What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2020]

[pontiacgp]

I just spent the worst week of my life on my Daughter's 2012 jeep Liberty. It started out OK with putting a CURT trailer hitch on. Even the wiring wasn't so bad as I ran plastic conduit inside the body for wiring protection. Nothing is outside. Works great. Then I did the brakes. YIKES!!! The fronts were scraping metal-on-metal. I had to re-use some old rotors we had saved. New ones are on order. But the rears. THE REARS!!! Holy Crap what a disaster. Rotors were shot, inside and out. They use drum brakes inside the rotors for the parking brake. It has obviously been ignored the entire 8 years/80,000 miles because the parts just crumbled out on the ground. RUST and misery. OK we had new rotors, pads, shoes, and hardware. But getting the ^%$#@#%^ shoes back on? No special tool, you just clip the springs on both of the the shoes at once and go totally apeshit and crowbar the shoes over the pivot pin. Who the %$#^& designed this obscenity? I blame MOPAR engineering. Why make simple maintenance easy when you can make it 10 times harder?

I thought by now you would understand the Jeep thing....🤔

 

[mclellan83]

Over the weekend took the car out for a cruise a few buddies set up, of course only one G body made it and had problems. But still went better than when I drug my buddy in his Malibu the next day, fuel issue popped out while driving a little bit before going to get some food. Had to tow her back before we went to eat. While I was out with them the T on the bumper extension was starting to fall off and annoying me, super glue to the rescue.

 

[pontiacgp]

Over the weekend took the car out for a cruise a few buddies set up, of course only one G body made it and had problems. But still went better than when I drug my buddy in his Malibu the next day, fuel issue popped out while driving a little bit before going to get some food. Had to tow her back before we went to eat. While I was out with them the T on the bumper extension was starting to fall off and annoying me, super glue to the rescue.
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I would have boycotted the cruise with a Tesla showing up....👎

 

[fleming442]

I would have boycotted the cruise with a Tesla showing up....👎

I was thinking the same thing, but it's hard to argue with mid 10's in the 1/4. You don't want none off a stop light.

 

[pontiacgp]

I was thinking the same thing, but it's hard to argue with mid 10's in the 1/4. You don't want none off a stop light.

for me the performance has nothing to do with it....it's not a car if you can't wrench on it. Mike's Redeye is all new technology but he is upgrading a few things and can make adjustments....

 

[motorheadmike]

Just working on selling the TBSS, made a walkaround video the other day for a couple of "interested" parties.

You'd think I had a respiratory disease with the heavy breathing? But it was 40*C with the humidity (also why I was topless and free-balling it... look at my nipples! LOOK AT THEM!!!) and the pollen count is through the roof making my allergies go haywire - also it is really quiet out here most of the time.

And then of course there is the inevitable case of the stupids that comes out:

Peter: I know you got a lot of coin in it. But realistically what are you going to let it go for ?
Me: You've seen the list of parts (in the truck and included with it) and a detailed video of the vehicle. That's full disclosure on my end. Tell me why it is worth anything less than it is listed for? If you can show me a comparable TBSS in Canada for less I'll consider negotiating my price.

... radio silence.

 

[Bonnewagon]

I thought by now you would understand the Jeep thing...

Oh- I do. The metallity is: "Take it to the stealership you slimy DIY'er". Or: "Buy a new one you cheapskate degenerate". Either way- I have hated MOPAR since I was little so it looks like they have totally corrupted JEEP to the point that they may as well start calling them Valiants or Dusters.

 

[DRIVEN]

I would have boycotted the cruise with a Tesla showing up....👎

At least a showroom stock one. There was a Tesla that ran around where I used to live that was lowered, had wheels and some other custom touches. It actually looked pretty cool without being all E-riced out.

 

[pontiacgp]

At least a showroom stock one. There was a Tesla that ran around where I used to live that was lowered, had wheels and some other custom touches. It actually looked pretty cool without being all E-riced out.

how did it sound when he reved it?....... I bet I would still hear me crunching my

 

[Turbolq4]

Fast is fast.

I've looked into p100d swapping the wagon I have. If I can do it for similar money to a mechanical setup for similar output then I just might.