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Dr. Frankenstein called. He wants his car back.

Will I totally forgot and didn’t think to ask! Course I should’ve done more searching for it. I’ll send you a PM Thanks Jeremy! That radio will be next up soon.

Quick little update; Cruise control has been way to far into the works but it is moving along and hopefully should be ready soon. What I have acquired after getting the whole cruise control: NOS throttle cable for the 2.5L, NOS vacuum harness for cruise, brake switch, NOS speedo cables and Crown cables both upper and lowers. I figured out a couple things for this project that has taken so long: Renix vacuum reservoirs that is shaped like the football is next to near impossible and the automatic trans bracket for the vacuum dump valve for cruise will fit and work on the manual set up, it just won't be connected to the clutch but that's ok. The manual bracket mounts on a bracket in front of where the connecting rod connects to the clutch pedal. If this was known to anyone on where the clutch dump valve mounts for a manual, awesome! If not it will be here for the future. As for the vacuum reservoir situation, well I think this idea should work as its the same concept but it put into one part and not two like how they did it in 84-86. I have a second "softball" vacuum reservoir that should act as the other half of the "football" reservoir and should control the servo. That was a pain to get the screw to thread and go in. A lot of planning and time has gone into this but it was just my luck to find CC from an 86 XJ and not an 87-90. Once this is done, I'll be replacing the clutch master cylinder. I think and believe the one I replaced the stock one has failed and its obnoxious to keep my foot on the pedal just to hold pressure in the line. So the stock one has been rebuilt and will go back in. So much for pristine floors in a desert.

No problem.

Unfortunately you won't be able to swap anything since your 86 cluster is idiot lights and the other is from an H.O. XJ. The idiot light cluster has no way for it to house the gauge versions due to the light sockets. You will need a Renix era gauge cluster. I had the same thought when I had my idiot light cluster.

check the turn signal flasher/relay? It should be one of two round relays on the fuse panel

Hey Pete, I don't know if you are a star wars fan or not but I have seen a license plate on an XJ that said XJ JEDI and I think MJ SITH is a great response to that.

I agree with Ohm on the front plate. I have the AMC flag with Jeep next to it as my front plate.

NTMOPAR REALTRCK NOTAFIAT 88SFINST Thats all I got

Heh. The slight benefit to working at a dealer. An internet search will not tell you that.

There are seven dealers in the U.S. that still have that antique. I may have to order one now

But finding them is like finding an auto 2.5L MJ

Did or have you replaced the center bearing that sits in the middle of the fly wheel?

Well is been a month since I asked about this. I decided the Dremel route and honestly that is a lot better of an idea than the drill bit without sacrificing too much metal of the body. I swapped T-bodies anyways and the old one just sat on the back burner for a while. But here it is only a drill attempt and cut off wheel damage: Could be worse. Did not have to tap for a size up, and it's hidden by the retainer.

That’s the ECU. The brain of your truck.

Turbo boost. Possibly electronic controlled. I liked how the whole dash bezel was red with the silver trim.

Isn't that a police XJ cluster?

Neat!

Looks great. I'm convinced to get one....but how does it get installed exactly?

Rebuilt throttle body yesterday. Recieved some drip moldings from Will and now Little Red does not look odd without the drivers side I did not know that the drip rail was so screwed up that getting this molding on was a pain in the butt! Cruise control is ready to go and will be a next weekend install along with a fuel line to replace a flare nut that is chewed up at the TB.

You actually would not need to splice anything to make the new cluster work. All the clusters from 84-90 use the same style plug to plug into the harness. For the sending units you will need the ones for gauges, oil pressure and temp. Unless your old one is idiot lights, you should not have to swap sending units. For the tach, as long as the Renix cluster came out of a 4.0L it should see the 2.8L pulses just fine and won't have to make any adjustments to the tach. One problem: If your truck is an 86 you will need to swap the speedometer cable to the newer 87-90 style.

I’m gonna take a stab and say the starter relay if that has never been replaced.

I put some thought into it and I think that plug is for the oil pressure switch or sensor.

That green wire needs to go to the starter relay. Does the relay have an open spade?