Pete M

any lift on your Jeep?

That'll only show you if it's super-duper bad. It's like cancer. The earlier it's detected, the better. You need to pull up the carpet. At the very least, if the under insulation is soaked, you can rip it out and help stop the accelerated demise of the floorboards. All Jeeps were steel. I believe you're thinking of the early landrovers.

I think you should look harder for a 3.4.

I've got a rock you can borrow... :D

my 88 looked like that too, but it was due to the bearings disintegrating long ago. What was left was the smashed housing. Boy was that a pain to pull out. :(

I didn't see it listed so I'll just make sure you know you'll need the bellhousing. the Peugeot bellhousing will not work. Oh, and you'll need the AX-15 crossmember and trans mount from an MJ/XJ too. It's a pretty straightforward swap. The 242 is a great t-case that allows fulltime 4wd, but you'll need the shift gate for inside the cab.

It's no myth. but it's also not excessive. I have a 1999 Wrangler combo in my 88. Wrangler on top, MJ on the bottom

which is the opposite of inexpensive. :D none of those options sounds incredible good with a limited budget. You'd need EVERYTHING from the 4.0 Jeep including the interior wiring, dash, fuel pump and plumbing, driveshafts, exhaust, hood, hood latches and the radiator support. It's best to buy a complete running donor. For a 350 you need all new mounts, plumbing, radiator, driveshafts, etc. all custom and/or really expensive. Not to mention that your axles are suddenly the weak link. The 3.4L bolts right in using your existing exhaust and accessories. you just need to balance the flywheel and add in an aftermarket inline fuel pump. add to it an aftermarket carb and you should get a decent Jeep out of the deal. What isn't working right with the 2.8L? Maybe it'd be best to just fix the thing for now.

every one of those swaps will require a whole heck of a lot of work and possible a lot of money too. Which engine do you have now?

been too long for me to remember the size, but I just wanted to chime in that you should use nothing weaker than grade 8. :thumbsup: just in case.

yup, AALs designed for XJs will tend to give about half of the advertised lift when used on an MJ.

http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/cto/1612313069.html no photos though.

brought home my new-to-me rust-free gas tank yesterday. Gunna be a while before I get it installed in the 88, but whatever. I'm just ecstatic to have it. :D Thanks Bo!!

Sometimes( but not always) water under the carpet will start to stink. If you peel back the carpet a bit in the front and the rear and smell something, then you might want to plan on pulling the whole interior. If you don't smell anything and don't feel any dampness in the underpadding, then you may (or may not) be ok.

I dunno. I'm pretty talented when it comes to screwing things up in the computer. :D

well, don't look to me if you want something made from code. :D

During my 3 week excursion out to Moab, I listened to the radio for maybe all of a couple hours on the first day. It became painfully obvious that, with all the windows down (so I didn't succumb to heat stroke), the radio just couldn't overcome the wind noise. :dunno: i guess that's what I get for swapping the amps into the Dakota. And when on the trail, I listen to the engine/suspension for new noises. Maybe it's just me, or maybe it's that I used to drive hundreds and hundreds of miles to go fourwheeling in my only means of getting home. :dunno: In the van or the Libby, I tend to alternate between Sirius radio's blues channel and old school rap.

I think so. Qui Gon-Jinn is our tech guy. but I haven't heard a peep from him in quite a while now.

What's a "widget"?

Still not understanding what it is you're looking for. :dunno:

I wish I snapped a shot of the 86 (Big Ton) when the bed was overfilled with dirt (yard? half-yard? whatever it is). the rear was firmly on the bumpstops and the front had an inch to spare. :D drove it 4 miles home that way. funny thing is that it accelerated about as fast as it does empty. :rotfl2:

I can find 3.55 8.25s all day long for under 150. heck if you were closer, I'd sell you my extra. thought about the front driveshaft yet? Will it work being 1" shorter?

fired it up yet? any video? I bet it's loud. :D

It's a very tight fit. some thought needs to be given to clearance with the old mech fan pulley. All of my truck's mechanical fans turn all the time too.

I set a fresh moisture absorber in the cab of the GA truck.