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Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2020 12:06 am
by ChargerX3
Maybe I should sell mine while pricing is still good.
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 12:21 am
by Duck Vader
Scraped off most of the mud. Going to let them sit in the yard for a day or two. Let the rain wash them off. Then I'll scrub off the rest of the dirt and see how bad the rust is.feel solid so just surface rust in a few spots. Will clean off as much rust as I can and paint them probably after I get home from CA
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 4:58 am
by ChargerX3
If I waited for rain it would be 6-8 months from now. :/
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:43 am
by Duck Vader
Only a 20% chance this week, so it might not rain.
Debating if I want to stick with black or paint them something different
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 6:49 am
by Duck Vader
Thinking red
Like this

Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2020 2:24 pm
by ChargerX3
I’m not a fan of painting big undercarriage parts like that brighter colors.
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:40 am
by Duck Vader
They cleaned up nice. Definitely have some dents and scrapes as well as surface rust so going to sand and paint them soon.
Also had some fun today.
My jeep and his little brother at the dentist this morning.
Then my jeep on the farm this afternoon.

Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:54 am
by ChargerX3
Twinners!
This makes me want to go find a gas tank guard too. Somehow fell off my priority radar long while ago.
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 4:26 am
by Duck Vader
I wish this was more reliable. Lol. I am enjoying driving it still and it's paid for and cheap to insure. But man, always got this nervous feeling in the back of my mind every time I start it or hear a noise. Lol
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:23 am
by tabasco122
i feel the same way about the forester lol.
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:09 am
by ChargerX3
It’s over 20 years old. What do you expect?
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:09 am
by stealthee
I rebuilt everything on the 3000 and I am still very leery when driving it.
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:52 am
by tabasco122
the fact that i rebuilt almost everything on the forester is exactly the reason im leery driving it lmao
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:40 pm
by alienviking
Hell I am leery of the CTS and it is only 9 years old..
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 5:39 pm
by Duck Vader
That is the hardest part about daily driving this thing. Every time I think I feel a new vibration, or it doesn't start as fast as the last time, or I hear a new noise, all I can think is "what is broken now?"
As much as I don't want to spend the money I really think once I get a job I am going to immediately buy a truck.
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 3:36 am
by Duck Vader
Sanded and painted.
1st coat rust converter, 2nd coat high temp engine enamel.
I will probably try to install them tomorrow night.
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2020 12:44 am
by Duck Vader
Clean air filter and clean throttle body and iac got me up to 15.8. Will be curious to see if better fuel gets me over 16
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:32 am
by Duck Vader
Still haven't installed them yet. Might wait till after CA.
In other news, took it over some rough and steep terrain today. Ya... Could use a regear.
Lol
But that is thousands of $.
Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 3:17 pm
by Duck Vader
Skids installed.

Re: Jeep Stuff
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:29 pm
by ChargerX3
Looking good.