anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
Started to stack some Legos tonight.
General Tech What did you work on Today?
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- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
ICF's are awesome, I want to build a home with them!
Tonkaman
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- Location
- West Jordan
I had the pleasure of replacing a bad valve in the back of this pre-action assembly. To get to the valve I had to remove basically everything you see here and re-install. The arrow shows where the valve is, but it’s Out of sight behind everything.
- Location
- The Land Northward (Bountiful), Utah
Nice Lego-ing 
@anderson750 how high are you going with the icf blocks?
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- Location
- Grantsville, Utah
I swapped in some heavier springs on the Jeep trailer and cut off the bent up sections of the fenders. I also pounded out the dent in one fender that had an engine block fall on it.
anderson750
I'm working on it Rose
- Location
- Price, Utah
The back wall and 20' down each side will be 64 " (4 blocks) and will step down to be 32"
I’m not doing the work but even watching feels like a lot of work. We decided it was time to tear out the terrible RV pad from the previous owner and do it right. I’m super happy with it so far! New driveway skirt is like a billion feet wide and from the house to the retaining wall is 20’1” so I’m excited for that!
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
Thanks! I wish we would've done it like 13 years ago but we also didn't have the $$$ then 🤷♂️
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
Looks like you could damn near add a 3rd car garage in the future!
- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
We actually considered that but it would’ve killed the sideyard parking and we have my camp trailer and carhauler to store.
hahaha right...
XJEEPER
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- Location
- Highland Springs
Finally got my rear bumper and subframe/hitch mount completed and installed.
XJEEPER
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- Location
- Highland Springs
Summary of swapping a 95 ZJ fuel tank into my 2000 XJ, with the goal of increasing capacity and range.
I sourced a clean, used ZJ tank to begin this project. This tank measures out slightly wider and and more square than the XJ tank, which provides a net increase of 3 gallons (20 vs 23), however, a resourceful individual can modify the vent tube, allowing the tank to be filled to a more useful capacity of 27.5 gallons, for a 30% increase over stock.
I chose to extend the fuel filler vent tube to a location directly behind the fuel sending unit assembly, which is the highest point in the tank. These are the 1/2 copper tubing components that I sourced for this mod.
Inside the tank view of the filler port on the Left and vent port on the Right.
I determined that a 5/8" drill bit would expand the vent tube enough to provide a tight fit for the 1/2 copper tubing.
I took a measurement from the bottom of the tank to the top at the highest point and subtracted the difference from the vent tube port height, the factored in a 3/8" air gap between the copper elbow and the top of the tank. Tubing soldered and trimmed, ready for insertion.
The fit was indeed snug and required the liberal application of BTU's from a heat gun to allow be to tap the 1/2" tubing through the drilled out vent tube. Once flush with the end, I rotated the copper elbow to a vertical position inside the tank. The resulting air gap was the thickness of my index finger, so approx 3/8".
Some folks opt to swap out the entire fuel pump/sending unit assembly, but my sender was still providing accurate readings, so I just replaced the fuel pump, internal and external filter screens, fuel pressure regulator and tank o-ring/gasket. I selected this AEM High Performance fuel pump, as it has proven effective to keep a 4.6 L stroker engine happy (another project underway in my garage).
After cleaning up the sending unit assembly and installing the new components, I plugged it in and tested pump and verified the fuel gauge readings throughout the float range.
Internal/External filter screen and fuel pressure regulator
I sourced a clean, used ZJ tank to begin this project. This tank measures out slightly wider and and more square than the XJ tank, which provides a net increase of 3 gallons (20 vs 23), however, a resourceful individual can modify the vent tube, allowing the tank to be filled to a more useful capacity of 27.5 gallons, for a 30% increase over stock.
I chose to extend the fuel filler vent tube to a location directly behind the fuel sending unit assembly, which is the highest point in the tank. These are the 1/2 copper tubing components that I sourced for this mod.
Inside the tank view of the filler port on the Left and vent port on the Right.
I determined that a 5/8" drill bit would expand the vent tube enough to provide a tight fit for the 1/2 copper tubing.
