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thanks everyone for your help. I have called around town and no one has ever heard of POR 15 but NAPA and they say it's not available in Canada under that name but they have the "same thing" but with their label on it. so I have a winner. Now if the rain would $%^& *&^ this weekend I will have it all done.

ya I am looking for rust protection. and something that is not going to flak off easily.

What do you guys suggest to use to paint the frame.

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What did you do with the thermo switch? the new rad had no place for it.

Good day I have been looking around here but cannot find any information on changing to a open cooling system. I am going to get a whole new rad, and already have the tank but I need the valve and need to know if anything ells. I know there has to be some threads on it, I just cannot find them, can someone point me in the right direction. Thank You.

I'm back. Long story short, sold all my MJs and stuff to build one. My buddy bout the actual MJ and once he got it home his misses changed her mind and it came back to me after 2 months. I did miss her. So today I started the project for a second time. :wrench: I removed the bumper and everything underneath to change the box with the parts truck I picked up. Excepted for the four front bolts and the fuel tank straps. I need to pick up some penetrating fluid tomorrow and soak them down a couple times first. I still need to drag the parts donor back from where I got it. One it is in the yard I will be posting pics of it. the box is good only two rust spots about the size of a toonie. the cab corners are 90% and the hood and front quarters are in perfict shape. I changed up the radio from a vintage 1990 aftermarket tape deck. The bumper and most everything ells off. Now I need to do build a bumper and am thinking of starting with a piece of 2x6 and shape it the way I like. To mount it I am thinking of reusing the old bumper mounts but just reinforcing them and shortening them. has anyone done this? If not what are the cool kids doing to mount the bumpers.

Love the truck I know it is going to be a head turner everywhere it goes all MJs do once the Jeep guys see it. I see in the last video I saw you did something different with the front grill. I am thinking that would look cool on a much milder build. How did you do it?

here is what I went with for my XJ that I off-road. Nothing to rip off. http://www.spectreperformance.com/#CATALOG.9945 what it look like in a 95 XJ, the pre 1990 one is a little different the rest of it for show and tell.

I have been using the USB cord that came with my iphone in the deck and it charges and plays the ipod function. I got another from a friend that the iPod died and have it full time in the jeep. I will be changing out my deck in the MJ in the next couple days and will be running a USB plug out of the back of the unit to make the plugging in easier.

I am looking for a short box in good shape, I don't mind if miner repairs are needed. I am also looking for a set of cab corners. If you have or know of one please let me know. Aaron Red Deer, Alberta 403.505.9965

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Sorry inside Canadian joke - all in good fun. Goes along with - A guy wakes into a bar and asks for a light beer. The bar tender says we don't have any American beers. :D

If it only dispensed real beer. :yes:

I was reading Fiat has already said it will rebadge one of its euro cars as a gremlin for the NA market.

Welcome to the trade. I started in Highway Trucks and then moved on to Heavy Equipment and rebuild Cat Mining equipment. 793s right now, I have my Journeymen papers for both. Are they singing you up for your apprenticeship. (Dose the US have a trade Journeymen program) Here's me in front of a 24H I helped rebuild a couple years ago. *Note I am 6'2"* For size here is a internet pick of a 793 on top of a ford F-350.

