89 MJ

Looks much better being one color, even if it wasn't a high quality paint job.

That's exactly what my dad did in his YJ that was a mix between a trail rig and a street rig. It honestly didn't seem any louder with the bedliner and floor mats than it was with just the carpet, but it also went through other substantial changes at the same time (4cyl to LS, 235/75R15s to 35s, etc.) so its hard to give an apples to apples comparison. He did a Raptor kit in that and I have a Raptor kit in the bed of my MJ. You can spray that stuff pretty smooth.

Going to clean it up and make a photocopy of it to display at car shows?

My truck very rarely gets cleaned inside, but I've noticed that the carpet actually cleans up better than the ACC vinyl did too. The dirt will vacuum out of the carpet. The dirt would not vacuum out of the vinyl. A damp rag wouldn't get it out and even a tire brush wouldn't touch it. I would do a spray in bedliner on the floor before another vinyl floor. The vinyl floor had a texture very similar to a very rough bedliner. Say for example you were removing one of the nuts for the seat. If the stud was fairly rusty and you were pulling on the wrench pretty good when the nut broke loose or the wrench slipped off of the nut or whatever and it caused you to drag the back of your hand across the flooring quickly, its rough enough that the flooring will draw blood. If you set the vinyl flooring out for an entire hot day in direct sunlight all day, you might be able to get it to almost fit. Mine sat in the sun for hours and I still spent hours with a heat gun trying to get it to fit and was never happy with it. The shape is too small around the front of the transmission tunnel and too large at the rear of the trans tunnel (well, closer to the front of the seat, behind the shifter), so you get wrinkles in the front and then terrible looking fitment at the rear. It also will not conform around the floor braces at all. If you cut the flooring right down the middle to widen the front of the trans tunnel and then narrowed up the rear of the trans tunnel, you might be able to get it to fit. I would look for an OEM one in good shape, but I think we both know about how likely that is. If I were you, I would either do a spray in bedliner instead of carpet or a carpet kit with rubber floormats on top, depending on how fancy you want to be.

Looks very nice

I agree that the liquid is an oily condensation. I’d do a compression test. It might just be a tired engine that has a lot of blowby. That could even be the case if it’s a relatively low mileage engine from my experience. Keep oil in it and it’ll live forever, but it’s frustrating. If it is making excessive crankcase pressure, I’d consider leaving the bad valve cover gasket otherwise it’ll probably blow it right back out or find the next weakest link to push that pressure out of.

I believe you can get adjustable ball joints to correct camber. Might be quicker, cheaper, and easier than swapping axles. Then again, it’s nice to have something that’s right and you’ve got an opportunity to upgrade.

That’s a really desirable truck in terms of options.

Have you checked out this thread yet?

Seems like something that @boxyjeep might make.

That 4x4 Kodiak crew cab is sweet!

I think that car needs a set of these. That car also sold for $41k. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1984-american-motors-amc-eagle-limited-4wd-wagon/

Happy thanksgiving!

And some swearing, at least in your head

My new hose did not come with it. If it is easily salvageable, I would probably swap it onto the new hose for some nice protection from rubbing on things.

Go for it. @boxyjeep is a small business building MJ parts in the US. Hard to beat that.

I have two favorites

I don't remember anymore. I know I do not have any pictures though. Your best bet would be to create a new topic and see if anyone has any images of what they did.

Looks good!

Looks like it had tow hooks originally too

Of what? The XJ prop valve is the valve that you need.

I don’t think so. And the belts changed in either 87 or 88, so keep that in mind too.

Sounds super neat!

I deleted it 6 or 7 years ago. All good here.