In 2011 I replaced my OEM radiator with a CSF "heavy duty" radiator for RadiatorBarn. It was the first minor Jeep repair/project I did, all because I couldn't afford the $600 price-tag a shop was going to charge me (at the time I was a poor graduate student...heh...I'm still poor). 3 years went by and when the TJ was under going her lift, she started leaking from the rad. So I've started looking for a replacement, and settled on an all aluminum (say it the British way) 2-core one. But while I'm replacing that, I might as well replace the water pump (for a high-flow version) and the thermostat, since both are OEM.
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| My OEM radiator with ~110k miles on it. You can see the leaks from the plastic cap. |
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| New radiator in and everything hooked back up. I was so proud of myself...had I only known that it was just the beginning. |
Oh the list of things to do to the Jeep just grows and grows. I need to do an oil change today too. Then I got thinking about how ugly my front exhaust pipe is, so I'm going to pick up some VHT Flameproof paint (withstands temperatures up to 2000°F) in flat black to coat it.
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| Front exhaust pipe sitting on my trans skid plate during the TJ build. |
I also want to build a hardtop storage cart today. Pre-built ones range from $160 to >$200...bump that. I did some digging and found plans for a wooden cart.
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| I will add another piece of wood across the front, to add some rigidity to the frame. |
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| Not my picture, but it represents how I will store the hardtop. |
In other news, we are supposed to have torrential downpours tomorrow and even sleet/freezing rain/snow/crap on Monday. Regardless of the poor weather outlook, I am pretty happy. I got to spend a pretty big chunk of time with my man last night and man did I miss him. I've got his birthday gift ordered, and now I just need to snoop-out some way to figure out what his favorite cake is. :)
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