i have a secondary tank in my spare wheel well, but am considering removing it and doing a tuck and getting a after market tank to take up that extra head room, thanks Martin this vid is very helpful to me and has made me almost certain i want a tuck.
@@martinbuilt cant wait to do this on my 2001 wj. You make it look too easy though. Great idea and great execution on this project. This mod is almost like doing a lift kit. You get some of the same benefits. What are you going to use the void for now?
@@billm5291 so far I relocated the factory amp that was under the back seat to the void and then I moved the Power Distribution Block that was under the hood to under the back seat.
Thanks for these videos, been planning on doing this to mine for awhile. Replaced the completely rotted out skid plate before winter because I'm sure it wouldn't last another. Will tuck the tank this summer. You are a brave man dealing with that weight yourself, I think I'll pay with some Buds for a second set of hands. Great video as always!
You're very welcome. I hope it goes well for you. I recommend measuring several times before any cutting. Just take your time. I'm glad you found it helpful 👍
I like your removing the bumper cover idea for access. My tank is leaking from a broken hose (I hope).I now have the kit you linked to along with push pins for reassembly coming. I'm hoping I don't have to pull the tank and can find the leak without doing so. Thanks! 😎
I'm glad to hear you find the content helpful. good luck on your finding that leak. I can't imagine that the tank itself is leaking I would think it would either be on the fill hose or vent hose or possibly the fuel pump assembly gasket on top of the tank.
@@martinbuilt Whatever it is it's pressurized. When I first noticed it it was coming out fast. I had to haul but to get home before it ran out of fuel.
You the man if you can knock that out in a weekend...lol Of course it takes me 4 times longer cause I gotta move 2 or 3 cameras around to get the right angle, think about what I'm gonna say and then do.
Yeah dude! I ain’t finished watching it! But that’s the next project on my WJ after I get done getting my front Dana 30 back in! And the 242 transfer case in replacing the np 247. Appreciate your videos! Now back to learning what you are teaching! Thanks Martin!
Thank you for this video. I've been wanting to do this to my wj for a long time just didn't know how to start. Keep up the good work And love the street wj😍😍
My tank skid was riddled with rust and had to be replaced and the replacement wasn't that great either in Northern MN. I'm quite jealous of how clean that one is!
Yeah I'm originally from Iowa and I know what you're talking about. Next time you're shopping for a Jeep make your way out to Las Vegas and they'll look just as clean as this one
Absolute amazing work Martin! Wish I knew how to weld and had a garage so i could attempt this. I envy you lol. This is how they should of came from factory. Good job!
@@martinbuilt can I ask, did you do a video on mounting your spare wheel externally after this fuel tank tuck? I'd like to do the same to my Jeep but, so far, haven't liked the options I've seen on TH-cam for mounting my spare externally.
@@mikehitschmann8655 lol...sorry Mike my JGC is a street driven and more sporty looking like an SRT there is no way I'm mounting the tire on the outside. If it was a rock crawler I would.
Excellent video! im in the process of doing the same except my skid plate was toast so I got one of Affordable off-road skid plates for a 4" tuck (its built like a tank) ill be using your idea for fuel pump access and ill ribb my cover plate as well.
i recently dropped the tank on a 03 overland. i was able to pop all wire connections and lines before i took the tank down. i took them off the fuel filter and left the lines on the tank side. the main reason was i able to jump the pump from the connector to pump the fuel out.
Hi martin,once again first class work my friend.no doubt about it.its always good to see a genius at work...and bad language always makes me feel better...hahaha...all the best my friend.regards Den.
@@martinbuilt as always Martin,i think we can certainly educate the neighbours with you words my friend.haha...all the best to you my friend..regards Den.
Loved the tummy tank tuck job martin,i like urs better,than ones ive seen on other sites as well.yours was thought out more.plus that access plate idea was epic!!!!i almost spit up my cold snack when u injected humor of no going back now.while looking up thru floor.was thinking same thought,cool!!was curious those led lights on bumper how did u connect.i bought one of those bar type that fits on most trucks!!!think its just a bit to thick to fit in but like the third brake light setup you have.oh and im still wanting to know is there anyway we can make transmission dip stick more secure in tube.you didnt get back to me about that????snookie pa.2002wj owner 4.7ho
Thank you, Allen, Glad you enjoyed the video. The 3rd brake light is a LED stripe that can be purchased in 5 meter length and then cut. Hooked it to the brake light on the right side.What is the problem with the transmission dip stick, I haven't heard of any problem with that.
@@martinbuilt just hangs in there on mine real sloppy like almost like it wont seat properly.maybe too long!!!was thinking getting one of those truckers rubber twist plugs caps and welding on end to securly fit in the tube???snookie pa.
