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Thanks wooky I'm going to take it off and check the clearence to see the machinable room if its not possible Ill take a trip to the JY and see if I can find a XJ or somthing.What years had the Thermostat housing with the port?

Ok here's what I have its not the electric sender but the mech. probe and I donot have the port in the T-sat housing but I do have machine shop access so my question is do ya'll think I could drill and tap the housing to work for what I need I know I should have got the one with the elactric sender but was not availible at the time here are some pics of what I have Image Not Found [/img]Image Not Found

Thanks for the pic TAZ that be easly found for sure now, and yes wooky It is a 4.0 but thanks for the info because my donor LWB has a 2.5 with a blown head gask. but its a rust free truck.

My neighbors werent to happy when the sander hit the MJ at 7 am and the rattle cans started shaking but theve grown to relize they can't stop me so they just gave up the b*tchen but now its even better when I pass my neighbor in his f-350 paying 4.79 a gallon for diesel at the pump HA!

Getting it going under its own power and play with on the farm some then slowly but surly put it under the knife,I'm always a fan of a full size build and especailly those years had a few K5's before the MJ

Thanks for the heads up kind of a no breaner huh! sorry to hear about that leap offroader

Lookin good man I really like the gauge pod is there a link to where I could find one I would like to take your advice on the factory gauges but tried and can't at this time put my hands on.but seriously nice rig

Lookin good man I really like the gauge pod is there a link to where I could find one I would like to take your advice on the factory gauges but tried and can't at this time put my hands on.but seriously nice rig

Thanks jeepcomj thats what I was looking for started to trace it today but the d@mn rain kept killing me now I have a good starting point to search out :cheers:

Thanks atleast I got some kinda reply hopfult I'llfigure it out in the morn

Yeah it rained pretty bad over here to but finally let up around 2 o'clock but I live pretty close to w.boston and 21 and it always seems to get you guy south of 12 more than us. Oh thanks for the compliment

I had a very simular problem on a 97 chevy 1 ton with a sb it would do the same thing I thought I had a fuel pressure problem but turneed otu in the end it was the pump don't know if this helps ya but I would lean that way IMO

IMO people that want a trailer queen also want the plesure of building it but with that said I've also seen rigs of that class go any where from 4 to 10k .good luck and why after alll that work you lookin to get rid of it?

I've always used white lithium grease on cooling system gaskets not for the reusing of the gasket but I was taught that rtv was bad for the water pump not sure why but to each is own -T.J.-

Forgot the pics Image Not Found and one from the side Image Not Found

Well I installed a mechanical gauge set today and I'm wanting to put the temp probe behind the T stat (engine block location) and I'm wandering does any of you fine people have any suggestions on where to go? :bowdown: Thanks for all the help Ive included a pic of the set here and some more new pics in my biuld thread :cheers:

With the spacers installed Image Not Found[/img]

Well I got the mechanical gauges installed today not the most creative mounting location but there fuctional and visible Also took some after pics wtih the 1 3/4 coil spacers Image Not Found Then a veiw from the side. [/img]Image Not Found Then before the spacers Image Not Found Then a couple after the spacers [/img]Image Not Found Image Not Found[/img]

Forgot one the aultra flat paint looks nice all wet :D [/img]Image Not Found

Well I was going to get some intior stuff adressed today but the d@mn rain will not stop weather man is saying all the way until wenesday It really :mad: me off! [/img]Image Not Found Image Not Found[/img]

Akula69 I've got trailer access when your ready.Just thought I'd through the offer I'm going to get my donor in a couple weeks :brows:

Thanks for the good feed back.I'm planning to do the 4X4 swap around Oct.,or Nov. when it cools off some and gets rid of the mosquitos down here.I've already rounded up a perfect donor.I'll be picking it next weekend. -T.J.- ;)

Akula69 your not selling the project are you?

So here's what I started with an 88 sport truck with 265,000 miles for $400 it has 4.0 5spd. not sure what mod.# Dana 44 rear ratio unkown at this time and that about all. I first peeled off all the sport truck decals and sanded the paint well past the OE primer in some areas.I then hit it with some rustoleum gray primer witj intension of leaving it that color but wasnt happy with it so I opted for some ultra flat olive camo paint from krylon,and then sprayed all the bumpers and trim...ect. in the same krylon ultra flat black,and it finally started to take shape Then it was time to adress the factory feet and swap them out for some Cragar soft 8's wrapped in 29 10.50 TSL/SX's all from Summit Racing. I wasnt pleased with chrome center caps but that was all that was availible so in the near future I will remove them and glass bead the chrome off at work at spray some black on them. So the next problem was the flares rubbing the 29's up front so with this being a DD/mild trail truck I picked up some daystar 1 3/4 coil spacers and leveled the MJ out just right It was then time to adress the interior so I made a new shift knob from some scrap aluminun at work installed a GT wheel from the JY in good shape for 5 bux,then I had to repair the set for temporay and cut out the bad section of vynal a foam and replaced it with some padding I had laying around the shop and cut fit with my better half sewing up a black seat cover to clean up the inside that about where I'm at for the moment more pics coming soon. The day after I drove it home [/img]Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found [/img]Image Not Found Image Not Found [/img]Image Not Found Image Not Found [/img]Image Not Found [/img]Image Not Found Image Not Found[/img] Sorry for the big pics!

Nice looking truck keep up the good work and I like the way the FM sounds I was doubtful of using one on my but now I'm definatly going that direction. -T.J.-