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This is the second part of the drum brake replacement. There is another post for the removal of the drum brakes. For the installation parts I didn’t want to mess around with getting individual springs and shoes so I purchased an overhaul kit. Because this is part of the < $880 project I’m listing the Read More …
Remarkably I still had my original rear drum brakes from 1993 on my Jeep Wrangler. I figured the 15 year mark was the time to change them out. This is not a complete overhaul. I didn’t have to rebuild the wheel cylinders just replaced almost all the springs and brake shoes. Jack up the vehicle Read More …
This falls under you might be a redneck if your idea of repairing a seat in your car is a roll of duct tape. I was laughing when doing this “upgrade / fix.” At first I wasn’t going to post this, but we all need a good laugh from time to time. The seats, particularly Read More …
As well as being part of my less than $880 Jeep project, I’d been putting off installing a new muffler for a couple of years now. Here is the run down for the parts cost of this install: Tailpipe $20.99 (2) 2 1/4″ Clamps 3.98 Dynomax Super Turbo Muffler 49.99 Shipping 10.00 Total $84.96 New Read More …
I’m almost embarrassed to say that it’s taken me this long to fix this. About a month ago I was driving in what was Las Vegas’ hottest day. It hit 115 or 116. Anything over 110 is brutal. Some movement caught my right peripheral vision. I focused in on that movement just in time to Read More …