Great video, thanks for taking the time! This just seemed like such a horrible job I've been putting it off, but now ima gonna dive right innext weekend. Something for future videos that would be nice would be if you could show these odd & random connectors after you get them off, how they are removed and replaced etc...etc... Thanks again!
Absolutely love watching your videos and have learned a lot about the wj and it has truly helped me working on mine and ideas for modifications to do thank you so much for the amazing content man
I kind of doubt I shed too much weight at all because once you add the 14 gauge plate that adds some weight back you could use the light duty skid plate over the heavy duty one that would shed quite a bit as much as 25 pounds. I have considered building a new skip plate with the light duty one to reduce weight. If I was using for off road use I would definitely use the heavy duty skip plate.
can i offer you a job at jeep--go at the head office and teach the engineers how the real world likes our cars built simple and common sense god bless you friend
Another excellent video. I had planned on this for awhile and after cutting the floor out to change the pump it has been moved to further up the list. Unlike Nevada in Michigan I have snow and cold coming soon so it has to wait until spring, my garage is dedicated to my Harley.. One of the biggest reasons for me is to stop dragging it on the ground in the woods. No rocks here but plenty of tight trails and mud bogs, that tank is like an anchor trying to back out of a mud hole, ask me how I know... Moving to AZ soon, looking forward to a totally different type of wheeling, lived out there in the 80's and had a 79 Toyota 4x4 p/u. Took that thing everywhere.
I recommend doing it, I bashed my fuel tank so hard it shifted over and ripped a fuel line out while in Moab, first project getting back from the trip was tucking the tank.
@@aju3307 Oh yeah, been there but not that hard. I caught it on a buried stump in the mud, had me held like Velcro not to mention pushed it up a far amount. Decided right then first project in spring is the tuck.
Hello just saw your video I live in Pahrump And I just took possession of a 02 grand Cherokee With the gas tank out for a bad fuel pump But the replacement they acquired looks the same but does not fit It seems like it’s to big for the whole It does push down to the correct high but will not fit in hole the gasket seems to thick or the dia of the head is to big Have you heard of this before And how often are you changing these pumps
Hello Martin thanks for the beautiful Video God blessed u so much for helping people's around the world question Martin where I can find a cowl hood like someone u had in ur jeep
Thank you, if you are referring to the hood scoop on the 04 JGC, I got that from MMD 71323-00 hood scoop that I purchased from www.americanmuscle.com for 109.99 free shipping. Thank you for watching.
Martin, I have watched about 5 of your videos. I have to say your work is over the top just overly impressive. I have a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 straight 6 and I love doing work under the hood I do wish I had your years of knowledge. I do find the 4.0 6 cylinder one of the easier engines to work on. Well, I will definitely be subscribing to your channel. God Bless+
@@martinbuilt I have a question maybe you can answer my accumulator does not have an ac low- pressure switch on it as some do. last year I replaced the blower under the glove compartment and ac blower Resistor and all was good and cold. Now I only have heat no cold ac. My freon reads full no leak. So could it be the ac low-pressure switch that's not on the accumulator and trying to figure out where it's at or can it be the ac expansion valve by the firewall? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank's
Had this on my list to do with the other rear end projects, bumper spare tire carrier, and raise the tank, the well was useless space for me as the 33"x 10" wont fit in it and trying to custom fit stuff to the space is less useful than raising the tank, now i know what to expect. just have to figure out how to relocate that evap system so i can tuck up the bumper better. Nice work on all your stuff Martin, keep up the good work. BTW i did the hydraulic fan delete as well, just a bit different, running 3 electric fans on mine, one full size hemi v8 electric pulling inside and two 10" behind the grill pushing, don't need to run either of the 10's unless i'm crawling at 110 deg + outside.
@@martinbuiltOn the inside of the rad is out of a 07 Grand with a 5.7 (fan shroud fits fine even though it looks to big) and the small 10's behind the grill are off a 05 mercedes gl 500 that was next to the Grand (junkyard), right now running low speed off ignition and hi speed on a switch, waiting for a fan controller in the mail, seems to work fine so far.
Great job!!! Amazing!!! One question... how that affect to de gravity center?. Now you take 78 liters of gas over 30 cms upper. That is important or not?
wondering if u tried just a) flipping the spare cut out 180deg matching the factory bead rolls, b) just cutting 4 (or whatever) in from the spare cut out depth and putting back in?
Martin you are THE MAN. I've always wanted to do this on my wj and I know exactly which video I'm going to use for when I do. Quick question though, instead of rolling beads into that metal plate, do you think welding some thicker metal cross pieces on top would work as well?
