Pete M

yes, b-pillar speakers were optional. :thumbsup:

welcome to the addiction! got pics? what are your plans?

congrats! . :MJ 1: .

gotta be something in here that's useful: :thumbsup: http://comancheclub.com/topic/47935-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-aw4/

yeah, I wish I had a "super pin" button.

clusters are grouped 84-86, 87-90 and 91-96. 84-86 and 87-90 can be converted back and forth with some minor mods. the tach may not be accurate if it came from a rig with the other size engine (if it came from a 4banger, it'll still read 1 rpm per 4 ignitions), but most can be adjusted to work right again.

gears, gears, gears. best kick in the pants for the buck. what gears do you have now? what size tires?

MJ springs are pretty darn soft already. what shocks do you have?

do NOT regear a dana 35. throw it away and invest in an axle that will last. :thumbsup: just so ya know, regearing can easily cost 500 per axle. keep in mind that you're looking at doing a lot of work to a vehicle that you use every day. reliability and drive-ability are your friends much more than trail toughness.

and after all that you'll still have a ba-10/5. gag.

what size tires? what are you doing for gearing?

dang! I bet it does. :ack:

just heard a cop on baitcar that renewed my faith in humanity a little. apparently the car gets taken only 1 of ten times which means the vast majority of the time NOBODY takes the car. :thumbsup: also, just saw this pass by in the background on baitcar Atlanta: :D

checked for vacuum leaks around the intake/exhaust manifolds? those tend to appear after the engine warms up.

um, are you suggesting that XJ seats will bolt in without MJ floor brackets attached?

only MJ bucket seats bolt in with no mods whatsoever. even XJ seats will require adaptation to the MJ floor brackets.

you'll need to keep the floor brackets and adapt your seats to them. be aware that MJ bench seat seatbelts don't have the sheath around them on the female side that holds them up like bucket seat seatbelts. oh, and MJ seats all fold forwards so you might want that feature in your new seats. not all cars do.

when you're done, you should tally it all up in a DIY thread. :thumbsup:

I opened the mailbox and couldn't help but notice your truck on the cover of JP. :bowdown:

very nice work :thumbsup: great to see a ZJ getting some love.

they are exactly in the stock location in that pic, right below the leafs. only the axle has moved. my experience is that stock shocks in the stock location are too short at full droop and too long if the bumpstops aren't adjusted. not all shocks are the same though, so you'll need to check for yourself.

that sucks :(

Alaska state troopers come through with an MJ :D looks rough, but it might be reasonably rust free

hahahahahahaa..... :rotfl2: I just watched them lose the bait car for a couple hours. been watching a lot of Alaska State troopers lately too. probably more to do with when I'm awake than anything else. favorite 'Cops'-type show is still Border Wars. hilarious what the bad guys will do to try and disguise the scent of drugs from the dogs. :yes: coffee, grease, wraps and wraps of plastic... none of it matters. you might as well just throw it in a cardboard box in the back seat. :rotf: following that EOD unit in Afghanistan was pretty sweet too. don't remember the show name though.

ewwwww...... that thing has hanta virus written all over it. :ack: but I'm glad the floors are in decent shape. :D I'll move this over to the "other projects" forum for ya. :thumbsup: