Pete M

bleeding the master can be a pain. be patient.

keep in mind that 4door don't tilt forward.

96 has the same seats as 97+. it can be made to work (look for the full 97+ conversion projects, but is harder than 95 and older. might be a link in the DIY forum: http://comancheclub.com/topic/48710-diy-projects-writeups-master-search-index/

moved it over to the pub. as Bo said, the Registry is for cataloging the VINs. :thumbsup: welcome to the club! :waving: see this thread for tips on posting pics: http://comancheclub.com/topic/37727-how-to-post-pictures/

and you say one is longer than the other? can you tell where the extra length is? maybe a longer tail?

plan for those tires. plan around those tires. you'll need strength and gearing. the dana 35 isn't going to live long, even as a street rig. the 8.25 from a 97+ cherokee or an 8.8 from under a late 90s Explorer are popular upgrades. the dana 44 from an MJ or early XJ is awesome too, but can be challenging to find and expensive when you do. car-part.com can help with junkyard searches. notes: the XJ can be found with a dana 35 during those years so check before buying. v6 and v8 explorers have the same axle just with different brackets. don't pay extra for something that you're going to remove anyway. 4.10 gears can be found in 8.8s also, there's a writeup for a 6" budget lift in the DIY forum. see the link in my signature.

what is it that you want to do with the truck once it's finished? what engine/trans do you have now?

I moved it to tech if anyone is interested in duplicate it. :thumbsup:

86 v6 will have a mechanical pump on the engine, not an electric in the tank.

this was at the dodge/ford dealership the other day.

most guys just remove the frame brace and discard it.

I blew up my dana 35 on a 2wd daily driver MJ. :( there's always a chance of that. :( :(

I always thought that too, but a few of the gurus on here that were involved with Jeep back in the day, as well as a couple original owners have put forth claims of it being offered. and there is ALWAYS the possibility of it being "custom" ordered. :D Jeep dealerships were desperate to move product at the end of the AMC era and the trucks were like legos. :yes: just pick and choose what you'd like!

apparently (from what I've been told) some later years could have been had with the 44 under a short bed (some sort of offroad package?). but only long beds had the metric ton package.

inch shorter? :hmm: those "should" both be the same case (AX-4 and AX-5 are the same except for the added 5th gear) can you snap pics?

see the link in my sig. essentially you'll be adapting the benches floor brackets to the XJ's seat sliders

never know until you try. :D maybe some trimming up to the tailgate at the rear, but I would totally rock that (with some appropriate armor of course). anyone can get a buggy up the hill. takes a man to haul his bed with him :yes:

if you can't stab through it with a screwdriver, I'd say it probably just needs some grinding. :yes:

line-x will not stop the rust. it'll only seal it up so you won't know how bad it's getting. if you want to be thorough, get a spot-weld drill bit and remove the raised section there. any rust in there will propagate even if you seal everything else. nice floors though! I know a lot of us are deeply jealous. :yes: start yourself a build thread and keep us posted

well done sir! well done indeed :bowdown:

you should leave the bed. chopping it up is the easy way out. plus chicks dig scars :D

metric and torx PB blaster big hammer couple gallons of water welcome to the addiction :waving:

welcome to the addiction :waving:

she's still mine all mine. :thumbsup:

20 years now with no leaks. :D It's not rocket science (draw out template, cut out hole, install sunroof) but somehow sunroofs seem to leak more than they should. :hmm: probably a mix of poor installation and maybe cheap parts.