That's exactly what I don't like on my 01 GC. The gas tank is mounted so low to the ground. Wish I could do this to mine. Just wanted to ask you, have you ever used a Superchips tuner on a 01 GC 4.7 non HO before? Thinking about buying one to boost the HP a little and to eliminate the speed limiter too. Not that I plan to drive over a 100 mph though. Thanks Martin.
I have the Superchips Traildash 2, I love the gauge package and some of the bells and whistles it comes with but I can't tell any difference in performance.
I would too...Lol, I would like the right conditions, cloud cover and back drop to make it look awesome. I started one a while back with the drone and it suck because I can't fly worth a dam but, I will work on it.
Great video Martin. I would love to do this but I'm afraid it's too big a job for me to tackle. But oh how I would love an access hole at the bottom of the tire well to get to the fuel pump. Guess it's impossible to ascertain dead center of where to cut a hole and I'd have to drop the tank anyway to cut the hole. What would it have cost Chrysler engineers to just design one in to begin with during original build? Nothing.
@@martinbuilt Hi Martin, yes I agree. I watched one or two videos and looked at some photos of some guy at JeepForum dot com who did an opening in the well to gain access to the fuel pump and drilled through the tank at one point. He filled the hole with JB weld, it looked like a mess when he was finished. At certain spots there is only 1 inch between the top of the tank and the bottom of the tire well. I would only do it if I dropped the tank first and used a 6" hole saw after establishing exactly where to cut the hole. But if I dropped the tank, I might as well put in a new pump while it's down. Years ago I installed an auxiliary gas tank on a Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 by myself but I'm afraid those days are over. lol. Is the tire well that you removed of any use, could it be repurposed on a roof rack as a tire holder?
Yes, an engineer. I asked a lot of mechanics on TH-cam to help me solve the faults in my 2004 Grand Cherokee. Which my brother gave me from the United States of America. In fact, I told him at the beginning not to buy me a jeep The reason is that it is a car that is not widespread with us, and its agent demands very high prices in the price of spare parts and does not provide them completely, and the company is a Jeep company, a company that does not care about the future of its cars in our country, the Republic of Yemen, located south of Saudi Arabia. What is important, my brother bought it, and when I saw it, it was a beautiful car, we customs it and took it out of the enamel at the end of 2012, and when my brother drove by it, he was amazed that it was very slow and heavy to walk and said its money was fast. I took the car from it and used it to this day. I discovered that it had faults as a result of faults and that it was considered a higher conversation, as I had Japanese cars that had no computers or sensors, and I could not understand them and I thought that I would overcome their faults by finding alternatives to their parts, but I knew the work of computers and sensors and their connection to each other makes it very difficult to compose alternative parts I will continue .. One of the most important faults is its fuel dispensing in a very large way, in 100 kilometers it spends 20 liters The second malfunction was the gasoline vapor, which was causing the gasoline odor to spread inside the cabin Other holidays are very slow torque The third malfunction turns off its engine for a few seconds while it is walking Just seconds. The fourth malfunction is the smuggling of hot gases from the engine to the radiator, as a result of the fans stopping, so the engine overheated badly before The important thing is now, I want to know how to make the parts of the evaporation system generously, how I can discover the faults in it and how to install them correctly. The truth is that the company is trivial in many matters For example, when the fans have stopped, there is no substitute for their work. If you are not careful, do not realize that the fans have stopped until the head of the engine has been struck. Gasoline vapor has many confusing parts and is tight for maintenance Likewise, the gasoline pump needs to be removed from the tank Fuel filtering is complicated and not the same as other cars, so it is not available or available and is very expensive. There are no benzene pellets The plexus and its strings do not dissolve easily The raw materials for the pipes inside the engine are very poor Harden and crack. The car has plastic bumpers and there are no towing hooks to drag anything The headlights are difficult to weigh, and the color of the glass becomes opaque There are a lot of ridiculous things these companies do not want their cars to spread so they leave matters to their greedy agent. Imagine the price of headlamps or headlights and taillights sells them for 1150 dollars, while in America they are all for 250 dollars Many talk, thank you for your patience With you was Muhammad Ahmad Al-Danoun from YemenImportant faults followed.
You are a tremendous resource for the WJ. Thank you Martin
Thank you Max I appreciate that.
Finally! An awesome detailed video on how to do this. This is the next project for me on my WJ. Thanks! Looking forward to part 2.
Glad it was helpful!
Do I plan on doing this to my WJ? No. Did I watch the whole thing? Absolutely. Really cool mod.
Thank you i'm glad you like that.
And thank you for watching the whole thing.😊
You're great craftsman. Thanks for doing an awesome detailed video of the gas tank tuck.
