There’s two different versions of the transmission mount for XJs that came with the AW4 automatic transmission and they’re commonly referred to as centered, and offset. The offset mount (top one in picture above) can be found in 1999 and older XJs. Read more...
If you’re tired of the rear drum brakes on your XJ it’s easy to swap to rear disks using ZJ (93-98 Grand Cherokee) brakes. Just like some XJs, ZJs have a Dana 35 rear axle and some of the ZJs were built with rear disk brakes which is why the parts will bolt up. Read more...
Converting the interior lights of a 97-01 XJ to LEDs is easy since there’s only 12 bulbs to swap. Plus LEDs are drastically brighter than the stock incandescent bulbs so it’ll help improve visibility at night, and they won’t turn your interior plastic brittle or burn your fingers. Read more...
At this point the XJ was mechanically solid but in desperate need of some cosmetic work. It was hard deciding where to draw the line in terms of what I’d work on vs what I’d leave as-is but I settled on repairing both quarter panels, and the roof as they were the worst. Read more...
With a rough idea of what it’d take to fix up the damage I decided to switch focus and tackle all the mechanical / electrical issues before diving into the bodywork. Read more...
Back in June of 2024, the night before I was due to fly out to Colorado for a work trip I couldn’t resist sifting through the Denver Craigslist to see what I could find. Read more...
I don’t need to lock my tool carts and wanted to free up some of the space used by the locking mechanism at the back of the toolbox so I decided to delete them. Read more...
In order to hit my power goals of 200 - 225whp, the B20V I’m building will need some mods to get there. Originally my block was a high compression B20B that had the better PHK pistons but the cylinders were out of round and had to be bored 0. Read more...
Building a B20 VTEC (aka B20V) isn’t much more difficult than building a normal B20 but it can be daunting to figure out what you’ll need for parts with so many different options out there. Read more...
Reading CEL codes for an OBD0 Honda is easy since you don’t need to jump a service connector like the OBD1 Hondas, but you do need to find the ECU so you can count how many times the red LED in the ECU blinks. Read more...