Jump to content

Pete M

Administrators
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    40141

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    114

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Pete M

  1. Pete M

    1JTMR63SXHT147653

    Pete M replied to 87 MJ Chief's topic in 1987

    your build sheet is actually bigger than that, but a lot of info was lost before it got entered into the chrysler computers back in the day and then later chrysler started reusing some of the codes for other cars. oh, and I seem to have missed that transmission code. I'll fix it now...
  2. Pete M
    have you tried spraying a bit of carb cleaner around the intake manifold gasket? even if the bolts are tight, it might still be leaking.
  3. Pete M
    are you bleeding them in the special MJ-specific way?
  4. Pete M
    solid lookin' truck. good score!
  5. Pete M
    that bed rust is actually a bit shocking to me considering the excellent shape of the rest of it.
  6. Pete M
    Could be heat expansion pulling the intake manifold from the head. Double check the torque on the bolts.
  7. Pete M
    plenty of us have been there. I remember when I had my 88 up on stands in the garage and had the bumper tube (not yet a bumper) sitting on more jackstands so I rolled over a tire and just sat there staring at the front corner of the truck because it looked "complete".
  8. Pete M
    it was put up there for advertising
  9. Pete M
    looking good. only 5 million more things to do and you're there!
  10. Pete M
    42 center to center I think. chances are they are XJ width. you're going to want to change that before you eat the bushings on one side and the axle shifts over.
  11. Pete M
    sweet! you're going to start a build thread on that, yes? the CC has just the place for it: https://comancheclub.com/forum/40-member-projects-other-cool-stuff/
  12. Pete M
    were those leaf perches moved to the MJ width?
  13. Pete M
  14. Pete M
    that tire width makes a world of difference. JW, if you do 33s, do 10.5s.
  15. Pete M
    fancy, non-essential Jeep parts.
  16. Pete M
    my life is worth more than a tailpipe.
  17. Pete M
    "no rub" on the street is different than stuffing a 33 while flexing and turning and flooring the gas is a whole other thing. I have 33s and regret it. (on that topic I have a 44/9" and regret those too.) so much work for very little actual real world benefit. but my truck was rusty when I built it and even more rusty when I started using it on trails so it's not like I was trying to preserve her. of course, she was only like 15 years old then. wasn't a collectors item yet.
  18. Pete M
    there's a LOT of difference between a 31 and a 33. the MJ fenders are all sized for a 30-31, not a 33. the axles are geared poorly for stock size tires, let alone 31s, and certainly not 33s. plus axle and ujoint strength starts to come into play with 33s. are you sure an extra inch of tire radius was going to get you through whatever obstacle you wanted to try? lockers are more important than tire size.
  19. Pete M
  20. Pete M
  21. Pete M
    was referring to the stainless trim that runs along the top of the early headers.
  22. Pete M

    Rear Window Trim

    Pete M replied to 89 MJ's topic in Wanted

    in theory a nick in the trim piece should affect water intrusion. in theory.
  23. Pete M
    the stainless ones I've found over the years were either perfect (but needing a polish), or smashed up. I don't remember ever going "well, it's sorta good". so I'm optimistic.
  24. Pete M

    1JTMR63SXHT147653

    Pete M replied to 87 MJ Chief's topic in 1987

    I can't wait for car show season to get here!
  25. Pete M
×
×
  • Create New...