Thank you, glad you liked it.😊
Martin, your a great mechanic. Honestly, pretty sure your an engineer. Keep it up.
Wow, thanks
Sir Martin. He is a master of WJ.
Thank you, Roberto I appreciate that.
GREAT my friend. You are unique. ALWAYS a real pleasure to follow you. Hello from Italy.
Thank you very much!
Harrison Ford modifies his fuel tank. Great video, giving me all kinds of ideas.
😆 glad you enjoyed it 😊 and thanks for watching.
Good video, I m planning to remove the fuel tank, thank you very much for the way to do it
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it and found it helpful. Thank you for watching.
i have a secondary tank in my spare wheel well, but am considering removing it and doing a tuck and getting a after market tank to take up that extra head room, thanks Martin this vid is very helpful to me and has made me almost certain i want a tuck.
Sounds great!
Hes the Bob Ross of fuel tank tucks. Thats a happy little jeep.
Thank you, I really really appreciate that!
@@martinbuilt cant wait to do this on my 2001 wj. You make it look too easy though. Great idea and great execution on this project. This mod is almost like doing a lift kit. You get some of the same benefits. What are you going to use the void for now?
@@billm5291 so far I relocated the factory amp that was under the back seat to the void and then I moved the Power Distribution Block that was under the hood to under the back seat.
@@martinbuilt is the void big enough for a tow strap or tools? Probably still a good spot for the 4 way tire iron?
Muy buena explicación. Lo felicito desde Venezuela.
Thank you I'm glad you liked it and found it helpful.
Thanks for watching. 😊
Your videos have been getting better and better everytime, love it
Happy to hear that!
You gave me all the confidence to tackle this modification. Awesome video man. Thank you. Looks amazing
Thank you, I appreciate that, you can do it!
Tank tuck has been on my list for a while!!! Definitely can’t sit for part 2!
I should have it edited and posted by Friday
martinbuilt can’t wait!
Im going to to this to increase fuel capacity! Excellent video!
Would you build a custom fuel cell to increase fuel capacity?
@@martinbuilt I could see someone cutting two stock tanks up and plastic welding them together to make a bigger one
This is the best looking model of grand cherokees
I couldn't agree more.😊👍
That space under the floor cover would be a great place to stow some tools and stuff. Slick job.
Thank you, yes it works out great for things like that.
Great video....getting ready to install a new skid plate on a 04, and this has been extremely helpful
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it and found it helpful.
Dude... This WJ is clean looks really nice i have a few ideas for mine
Thank you, glad I could help.
Great detailed Video, now its time to get to cutting on my WJ! 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you. i'm glad you liked it and found it helpful.
Good luck with your build.😊👍
Thanks! I might have more issues with my WJ as I live north! Lots of rusty rigs!
Nice work sir and did a great job for fuel tank going up
Thank you I appreciate that I'm glad you liked it.
Love that circle cutter!
Thank you for watching 👀
Thanks for these videos, been planning on doing this to mine for awhile. Replaced the completely rotted out skid plate before winter because I'm sure it wouldn't last another. Will tuck the tank this summer. You are a brave man dealing with that weight yourself, I think I'll pay with some Buds for a second set of hands. Great video as always!
You're very welcome. I hope it goes well for you. I recommend measuring several times before any cutting. Just take your time. I'm glad you found it helpful 👍
Yes , I sure did enjoy the part 1 . of the fuel tank tuck .
I glad you like it!
I like your removing the bumper cover idea for access. My tank is leaking from a broken hose (I hope).I now have the kit you linked to along with push pins for reassembly coming. I'm hoping I don't have to pull the tank and can find the leak without doing so. Thanks! 😎
I'm glad to hear you find the content helpful. good luck on your finding that leak.
I can't imagine that the tank itself is leaking I would think it would either be on the fill hose or vent hose or possibly the fuel pump assembly gasket on top of the tank.
@@martinbuilt Whatever it is it's pressurized. When I first noticed it it was coming out fast. I had to haul but to get home before it ran out of fuel.
Great I have all the tools to do this. There goes my weekend
You the man if you can knock that out in a weekend...lol
Of course it takes me 4 times longer cause I gotta move 2 or 3 cameras around to get the right angle, think about what I'm gonna say and then do.
also work in a sheet metal shop so I can make that cover in no time at all.
You'll probably have this knocked out no time
If you make more floor plates w access cover i want one 💯
Me too!
I would buy one too
I was just looking for a good video on this last week! Looks like you did a solid job
Thank you Danny, glad you liked it.
Awesome!!!!!!from Cleveland, Ohio
Thank you, I appreciate that.
can't wait for part 2...im on pins and needles here!
