Pete M

it means you might have a vacuum leak. the leak could be anywhere in the system. the vacuum canister is a common failure point and a good place to start. :thumbsup:

Possibly. Depends on your level of ingenuity. :thumbsup:

no. you'd only have one rail available for each bucket and you'll need 2.

wow, that's quite an ambitious build ya got there. :drool: welcome to the club! :waving:

I'm curious as to who instigated the trade. you or him? Oh, and pull up the carpet and check for, well, you know who.

late model XJ 4door seals seal better than our old stuff. :thumbsup: If it were my truck, I think I'd go with Herculiner roll on stuff. If nothing else than to help protect the floor from the inevitable water leaks.

your bench doesn't adjust forward and backward? In this image you can see the bench stuff. note the front and rear floor brackets. Your bench should have one slider per side of the bench. Remove that, and adapt the new buckets to the floor brackets however you'd like. :thumbsup: Can't say what would be easiest wince you're going with custom seats. :dunno: Don't know if stock bucket sliders would have the right dimensions.

get yourself an inferred thermometer and check what the temps actually are. :thumbsup: Is the hose exiting the radiator hot?

are they fullsize axles? or early bronco axles?

you need to install everything associated with it. all the lines, all the parts (including a new heater box core), and the in-dash stuff to make it all work. Assuming you get the right stuff, it all bolts in. It's just a very elaborate bolt-in affair. A matching parts XJ with functional AC would be the ticket. Oh, and convert the dang thing to the new refrigerant while you're at it. :thumbsup:

the factory buckets mount directly on top of the floor brackets you already have. :thumbsup: The buckets just have a different slider system between the seat and the floor brackets than the bench.

what kind of sound are you looking for?

use as many attachment points as possible, spread out as far apart as possible.

try sending him a PM to get his attention. :thumbsup:

got a photo?

to help out future searchers. Since I couldn't find anything, I wanted to make sure that my question and answer where there and in the database. :thumbsup:

viewtopic.php?f=9&t=18415

absolutely. :thumbsup: but my searches didn't find anything. :dunno: so I followed my own advice and asked. :D on a side note, a reply on JF says that the Steiger fix for the window crank won't work now due to whatever happened with the cable thingie. :dunno:

sure enough, that was it. :cheers:

what parts are you looking for?

sounds logical! Too bad the Jeep isn't at the house at the moment. :shake: But I'll look into that next chance I get.

Wade works at The Cotton Exchange?

AC installation is a fairly big hassle, but possible.

early 86 will likely need the firewall massaged. late 86 may not.

Yup. with the panel off I can activate both unlocking mechanisms while giving the door a "gentle" push. nothing. The interior steel isn't all that strong so I haven't stepped up to a full kick yet. still trying to learn from others' misfortunes before I risk another misfortune of my own. :D side note: JF wants money to get the "advanced search" ability. :rant: