A New Life for an Old XJ

Tom Tom gets an old XJ running again by swapping in a rebuilt head.
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[@stunick1573]

"Wheels on the Bus go round and round the Pistons on the bus go up and down"! Snorted coffee on that last bit! Great fun.

[@beyondthispoint5557]

I almost snorted popcorn...

[@pat0653]

@@beyondthispoint5557 🤣🤣🤣

[@neXtFriarTuck]

Totally agree! My face cracked a smile for the first time today. Super random, and AWESOME TOO!

[@skipashton8171]

Awesome and informative video. Love seeing you on Matt's channel and now on yours. Loved the skit at the end ... also liked the look on your face on the end that made it look like that you got caught doing something wrong.

[@devvoff]

Tom needs to continue this bit in all of his videos now haha.

[@StlrNtn95]

This channel is going to take off!! It's 11% better than most!! 👍👍

[@TowMan127]

Definitely agree!

[@mikeschellenberg2021]

Tom you are a natural. I love listening and watching you work. Your explanations are clear and educational. Plus your humor makes for great videos. Thank you!

[@rhllnm]

I agree. Kinda like Chad some how.

[@lainenicholson9405]

Hey bud my name is Russ. I'm also a machinist/fabricator. I went to school and did the program to be a mechanic at our local power plants here in Eastern Utah. Well I never actually got a job at the power plant but instead worked at a hydraulic repair shop for the local coal mines. So I built hydraulic components for 20 years. Mostly hydraulic cylinders. Anyways the last 8 years I've been an RV Tech, but I do miss machining and welding. Just wanted to say I've been watching Matt's channel for years now and hope you have as much success with yours. Good luck bud.

[@jberg8159]

You’re a KZbin natural. Keep the uploads coming.

[@ericweenink7578]

Tom’s happy place. Where torque wrenches and precision assembly is an absolute must.

[@rayneethling7809]

AND where "Wheels on the bus go round n round and Pistons on the bus go up n down !!!!!!" 🤣

[@lindagarner8411]

I'm so glad you decided to do this, TomTom. I love watching you at Matt's, but this is just as cool in it's own way, and totally different.

[@treyveston7965]

Been a fan of Matt's from the beginning. He's gone through a lot of great people on his channel. Tom is just one that I HAVE to follow. He does quality work, is a master at Redneck Engineering, and just comes across as a great guy that is intelligent, thoughtful, and a buddy you could count on.

[@MrKelso11]

I loved the end, thats why I watch the MORR crew. Y'all keep it clean and fun.

[@chadjmoore]

Great to see you building your own brand. The wheels on the bus skit at the end was hilarious! That could be your hook.

[@KevinHaley-hv9hd]

I have to agree with this gentleman on your hook of the bus and Lego guys, you should always do that, great idea whoever came up with it.

[@warrenmichael918]

@@KevinHaley-hv9hd Im gonna guess that he was actually doing this and got caught by his wife and she made him recreate it for the video!! HAHA

[@trjnsd6874]

Jeep (the old company) hit a couple of Home Runs with the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee (XJ, ZJ and WJ). I had my ZJ 4.0 for 19 years as a daily driver, and rarely off road; but all stock it did great! At 336,000 miles it was rear-ended by a Peterbuilt which turned my ZJ into an accordion! In all those miles, it never had the head off the 4.0! Can't wait to see yours progress, because I know this isn't the end!

[@HazzyME]

Amazing to see a torque wrench while also seeing a Matt’s off road recovery shirt! Keep after him Tom Tom!

[@grant4176]

TomTom awesome ending!! 😂😂😂😂

[@johnsullivan7883]

Love your great upbeat content, Tom Tom.😀

[@birddog435]

That’s so crazy Tom, My brother actually does all manufacturing of the tents for them. He worked directly for Jumping Jack for years and then started his own company and does subcontracting work now! I even spend a winter sewing for Jim!

[@johnwesner3935]

Sad story😢, this past winter i rebuilt a 258 AMC for my 79 CJ7. I had a extra block and two cylinder heads. Sent the block and the best looking head to rhe shop. When it was time to put the head on i discovered i had two different heads. The 79 258 head with 1/2" head bolts and the 82 258 head with 7/16" head bolts. Of course I rebuilt the wrong one for the block I used. 😢 $350 later I installed the proper head. Runs great and good for another 40 years!😊

[@NarleyAdventures]

👍👍👍👍👍😀, Breathing new life in a Jeep is a noteworthy accomplishment. The last little skit was 🤣. 👍

[@Zekespeaks]

My grandson who is not quite two came to my shop so I paused right when the banana was on screen. He looked and got really excited and yelled "Jeep! Yellow Jeep!". That kid is so much fun!

[@stephenshort839]

Grandsons are great!!

[@MikeBevens]

I watch a lot of mechanics, you are on top of the pile. Hope Matt knows what he has in you.

[@jimlangerie]

Wheels on the bus.... bus-ted a gut on that. Thank you!

[@emtjc8465]

Love the XJ, one of the many things that drew me to MORR. Keep up the great content.

[@danm2419]

Awesome vid, Tom! I love how you say you've been working on a problem for two hours and that you're super frustrated, and yet you are the most calm and positive/level-headed dude. I can definitely take some lessons from you. Thanks for the automotive and life lessons.

[@BuilderofRat]

If you have been a mechanic for any length of time, you have to be able to keep it together. The CRAP coming out of the carmakers is soooooo idiotic that I am so glad that I retired and don't do that sort of stuff any more. I work on my own stuff, but I can always walk away for a few minutes, and don't have some whipper-snapper kid telling me that I need to hurry up. Now THAT will get me worked up.

[@jeraldhite9744]

Clearly, Tom's frustration is not vented like mine. Lol

[@m-roddr.funtimes3144]

Great camera angle shots /quality on the head / engine work!!

[@katreniaclark]

That ending was just a hoot!!!!!!! Angela needs her WJ back......

[@betorenteria7768]

Great content, Tom Tom! Keep’ ‘em coming.. I’ll keep watchin’!

[@novavroomvroom3435]

Banana watch out... TomTom has the competition coming....!!!!

[@markstorer7204]

Nice job TomTom. The cherokee is sounding good 👍

[@terrancegrant5573]

Lol tom tom admitting to frustration is a shocker......hes always so calm

[@hellabiz4289]

11% calmer ... :-)

[@LBurou]

Always informative AND entertaining...especially the ending :)

[@Kevin-ti3rz]

Everyone's comments about the song at the end i thought i missed it, I stopped to soon and had to watch the last again . Yes it made my day a better one . Thanks

[@jeraldhite9744]

Great Video. I was never a big jeep person but the more I watch the xj the more I like the platform.

[@desimora8]

Great job Tom and your wife for the support and filming. I am sure she does many other things for the family. The engine repair appears to have been done correctly and everything is doing fine ( needs a muffler for sure). For an everyday truck looks nice. You guys will enjoy it for sure. Good luck with your channel. Hope you get many new subscribers. It is hard to get the channel doing its work when you have many things going on every day. Stay with the real jobs and not made up stuff full of drama. Good Luck.

[@michaelwpaulin4876]

Great Video Tom. I have an older XJ with 260k on it. Great engines in general.. Well worth taking care of. Looks like you have a great Shop space at home, ( and a great helper to go with it).. keep up the great content. MWP Cosby, Tn.

[@garybisme2]

It's always 11% better. Love it.

[@Lonnwriting]

It's nice to watch your vid of all that's up with your son's ride.

[@kittty2005]

Radiator fluid is coolant means the same when you're talking car engines and is easier and quicker to say.

[@craigdeloach3976]

Tom my 97 xj did the same thing...overheated and developed a small crack between 3 & 4 cyl. I was too lazy to replace the head since I left Nashville and my old job of automotive repair. I just bought a bottle of 'Restore" and its been fine ever since! Lol! That old jeep has 253k on it and still runs strong!

[@krisnewman3202]

Tom, I noticed a yellow deep socket that you were using. I was with World Wide Tools in The Bay Area, Northern California and we had Proto Tools make these for us as we were a major supplier to Bechtel Engineering back in the late 60’s and early 70’s. It was Bechtel’s attempt to keep tools from growing legs on their jobs. We had combination wrenches, and all manner of Proto tools in stock in yellow for them.

[@BuilderofRat]

Those dog-gone legs!!!

[@Rockr69747]

I have a 2000 WJ with 200336 on the original 4.7. Still makes 50psi oil pressure and gets 18-19 on the highway. Love me some WJ.

[@BuilderofRat]

I have a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and at 170,000 miles I had a couple of ticky lifters, so I pulled the engine and put new valve seals, a new camshaft, and new lifters. I cleaned up the grooves on the pistons. They were bad fouled with carbon. New rings and rod and main bearings along with seals. I also replaced all 4 ball joints and the couple of tie rod ends that had a small amount of play. I have went through a couple of transmissions, and a transfer case. I love my Jeep, and I will keep it until it gets wrecked or I die. I can work on this vehicle. Not so much with the newer vehicles. It now has 240,000 miles on it, and it is still running strong. I use Amsoil Z-Rod oil in my Jeep and my 1923 T Bucket with a 396 engine. I can work on it too, beings that I made it from scratch.

[@lonhoschar1943]

Nice job getting the XJ back up and running!! Sounds pretty good. Always a pleasure to watch you working in the shop.

[@benm8605]

Love your vids Tom Tom! You and Ian Roussel are my 'new' favorite youtubers. Keep up the awesome work, enjoying the educational and positive vibes 👍

[@brianjacobs1241]

I’m surprised Matt didn’t get his top guy a new Jeep or a old awesome jeep

[@luthiermatt]

One of the best things about your time on Matts was your interaction with others. You need a shop mate.

[@wiresmith2398]

Bloop goes the o ring! Good on ya for finding that before it turned into a vented oil system!

[@peepingtom9148]

The Pistons On The Bus Go Round And Round. Earn You a BIG THUMB UP. lol

[@grantdavis5992]

We had a death wobble start up on my son's 1988 XJ 5 spd while driving from California to Nebraska towing a trailer just out of Elko. No parts available without waiting and the wobble showed up at about 48 miles per hour. We drove the next 1000 miles at 45 mph. Took longer, but the upside was we got 25 mpg. The pre 91 4.0 have 187 hp. The 91 and later are HO and produce 190 hp.

[@sparkyofsocal]

Love seeing a speed handle in an engine bay instead of a claw hammer as seen on other channels 😊

[@BuilderofRat]

There is nothing wrong with a claw hammer. I have both in my shop, and for fabrication, I use the claw hammer MUCH more than my Ball/peen hammer. The claw side is handy. Both for the slot and the points for precise touches. I also have speed handles. For years I worked in field service for Caterpillar dealers, and you would be surprised at some of the tools that I had to make while being 150 miles away from the shop.

[@dhag72]

Great video Tom! And thanks for the update! The jeep is coming along great!

[@faizmuzakki8912]

Put 1tons on dig dug and put the old dana 44 and 12 bolts rear under this xj with 35s/37s🤓

[@LavaKimo]

Love your videos and the way you explain things.

[@dlansburg2673]

Great video,funny ending,keep up the great work

[@jammin-w-joseph.musicvideo9494]

I am a long time Matt's watcher and Fab rats. This is my first episode of your channel. I really enjoyed it. I hope to see you here and over there for many more episodes. Great stuff.

[@JT-SE-OHIO]

I was always glad to see people work on square bodies and get them back on the road but here in the last four years I'm also glad when another XL comes back to life. I have grown fond of them and their capabilities even in stock form and then even to the max like the Banana and others like it and they don't even have a real frame.

[@taurota1554]

Awesome and outstanding as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along

[@ottawa875]

OMG, that last scene cracked me up! Definitely a channel I’ll be following! Keep it up Tom!

[@DB-yj3qc]

Tom, I was happy to see use of the "PF-8" size oil filter vs the stock size of 1/2 the volume. I've ran that size since 91 on my MJ, then on my XJ's and LJ. I'm trying to get back on track with my MJ now.

[@jjackson8667]

I'm liking the content of your channel. More mechanical than off road. I think that you've got the right ratio of the two. Good work. Stay safe.

[@romeknight]

Throw that strap away… lol 😂. Love watching you guys you all do amazing work it’s so fun to watch. Any build good and bad is a build with a wealth of knowledge, the bad ones even more.

[@007twm]

Thanks for another nice video, Tom Tom.

[@larrykirkpatrick7458]

That ending was FANTASTIC as well as the whole video. Great job Tom Tom.🤣🤣🤣

[@danielclapp636]

Good video Tom. Had to chuckle at the end with the “Wheels on the bus” skit..

[@rc2634]

Great video, very dynamic, pleasure to watch and learn with you

[@mrfunnylookinhayes9088]

19:30 Thanks Tom for bring a big smile to my face on this Sunday.

[@stephenpoe2037]

Busy Busy ! Thanks for sharing !

[@TowMan127]

I love that you’re still hanging out with Matt and wearing the shirt. 💪💪💪

[@jamescason7783]

I had to do the same thing with the lines on my suburban, also had to cut the rad mounts as well. It has worked with no problem since.

[@oldirongarage1962]

It's cool to know that you like WJs. I'm a BIG WJ nut. My fiance and I have have matching black WJs with the 4.7 V8 and limited trim package. We love them. Mine has a lift with 33s and vari-loc diffs in both axles. It does really well off road and I'm the snow. I love it.