So I have never done a intro. Been asking lots of questions but never said hello formally. I My name is Aaron and go by Waytec all websites and I have a Jeep problem . My wife and I are in Red Deer, Alberta via Calgary for 2 years and originally from small farming town just outside of Kingston, Ontario. I am a heavy Equipment Mechanic working for the Caterpillar Dealer in Alberta at the Major Overhaul facility, we basically rebuild the big mining equipment from all over Alberta. I still remember seeing my first Mj in high school, It was many, many years until I had my own. now I have two. So I got my First Comanche a year and a half ago from a friend. a 1990 Eliminator, that he bought and then changed him mind. I right away became my DD because my XJ was heading for not a good DD anymore. The original plane was that it was going to swap engines to a much lower KM one and restore it. well out of the blue I picked up a 88 2x4 Mj with a blown 2.5L but a mint body so I picked it up for the coast of the tow bill and brought it to storage, I then picked up a 89 XJ for harnesses, interior parts, and 4wd parts. so once my very broken Xj is out of the garage I will be moving the Mj in and starting a long (2 years ) build into a Overlanding truck. Code named Woodsmen. So here she be in all her diamond in the rough glory. I picked this up from a friend that I am thinking is kicking himself for selling it to me, but it is in good hands. It is my dally driver and parts getter. Her earning her keep. 33x12.5.15s for the XJ I moved the topper from the 88 to my 90 DD I pick up from Ron a MJ front bush guard. I did some research and found that they were only available for the MJs and not to many where sold due to they where twice the cost of a XJ one, therefore most ordered the XJ one. When I pulled the bumper off to put the tow hook/bush guard brackets on I found that the bumper brackets and supports where all bent so straitening was required. I have always had a radial from the front end and found that the vacuum canister has broken free of the mount on the bumper. I zip-tied it up in place. the splash guard was always falling down and I put it back up at least a dozen times so off it came. I also trimmed the flares to match the body lines sine the plastic that goes along the bottom of the bumper is now gone as well. all mounted with front hooks and guard Back to the problem thing you have to love these thing in order to do the work. I bought the 90 for $300 and have now put 5 times that into parts and some outside labour fixing and up keep. It has also been decided that I am going to rebuild this one completely for our 8 year old god son for his 17th birthday. I should have enough time

I am doing the same thing in a 88 MJ. I picked up a 89 XJ with a inspection panel in the block for real cheap. I already had the engine. this way I am also getting rid of the basic gages cluster, and I am also going from a 5 speed to a auto tyranny. So swapping of everything will be in order

Thank You that is what I am really trying to do is confirm that it was sonly offered for the MJs. Can anyone ells confirm that or point me where I can look it up.

Like I said, I have never seen one like it before, But i also have not been looking for it before. Try Napa the one here had a rack full of different sizes. They were on when I got it. I kind of like it. Around here I have seen much worse. If it is something rare and MJ I will keep it for project Woodsmen. If it is not Woodsmen will get a ARB sooner then later.

Hey everybody, is me agene to ask more questions. I have pictures :brows: . I picked up this front bush guard from a friend. He got it on is 92 MJ back in 92 where he custom ordered his truck. you should see it now. Anyways does anyone know more about them because I have never seen one before. To what Ron was telling me and what the one long time sales men told me, was they where available for the MJs only and the cost about twice the amount the XJ one did. So most people ordered the XJ one not thinking the trucks were going to be on the endangered spices list one day.

Thanks shelbyluvv You nailed it the first time. Next time I try to add pictures, yes they are worth a thousand words. I thought saying "it looks like a coffee can" would be better than a cylinder, aproxamentlly12 inches tall with a dynamiter of 8 inches with, x2 1/2 inch I.D. cloth braded hoses and x2, 3/8 I.D cloth braded hoses to cast moulded male fittings secured with pinch clamps. This is starting to sound like a warranty report from work. All I need now is to put the number codes in and I can send it. For those that don't know me you are probably thinking I am a sarcastic @$$%$#@ and for those that do know me they are laughing they butts off right now. I am swapping the 4.0 from the XJ into a 88 MJ that has a 4 banger in it so I will just replace the lines and change the filter in the canister so I will be good to go for another 20 pulse years. Thank You everyone ells as well. Coffee can for a oil sump. I am thinking this might be something cool for a rat rod.

That is what it looks like. So if has to stay is they anyway of servicing it or is it a re and re.

in my 92 Mj and the 89 XJ parts donor I have what looks like a coffee can, on the right side of the engine mounted to the fender. It has 4 hoses coming and going from it. What is this thing and can I ripe it out. I am in Alberta so we don't have a lot of emissions laws for this year of vehicle. Thanks

I am swapping a gage pod out of 90 MJ 4x4 4.0L into a 88MJ 2.4 2.5L as well. I know I will have to take the harness but I will I have to take the interior harness as well?