500 MJ

how nice does it have to be? I've got one that will do the job, its not the prettiest though and I'll never use it.

what side?

All parts houses sell brake lines Jake...? They are cheap.

Its sitting in my basement right now along with the other 3 tailgates I have. I'm not going to promise to hold anything, however, I don't see it moving anytime soon.

This one came home with me last night, easy drive to pick it up on the way back from work. Comanche12, if you really need the gate we can probably work something out. I really was only after the handle, I can swap it with one of the handles on the other gates I have... It'll take some sandblasting and bodywork, but in the right hands the gate IS restorable.

I'm on to this one like seagulls at the dump.

Yes, Looks REAL good. Nicely done!

Welcome to the club.

I prefer 1:1 scale. ;) This is pretty cool though.

Yes, Nice Waggy. Welcome! How do you like the vents you have on the hood of that Waggy?

What I meant by that was that I am sure someone on here would have one laying on a shelf and offer it up...

I'm sure you can find one of those. I'm using both of the ones I have... I've got some for the D44 laying around... Good luck.

Yah, I hear ya Wade. I often think if that would just be the way to go? I do like to still fill the bed and haul with it, even though my wonderful green and gold plate says I do otherwise... Firewood is a big thing, so is camping gear, coolers, etc. I'll admit that I'm not hauling alot when I do haul, however I really don't want to limit myself. Sure is something to think about, I've got plenty of time to ponder it... Not currently having a welder also plays into the end decision if I am going to be doing the work and not taking it to a shop... driveshaft length is also already set for the setup I have...

Axle has been disassembled and moved into my basement. I can't trust it sitting outside with all these other Comanche guys in Wisconsin. ;) Used the truck for the last three weekends, moving my girlfriend from Michigan to Wisconsin, Made a circle trip of Lake Michigan with it in the process. Running just wonderful all the way. Swapped in new transmission cooler lines, old ones were leaking drops in the driveway. They were doing it ever since I bought the truck. Now it doesn't leak a drop of anything on the drive. Getting close to 120,000 on the ticker... Lots of life left, very pleased with my $675 purchase a few years ago. She's rock solid and ready to roll whenever I need her.

Don't worry, my faith is STRONG! It does get pretty hard to work on this MJ though when I am driving the other one for daily chores and such... :clapping:

Truck is currently off the road, not in the good way either. It has been down for some over-due maintenance for a few months now. Things being done to get it back into shape include: Steering Column Swap - Ignition switch went out of the old column, Tilt Column going back in Replace Motor Mounts - Old ones are toasted Replace/Fix Exhaust Manifold - Old manifold is probably savable, no cracks, was leaking Paint Work - Exterior, Interior (Removing Carpet), Underbody Re-Plumbing Some Brake Lines Driveshafts will be pulled and lubed Install New Cobra CB New Idler Pulleys Swap 4 Door XJ Buckets out - Replace with MJ Buckets Whatever else needs to be done... :dunno: Looking into: New Shocks w/ Limit Straps - All 4 Corners, looking at Bilsteins Cone Style Air Intake Swap AX-15 Internal Slave with AX-15 External Slave, Install Centerforce Clutch Setup Radiator will need replacing soon - Fins are getting pretty soft - will get re-cored (I like my brass tanks) Prepping for Dana 30 Swap/ Dana 44 Re-Gear * Buying 5.5" RE Coils to replace 3.5" RE Coils with Spacers (Current) * Buy OX Lockers & Gears * Assemble D30 Axle * Re-Do Rear Leafs - Buy New Packs/ Bastardize Old Rusty's Packs...? Lots on the plate with too little time... such is life. Right now the engine is half taken apart. I took the manifolds off to get to my motor mounts and also trouble shoot my exhaust leak. While I have the drivers side of the engine bay open I will be taking care of my brake plumbing issues and swapping my steering columns. I cleaned the engine bay up on the drivers side today and swapped in the new drivers side motor mount. Pretty easy. Passengers side will wait until the next Oil change...

not every day that you see siped MT's

D35 or D44?

Translated... that means "Nice Job" And I would have to agree.

I hope you got the blue silicone one... Never had much luck with the cork ones myself...

Lots of fun! I went to this last year and its comparable to the Jefferson Car shows, only for Tractors and Farm Machinery instead. BIG flea market, good place to get cheap tools. I'll be there all day & night on Saturday. http://www.badgersteamandgas.com/

Small holes are easy to weld shut and cheap insurance. I'd pull all your carpet out of each one for sure if you are getting that much water in them...

Ohio Plates... not to stereotype, but I'm just pointing it out :rotfl2:

That'll make it stand out from the crowd!

We only had about 3 lifted ones there that one day...