Pete M

been there, done that. it's pretty unnerving to suddenly find your oil pan dry. the 4th (or 5th?) time I almost lost the engine in the 88, the rear main seal had blown wide open on the way home and I didn't know it. pulled over to check on a funny engine noise and found the dipstick to be completely dry. the good news was that I just happened to pull into an oil change place. :yes: bad news was I didn't have enough money on me and had to wait for someone to bring me more. :doh:

back in the day when the 88 was my dd, I simply duct taped a door key somewhere on the truck (only needed the one key after I found out the ignition didn't actually require a key). and I have a house key stashed somewhere on the premises too. :yes: (ans not under the mat or in a fake rock either :rotf: )

:brows:

"front clip" or "front end assembly" in junkyard terms tends to mean the entire front of the car, sawed off by the firewall and used to repair front end collisions. depending on how far you're taking this conversion, all you need is the grille/headlight bezel and the parts in it (wire harness too if you can). After that, maybe front fenders if you don't like the slight difference between the new and old bezel where it meets the fender in the corner.

check your front bulb sockets.

I wouldn't use a 2.8 block. much too prone to catastrophic explosions. :yes:

I'll see if I can dig up the places we stayed, but in lieu of that info, search for campgrounds that are tent-only. :thumbsup:

:wavey: I see you listed carleton. does this mean you were finally able to move out of LP?

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I'm assuming this will also fit the 3.4/3.1L?

it's like a twin of my 88 back in the day. even has the same bend in the bumper. :D

rip out your carpet if you haven't already. :D

I guess that's proof that no Jeep is ever "finished". :yes:

if the photos are already online (meaning you can see them in your browser, not on your desktop), then all ya gotta do is right click on the image, choose "copy image location", paste that address here, then highlight, then click on the IMG tag. when you're done, it should look like this: (I added a few spaces in the address so it would show up as words rather than the photo) [img ]http://www.cherokeeforum.%20com/attachments/f46/23489d1280876601-project-srt-8-comanche-1280875886540.jpg[ /img] and if all goes well, you'll see this: :cheers:

I think you've moved beyond the "throw another leaf at it" stage. :D the stock leafs are only so strong.

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yay Rob! :bowdown: x2 million billion

...and then check the states where your nutty MJ friends live... just in case... ...your plethora of MJs are located on multiple properties...

"just because it's a good deal, doesn't necessarily mean it's a good idea." the problem with your truck now is gearing. dropping in a new engine won't change that. make sure gears are part of your plans. :thumbsup:

If I was regularly carrying that much weight, I'd go with spring-under springs. I bet HellCreek has something in that range.

what other lift parts are you using up front?

i got to whale watch in Maine when I was little. your pics brought back some memories. :D

4.10s would certainly bring back the power. :D

some guys have had no trouble, others have fried sensors. Not sure if one group was lucky, or the other group was unlucky. All I can off is: -Don't let water get anywhere near the throttle body sensors or distributor cap. -And let the truck dry out completely before trying to start it.

looks like no one with that combo has bothered to crawl under their truck. :dunno: