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kinetic, you're right.The dash doesn't line up at all. I set rivnuts for the lower mounts and welded new tabs in for the upper mounts. For the seats, I'll be using the Cherokee seats. I carried the braces for the front mounts of the XJ seats over. As for the rear, Drilled new holes in the floor, reinforced around the holes and ran half inch bolts through to hold it together. The rear seat mounts concern me, considering the seat belt is mounted to the seat. In the event of a crash, I want to make sure its solid and won't pull through. Thanks for the offer to help. I'm sure theres a few things I'll need outside opinion and guidance on. Mike

I used a Hobart Handler 140. 110V with flux core wire. It worked pretty good. I blew a few holes in it at first until I got a better handle on it. Turned the power to the lowest setting and had the wire speed up about a third of capacity. I found that putting the ground lead further away from the work area helped a little to avoid burning holes. Almost like creating more resistance helped cool down the arc. I may be full of bull, but it seemed to work. I did it on the weekend when the welding supply was closed, otherwise i would have gotten a bottle of gas. The flux core did ok, but i ended up with more splatter than I would have liked. In the future I think I'll use shielding gas with it. Mike

As many of you know, the firewall is different between the two. Mine was a standard so there are extra holes that needed to be covered over. Also the holes for the fuse box and steering needed to be modified. I cut the firewall out of the XJ and chopped it up, using pieces as patches for my firewall. I think it turned out ok. Sealed and painted. I also moved the brace for the sterring subassembly to the truck.

Replacement pan installed. They are for a Cherokee and took some convincing to lay down and fit just right, but a BFH makes a lot of difference. Also installed the seat bracket mounts from the XJ. I know my welds look like poop. I'm still new at welding, but they do have good penetration and thats what matters. Got the pans welded in and seam sealed

Surgery starts on the floor pans. The inside ofthe frame rail was in good shape Passenger side was in a bit better shape. Looked a little closer and found more cancerous spots, so more got removed. At least it gave me an excuse to get a wire welder!!

I need the lever, shift gate, linkage for a 231. everything except the connecting rod to the transfer case itself. Pat (JeepCoMJ) is supposed to hook me up with one in the next week or so. I'll be sure to post up and let you know either way. Mike

Everything from the XJ will be going into the MJ. I was lucky enough to score a D44 in the rear when I picked it up. It was torn down and rebuilt with an Auburn Gear limited slip carrier, Yukon Gear 4.56 gears, ZJ disc brake upgrade, and SOA. II'll try to remember to get some pics of it soon. Anyway, the ensuing teardown commences. And stripped Inside as well Pulled up the jute material and what do we find? Houston, we have a problem.

Ok guys, I guess its time to post up my build thread. Found an 89 Eliminator on ebay nearby and decided to grab it. Kid that sold it to me had put a recent paint job on it but couldn't get it started after running it through water. Got it home and found a bad computer. The XJ was on its last leg mechanically, so I put the lift, tranny, tcase, and axles on the MJ Put about 10 miles on it when I found a 2001 XJ sport. Fortunately the paint matched.

To all of you that have done this conversion, are there any things I should look out for? Going from 4 doors to 2? Any tips how you thinned the wiring down or ran to the rear for tail/brake lights? I'm really just looking for any ideas or expierences you had while doing this. Mike

Need a 97+ XJ shifter/bracket/linkage. Anyone have one they can part with?

How well does this stuff work? I'm about to insulate/ deaden my cab before the interior goes back in. Is this stuff worth saving the dimes for or do I need to bite the bullet and go with dynamat or second skin? Anyone that has used it please chime in with your thoughts. Mike

I can't comment on whether the tcase will fit properly, however i can tell you that your 97 2wd donor does have the proper plug to plug into an electrically compatible transfer case. My 2001 donor was a 4.0/aw4 2wd and the harness has the plug for the 4wd indicator light

Yeah, that'll buff out.

Homebrew is my other hobby. Just emptied a keg of Oktoberfest and a keg of Irish Red Ale. Brewed an American Brown Ale called Caribou Slobber last weekend and brewing a Schwarzbier next weekend. Also vint wine. Made a Liebfraumilch last september and have a Port in the carboy ready for bottling. Next wine will most likely be a Riesling. I try to have 2 kegs in my bar full at all times, however, I got nothing ready to drink besides bottles of Shiner, Dogfish Head, Spaten, and Weihenstephaner. :cheers:

Nevermind guys. I found one on ebay for a decent price. Now to task finding an intact trim/bezel for it, or an entire door panel from a 2dr with power for a decent price. If anyone has a line on that, Id be interested. Mike

Just like the title states. I need a drivers side master switch (mirrors, door locks, 2 windows) for my 01 MJ conversion. Thanks.

no, that's Ozone and Turbo from the movie Breakin'. did i just admit that i knew that? :oops: Whew, I'm glad I'm not the only one that knew their names or the movie. Mike

Cool, thanks. Thats what I needed to know. I just like the look of the newer panels better than the old ones. Mike

Will 97+ door panels fit the pre 97 doors without much modification? Or will I have to do some fabbing to make em work? Mike

I live in Palestine, and work in Tyler.

If its black and gooey in the throttle body and you get stumbling when you hit the gas, pull the throttle body off and give it a good cleaning down the throat including the butterfly. I've been down this road and that is what I did to correct this problem. Mike

Time to hijack the thread :brows: Will you please post some pics of the pair of Elans. I'm a fan of Lotus and would like to see them. Thanks, and now back to your regularly scheduled thread. Mike

You're wasting everyones time. Search. just kidding......what they said :D Mike

Clean the throat of your throttle body as well as the butterfly. This happened to me once before, it would stall or try to stall when i gave it gas, but only when cold. Cleaned the TB and problem solved. Mike

I'm working 12 hours a day every day the whole weekend.....lol but hey, yall have fun and drink some brews for me.