PZC2.5: Assembly is left as an exercise to the reader
My writeup schedule has slipped; the following events transpired two weeks ago.
Behold, then, the results of painting in the dark.
Here we have two unassuming frame rails after their encounter with my various implements of torture. Angle grinders, 4 and 10lb sledges, c-clamps, clawhammers, power drills, 3ft prybars, cold chisels, hydraulic jacks, and crescent wrenches were all employed to stunning effect. The lousy rattle can paint job completes the effect. I remembered to prime, though, so the bubbles should be irrelevant.
Similar results were achieved with the core support. Slightly fewer tools were required, however.
Installation is not quite the reverse of removal for several reasons. One, I don't weld. Also, welding, as a process, is rather different from unwelding. Two, Emily, lovely as she is, is currently confined to my driveway. This obviously prevents me from bringing her to somewhere where welding occurs. Three, my gimcrack electrical service may or may not support the use of a welder on the premises.
No matter. Grade 8 bolts are pretty much the same thing, right?
For authenticity's sake, they should probably be class 9 bolts, but metric hardware is rather hard to come by. Since these bolts are new locations in the vehicle for bolts, this was less of an issue. Assembling the new radiator/condenser/accumulator assembly, however, was rather more problematic. For those keeping score at home, M8 hardware may as well be made of unobtanium. 5/16" is a rather more available substitute. On the plus side, I now have some surplus metric bits with which to build a shrine to failed domestic policy initiatives of the Carter administration (Luv ya, Jimmy).
Attaching a bumper:
Through cannibalizing about 7 Cherokees at the junkyard, I was able to obtain enough metric clip nuts of indeterminate size to attach the new-to-me bumper with stock hardware. I'd calculate the probability of braking a clip nut upon trying to remove its bolt, but that would just be depressing. Visible to the left of photo is the bailing wire mount for the vacuum reservoir. while the collision removed the mounting tabs from this device, it still hold vacuum, so bailing wire it is.
Replacement body panels (not strictly necessary, but easier to do while the car is apart anyway):
The Honda incident did not really require this, bit lingering damage from being put into the wall by a 60-year-old Mexican man with fake insurance back in the red stick has been bugging me.
I also felt like a passenger side mirror might be a nice touch (also, operable vent glass):
Just as I was when I found the carbureted '94 in the junkyard when I was looking for a new head, I remain shocked and appalled at the neglect Chrysler showed this model. No passenger mirror screams '70s Honda Accord, fellas.
At last, the overall effect:
On the agenda: New water pump (completed), new fan clutch (obtained) new radiator/condenser/accumulator (obtained and assembled), and new fan (in the mail). Project Zombie Cherokee 2 thus slouches ever closer to completion. Project Zombie Cherokee 3, of course, will involve me learning to do real body work to fix the rear quarter damaged in that long-ago incident with the aforementioned fake insurance. Looking to get a new hatch too, but that can wait--the license plate hides the crack in the fiberglass.
Behold, then, the results of painting in the dark.
Here we have two unassuming frame rails after their encounter with my various implements of torture. Angle grinders, 4 and 10lb sledges, c-clamps, clawhammers, power drills, 3ft prybars, cold chisels, hydraulic jacks, and crescent wrenches were all employed to stunning effect. The lousy rattle can paint job completes the effect. I remembered to prime, though, so the bubbles should be irrelevant.
Similar results were achieved with the core support. Slightly fewer tools were required, however.
Installation is not quite the reverse of removal for several reasons. One, I don't weld. Also, welding, as a process, is rather different from unwelding. Two, Emily, lovely as she is, is currently confined to my driveway. This obviously prevents me from bringing her to somewhere where welding occurs. Three, my gimcrack electrical service may or may not support the use of a welder on the premises.
No matter. Grade 8 bolts are pretty much the same thing, right?
For authenticity's sake, they should probably be class 9 bolts, but metric hardware is rather hard to come by. Since these bolts are new locations in the vehicle for bolts, this was less of an issue. Assembling the new radiator/condenser/accumulator assembly, however, was rather more problematic. For those keeping score at home, M8 hardware may as well be made of unobtanium. 5/16" is a rather more available substitute. On the plus side, I now have some surplus metric bits with which to build a shrine to failed domestic policy initiatives of the Carter administration (Luv ya, Jimmy).
Attaching a bumper:
Through cannibalizing about 7 Cherokees at the junkyard, I was able to obtain enough metric clip nuts of indeterminate size to attach the new-to-me bumper with stock hardware. I'd calculate the probability of braking a clip nut upon trying to remove its bolt, but that would just be depressing. Visible to the left of photo is the bailing wire mount for the vacuum reservoir. while the collision removed the mounting tabs from this device, it still hold vacuum, so bailing wire it is.
Replacement body panels (not strictly necessary, but easier to do while the car is apart anyway):
The Honda incident did not really require this, bit lingering damage from being put into the wall by a 60-year-old Mexican man with fake insurance back in the red stick has been bugging me.
I also felt like a passenger side mirror might be a nice touch (also, operable vent glass):
Just as I was when I found the carbureted '94 in the junkyard when I was looking for a new head, I remain shocked and appalled at the neglect Chrysler showed this model. No passenger mirror screams '70s Honda Accord, fellas.
At last, the overall effect:
On the agenda: New water pump (completed), new fan clutch (obtained) new radiator/condenser/accumulator (obtained and assembled), and new fan (in the mail). Project Zombie Cherokee 2 thus slouches ever closer to completion. Project Zombie Cherokee 3, of course, will involve me learning to do real body work to fix the rear quarter damaged in that long-ago incident with the aforementioned fake insurance. Looking to get a new hatch too, but that can wait--the license plate hides the crack in the fiberglass.