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That's pretty cool looking.

Ah, I didn't know there were pics posted as the firewall strips PB pics out completely and doesn't tell you.

Alec DeSantis and I've got an 88 LWB. I hate it and love it all at the same time. I live in Clarksville, TN and work at Ft. Campbell Army Installation.

What's the thunderchief?

Thanks for the advice; I'll grab one each and see which one fits. There's a really good place just down the road that has any kind of bolt, screw or fastening device you could ask for.

Where the rubber hose comes down from the main distro block to the small distro block on the axle, then to the two hard lines that run to each wheel cylinder -- what size is the port that the hard, steel, bendable lines screw into? I'd like to find something to plug that hole with so I don't lose a bunch of brake fluid while that line is off.

It's not a hose. It's a steel tube. Use anti-seize on the threads and on the flare (but not inside the tube) when you put the new line on. I wonder if there is a formal difference between the two (hose and tube). I'll definitely use anti-seize. I don't want to go through this again later.

Then I'll go at it again and have a new fitting put on the hose.

Yep, it's too late for those. Turns out a 3/8" wrench fits almost perfectly, but that nut rounded off. I wasn't able to get it off with a fat pair of adjustable wrench either. I got one side done, though, and that went easy. The nut unthreaded with no problems. I suppose I'll have to run a new hard line from for that side, since that nut will be mangled when I get it off. Bah.

Sorry, my first post was unclear -- when I said flex hose, I didn't mean the rubber lines. I mean the hard metal ones that you can bend to shape. I just said flex because they bend. :chillin: Plus, I wanted to keep that nut in good shape so I could resuse the line and not have to run more brake line.

The hard line with the coil around it .. it runs along the axle into the back of the drum assy area. It's right below the bleeder nipple.

88 LWB, 6cyl. The flex brake line that runs to the wheel cylinder; what size is the nut on it? Is it 10 or 11mm? Thanks.

Yeah, my Mom hasn't really ever had good experiences through them either. But, what're you gonna do?

ECKSJAY? :rotf:

A good friend of mine is in the 5th SOF and he had appendicitis. Army hospital gave him Motrin and told him to go home. It got so painful that he willingly went to a civilian Dr. Turns out, the appendix was ready to explode. Sorry about your buddy, hope he gets well.

Now you're just rubbing it in. :fs1: :banana:

Show off. :eek:

Oh, gotcha. I do not think the donor was 4WD.

Yes, RENIX motors, AW4.

Are the speedo cables from an 89 XJ the same length as the 88 MJ? I'm assuming 'yes', but don't want to assume wrong.

^ I've spent less than $100 on mods to the MJ. Mainly in the cosmetic department. > I sometimes wish I had waited to get an MJ that was in good shape, but I know that once I get it all fixed up, it'll be totally worth it to tell people I restored it mah-self. v If you had to get rid of your MJ and could not buy another, what would you get instead?

Yep. http://www.geocities.com/JeepI6Power/

How much does it list at? You may want to buy a new one from 5-90 on NAXJA.

What's a "wold"? :chillin:

Drove it to work to test the VC gasket I installed. No leaks yet.