[@williamgillette3797]

love to see what you're up to.

[@ozzieguillen4442]

Hey Tom Tom…..thanks for the Jumping Jack shoutout! That’s my trailer! We were there for the Off Road games!

[@blamattack1]

Congrats on doing your own thing! I just started to work on a ZJ with a 4,0 as my first off-road project. can’t wait to see your progress on the XJ.

[@user-sy9mo5yx9x]

Nice work on this project and was great seeing you driving around town in it. Keep up the great content look forward for more videos!

[@frank1672]

Tom Tom as an engineer it's the challenge right! How about a cheap ELECTRIC off road vehicle perhaps in cahoots with your buddy's?

[@badd_shotgaming4772]

I very much enjoyed the video. I have a 2000 XJ that i am currently building and watching MORR really helped me get even more enthusiastic about them. The Banana build is prob my favorite set and now Im glad I now have a new build/series to subscribe to. I wish you the best on your endeavors, and look forward to watching your channel and seeing the cool stuff you build!

[@user-yf8zt6sz9n]

With the rapid editing, Tom sounds like the dude from Project Farm.

[@jmkeyes7474]

Love the picture of Tom Tom with the bone stock muttonchops! Tom Tom was rockin' it.

[@jeremyspecce]

I relate to the procrastination! My shop is never cleaner than when I’m trying to avoid something that I’m reluctant to start.

[@jamessmith7691]

Up here in the land of salt and rust I haven't had a chance at an older Jeep pick up . I liked those square bodies. Good videos !

[@danielharsh7698]

You are very busy. I hope you can keep it up.

[@lluisllicea]

Who wants to see more????

[@dennisrobbins5451]

Pistons on the Jeep go up n down. Hilarious! Good video Tom Tom!

[@regbale]

Good work Tom. You’re onto something with your channel. I know it’s a lot of work but keep pumping out the content. 😊

[@gc1914]

please open the big door you don't need that smoke, fun to see the job went well 😊

[@leskobrandon538]

Fun factoid, TUPY is a foundry located in Brazil, they make parts for Chrysler and Cummins engines...

[@gregb76]

Tom Tom that's nice a new lift for the house. Great job Tom Tom it sounds like a runner.

[@tubeu28]

Too funny and so incredibly helpful! Thanks for getting this info out there!

[@michaeltablet8577]

Excellent people making excellent videos! Thanks for the laugh at the end! Love your sense of humor!

[@steveclark4291]

Thank you Tom for sharing this with me ! I really like how you explain how and why you are doing things !

[@dtw322]

This is exactly the content people want to see. Great job! Great content!

[@karlowens3045]

All I could think about when Tom Tom was going through the Expo was Commander Shepard on the Citadel.

[@froggycellis007]

Great show Tom Tom, and the ending bit was hilarious!

[@benellias87]

19:30 that last bit was hilarious...

[@johnm9101]

Color me envious of your workspace! I watch all you Utah videoers. Never had any Jeeps in my 46 year work life, retired before I got my Wrangler, got it mostly to toad behind the motorhome, and regret not getting one sooner! Wish I could talk the wifey into driving one of the upscale Jeeps like a Cherokee!

[@ThreeWheelTherapy]

always loved watching you on Matt's channel. finally found your channel.looking forward to seeing what you got going.

[@Derf1313]

Ahh, so much fun to watch! Great editing, mixture of events, educational wrenching, etc! Not to mention the over the top humor! We expect the dad jokes & chuckles, but that last gag brought forth belly laughs! Thanx !

[@arte9855]

I have a 95/96 Grand Cherokee Limited with the 318 V8. Inwas looking on Craigslist one evening after work and someone had a 95/96 Grand Cherokee for $200😮 you can imagine the condition...rolled at some point, they cut the top off and all removed all the doors,breat hatch and front hood and fenders. Sitting in the Arizona sun for a year plus. I have it back together now, the running gear is complete but the rest looks like a poor excuse for the tangerine. I really need a junk hood for my junk jeep... SUBSCRIBED

[@mikeradcliffe122]

Loved the ending Tom Tom!!!!

[@harryinhuahin1272]

That head looked so great it's a shame it'll never be seen again - in that state.

[@noonehere1793]

And the award for best closing shot in a KZbin video os to ….. Tom Toms shop! 💥🌟💥👍👍😃

[@curtisthorne6332]

You did another great job Tom Tom, keep up the great work.