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Fuel door centered between cab, and flare = shortbed.

Some of the other smaller forums have an introduction forum, that you have to post in before receiving full posting privileges from a moderator. I don't even know if that would be possible with the forum software we use, or if you expect more 'attacks', but it would keep the riff raff to a single forum, where we could taunt and ridicule them. :peek: :thwak: while keeping them out of the 'real deal' forums.

Install is here: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=21437 Including pictures of a factory rocker, before they scrapped all the leftovers. :( I should have ordered a dozen when I got that one. :(

I have no experience with either Borla, but the factory Renix header has a provision for the EGR, and the O2 sensor. HO does not have EGR, and moved the O2 sensor to the headpipe.

Mine is getting old, and wasn't sure about leaving the porch: Then it was all good. :thumbsup:

One of the worst storms we ever had around here was the 'April Fools Day Storm', broke just about every snow record for inches of snow per hour, inches in 24 hours, etc etc. Crazy storm that dumped close to 30" overnight. I made it to work the next day in my 2wd MJ. :D Had 4" lift, on 31's. I filled the back up with cinderblocks & snow, the back bumper dragging the ground probably raised the ft up to 5" lol. but I made the 20 mile round trip to work no problem. :thumbsup:

We're already on our 2nd blizzard/almost blizzard this year. 2wd MJ parked: The rest of the fleet is huddled away waiting for spring too. :D Yay winter. Anyone else got pics?

Yep, 2wd, and tucked away. Posted some pics here: viewtopic.php?f=3&t=27845

2001. The doors bolted right on, but the latch post had to be changed to the later style. I think there's a write up around here somewhere.

I've actually never seen a CJ break a 260. The 5 & 6 bolt hubs always let go way before a maintained U-joint even thought about breaking. The biggest issue is that when the CJ's hub exploded in a blaze of glory, you could still drive out on it. When a JK's tube explodes, it's now tow truck time (if you are lucky). I've had good luck with both the 35 & BA.. At one point I would even take a spare BA 10-5 with me wheeling, so I wouldn't have to hold back. Closest I ever came to a failure when wheeling was when it got loud, and HOT on a trip to upstate NY. I changed the gear oil on the side of the road (I had it with me for the spare tranny) and (luckily) it was fine after that. D35's, I've broken 2, both on the street (spider gears, and a R&P), both times with larger than stock tires, my fault for abusing it, and both times I drove it home. XJ's & MJ's are old. My 87' XJ had the regulators fail in the ft windows, after 250K miles. I swapped the rear regulators up front (and fronts to back), since the rear windows didn't have to go down all the way, they didn't need the last inch of spring/coil thing that had rotted. They did not outright fail, since there were warning signs as they were going (dead spot at bottom of travel). The fix cost $0, other than a handfull of 1/4-20 nuts and bolts to replace the drilled out rivets. That same XJ also had 3 (Bosch) fuel injectors start to leak, and the (GM) alternator froze up on a trail. Neither seemed out of the ordinary to me for something with 250K+ miles. Yep, poor design (reinforcing brace on the floor traps moisture), not surprising they didn't redesign it on such a low production vehicle. FWIW, rust issues aren't always an accident. My 87' XJ had almost zero rust when it was 13-14 years old, and I stripped & junked it (I was done with it, and wanted the parts for other Jeep projects). My 98's rockers rusted out after less than 10 years of the same roads & trails the 87 had seen. Anything can happen with salted New England roads, but I'd have to lean towards Chrysler skiming on either the quality of steel later in the XJ's production, or the dip process they used for rust protection. None of the rockers rotted on the 2 other 198x's XJ's, and 4 MJ's I've had. The one rocker I replaced was due to a dent, and was rust free underneath. AMC era rotors & drums are far superior to later XJ rotors & drums, it's just that the dual diaphragm booster is that much better. I'd say the later master is much better too, except for they set back 50 years of engineering by combining both separate reservoirs into one single 'brake fluid tank'. Great setup till one line leaks, and drains fluid out of both sides. I guess what I'm saying is wait till anything you'd like to compare XJ/MJ's to hits 20-25 years old, and compare that to the complaints you are hearing on message boards today. I don't take every opportunity to claim XJ's were the peak of modern design (they were not), but I seem to spend a lot of time here reading how awful they were, and that's not true either.