Lol...yeah I bet, you're co-starring.
Great Video Matin! Paul from Reno.
Glad you enjoyed it
You are a smart guy, good job. Well thought out.
Thank you appreciate that.
It is one of my favorite modes I've done so far.
I always look forward to your videos you do very good explaining everything thing you do in the steps cant wait for part two
Glad you like them!
Awesome video! I love how clean of a job you do on your projects. Can't wait for part 2
Thank you, coming soon!
Nice and thorough good video I wish I hang all of that equipment thanks martin
Thank you I'm glad you liked it and found it helpful. ☺️
Yeah dude! I ain’t finished watching it! But that’s the next project on my WJ after I get done getting my front Dana 30 back in! And the 242 transfer case in replacing the np 247. Appreciate your videos! Now back to learning what you are teaching! Thanks Martin!
That's on my list as well, been looking for a 242HD.
this is awesome knowledge,Martin! Very well done!
Thank you I'm glad you liked it and found it helpful. 😁
Excellent video,modification , and quality of work...
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you for this video. I've been wanting to do this to my wj for a long time just didn't know how to start.
Keep up the good work
And love the street wj😍😍
Thank you Tim glad I could help
Thank you so much .
Tank tuck done 🖐️.
You are very welcome. 🙂
My tank skid was riddled with rust and had to be replaced and the replacement wasn't that great either in Northern MN. I'm quite jealous of how clean that one is!
Yeah I'm originally from Iowa and I know what you're talking about. Next time you're shopping for a Jeep make your way out to Las Vegas and they'll look just as clean as this one
Absolute amazing work Martin! Wish I knew how to weld and had a garage so i could attempt this. I envy you lol. This is how they should of came from factory. Good job!
Thanks 👍
Incredible job Mártin...you're the best....!!!! Thanks....!!!!!!!!
Thank you Marco
You do a great job martin. . Salute!
Thank you. I appreciate that. And thank you for watching. 🙂
Thanks for the great videos, original ideas and meticulous workmanship Martin! Greetings from a WJ owner in Zimbabwe!
You are very welcome, glad you like them!
@@martinbuilt can I ask, did you do a video on mounting your spare wheel externally after this fuel tank tuck? I'd like to do the same to my Jeep but, so far, haven't liked the options I've seen on TH-cam for mounting my spare externally.
@@mikehitschmann8655 lol...sorry Mike my JGC is a street driven and more sporty looking like an SRT there is no way I'm mounting the tire on the outside. If it was a rock crawler I would.
@@martinbuilt Well, I'm not so keen on having my spare outside anyway - any ideas on accommodating it on the inside after you did the fuel tank tuck?
Brilliant as always.
This is added to my "To-Do" list.
Fantastic!
Excellent video! im in the process of doing the same except my skid plate was toast so I got one of Affordable off-road skid plates for a 4" tuck (its built like a tank) ill be using your idea for fuel pump access and ill ribb my cover plate as well.
thank you for watching!
i recently dropped the tank on a 03 overland. i was able to pop all wire connections and lines before i took the tank down. i took them off the fuel filter and left the lines on the tank side. the main reason was i able to jump the pump from the connector to pump the fuel out.
I'm anxious to see part 2, I hope we get to see the machine pressing ribs into the wheel well metal plate.
Yes you will get to see the bead roller in action.
Hi martin,once again first class work my friend.no doubt about it.its always good to see a genius at work...and bad language always makes me feel better...hahaha...all the best my friend.regards Den.
Glad you enjoyed it Den, yeah it makes me feel better for sure, I'm not sure how the neighbors feel about it...Lol
@@martinbuilt as always Martin,i think we can certainly educate the neighbours with you words my friend.haha...all the best to you my friend..regards Den.
And by far the best tuck video on TH-cam! Are you going through the unibody with the filler hose?!?!?
Thank you Scott, I appreciate that, yeah I'm going through the frame with the fill hose.
Loved the tummy tank tuck job martin,i like urs better,than ones ive seen on other sites as well.yours was thought out more.plus that access plate idea was epic!!!!i almost spit up my cold snack when u injected humor of no going back now.while looking up thru floor.was thinking same thought,cool!!was curious those led lights on bumper how did u connect.i bought one of those bar type that fits on most trucks!!!think its just a bit to thick to fit in but like the third brake light setup you have.oh and im still wanting to know is there anyway we can make transmission dip stick more secure in tube.you didnt get back to me about that????snookie pa.2002wj owner 4.7ho
Thank you, Allen, Glad you enjoyed the video. The 3rd brake light is a LED stripe that can be purchased in 5 meter length and then cut. Hooked it to the brake light on the right side.What is the problem with the transmission dip stick, I haven't heard of any problem with that.
@@martinbuilt just hangs in there on mine real sloppy like almost like it wont seat properly.maybe too long!!!was thinking getting one of those truckers rubber twist plugs caps and welding on end to securly fit in the tube???snookie pa.
BUEN TRABAJO 👍 SALUDOS 🇲🇽
Great video, thanks for taking the time! This just seemed like such a horrible job I've been putting it off, but now ima gonna dive right innext weekend. Something for future videos that would be nice would be if you could show these odd & random connectors after you get them off, how they are removed and replaced etc...etc... Thanks again!
Glad I could help!
I had been wanted to do these for at least 2 years
Excellent work buddy. Thx.
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. 👍
Absolutely love watching your videos and have learned a lot about the wj and it has truly helped me working on mine and ideas for modifications to do thank you so much for the amazing content man
Thank you I really appreciate that I'm glad you find the content helpful and informative.🙂👍
This is really useful stuff right hear, your whole channel
Thank you, glad you like them.
Thumbs up for the scribed line
I'm glad you liked it and found it helpful.
Great Martin! Nice big project! You're doing a nice job too! Congrats from Spain and I've been learning a lot with your videos! Thanks!
Thank you very much!
That is pretty slick... Love the channel... Stay safe... Have a great day...
Thanks, you too!
Yesss been wanting this from you for years 😂
better late then never...lol should have part 2 out on Friday
@@martinbuilt can't wait. Wanted to do this for some time but I was too scared I'd mess up. Tg for your videos
On minute 13:04 how much did u cut on the fueler hose side it look more then a inch and u dont say how much beside just that the video is awesome
Really looking forward to your next video Martin 👍😁
Coming soon!
Awesome work and thought process I love your work nice job .
Thank you, John. I really appreciate that.
@@martinbuilt I might get around to doing that!! how much weight did you shed from vehicle all sad & done.
200 lbs
I kind of doubt I shed too much weight at all because once you add the 14 gauge plate that adds some weight back you could use the light duty skid plate over the heavy duty one that would shed quite a bit as much as 25 pounds.
I have considered building a new skip plate with the light duty one to reduce weight. If I was using for off road use I would definitely use the heavy duty skip plate.
Welder sounds pretty good. You got it cranked on battle ship steel mode.
Thanks, it's a Miller 212 got it set on Auto. That seemed to work well.
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing this video!
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.
Very cool man… good job!
Thank you 😀
Awesome Martin!!! love the new project, rock on!
Thanks so much!
can i offer you a job at jeep--go at the head office and teach the engineers how the real world likes our cars built simple and common sense god bless you friend
Thank you, Jim, greatly appreciated!
Ill tell you what if you do a fuel filter change at a 100,000 miles and other simple preventive maintenance jobs. You should never have to do this.
I did on my wj sub tank with 50liter and put a spare tire carrier and close the circle in the trank abaut 15 year ago
DAM wish I had you're garage set up, oh wait and you're skills, awesome bro
I appreciate that!
My skid is about rusted in half, tank tuck is on my to do list
I don't miss vehicles from the mid-west like Iowa where I am from for that reason.
Martin,
what is that EVAP unit you removed on the driver bumper side called?
Nice plate....Let’s Go Flyers.
Good job Martin allways profesional work ..
Thanks 👍
Another excellent video. I had planned on this for awhile and after cutting the floor out to change the pump it has been moved to further up the list. Unlike Nevada in Michigan I have snow and cold coming soon so it has to wait until spring, my garage is dedicated to my Harley..
One of the biggest reasons for me is to stop dragging it on the ground in the woods. No rocks here but plenty of tight trails and mud bogs, that tank is like an anchor trying to back out of a mud hole, ask me how I know...
Moving to AZ soon, looking forward to a totally different type of wheeling, lived out there in the 80's and had a 79 Toyota 4x4 p/u. Took that thing everywhere.
Thank you, yeah, I'm from Iowa used to do the wheeling in the mud and then send hours washing out the mud inside and out.
I recommend doing it, I bashed my fuel tank so hard it shifted over and ripped a fuel line out while in Moab, first project getting back from the trip was tucking the tank.
@@aju3307 Oh yeah, been there but not that hard. I caught it on a buried stump in the mud, had me held like Velcro not to mention pushed it up a far amount. Decided right then first project in spring is the tuck.
Talk about custom fabrication. Awesome video! What state are you in? Can I send you a skid plate to fab?
Thank you. I am in Nevada. I don't have access to a beedroller anymore; my friend moved to Texas.
Respect ! Very nice job !!!
