Pete M

I have a drop-in that should be installed later today.

yeah, you'll want to get input from other racers or rules-people. I'd hate to see you spend money only to find out the regulations actually mean this instead of that. but also, this is my fav tire size calculator. https://tiresize.com/converter/ and then I use tirerack.com to see if the size I wanted actually exists. by the way, 195/45/r15 are the shortest but still reasonable width tire I could find. specs to 21.9" tall. finding 14" rims in a 5on4.5 pattern with the correct backspacing might be the hardest part. edit: and perusing the 14" tire sizes I don't see any tire that would be shorter than the 195/45/r15 anyways.

classic AMC goodness

starting to look like a comanche again. I went with bolts and washers for the flares since the studs all snapped.

that is just plain awesome in every way! you must be very proud!

do you have a multimeter?

for me that scenario always meant a poor connection to the battery. have you cleaned the mating surface between the battery and clamps?

I appreciate the kind words. just don't get too close. she's seen a hard life and I can only turn back the clock so far.

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haven't done one myself yet, but I do know it's possible to install them backwards. whoever did my 88 made it so the key turns towards you. weird.

holy moly!

a nice addition. I have them on my truck and like them. but we need more pics of all the details of the truck

a sneak peak of the paint. it's a satin "almond" or some such thing. I wanted a tan, it seems more cream under the florescent lights, but whatever. whatever it is is what it's going to be for this weekend at the PowWow. I'm going to give it another day in the barn before I drag it out into the sunlight. It's just to dang humid outside. at least the barn has a de-humidifier running. then I'll touch up the black areas and start installing the rest of the bits.

wasn't able to buy a lift before the trip up to the PowWow, but I did find some time to fit the baby swampers. they are only 29" so fender clearance is just fine, but the 15" rims require just a bit of grinding on the calipers to work.

you'll need 10 posts in other forums and then the classifieds will open up to you.

my grandparents had a big white boat (96 grand marquis) and all I can think of is its "handling" characteristics. I definitely want to take yours for a test drive some day.

wait, if half the keeper was missing... where did the missing bits... go?

nice! steps for winning a trophy: 1: show up in an MJ 2: nope that was it, just the one step

Gale is an awesome guy. part engineer, part scientist, part car guy (truck guy?) I do my best to get my little nephews to wonder about why things happen the way they do.

swap it all. also, the 4banger trans won't bolt to a 4.0 so that's a moot point.

no pics at the moment, but the sanding is done and she's coated in gray. still struggling with choosing a final color also contemplating making the lower 3rd will be black. just too much damage for a color so I figure black will hide some of it.

the top cap of the frame (above the floor) is frequently discarded and not replaced

I've used baby powder to find a couple sneaky leaks. sprinkle it around and the water will make tracks through it, leading you back in the direction of the source. one turned out to be a leaky windshield that was running down inside the a-pillar and dripping on to the floor way down near the floor. the other was a leak in the engine bay that was following a wire down through a hole. anything that could possibly leak has leaked for someone over the years. there must be 50 ways for water to get in.

oh my, what did I get myself into... turns out some of the red and green paints come right off with the electric power washer... but not all of it. so now I have to break out the sander and it'll need a coat of primer. I hate body work. and not just that, body work on a pile-of-crap dented and rusted body that will never be perfect. there's no way I'm fixing all the problems, so now I get to spend the next few days feeling like I'm halfassing it (even though this level of effort is way more than it deserves). sigh. hooray for hobbies?