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Ithe USS New Jersey is in Camden, NJ. :thumbsup: The Massachusetts, the Alabama's sister ship, is right down the road from you Jim. Thanks and thanks!! I haven't seen the USS NJ, or Ma, but those are on *the list* too! We've been loosely planning a few different road trips to visit a bunch of warships, probably a few at a time. I hope we can do atleast one family roadtrip "somewhere" this year.

if you do need to send me a replacement, I'd like to send the visors + the material you already sent me & $$ for recovering. Like the others I'd like to atleast cover the re-shipping costs, either way, thank you!

Steve thank you for having the class and integrity to post this. I bought a Cordavan headliner for the $100 deal from you in January (PP sent Jan 11th) I came here today looking for an install thread (I was FINALLY getting around to installing it) if you don't think I should try, PLEASE put me on the replacement list. thank you, and sorry you have to go through all this, Jimmy

Going to see that ship is on "the list" of things I want to do, thanks for the pics!

owner should be sentenced to only drive RAV4's for the rest of his life :D

I think those are Mobile Home wheels on Jim's trailer. Something weird, like 14.5" tires, IIRC. The Willys is awesome! More pics please Jim. What did you end up doing with it?

In CJs the 4 cyl engine mounts can be slid forward on the frame to move the engine forward. I don't have a 4cyl MJ here to look, but its worth checking out to see if the engine could be slid forward 2" or so to make the driveshafts work (yeah, it could mean some fuel line, wiring & fan shroud work to do). The other option would be to look at 6cyl driveshafts since they use that transmission.

FSJ ft axles 1974-1979 = passengers side drop 1980-1991 = drivers side drop Narrow trac axles are around 61" Wide track are 64ish (if I recall correctly) 1964-1973 axles are also pass drop, but they are less desirable closed knuckle ft ends. The only problem with an Explorer 8.8 in an MJ is that its a little narrower than stock, and the MJ frame & wheel wells are already pretty wide even with its wider original axle. Not a deal breaker, but wider would work a little better.

If your worried about D30 shaft strength compared to the larger joints, aftermarket ft shafts are a good compromise. + those smaller 260 joints might make a pretty good fuse, but blown u-joints can take out the axleshafts, lockers, and even balljoint/knuckles. I'd rather the hassle of trying to get the broken little axle shaft chunk out of the tube, after a tug, than putting the knuckle back together in the middle of an obstacle.

As far as drivers drop vs passenger drop ft axle & transfer case, NP231 vs D300 The D300 is nice & strong, but you could have a clearance issue with the exhaust pipe since it runs on the pass side. It also makes for a shorter ft driveshaft compared to the 231, which hurts axle droop a bit. The rear driveshaft will be longer on a 300 vs a 231's, but MJ's don't really need more rear shaft length like most other Jeeps. The 231 is good because you can use off the shelf driveshafts shifters, etc. The drivers drop 231 also lets you use a stronger high pinion ft axle, there's no stock passengers side high pinion axles (30's or 44's) so the stronger 300 t-case usually means running a low pinion 44. 74-79 Full size Jeeps are good donors for passenger drop 44's 60-64" wide, if you decide to do the 300, but you'll have to figure a way to locate the passengers side upper control arm above the pumpkin, unless your planning to run a 3 link set up. Again, I vote for the bolt in 231, HP 30, and an 8.25, 8.8, or 44 rear.

D30/D44 combo is a pretty good one for 35's. (especially with the later, D44 sized ft u-joints in the 30) D44/D60 would be beefier, but the ft axle is a good amount of work just to have the same size U joints A 60 rear is great, but overkill on 35's ^^^because of that, most people just run the D30/D44, or something similar, like D30/8.25", D30/8.8", till they really need to make the jump to front D60, D70/14 bolt rear & tires that don't mind losing that much ground clearance.

I just went from $800 in Mass for basic, to $200 in NH for full coverage lol. As far as full coverage goes, it does help. Someone t-boned me years ago, I only had minimum coverage. My car was totaled, the other company wouldn't pay, and my insurance was ZERO help. It took 2 years, and a small claims court hearing to get the value of the car. If I had full coverage, my insurance would have paid me right away, and THEY would have went after the other company.

Henrietta Lacks died in 1951. Chances are, CANCER CELLS harvested from her cervix have been injected into you, or someone you know; http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Henrietta-Lacks-Immortal-Cells.html?device=other Her cancer cells were found to be immortal, and have been the basis of millions of individual biological studies, 11,000 biological patents, was the cornerstone of developing the polio vaccine, and were unintentionally used in even more experiments and cultures; More info; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks http://hela-transfection.com/ http://www.virology.ws/2009/02/09/the-amazing-hela-cells-of-henrietta-lacks/

Thanks! I'll never have that 20 minutes of trying to prove you wrong back ;)

THAT would be one FAST trolley! & Jim, I thought you'd have some inneresting tidbits of info for this thread :yes:

Post up your obscurely strange, cool facts here folks :P I'll start Coolest thing I read all day :) 1/4 of the way down the page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_V8_engine Anyone wanna top that? ;)

No help sourcing a corner, but since Akula asked, I swapped cab corners on my trail MJ http://comancheclub.com/topic/14128-my-9-year-build-so-far/#entry140759 Mine was stuffed too, maybe a little worse than yours Remi, but I didn't cut the whole thing out Got a cheap Harbor Freight flanger, and put the seam behind the vent

Long winded, off topic replies that go on so long you forget what the original question was..... sounds like 1/2 of us here at Comanche Club :) (me included) :yes:

304 wouldn't be original to that truck. They were in FSJ's for one year only (1971?). Looks nice, but I'm always leary of 'new paint'. I really want a FSJ :yes:

^^^also had to do with the French protectionary laws that required all vehicle produced to have xx% French content. Not surprising that Renault, at the time, still partially owned by the French Government*, would apply their content laws to US vehicles produced for US consumption. (rolleyes) *The French Government claimed the deceased owner of Renault had worked with the Nazi's during the WWII German occupation of France. He wasn't alive to deny it, so they Nationalized (took) the company. French Government ownership of Renault was the reason AMC had to sell AM General, and all its lucrative US Government contracts. /History lesson off ;)

They look nice, but being fiberglass they could be one rock, or tree away from NOT looking nice. :( I would love to get a set, even the price isn't bad, but New England trails are tight even with the factory flares. Someone buy a set I want to see the install :yes:

End thread/ When our resident chromologist says don't buy it, You listen :yes: (Don, I never thought I'd see you recommend someone NOT buy chrome :) )

Wow, ask & you shall receive :) http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/3611936389.html Though 2 things about the ad scare me just a little "converted" (I guess that means they added a turbo) And "$4500" :) Awesome awesome vehicle that I would love to own, banging gears in a 40+MPG pick me up, but I don't have $4500 to invest in a fourth pick up truck at the moment.

Damn! Now where am I going to put my Pro-Street Caravan build thread? ;)

& Nice wheels too! I think those are CenterLine Convo-Pro's Were supposed to be lighter, with the ribbed rim (thinner material + ribs for strength) I haven't seen them in a while, they were always one of my favorites too. Nice find!