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it 👍 😊
Hello just saw your video
I live in Pahrump
And I just took possession of a 02 grand Cherokee
With the gas tank out for a bad fuel pump
But the replacement they acquired looks the same but does not fit
It seems like it’s to big for the whole
It does push down to the correct high but will not fit in hole the gasket seems to thick or the dia of the head is to big
Have you heard of this before
And how often are you changing these pumps
Install the gasket 1st in the hole of the tank, then slide the fuel pump assembly into the hole.
Hello Martin thanks for the beautiful Video God blessed u so much for helping people's around the world question Martin where I can find a cowl hood like someone u had in ur jeep
Thank you, if you are referring to the hood scoop on the 04 JGC, I got that from
MMD 71323-00 hood scoop that I purchased from www.americanmuscle.com for 109.99 free shipping. Thank you for watching.
Martin, I have watched about 5 of your videos. I have to say your work is over the top just overly impressive. I have a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 straight 6 and I love doing work under the hood I do wish I had your years of knowledge. I do find the 4.0 6 cylinder one of the easier engines to work on. Well, I will definitely be subscribing to your channel. God Bless+
Thank you, I do appreciate that, yea the 4.0 is one of the best and most reliable engines ever made. Thank you for subscribing.
@@martinbuilt I have a question maybe you can answer my accumulator does not have an ac low- pressure switch on it as some do. last year I replaced the blower under the glove compartment and ac blower Resistor and all was good and cold. Now I only have heat no cold ac. My freon reads full no leak. So could it be the ac low-pressure switch that's not on the accumulator and trying to figure out where it's at or can it be the ac expansion valve by the firewall? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank's
@@367cuba1 is the A/C compressor turning on and if so are the blend doors working properly?
Had this on my list to do with the other rear end projects, bumper spare tire carrier, and raise the tank, the well was useless space for me as the 33"x 10" wont fit in it and trying to custom fit stuff to the space is less useful than raising the tank, now i know what to expect. just have to figure out how to relocate that evap system so i can tuck up the bumper better.
Nice work on all your stuff Martin, keep up the good work.
BTW i did the hydraulic fan delete as well, just a bit different, running 3 electric fans on mine, one full size hemi v8 electric pulling inside and two 10" behind the grill pushing, don't need to run either of the 10's unless i'm crawling at 110 deg + outside.
nice, what vehicle did you get your fan from, thank you for watching and subscribing.
@@martinbuiltOn the inside of the rad is out of a 07 Grand with a 5.7 (fan shroud fits fine even though it looks to big) and the small 10's behind the grill are off a 05 mercedes gl 500 that was next to the Grand (junkyard), right now running low speed off ignition and hi speed on a switch, waiting for a fan controller in the mail, seems to work fine so far.
Nice job Martin.That plasma cutter sure came in handy.Are you going out to Rick's place for the bead rolling?
Yeah that plasma cutter does a great job. Yep went out to Rick's and got it done. Part 2 will start at place bead rolling that metal.
Question. What did you use for painting your WJ? Did you spray it or did you have it professionally done?
This is still the original paint, brilliant Black Pearl.
Awesome video great work !
Thank you very much!
Good job, much better than it was👍
Thanks 😅 Scott, I appreciate that.
You done great job, I really like it. I want to ask about the hood vent where I could buy this.
Thank you, I used an MMD 71323-00 hood scoop that I purchased from www.americanmuscle.com for 109.99 free shipping.
Great job!!! Amazing!!! One question... how that affect to de gravity center?. Now you take 78 liters of gas over 30 cms upper. That is important or not?
It's a Jeep, not a Porsche
In theory it raises the center of gravity but it shouldn't be enough to notice. I street drive mine with no sway bars lol
wondering if u tried just a) flipping the spare cut out 180deg matching the factory bead rolls, b) just cutting 4 (or whatever) in from the spare cut out depth and putting back in?
that not a bad idea, other then it would eliminate any trunk space.
Good job buddy 👍👍👍
Thank you I really do appreciate that.
And thank you for watching 👀
Did you end up having any measurable space between the bottom of that plate and the top of the tank or was really close?
I believe at the highest point of the fuel tank there was 3/8 of an inch space to the bottom of the plate.
Martin you are THE MAN. I've always wanted to do this on my wj and I know exactly which video I'm going to use for when I do.
Quick question though, instead of rolling beads into that metal plate, do you think welding some thicker metal cross pieces on top would work as well?
Thank you, you could just weld some small angle iron that would be good enough.
That's exactly what I don't like on my 01 GC. The gas tank is mounted so low to the ground. Wish I could do this to mine. Just wanted to ask you, have you ever used a Superchips tuner on a 01 GC 4.7 non HO before? Thinking about buying one to boost the HP a little and to eliminate the speed limiter too. Not that I plan to drive over a 100 mph though. Thanks Martin.
