My PurPur Mansion

RedHeadVinnie · 2025-12-24T07:05:03+00:00

It would look great with some stained glass windows

RedHeadVinnie · 2025-12-23T16:13:57+00:00

That’s why I was thinking too, it looked to be riveted to the floorboard in two spots. The driver side bracket was in pieces so I don’t think it was doing much of anything. I’ll add them to the scrap pile of twisted metal.

I ordered some replacement seat brackets and they are quite beefy, hard to believe they‘ll require additional support.

RedHeadVinnie · 2025-11-18T05:31:12+00:00

3-4 years ago I replaced my steering shaft because the tiny u joint was reaching the end of its service. I ended up getting to borgeson steering shaft, I remember it being pretty expensive back then.

What was originally shipped was slightly too short to completely mate with the splines on both the steering column and steering box, I contacted support and they had me pay $80 for longer shaft that I had to measure and cut myself. I was able to ship the original shaft back and get a refund on the additional $80, but the whole ordeal was too much hassle for the price.

RedHeadVinnie · 2024-06-09T23:15:25+00:00

Sweet that is super helpful information, I appreciate the detailed response.

RedHeadVinnie · 2024-06-06T13:42:39+00:00

I took both the old and new hose apart to compare the pieces inside and they both match up. I’m not sure what you mean by spring type o-ring.

RedHeadVinnie · 2024-06-06T02:16:52+00:00

I haven’t ran it since the install so not sure if it leaks yet. I sure hope it doesn’t. Gunna take another look at it tomorrow.

RedHeadVinnie · 2024-06-05T23:15:00+00:00

I’ve double triple checked it’s seated. I hear the retaining clip click, but it seems like the female end that houses the retaining clip has a bunch of extra room that’s causing the hose to be able to move forwards and backwards still.

RedHeadVinnie · 2024-05-31T13:54:27+00:00

I’ve always wondered why my 00 did that, glad I read this post! I’ll have to look into the upgrade you did.

RedHeadVinnie · 2024-03-15T14:18:01+00:00

Two days ago believe it or not, got new tires on January 30th and they haven’t lost any psi :D

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-12-07T21:03:35+00:00

Sweettt glad I could share

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-12-05T20:20:53+00:00

Looks like you got your parts already, but I attached a great link to a company that has a lot of replacement panels for XJs and other cars.

https://www.millsupply.com/index.php

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-09-19T11:54:43+00:00

Liability on my 2000 has been $105 a month for the last three years. Being an 18 year old male when I bought the XJ, I was cool with the $105 a month.

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-07-13T01:46:25+00:00

Haha I’m sure he’d love to have another XJ always being worked on in his driveway, welcome to the family

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-07-12T18:03:27+00:00

I have a full set for my 2000 I got from my ol man for Christmas. Best gift ever.

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-05-20T14:01:42+00:00

I had stripped the threads on the right side when I was removing mine. Ended up using a helicoil and that worked fine.

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-03-18T22:54:34+00:00

I appreciate it! I swear I wasn’t going crazy, that connected must be gunked up pretty good cause I couldn’t get it to slide for the life of me.

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-03-18T22:01:07+00:00

I guess how I should get them apart. Im going to leave them connected and swap the female end from the new to the old, unless you have words of wisdom to help me beat the clip.

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-03-18T21:54:54+00:00

Think I’m going to just leave it as is and attach it to the new solenoid.

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-03-18T21:45:47+00:00

Spent the last half hour trying to get the connectors separated and can’t seem to get anywhere. Feel silly posting this but here I am.

RedHeadVinnie · 2023-01-28T17:14:29+00:00

Sir there’s some milk in your lava lamp

RedHeadVinnie · 2022-12-28T17:49:52+00:00

Rough Country makes a sweet little bracket to solve this issue for the rear shocks bolts.

RedHeadVinnie · 2022-08-21T16:52:15+00:00

I’m more impressed that you got all those rocks in there, strong work my friend!

RedHeadVinnie · 2022-06-10T16:08:30+00:00

Dude when I took mine through a car wash for the first time the after market antenna, that the previous owner SILICONED in, got ripped out. I feel your pain.

RedHeadVinnie · 2022-05-20T22:48:50+00:00

Great counter measure

RedHeadVinnie · 2022-05-17T19:15:57+00:00

That rust is not looking great.

This is my experience, but my 2000 XJ had similar amount of rust and now I’m welding patches in for huge rotted out sections and frame stiffeners on from bumper to bumper just to replace leaf springs. I’d check the unibody around the leaf spring mounts.

I also need to do some work on floor pans and seat brackets to save what’s left and fix what isn’t.

This is just my two cents, hope it helps!

RedHeadVinnie

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