What do you need to do to finish it?

 

[benjy]

Awesome Ben. Good Work. You going to be working on it tonight?

I will be, and need some help if you have a minute to stop by.

Congrats Ben and Kami! Getting a project back on the road after it's been down for a long time is a huge step!

What do you need to do to finish it?

It really was a huge step, and provided some good motivation to get the little stuff wrapped up.

To get it on the trail, I still need to wire the radiator fans and figure out an overflow bottle, charge the shocks and bumps, tie the B pillar together, install seatbelts, install hoodpins, have an exhaust built, and brakes... The brakes have been the biggest headache on this whole project. If I can't figure it out tonight, I'm probably just going to have the exhaust shop fix the brakes for me :-\ They're mushy... like there's still air in the system - although I'm 99% I've bled it all out. I even used the Phoenix reverse bleeder...

Then before I actually say its finished, there's a lot of other stuff like building a roof, skin the tube fenders, install the stereo, and a bunch of other small stuff, then tear it all back down for paint and to line the tub.

Or is that why she test drove it? lol

I wasn't going to be the only one to blame if it had a comeapart

 

[benjy]

And just for fun, here's another one as she came around the block

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[Shawn]

Looks like nothing has changed as to who the driver really is... Ben, you are takin a back seat, yet again.












ps, good for you!

 

[Herzog]

Looks like nothing has changed as to who the driver really is... Ben, you are takin a back seat, yet again.

He's been spending time upgrading the passenger seat with nicer accommodations. :greg:

 

[muddyjeep]

Congrats Ben!

 

[BEACH]

Good work man! Lets go wheeling. Did you bench bleed your master before you put it on?? That could play a huge factor in it?

 

[waynehartwig]

fix the brakes for me :-\ They're mushy... like there's still air in the system - although I'm 99% I've bled it all out. I even used the Phoenix reverse bleeder...

Air isn't the only cause for mushy brakes. You could simply have some soft lines flexing (bulging). But it could be MC to caliper ratio...

What do you have for brakes? TJ master/booster with GM 1/2 ton calipers? If so, that's the way they will be. A larger bore master cylinder will fix it, though.

Basically the smaller bore creates more pressure and a larger bore creates more volume. Maybe the reason they feel mushy is because there is not enough volume.

Mine was like this, but I didn't have time to swap in the larger MC that I had already purchased. After driving my rig home from CA to WA, I actually liked the pedal feel more and kept it that way. Then about a month or so ago, my brake pedal was going to the floor - bad MC. So rather than buying a new MC, I just installed the one I already had. Night and day difference in the pedal, as well as braking power. I should have done it before!

 

[benjy]

Looks like nothing has changed as to who the driver really is... Ben, you are takin a back seat, yet again.

So true

He's been spending time upgrading the passenger seat with nicer accommodations. :greg:

Now you got me thinking... a misting system for the summer, and a heating element in our PRPs for those winter runs might not be a bad idea :greg:

Good work man! Lets go wheeling. Did you bench bleed your master before you put it on?? That could play a huge factor in it?

Thanks man, I'll let you know when I'm ready for a run. St. George is sounding nice this time of year

As far as bench bleeding... I thought reverse bleeding would elimnate the need to bench bleed, but I'll give it a shot tonight.

Air isn't the only cause for mushy brakes. You could simply have some soft lines flexing (bulging). But it could be MC to caliper ratio...

What do you have for brakes? TJ master/booster with GM 1/2 ton calipers? If so, that's the way they will be. A larger bore master cylinder will fix it, though.

Basically the smaller bore creates more pressure and a larger bore creates more volume. Maybe the reason they feel mushy is because there is not enough volume.

It's a GM MC, with stock ford 3/4 ton calipers in the front, and GM calipers in the rear, not sure what they were for. Mr. Schoon ordered those for me.

I guess "mushy" was the wrong word for it. It's consistent pressure all the way to the floor. When the pedal was on the floor it slowed it down, just not quickly. I also had to extend the pushrod, so I'm getting full stroke out of the MC.

 

[big cherokee]

sweet good to see it back on the road,


and soon in the rocks im sure. let me know when you guys head out for the first time would love to come crawling.

 

[chadschoon]

The rears are from like a 71 chevy 3/4 ton front brakes.

 

[waynehartwig]

It's a GM MC, with stock ford 3/4 ton calipers in the front, and GM calipers in the rear, not sure what they were for. Mr. Schoon ordered those for me.

I guess "mushy" was the wrong word for it. It's consistent pressure all the way to the floor. When the pedal was on the floor it slowed it down, just not quickly. I also had to extend the pushrod, so I'm getting full stroke out of the MC.

So did you change out the booster as well?

Figure out what the bore is. With that setup you probably need an 1-1/8". If it's 1", that's nothing more than a TJ.

 

[mierdota]

I will be, and need some help if you have a minute to stop by.



It really was a huge step, and provided some good motivation to get the little stuff wrapped up.

To get it on the trail, I still need to wire the radiator fans and figure out an overflow bottle, charge the shocks and bumps, tie the B pillar together, install seatbelts, install hoodpins, have an exhaust built, and brakes... The brakes have been the biggest headache on this whole project. If I can't figure it out tonight, I'm probably just going to have the exhaust shop fix the brakes for me :-\ They're mushy... like there's still air in the system - although I'm 99% I've bled it all out. I even used the Phoenix reverse bleeder...

Then before I actually say its finished, there's a lot of other stuff like building a roof, skin the tube fenders, install the stereo, and a bunch of other small stuff, then tear it all back down for paint and to line the tub.



I wasn't going to be the only one to blame if it had a comeapart

just an fyi when i charged my last coilovers they rose the jeep like and inch and a half or 2 inches so if you want it to settle 2 from where it is now it might be tricky not sure if all them do that though.