I have the Superchips Traildash 2, I love the gauge package and some of the bells and whistles it comes with but I can't tell any difference in performance.
Only the Limited WJ Grand Cherokee came with the heavier duty gas tank skid plate. The non-Limited WJ had a much thinner gas tank skid plate.
Actually, I found a few Laredo's and other models that had a heavier skid plate. Maybe it all depends on the year.
Thank you for watching.
Hope you are using the bead roller and putting “Martin Built” into it.
that would have been cool, thought about rolling an MB into it.
I would like to see a walk around video of that Jeep
I would too...Lol, I would like the right conditions, cloud cover and back drop to make it look awesome. I started one a while back with the drone and it suck because I can't fly worth a dam but, I will work on it.
Great video Martin. I would love to do this but I'm afraid it's too big a job for me to tackle. But oh how I would love an access hole at the bottom of the tire well to get to the fuel pump. Guess it's impossible to ascertain dead center of where to cut a hole and I'd have to drop the tank anyway to cut the hole. What would it have cost Chrysler engineers to just design one in to begin with during original build? Nothing.
there is a video out there where a person cut the hole to access the fuel pump without dropping the tank. I wouldn't do it, it would be way to risky.
@@martinbuilt Hi Martin, yes I agree. I watched one or two videos and looked at some photos of some guy at JeepForum dot com who did an opening in the well to gain access to the fuel pump and drilled through the tank at one point. He filled the hole with JB weld, it looked like a mess when he was finished. At certain spots there is only 1 inch between the top of the tank and the bottom of the tire well. I would only do it if I dropped the tank first and used a 6" hole saw after establishing exactly where to cut the hole. But if I dropped the tank, I might as well put in a new pump while it's down. Years ago I installed an auxiliary gas tank on a Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 by myself but I'm afraid those days are over. lol. Is the tire well that you removed of any use, could it be repurposed on a roof rack as a tire holder?
Yes, an engineer. I asked a lot of mechanics on TH-cam to help me solve the faults in my 2004 Grand Cherokee.
Which my brother gave me from the United States of America.
In fact, I told him at the beginning not to buy me a jeep
The reason is that it is a car that is not widespread with us, and its agent demands very high prices in the price of spare parts and does not provide them completely, and the company is a Jeep company, a company that does not care about the future of its cars in our country, the Republic of Yemen, located south of Saudi Arabia.
What is important, my brother bought it, and when I saw it, it was a beautiful car, we customs it and took it out of the enamel at the end of 2012, and when my brother drove by it, he was amazed that it was very slow and heavy to walk and said its money was fast. I took the car from it and used it to this day.
I discovered that it had faults as a result of faults and that it was considered a higher conversation, as I had Japanese cars that had no computers or sensors, and I could not understand them and I thought that I would overcome their faults by finding alternatives to their parts, but I knew the work of computers and sensors and their connection to each other makes it very difficult to compose alternative parts
I will continue ..
One of the most important faults is its fuel dispensing in a very large way, in 100 kilometers it spends 20 liters
The second malfunction was the gasoline vapor, which was causing the gasoline odor to spread inside the cabin
Other holidays are very slow torque
The third malfunction turns off its engine for a few seconds while it is walking
Just seconds.
The fourth malfunction is the smuggling of hot gases from the engine to the radiator, as a result of the fans stopping, so the engine overheated badly before
The important thing is now, I want to know how to make the parts of the evaporation system generously, how I can discover the faults in it and how to install them correctly.
The truth is that the company is trivial in many matters
For example, when the fans have stopped, there is no substitute for their work. If you are not careful, do not realize that the fans have stopped until the head of the engine has been struck.
Gasoline vapor has many confusing parts and is tight for maintenance
Likewise, the gasoline pump needs to be removed from the tank
Fuel filtering is complicated and not the same as other cars, so it is not available or available and is very expensive.
There are no benzene pellets
The plexus and its strings do not dissolve easily
The raw materials for the pipes inside the engine are very poor
Harden and crack.
The car has plastic bumpers and there are no towing hooks to drag anything
The headlights are difficult to weigh, and the color of the glass becomes opaque
There are a lot of ridiculous things these companies do not want their cars to spread so they leave matters to their greedy agent.
Imagine the price of headlamps or headlights and taillights sells them for 1150 dollars, while in America they are all for 250 dollars
Many talk, thank you for your patience
With you was Muhammad Ahmad Al-Danoun from YemenImportant faults followed.
Great jop sir👍👍 🙋♂️🙋♂️
Thank you! Cheers!