Today I went and picked up my $34 cam bolt from the dealer , a few rods for my welder , and replaced the ratchet that I broke trying to get that cam bolt out.Took a couple minutes with a grinder to cut that cam bolt out , put the new control arm and cam bolt in , but like the other control arms I have not torqued anything down just yet.I then welded the nuts onto the studs in the block , and with all the PB blaster I had sprayed on over the last weeks they came out pretty easy , no broken studs.
My harness for wiring in my LED so they turn on and off properly with the DRL came in so I wired that in as well as installed my HID kits on the headlights.I also adjusted my fog lights but until it is dark don't know if they are exactly where I want them to be.The project list is getting smaller and smaller now , everything is coming together very well.
I then started playing around with the headers , got the driver side and the flange loosely bolted up , just need to torque it all up on that side.The passenger side didn't go as well , because I didn't take out the oil filter , as everything came out fine with it on , I am 1/2" short for room to get the flange stuck down there.So , I guess tomorrow I am going to pick up a filter and some oil and will end up doing an oil change even though I don't need it.Once the filter is out the header should slide in there nicely.I noticed on the bolts that they gave me one shorter bolt for the flanges , and I am thinking the short one is used on the passenger side in that one corner.
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2 with mods.Hughes Air gap intake , 52MM TB , ford injectors, 2 3/4" lift, Doug Thorley headers , HID headlights with LED , HID fog lights , glow gauges , a few others
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