Pete M

jeepers helping jeepers is what it's all about.

are you familiar with the dakota bench seat swap? also, early years of MJ benches don't have headrests. later years did.

nice

added to the list.

should be easy enough to locate if you listen underneath while someone else turns the wheel. track bar is very common, but also control arm bushings and, well, pretty much anything underneath.

edited because I hit send before finishing my thoughts.

the 242 is a great t-case. theoretically it's just a bit weaker than a 231 but give you the option of all-wheel-drive for street use. what all are you looking to do to it? short arms will work fine for a 4" lift. almost any XJ long arm lift will work on an MJ with a bit of work (mostly hacking off the lower control arm mounts).

I can't see the new pics. is it my internet connection? edit: it was in fact my connection. all is well now!

kill switch on the fuel pump resistor line and maybe an alarm that has the siren inside the cab.

yup, the addiction is real.

just a couple points: -spray foam should never touch a vehicle. it seems to absorb moisture and make things worse. -water gets everywhere. every hollow spot should be considered a drain area. heck, my windshield was leaking in the 86 and dribbling down inside the A-pillar. took forever to figure out how water was pooling up on the floor.

do not assume that the rust you see from a photo is the whole extent. a semi-common problem with rust-belt trucks is rotting of the frame itself from the inside-out. (especially right in front of the rear tires/springs). if it's solid, then you're good. but if you can stab a screwdriver through any part of the frame, then it might be too much project for you.

this topic is going around in circles so I'm locking it until someone can get a pic of the axle, or build sheet, or something.

I thought we had a writeup in the DIY but alas, I don't see it anywhere. If you want to clean it in place, any decent de-greaser should be fine. taking it out and soaking it would be better, but it depends on how much of a project you're looking for. (if memory serves me, I think the entire door needs to be disassembled to get at the latch? it's been many years since I had to do that)

Krusty, where are the updates? did you get to the grand canyon?

I really need to do a build thread on it some day...

it was a work in progress. I've got LED version to replace them. is that less redneck?

custom made and integrated into both the rollbar and bumper. the bolts aren't there yet int he pics, but it bolts to the bumper. the rollbar and tire carrier cost me about $200 and was done by a local fab guy using 2" DOM. (I built the frame mounts and cut the holes through the bed, he did all the bending and welding)

I once used some thick sisal rope as "snow chains" once, but it was planned as such and never left the trails. worked pretty darn good too since my 2wd with 3" tires didn't get stuck once in the 8" snowfall. no pictures though. that was a loooong time ago in prehistoric times. you know, 1998.

nice! what mods are coming first?

I bought a giant borla muffler for my 88 looking for a cool rumble and it ended up being almost silent at idle. possibly too big of a muffler? makes a cool tune under throttle though.

I'm a fan of building your own welding cart and welding table. it's a great practice project and you can make it to your specs. there are plenty of designs/templates out there in the interwebs.

you should start yourself a build thread

forgot the add in the cost. ~600 bucks from detroit to atlanta for a working, non-modified car.