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Audio running to speakers you can think of as powered, audio signal running between two components (say a CD player and an amplifier) is generally non-powered or “line level”. Aftermarket radios tend to have this “line level” output for amplifiers. But some amplifiers can accept that higher powered “speaker level” input.

Just realized it’s a retrofit. Clean, but wish they just made a new turn key piece. Also not liking the contrast on the main gauge panel. I’ll check into this further. Was planning to have Dakota Digital build me a custom dash using HDX gauges with all oem font but will have to compare now. I do like the info center for sure. Is the top indicator non-functional?

I’ve been waiting for this…

I bought a little Forney 20a plasma cutter that connects to a 110 20A circuit. Quite surprising what that little plasma cutter could knock out. Clean 3/16 cuts in plate steel. It rips through thinner materials like sheet metals quite fast. Super easy to use

Yep, that’s right.

Alas, the elusive Yazaki PA mirror switch connector straight from Japan. Had to order 3 so if anyone needs one let me know.

I had a similar situation with a stuck bumper bolt. Those are some hard bolts. My ultimate go to for a truly stuck bolt is a plasma cutter. It’s like a mini light saber. Once the metal has turned to liquid it’s smooth sailing

From Guam. The trailer itself was a ton

Agreed. I’ve built many a stroker at this point. Best bang for buck for me was a 4.2 mini stroker with the old 232 crank and 4.0 rods. Diminishing returns past a certain point. There’s just so much more potential from swap candidates. I do still love the 4.0 but you have to sink a lot of coin into it to get it to perform much beyond stock numbers. A stock well running 4.0 with the right axle gearing is plenty of fun. They are easy engines to build though.

If you are referring to the 5.0 kit from 505 performance, I would strongly suggest reconsidering. 505 is very difficult to deal with and their quality is not very good. On a 5.0 build, I would suggest going aftermarket ecu and getting your maps tuned properly. That being said, it may be worth running a cost/benefit analysis. If you go stroker, be sure to checkout Russ Potenger’s builds at Bishop Buehl. He can get you all the parts you need and is top notch in service and quality.

To a degree. But it cannot exceed certain limitations such as injector pulse width beyond a certain point nor will it read wideband data or allow you to tune the data stream. What it does have is a knock sensor. If your stroker is very mild with minimal requirements beyond that of a stock engine, you should be be good on a renix system. If you want to seriously ramp up power and tune the map for your engine, you’ll need to go aftermarket ecu.

The nice think about most MJ parts is they are all pretty much M6-M12 and mostly M8’s and M10’s. A few fine thread fasteners but most aren’t. The seat studs have that fixed shoulder on them as well

M8 is the thread size.

I’ve been considering lining my TJ Sahara by mixing up some tintable liner in moss green and saddle for the top. There’s no body work coverup at all I just don’t have access to an adequate paint booth or spray equipment where it’s at. I have sprayed with a Wagner Moto Coat sprayer under a canopy outdoors with decent success but it required a lot of cutting and buffing afterwards to look good.

another option is a KJ 8.25. But why not swap the whole axle from the YJ you got? It should be close to bolt in for an MJ

Goodness sakes there is a lot of confusion here. First of all, XJ and MJ sending units are not the same despite how many companies market them as such. The MJ tank has a small splash pan the pump and strainer sit in that is towards the rear of the tank. I've seen XJ sending units used but they will be oriented to the front of the tank and won't have any baffling. MTS makes an original MJ style sending unit that fits MJ tanks. The fuel gauge level sensor changed resistance ranges in the HO years (91-92) but the Renix and early model HO 4.0 pumps are the same. The 96+ setup runs a higher system psi and no return line (which is not a pump return line but rather a tank return line). You can run an aftermarket pump and modify it to fit the MJ sending unit. Turbine pumps are the newer tech and much smaller and more efficient than the old rotary vane style pumps. You can easily add an external regulator to provide either a dead head (return less) or return style fuel supply at whatever pressure you need provided the pump can support it. Most of the old rotary vane style pumps can’t consistently provide the necessary volume at the higher 96+ pressure requirements. So using a later style turbine pump is a good idea but requires some mods to the sending unit to work well. I'm personally running the DW200 pump on a modded MTS sending unit but there are plenty of other options.

A wanted add may yield a set of MJ bucket seats.

Are those tweeters mounted in the dash on that 3rd pic? Nice

out of curiosity, why not the key parts MJ specific pans?

I ran a 97. When I did my research, I had 95,97 and 98 axles all on hand. The 96-97 are wider than the 93-95 models. 97 literally had the perches in the exact location for my YJ application which is the same as MJ iirc. I'd run the 98+ on an MJ. I'm running the KJ 8.25 now and the width is a very nice match. More bracketry work though for the later axles.

Having an offset is a non-issue unless it exceeds around 4-5*. Equal length axle shafts will give you an offset pinion and vice versa. Many axles are this way from factory and their drivetrains are not offset. U joints need a little bit of offset or else the caps fail to pivot at all and they seize.

Seems like it would be a good idea to install a screen over that intake now that I’m looking at it.

Got both set aside

Did it slow down once warmed up?