Isn't that always the case?
Wiring, tires, steering, tranny - wow. But, you are really going to get that Jeep in great working order.
My friend helped me replace the EGR valve in my JK Rubicon. It is really a bear of a job. We took the inner plastic fender off - and the plastic fasteners I ordered online were the wrong replacements (you had to drill out the old ones, no choice). I have a manual transmission, but if anyone owns a JK and has an auto, I heard the dipstick is right in the way, and there is almost no access there to begin with. While I had the fender off, we replaced the upstream O2 sensor as well. Maybe not a good move, as hear Jeeps are fiddly about after market O2 sensors, but I would have kicked myself about not changing is as it was starring me in the face.
Keep at it - you are getting there with yours!
Yesterday was a slow go of drilling, ragged sawzall cutting that the three switch plate pretty much covers up. I am not a sheetmetal guy.
Sounds like you and your friend had a good time in sensor land. I like my older stuff that doesn’t have a lot of electronics. Don’t get me wrong, the Tacoma and Camry are nice rides and love them.
It’s sat long enough and I tend to go through bouts of fooling with it and then not. I’ve discovered from a guy at the office a back dirt state service road that bypasses a tight part of I26 to I77. After driving it a few times, I remembered how much I enjoyed bouncing on a trail.
That is about all the offroad it will probably ever see. Parts cost too much and in some cases not exactly easy to get.
Besides once this one is road and trustworthy, I will need it as a tug. My dead CJ7 which has sat for a long time is something that needs attention. It’s in a building with no power and on a grade. But it’s rent free, a few yards away from the local PD that roll by regularly and a few watchful neighbors.
It will need a new engine but I can prep smaller bits for myself and save up for the engine and paying a shop to swap. If it’s operational I can bring it home. There isn’t anywhere practical to keep a DOA.