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I just did the a 5.3 ax15 swap. Got it driving last year. I have no experience with an auto but the manual swap was not bad at all. The only issue I had is the clutch is a little finicky setting up but once dialed in it's good. You can see my build thread for a lot of info and pictures. It can get pricey but there are ways to get cheaper but "still work" parts. I'm actually upgrading my transmission because I'm gonna be making a lot more power so I'll have the whole ax15 swap kit for sale soon. It's all novak parts.

The refurbs are around $500 lol. And yeah I'm prepared for the rebuild and tightening screws. I redid mine and it wasn't hard at all. Yes definitely. I'll pm you

What's the going rate on these? Ebay has a ton but they are like $300+. Seems super high to me.

That's not bad at all actually.

Central NJ. Shipping will definitely be interesting...

I have almond interior, manual trans, and delay wipers

Looking for a good tilt column for my 88. Color doesn't matter as long as it's in good shape. Thanks.

That's pretty much where I have mine situated and my temps are really good when moving. I also made a little shield and wrapped the tube in heat tape. Making it work with how little room we have between the radiator and throttle body is tough. You definitely got a lot more going on in the engine bay tho. Lol

79 a side. I just paid 160 for a new black set. I guess pricey but for brand new and they work great I was very happy with them

I don't know about cherokee belts but these are pretty much a bolt in brand new replacement. All you gotta do is enlarge the bolt hole on the retractor. That's it. Fit perfectly behind all the trim and look great. https://www.seatbeltsplus.com/category/3-Point-Retractable-Seat-Belts.html

Pretty much knock offs lol but at the price I got them i am a-okay with it vs what recaros cost.

Been a while since an update. Finally getting nice out here so it's time to get the manche back out and running. I plan to de-winterize it this week. In the meantime I got some sweet new seats. Procar elites. Not super expensive but seem super nice. Atleast to me. Finally will have the interior done! Just waiting on the brackets now. Got a ton of parts from over the winter to install so this spring I'll be pretty busy.

bought some procar elites today with the brackets. Guess ill see how this goes

Oh wow that's good to know. I found a thread from a couple years ago saying they didn't fit that well at all.

Yeah the plan was to use the factory brackets and the new seats come with sliders. But the aftermarkets all mount pretty wide on the seat compared to the comanches narrow track down the middle. I don't think I'd be able to fit the newer tracks with the trans tunnel. I'm thinking of going factory brackets and sliders and mounting the seat to that.

Pulling the trigger on some nice aftermarket seats soon. I just need something with way more bolster. Trying to figure out how I will mount these in the jeep. I've found some pretty old threads saying how bad the seat companys brackets fit and will definitely have to make my own. Anyone done this and have some tips? I can weld and fab a bit, nothing crazy but enough to where I think I can make some angle iron brackets

I'm gonna call monday and see if I can get some swatches. Going off pictures across the internet the tan looks like itll match enough. They do offer a spice color but its pretty light from what i can tell. Yeah I will be selling these. Not for a while just a fyi. Depends on what it takes to get these mounted up. I won't sell until I get these bolted in. and the rip on the side is the only flaw. They are in really good shape.

Going to be getting some new seats hopefully soon and plan on going with corbeau. I was set on black but then found they make a tan that looks like it would match my interior pretty good. Unsure with what I want cause if the tan is off a little it'll drive me crazy. Also emailed corbeau about getting black seats with white stitching to match my steering wheel so we'll see how much that is. What does everyone thinks. Black or tan?

so when we drag racing?

Any chance there was a william-clarke dealership in fredericksburg VA? Atleast that's what I can make out from the old dealer tag stain on my tailgate

Definitely planning on driving mine there.

I got a red head steering box on my xj and mj. Pretty expensive when compared to autozone/rockauto prices but wayyyyyy better. My buddy went through 4 boxes from various retail stores before finding a decent one. Problem is I don't think they actually rebuild them. Just a reseal and paint dip. Redhead actually rebuilds with custom bearings matched to the case and fine tunes each box.

I read an article a week or so ago that one of the actual family members of chrysler was super against it but basically got told to sit the f*** down

If pete doesn't want the pass side fender id take it. Mine is way worse than that one.

After getting lost in the mail, my present from my girlfriend finally arrived. She got a painting commissioned of the jeep. Came out so good!