Pete M

is that shipped? or the shipping?

shipping something that big and fragile from Maine won't be cheap.

early 86s will need a big hammer whack or 2. later 86s already have the correct firewall.

no one where it's hot an' sunny, that's for sure.

that's a sexy truck right there.

oh right, that's still there. I was distracted by all the new shiny bits.

doesn't cost anything to shoot for the moon on ebay.

how much of a project are you looking for? how much do you want to spend?

I've seen that guys have managed to use cut-down XJ panels. not sure how well it fits the rear wall though.

how destroyed? can it be restored or replicated by a local auto upholstery shop?

what went wrong with the current engine?

SMS does... occasionally.

yup, you'll want to buy a whole XJ for the parts.

yup, goes right in (though I had to use a pair of pliers to get it into place).

and I can vouch that water shedding still happens fine with them backwards. is it better when forwards? maybe. but I never had any problems with either Michigan or Georgia downpours. it feels more like a scammy "upsell" design than anything else (we got them on sale so I figured why not). if they truly were that much better than normal tires, they'd all be that way by now instead of a tiny, tiny fraction of tires being that way.

them's some big rubber

not heading that far east this trip. heading to Michigan.

bump. looks like I am running north at the end of July and can haul a trailer if anyone needs one.

fox! fancy

I made mine out of 3/4" plywood and slapped some speakerbox cardboard on it. now I can screw brackets to it, like for my fire extinguisher.

car tires don't have such restrictions. I had directionals on my old minivan and rotated them as normal tires. at best, the maximum mud traction might be with them in the forward direction. but pavement doesn't matter.