Pete M

A common misconception. The iron duke and the AMC 2.5L are very different. They aren't even the same displacement if you list it in cubic inches. :cheers:

Looks like the decal will work out at a 10" size. They are absolutely swamped at the shop so this is taking longer than expected. I should have my hands on some come Monday. They will be white decals (like the "comancheclub.com" ones) and look something like this:

Oil leaks are a Jeep's natural defense against rust. :D

Black with a chrome lip, like the Firebirds of the 80s? I kinda like that idea. I may have to bring a can of paint with me on the next trip down. :brows:

Oops. Forgot to show the pics of it's very first upgrade. Like most guys who get a truck, the first thing to go on were bigger tires. :D In this case, JB wanted his rims back and so I bought a set of local 235s on XJ rims to prop up the truck for the time being. shelbyluv was kind enough to pick them up from the lady and hold them until I could get down there. :thumbsup: Old rims: New rims:

in and of its self there is nothing wrong with the 96 OBDII setup. Technically you are right. It's just a personal beef with certain vehicles and their OBD 2 systems I've owned over the years. :D

Tearing that thing out might have been the first mod I did to my 88. :D

Yeah, while it might be possible to adapt it, I would personally seek out the 91-95 harness. You could be looking at a lot of time to fiddle the OBD-2 in. And even if you're successful, then you'd have OBD-2 and who wants that? :D

I like it. Pretty clever. :D

This site says it's been sold. :dunno: http://www.trucktrend.com/used/18/class ... index.html

Maybe they got replaced. Or maybe the factory used different ones over the years. It very well might take a standard size socket. Our Comanches certainly contain a plethora of different bolt types and sizes.

Um, you can keep it. :D The truck will be stored inside for quite some time. Plus I've got a good extra slider in the garage.

No problemo.

With the seat slider? Or just the floor bracket?

I'm sure you do. And someday you might be able to get it. But not for a while (I'm not due to return until Christmas time) and not until I figure out how to take it out successfully. The only reason I still have it is because JB gave up on trying to remove it.

Come on down and bring some 50 gallon drums with you Mini. :teehee:

Just good ol' Jeep oil residue (and the dirt that it's attracted over the years). The oil gets EVERYWHERE depending on where the leaks are. Oh, and I've finally been able to get more pics up in an official Project post.

I've had this dream for a while now. A dream of saving a rustfree MJ from certain doom in the Junkyard and turning it in to my new wheeler. In theory I'd be relatively guilt-free about trashing a solid body since it was destined for the crusher anyways. At least that's the theory. It has yet to be proven and it'll be quite some time before I have to make any tough decisions about her future. Now, in this case I wasn't actually the savior, jbhill was technically the one that saved her from certain doom, but she's mine all mine now (well, dad's technically). This is likely to be one of the most delayed projects ever (since I need another project like I need another hole in my head), but I will dutifully snap pics of each and every mod. :D She's got a lot of mildew-looking junk on her that'll need to be scrubbed off. The floor liner has already been thrown out. There will likely be a 4.0 in there, but for now I'm dreaming of a Hemi. :D Doesn't cost anything to dream. Passenger side looks worse than the drivers, but it's mostly rust stain and dirt. And finally, a shot showing the ubiquitous backwards brake arm. Why can't shops pay attention when they have our trucks up on the lift? Also note that I STILL HAVE MY GAS TANK!! Take that Oizarod. :D You got the one from his 87 MJ. :thumbsup:

as low as 2.97 here (south of Detroit).

He needs the front floor brackets (the ones you don't have). I was just going to take them off the seat that came with the 90 since it's being thrown out anyways and the brackets are rust free.

Good, at least they still have each other. That helps a lot. :cheers:

Very nice. :D '05 eh? Has it really been that long. :( At least you have the mountains. :D I live in the flat land of the southern metropolitan Detroit area where Winter = gray clouds + gray slush. Kiss the sun goodbye and park your valued vehicles in the garage for fear of the rust gremlins. sigh... Maybe moving to Georgia wouldn't be so bad.

How are they handling the loss? I've heard horror stories about some dogs falling into deep depression after their best friend was no longer around. :(

Microsoft paint SUCKS. It's a real pain in the butt to do simple things. If you had asked, I could have sent you a file where it's already filled in and should be easier to change the color. :cheers: But now you have an idea of how long it took me to do this:

86-87 had them at the back of the bed. Jeep switched locations in 88.