PZC2.4: But here's how it really happened...
In honor of my new radiator arriving in the mail yesterday (which was only necessary because Baton Rouge Pull-A-Part crushed their 4-cylinder Cherokee the day I went to do pull its radiator), we now rejoin the continuing saga of Project Zombie Cherokee 2 as it occurred last Monday (Also because I have to wait for the sun to go behind the house to install the new water pump).
The order of battle that day was to somehow employ a hydraulic bottle jack and some of Home Depot's finest cull lumber in such a way as to reverse-Honda the Jeep's frame rails. Thus, I present:
That's how it could have happened. Now what about this...
Configuration 1 obviously suffered from the serious defect of the reservoir being below the master cylinder. The earth's gravitational field being the locally dominant one makes such a configuration rather unworkable, fluids being wont to flow downhill and such. Configuration 2 is far superior in this respect. The jack configured such that pumping was possible, expansion was perpetrated. Two problem emerged: 1, excessive movement of passenger side frame rail (which happened to alredy be in the right spot and 2, the movie clue does not have enough clever title cards to cover the remaining setup configurations.
Pressing on, configuration 3:
After pushing the hulk forward enough so that the spreading rig could be braced against a foundation column, the bottle jack gave a mighty heave and promptly embedded its lifting piston about 2 inches into the end of the 4x4. Bracing was effective. Jack extender, not so much.
But here's how it really happened...
Success! Aside from needing about seven hands to set this up, it addresses all of the shortcomings of previous methods. It even worked a little bit before launching itself into the air due to misalignment. Luckily, as I am not an octopus, making the setup rather difficult, the frame rail was moved enough that the core support fit in with minor persuasion.
At this point, it was off to the local Home Depot for paint. Fortunately, this Home Depot also traffics in refrescos.
Upon return, frame rails and core support were flap wheeled and painted. Unfortunately, this was done in the dark, as the light on the side of the house does not work. Rumor has it that the results are passable.
The order of battle that day was to somehow employ a hydraulic bottle jack and some of Home Depot's finest cull lumber in such a way as to reverse-Honda the Jeep's frame rails. Thus, I present:
That's how it could have happened. Now what about this...
Configuration 1 obviously suffered from the serious defect of the reservoir being below the master cylinder. The earth's gravitational field being the locally dominant one makes such a configuration rather unworkable, fluids being wont to flow downhill and such. Configuration 2 is far superior in this respect. The jack configured such that pumping was possible, expansion was perpetrated. Two problem emerged: 1, excessive movement of passenger side frame rail (which happened to alredy be in the right spot and 2, the movie clue does not have enough clever title cards to cover the remaining setup configurations.
Pressing on, configuration 3:
After pushing the hulk forward enough so that the spreading rig could be braced against a foundation column, the bottle jack gave a mighty heave and promptly embedded its lifting piston about 2 inches into the end of the 4x4. Bracing was effective. Jack extender, not so much.
But here's how it really happened...
Success! Aside from needing about seven hands to set this up, it addresses all of the shortcomings of previous methods. It even worked a little bit before launching itself into the air due to misalignment. Luckily, as I am not an octopus, making the setup rather difficult, the frame rail was moved enough that the core support fit in with minor persuasion.
At this point, it was off to the local Home Depot for paint. Fortunately, this Home Depot also traffics in refrescos.
Upon return, frame rails and core support were flap wheeled and painted. Unfortunately, this was done in the dark, as the light on the side of the house does not work. Rumor has it that the results are passable.