Pete M

you should start a new thread in the Tech forum for your questions. CJs are a 5 on 5.5 pattern. MJs area 5 on 4.5 pattern. photos can be uploaded from your phone or from the laptop using the "choose files" tab found below the text box.

getting close!

awwwww...... that had to suck.

there's only one manufacturer of carpets (ACC). So find whichever reseller has the best price and go for it.

I think we might have a disconnect here. When most guys say that "you won't get your money back", they mean that the cost of labor + parts won't get automatically added to the value of the vehicle. but (assuming the mods were done well with good parts) some value will get added to the rig. If you add a $4000 paint job to a $2000 truck, you won't get a $6000 truck, but you can get maybe a $4000 truck. maybe? Essentially the parts/labor depreciates, but the truck will gain some value.

mine came about because all the Jeep sites waaaaaaay back in the day already had "Pete" taken so I had to add a thing to it. And when we started CC, I kept it for some reason.

message me an address and I'll send ya one

ok, that was a somewhat poor example because of warranties. There are still a lot of guys that buy used "built" rigs because they already "look cool". It's just not me. Nothing I've ever bought was seriously modded in any way (unless you count the whole-sale gutting of a couple of the MJs).

holy crap that would have been a real head smacker if you got it back from manufacturing and couldn't put the cards in. glad you caught that.

does the value go up beyond the price of the car + the parts still new in boxes? Used parts are used parts. and Jeep parts tend to be used and abused. nature of the beast and all that I guess. there most definitely is a portion of the Jeeping community that values a Jeep that is already "built" (and I leave that term up to interpretation). If there wasn't than I wouldn't see so many "built" wranglers being sold through dealerships.

it certainly sounds like it happens once per revolution and it's identical each time.

can you watch the flywheel spin while it cranks?

that just means there's less to cut out.

our pt cruiser is so bad at it that I instinctively hit 2 switches at the same time. as long as 2 are cracked, all is well.

old iron is awesome. old iron still working its day job is just off the scale

so when does it get lights?

make sure it's the right number and send it. at your mileage, just be sure to change it on a regular basis and you're good to go.

I would start stripping it apart to inspect every little thing. I don't know where the tone ring should sit, but for what it's worth, it indicates that the shafts came from an ABS Jeep which means you've got the bigger Ujoints.

try to get some part numbers off the plow parts. we might be able to look something up. also, a factory toolbox would be INSANE!

should be passing through in September. I'll have the camper in tow though so I won't be able to snag anything bigger than a tailgate.

nice! you Cali guys are so spoiled though. I would have run off with the whole bed!

shake just rolling down the road? shake when braking? does anything you can grab underneath move when you shake it? this includes steering, track bar, front shafts, and the tires themselves (after you jack up that corner)

they are like legos. you can build them any way you want.