Silver88

Uncle Sam's Misguided Children

I'd say " the heck with fishing!" :brows:

It's been done. I haven't done it yet, but my understanding is the best way is to get a pair on doors with power windows, plus you'll get power locks and remote mirrors to boot. There is also a crossover wire(s) that connect the two doors. If you get bold and want to hook up the remote mirrors, you can do that too. The wiring should plug into the fuse block, not sure if there is anything else important I'm leaving out. Maybe one of the more experienced guys can fill in the blanks. Good luck! :cheers:

Congratulations and best wishes. :cheers:

Yep, that's them. I don't know what they go for. I'll go down probably Wed. for some other stuff and snag them. Hopefully they won't try to rape me for them. Shipping should be under $10 Priority mail. They should fit in what they call the "shoebox" size. I think that runs $ 7.95? Anywho, I can drop you a line Wed. night and throw a price at ya. Shawn

Tell me what your price limit is, I could probably get a pair out of a JY for ya.

:ack: That's not a truck. Sorry Chrysler, no sale. I guess I'm getting old( turn 5-0 next week), but I expect a truck to look like one. I also want to be able to haul crap in it and not worry about it. Looks too sissy-fied to me. Just my 2 cents.

Update: Unfortunately this truck no longer there, presumed scrapped. Real shame, other than the motor having been pulled, truck should have still been on the road. :fs1:

I dunno Don, looks like they have too many teeth to qualify. :dunno:

I know this is a few months away yet, but the Jeep "All-Breeds Show" sponsored by Pa Jeeps will be here soon. The dates are 16-17 July at the York Fairgrounds in York, Pa. I went last year, met a few other members, had a great time. Lot's of cool and rare jeeps there, lots of vendors and events, something for everyone. Anywho, would like to have an informal "meet and greet" there sat. Let's see how many MJ's we can get there. Should be a fun time. :wavey:

I usually don't bother any more. I usually get a blank stare with " You have a what?" or " You don't see those anymore". There are several dozen within 30 miles of me. I see them all the time. Rock Auto all the way.

That's a tough one man. I've been there, and it's a tough row to hoe. You have to evaluate what your differences are and why you piss each other off. There can't be any " My way or the Highway" positions on either side. If you can compromise as much as possible, that's a start. If you two can sit down and talk about the situation, get it all out in the open, hopefully that'll give you a chance to start to repair your relationship with your wife. Good Luck to the both of you.

Happy Birthday Pete :cheers: Oh, to be 35 again....... :doh:

I always liked " Cal Worthington and his dog Spot", LA area. :D

Merry Christmas to one and all. Best wishes for a Happy New Year.

It won't let me vote, but I like it. Sign me up.

This a long story so indulge me. :popcorn: About a month ago, I was at a union safety conference in Pittsburgh. I bugged out a half day early( Thurs. afternoon) because I was going on vacation. I get back to the hotel parking lot,and before I got in the truck, I asked a young lady what was the best way to get back on I376E. She starts to tell me, then says" you're not from around here, are you?" I said "no", thinking , that's why I asked you, not because your cute( which she was). :brows: I follow her directions, which were simple, but realized I would be heading west on 376, not east. Got on I479N, then figured, Heck, I don't want to go all the way up to I70 and then come all the way around the east side of the city. Well, I get off, turn around and find my way to 376E. By now it's full blown rush hour, stop and go traffic, 11 miles to the turnpike. Normally my truck runs a little on the cool side, but gets up to normal if it sits running. I notice it gets up to 210, so I keep an eye on it. It starts to slowly creep up, so I turn on the heat. Still climbing, I figure I better get off the highway. Take the first exit I can get to, Squirrel Hill. Find a place to pull over, I see a little steam come out from under the hood. Pop the hood, crack in the bottle, water shooting out. Had basic tools, but no spare parts on hand( lots at home in the garage, though). :help: Stopped a guy walking down the street, asked if there was an auto parts or hardware store near by. He said he was new to the area, but there was a Jippy Lube up the street and a Sunoco across from that. Hiked up the hill, The Sonoco was a MiniMarket, picked up a roll of duct tape. Walked over to the lube place( Pennzoil) and asked if they had any kind of metal tubing. They asked Why? So I explained the problem, but they didn't have anything. so I asked them about any auto parts stores and they said there was one a few blocks over that might still be open. Hike over there,and found this little hole in the wall place, still open. Asked the lady behind the counter if they had what I needed, and she said " I'll get my boss, if anybody can help you, he can". The owner of the place,Burt, comes out and I explain my problem. He says he knows exactly what I mean and says he might have something that would work. First he calls some one and asks about a generic aftermarket item, no luck. So he goes to look in the back, come back and says " I'll call these guys down in Monroeville, Chrysler dealer, nice guys but they don't like to deal with Jeeps"He calls them, gets parts dept. on the line and tells them what we need, hands me the phone , and goes in the back to look some more. The parts guy finally comes on and says they don't have it,3-4 days shipped from Cleveland. 73.95 for the bottle, 5 something for thecap. I said that was no help. :wall: Burt comes back said he swore he had some thing back there. Then he says that he has a Jeep, and even though he doesn't like to steal parts from his own stuff( not that I blame him), he didn't want to see me stuck 4 hours from home. so we take a ride, turns out it's a ZJ, not what I need. So we head back to the shop and I ask if he has an old heater core we could cut one of the water legs off of. He says to me " what about a flush tee?".My mind went blank and he says, " You know a plastic tee with a cap". Then it hits me," Like from a Prestone Flush and Fill kit?" He says yea. Boy am I dumb :doh: , it was perfect. We get back to the shop,he goes and grabs it off the shelf some where, and brings it up to the counter. Asks me if I need antifreeze, I said yes, and sme water. He goes to get some water, I look at the back of the package, $4.98, must have been sitting around awhile. Burt bring back a jug of water, aks if I have tools(yes),and rings me up, $18.20. I pay,, the he asks where my truck is, I said " afew blocks over and a block or two down". So then he says" We're ready to close up the front here( there is a workshop in the back) so I'll have Maggie( the lady up front) take you there. I thanked them profusely, as they really went out of there way to help me. Just before we left, he says, " here, you might need this", and hands me a razor bl;de. Maggie takes me right to my truck, asks again if I need anything else, I thanked her again, and said I think I'm ok now. I popped the hoses off the bottle, used one of the Tees to splice the hoses and clamped it tight. I pulled the upper rad hose, filled the radiator up and dumped some in the head inlet. Put it back together and started her up, looked pretty good, so I drove s hort distance till it warmed up and I found some level ground.Popped the hood, no leaks, so I started for home. Stopped for gas about half way home, rechecked and all looked good. grabbed some chow and hit the road again. Ran fine the rest of the way home. The whole point of this drawn out tale is that there are still a few decent folks out there who will go out of there way to help a stranger. Any of you guys in the area, I'd recomend them. It's not the prettiest place, and may not have everything you want on hand, but a place like that is hard to find. They are in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, on the corner of Loretta and something( can't remember). :thumbsup:

Check the electrical connector to the Headlight switch. Sounds like it may have gotten a little loose.

Sending some bucks your way tonight, Pete.

One was fair, surface rust& quite a few dings. The one on the 86 was near perfect. Let me know what your price limit is, and I'll see what I can do. Shawn

Added 4 new MJ's to the registry, unfortunately all in salvage yards. :wall: 2 looked to be restorable, the 86 would need a new engine, amazingly good shape for an 86. Must have been garage kept, body and cab solid. Will get back in a few weeks to get more info( forgot to look for build dates).

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