I took a measurement from the bottom of the tank to the top at the highest point and subtracted the difference from the vent tube port height, the factored in a 3/8" air gap between the copper elbow and the top of the tank. Tubing soldered and trimmed, ready for insertion.
The fit was indeed snug and required the liberal application of BTU's from a heat gun to allow be to tap the 1/2" tubing through the drilled out vent tube. Once flush with the end, I rotated the copper elbow to a vertical position inside the tank. The resulting air gap was the thickness of my index finger, so approx 3/8".
Some folks opt to swap out the entire fuel pump/sending unit assembly, but my sender was still providing accurate readings, so I just replaced the fuel pump, internal and external filter screens, fuel pressure regulator and tank o-ring/gasket. I selected this AEM High Performance fuel pump, as it has proven effective to keep a 4.6 L stroker engine happy (another project underway in my garage).
After cleaning up the sending unit assembly and installing the new components, I plugged it in and tested pump and verified the fuel gauge readings throughout the float range.
Internal/External filter screen and fuel pressure regulator
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XJEEPER
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- Location
- Highland Springs
Part 2
I sourced a new sending unit assembly O-ring from the dealer
This sucker was a tight fit and needed lube, so I decided to use a product that would dissolve in fuel and provide the desired slick-tion. It did the trick!
With the sending unit installed and the hoses attached using fresh clamps, the tank was ready for installation. A floor jack was used to hold it into place while I reattached the retaining straps. The XJ straps worked on the ZJ tank with no issues.
With the ZJ tank being about an inch wider than the XJ tank, it was necessary to slot the holes in the factory XJ tank skid to to allow it to bolt up properly.
With the skid plate modified and test fitted, a fresh coat of Rustoleum was applied then installed when dry.
I filled a dump can with exactly 5 gallons of fuel and emptied it into the tank. The fuel gauge measured 1/4 tank. I then drove 3 blocks to the fuel station and proceeded to fill the tank to auto shutoff. The pump stopped at 22.2 gallons, but wanting to know how much head room was left in the tank, I coaxed the pump up to 22.665 gallons. Adding the 5 gallons from the dump can, the net total was 27.665 gallons.
I've yet to run a full tank of fuel through my Jeep to gauge the actual range increase, but I did run up to Providence and back a few weeks ago and pulling Sardine Canyon with a heavy foot in both directions, the fuel gauge didn't move off of full until the OD showed 90 miles logged.
I'll provide an update on the increased range, once I cycle through a few tanks to establish an average. All in, pretty darn pleased with the modification and if it means that I can spend more time off-road without carrying extra fuel cans, Win/Win.
I sourced a new sending unit assembly O-ring from the dealer
This sucker was a tight fit and needed lube, so I decided to use a product that would dissolve in fuel and provide the desired slick-tion. It did the trick!
With the sending unit installed and the hoses attached using fresh clamps, the tank was ready for installation. A floor jack was used to hold it into place while I reattached the retaining straps. The XJ straps worked on the ZJ tank with no issues.
With the ZJ tank being about an inch wider than the XJ tank, it was necessary to slot the holes in the factory XJ tank skid to to allow it to bolt up properly.
With the skid plate modified and test fitted, a fresh coat of Rustoleum was applied then installed when dry.
I filled a dump can with exactly 5 gallons of fuel and emptied it into the tank. The fuel gauge measured 1/4 tank. I then drove 3 blocks to the fuel station and proceeded to fill the tank to auto shutoff. The pump stopped at 22.2 gallons, but wanting to know how much head room was left in the tank, I coaxed the pump up to 22.665 gallons. Adding the 5 gallons from the dump can, the net total was 27.665 gallons.
I've yet to run a full tank of fuel through my Jeep to gauge the actual range increase, but I did run up to Providence and back a few weeks ago and pulling Sardine Canyon with a heavy foot in both directions, the fuel gauge didn't move off of full until the OD showed 90 miles logged.
I'll provide an update on the increased range, once I cycle through a few tanks to establish an average. All in, pretty darn pleased with the modification and if it means that I can spend more time off-road without carrying extra fuel cans, Win/Win.
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