Different strokes for different folks I guess, and different ideas of what reliable means. Honda's are considered reliable, but I can remember a friend's Honda's getting her 3rd, and then 4th 'Thousand dollar brake job' in the 1990's. I could have bought an entire 'paycheck XJ' for the same money she spent on a single brake job. and when an XJ did need a brake job, pads & rotors could be done in 45 minutes, for a weeks lunch money. As far as rust in MJ's, the fact that the NEWEST MJ in the entire world is now 19+ years old makes complaining about rust in them comical. I honestly was next to a FS Chevy pickup in traffic last week, that looked to be only 4, or 5 years old. There was swiss cheese above the entire drivers side rear tire. (I couldn't see if the pass side had rotted, but I'd guess it did too). I don't know what Jeeps have to do to be proven reliable, if all the 200k+ mile examples out there can't sway you. I'm 42, with a decent job. If these Jeeps were so unreliable, why would I risk my job by driving a 21 year old Jeep every day? Change the oil once in a while, and try not to overheat it, a 4.0L will go 200-300+ thousand miles. If you completely ignore the AW4 behind the 4.0L, it'll still outlast a couple of 4.0L's. And 231's have passed the test of time, even if they are chain drive, with an aluminum case. A stronger axle could've been used behind that stout drivetrain, but a change in ownership right after the 4.0L's were introduced killed the XJ D44 option after it's first model year (tho some did trickle out for 88 & 89). The MJ luckily did keep the 44 till Chrysler put the last nail in their coffins. The front HP D30 is actually a little stout axle, in the right context (even with 260's, mine survived bias 33" TSL's, on heavy steel wheels). I'm surprised Chrysler didn't pull the HP30 too, since they deemed it more axle than the 500+lb heavier, V8 equipt ZJ, or the TJ needed. I don't know why some people need to view anything old as unreliable, but I just can't agree that the 4.0L/AW4 drivetrain is anything but rock solid.

XJ & MJ's never came with that combo. Only one Jeep model ever got a "small-joint LP d30/D35 combo", and it only did for it's non ABS/non CV shaft rarities during 2 model years, till the upgrade to 297's. On the other hand, MJ's did get HP30's/D44's for 6 of it's 7 model years, and I've never seen a pic of an XJ/MJ D30 with an exploded front axle tube. :dunno:

Yeah, there was major changes in VIN sequences from certain years to years on our MJ's, the FSM's have it down right, most other sources, not so much.

I've driven nothing but Jeeps since 1994, and can count the times they left me stranded with two fingers... my thumb and index finger together, forming a BIG ZERO. Yep stuff I've abused has broken, but never enough to strand me. Add to that my two daily drivers are far from spring chickens: a 100% stock driver train 22 year old 89' MJ (currently parked, while the roads are salted) and a 100% stock drive train 13 year old 98' XJ. Neither engine, tranny, or axle has been under the knife for anything beyond a spark plug change. I guess you also somehow missed all the 200-300k mile Jeeps on Craigslist. :dunno: I'll take that level of unreliability any day.

The best thing about Jeep is that it WILL survive. It survived handlings and mishandlings by Willys, Kaiser, AMC, Renault, Chrysler, Mercedes Benz, and Cerberus. Each one tweaked Jeep in some way, but Jeep survived to see it's next 'owner'. Not much we can do about it, but the one thing that's been constant with Jeep is change. :smart: Enjoy the ride. :ack:

Looks like Beltre called Michael Young to thank him for giving up 3rd base. http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/texas-ra ... -thank-him Adrian Beltre didn't want to get into specifics about his conversation with Michael Young on Wednesday, but he said Young was the first Rangers teammate he talked to after the deal was completed. When asked if the discussion included a "thank you" on Beltre's part, he smiled and nodded. I guess that means it's a done deal (maybe). Looks like the RS picked up Catcher Max Ramirez today too. Kinda funny that gets done the same day as the RS 3rd baseman Beltre goes over, since the RS had tried to trade 3rd basemen Mike Lowell for Max previously.

Awesome that Hanson is making bumpers for us now. :thumbsup: $500 is a lot, but I'd bet the quality will reflect that.

If you're asking me Mike, it's 2wd (and staying that way, so I don't drive it in the snow :yes: )

I took a stand against the evil Cable company last year & canceled it (I'm sure they really noticed :nuts: ). The thing I feel I missed out on the most was watching Beltre play in a Red Sox uniform. :( I'm really glad the Sox picked up A-Gon, but having no place to put Beltre takes some of the joy out of it.

AMC V8 has wider cylinder bore centers, and a much deeper aluminum timing chain cover (that also houses the ft mounted distributor, fuel pump & oil pump) than a SBC, so it is definitely longer than a small block Chevy. I have a chart with L/W/H somewhere, if I find it I'll post it.

I was thinking $100 for repops of decals that they'll be lucky to sell a dozen sets of each is pretty cheap. :dunno: My black MJ has red/dk-red Pioneer stripes, but I'm thinking about trying a set in Flat Black. :chillin:

Looks like the Rangers might end up with Beltre. Since Texas beat the Yankees last year they've been my adoptive team :thumbsup: , if you end up with Beltre, it will be doubly so. I heard this Joe Maddon quote a while back, and it sums it up for me: “[beltre is] clearly the best [third baseman] I’ve ever seen in person,” said Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon. “I think [Evan Longoria] is good, I used to think Scott Brosius was really good. … [Eric] Chavez was good, but Beltre was stupid good. I think Beltre is the best who I’ve ever seen with my two eyes – defender, not just third baseman, but defense.” Hopefully you get the 'amazing' Beltre, and not the so-so version, just tell whoever is in left field to stay the hell away from him. :doh:

It's a public innerwebz forum, rule #1 = don't take anything personal. If by some chance someone does pi$$ you off, the last thing you want to do is let them know it. That's all, carry on. ;)

I don't know why, but I laugh more every time I watch it. :rotf:

What about for brain surgery or piloting a Harrier or traslating French to Chinese? Would you be upset if I assumed you weren't qualified to any of those things? THNPmhBl-8I