89 MJ

I’m stumped then. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.

I suppose it probably has that 242 you’ve been after.

New toy?

That LS will make that a fun little truck

The oil pressure sender is right there by the dizzy. That could be your oil leak.

The more you know! Fully loaded, but with the little engine. Probably perfect for someone that lived in town.

Couldn’t have been a 4cyl then, correct?

This is the only color scheme I don't have yet. I have brown with woodgrain and black with woodgrain. I am yet to see this one in stores either.

Darn, i was beaten to this post. I thought I new exactly what was going on just by reading the title

That's pretty neat. Mattel has already done the Eagle, I'd love for them to do the Comanche too.

These are fantastic tires. The are a very fair price and they seem to be great in all weather conditions.

It took a set of 5” lift springs from an XJ for me to build a spring pack to get just shy of a 3” lift in my MJ. I cut the eyes off of the main leaf and used that. I would say that it probably wouldn’t work well with new springs.

Those 80s have a lot of one year only parts too. That’s a very neat car.

Unless you have some sort of sentimental attachment to your MJ, it might be better off to look at selling it and finding another with a manual and 4x4. That said, both mania swaps and 4x4 swaps have been well documented on here and don’t seem that bad. If it’s a truck you plan on keeping for a long time, you might as well make it the truck that you want.

I like how they called them factory aluminum wheels. They were factory for some Jeeps, but not that one.

I don't know, I think these trucks are approaching that value. You couldn't pay to restore one for anywhere near that price. I think that the price is a little high, but I could also see them getting that price for it. Even a decent runner seems to be $5k anymore.

I would sand all of the rust off and then hit it with something like a weld through primer. Though if you want to go with the panel bond method, which is equally as good, if not better, then just sand all of the rust off and glue the new panels in.

Do you still have the metal heat shield for the fuel rail?

That’s awesome! Best I can do is these two from the Eagle forum.

Those new taillights look great!

Its getting there at least

Looks like a solid truck! What are your plans for it?

There's not much there, but that seems like the perfect starting point for a nice daily driver truck.

I believe that there should be a rubber bumper there. To be honest though, you should only need the parking brake in emergency situations where you don't have any other brakes or when you are parking. It is possible to operate the brake and the throttle with the right foot and the clutch with your left to be able to start moving on a hill without rolling backwards. I can see how the parking brake makes it easier, but you shouldn't need it.

I would steer clear from Rough Country, personally. I also think the way you want to use your truck is important here. If you are going to use it as a truck, go for a quality add a leaf or a new spring pack. If it is going to be an off road toy that won't ever really haul anything, it might be worth looking at going SOA and then removing one of the leaf springs.