All around mj

Let me rewind a bit. So, in 2008ish, I bought the house I grew up in from my mom. In 2021 I sold that house, because everybody seemed to think that meant they could live with us for free, and I ended up moving my family, our son would’ve been 13 and our daughter 7, in with my grandma while we were in between houses. I think it was around 2019 when we had inherited part of my mother and father in laws land, we decided to build out here. So, 2022-2023 our new house was being built. We moved into our house in March of 2023, on the 13th, which is my son’s birthday, during spring break. A month or two before deer season that year my new cam decided that it had had enough. It had been parked for three long years and I am determined to revive it.

Okay, I’m still waiting on parts but I will get pictures tomorrow of what I’ve got. I’ve decided to go the route of MS3Pro Evo+ with some Newcomer Racing goodies. Wish me luck.

It’s been a long time since I have posted. I’ve been pretty disappointed with how things went with the new cam. It lasted a bit longer than I expected after getting death wobble one day and knocking the lower radiator hose off. I’m pretty sure the head gasket is bad and possibly a cracked head. I think I made it to November that year when I wiped a lobe on my cam (during deer season of all things). Just know that I never gave up but haven’t had a penny of extra money since. Since March this year, I have been working 63 to 75 hours a week (volunteering for overtime). I have ordered some goodies from Newcomer Racing. This thread will be resurrected soon.

I have no idea. If one were to think of stones a ruby is more of a pinkish color while the garnet is a dark red color. The maroon carpet is growing on me though, can’t afford a redo at the moment anyway.

Had I know ACC Carpet had ruby red carpet I would have went with it instead of maroon.

Had I know ACC Carpet had ruby red carpet I would have went with it instead of maroon.

It’s been over two years since this truck has had carpet and it finally has all of its interior put back in. I went with euramtec lights for the b-pillars. I have more goodies to take pictures of under the hood as well.

Thanks Pete. I’ve got more updating to do, but first need to work on a few things. I’d hate to post about new upgrades and then have them fail on me.

Getting the little flux cored welder dialed in was a bit of trial and error but things are happening.

I guess I could put this picture on here. I have successfully removed all of the pieces out of the floor and the two braces that go up the back wall. I do intend on welding all of these back in. Wish me luck on the welding part I an fairly inexperienced in that area but have had decent results on other welding projects.

What started out as retrofitting R134a and putting new carpet in has become a snowball effect. More on this as I start putting it back together.

I haven’t posted in a while but I am making some needed progress on the floor of the MJ.

You might also check the elbows to your vacuum lines and make sure they aren’t pushed down so far to create a blockage in your vacuum system. That’s what ended up happening to mine.

I know it was a long bed but with all the stuff thrown in the back I really didn’t poke around too much with it.

It’s pretty well stripped. I went by there a couple weeks ago. I did actually come out with a 2001 front clip though.