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Slow progress. Got wires run and most of the patches for the drywall in.

I've got one. I can throw it into a flat rare envelope for $15 total shipped.

Of course.

Construction has begun. I decided to build in extra support for the TV wall mount. The cross supports are double deep so I can install the mount with eight 4" lag screws. The framing ties into spreaders between joists above and we set concrete pins into the footer. This wall ain't going anywhere any time soon.

Yeah, some kind of "googleusercontent" link. Can't see the picture or video. This board software doesn't like linking to other pages for images for some reason. I was able to put in a couple of boxes and get the splices covered. I also put a cover on the other box that I didn't show in my picture above. Still not 100% to code but at least the splices are properly covered and secured. This was a definite remodel by the previous owner. What used to be the garage is now a big living room and the wall between is now gone. There's tons of evidence of what used to be there. There's also another house on the block with the same floor plan that's still in the original configuration for comparison. You can tell the original owner just pulled the wires back from the outlets on the wall that was removed and just spliced the wires together to keep the other outlets in the circuit fed. I wonder how this work passed inspection but somehow it did.

Parking brake cables are essentially identical. Brake hose should be the same. Put a brand new one in as long as it's apart. Driveshaft is shorter (Dana 44 pinion sticks out further). It's easy to find a shop to do that. The speedometer will be off if you change the axle ratio and/or tire size. That means a gear swap in the speed sender in the transfer case.

I gave up collecting. If I can't use it I sell it, give it away or junk it.

Maryanne all the way. Ginger was pretty but not much more. Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath?

Getting ready to start framing the new wall only to find some really sketchy stuff...

In my case, beat to hell rust free. That's what on my trail rig project. Jim Rockford or Thomas Magnum?

Yes. Yes it is.

It's right by the wire nuts and stuff, bottom/floor shelf.

Ive been discovering more sins made by the dip "stick" previous owner. The basement had a bunch of outlets. Turns out there were a total of 13 outlets on one circuit. There also was a cubby for a small fridge and microwave, each with a dedicated 20A circuit. So I took advantage of the drywall work to reuse those two circuits and split up the basement wiring. I also moved one of the light switches to a better location.

You're going to have to swap out the main panel and rewire the whole house.

Let's see the casting numbers on the transmission and the tag on the transfer case. That will answer the question definitively.

https://www.advanceadapters.com/tech-vault/1-borg-warner-t18t19/ This one indicates that the T18 in the J20 only ran through 1982. So it's maybe a swapped in Ford unit in an 83. Regardless, the T19 was only stock in Ford and IH trucks. It never came from the factory in a Jeep.

If it is in fact a T19 it's not stock. Jeep never used the T19. They used the T18 (close ratio) and T18a (wide ratio with the granny gear). https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/transmissions/manual/t18-t19/ All J20 manual trucks starting in 1980 used the T18a. All J10s starting in 1980 used the close ratio T176. 70s J trucks had the T18/Dana 20 combo. Some close ratio, some wide ratio. That doesn't mean it couldn't have been swapped at some point but it didn't roll off the assembly line that way.

T18a if it's stock with an NP208. The T19 only made it into Ford trucks.

I have JKS short arms for my XJ. I've been happy with them.

In yhat same vein...

Without Steve 'N Seagulls or Hayseed Dixie?

I grew up flying in a Piper Comanche. Dad had a quarter share in one. I never got my own license but I did learn a bit about flying. At one point I was able to navigate whole trips on instruments.

In my life I have only once actually finished one tube of Chapstick before losing it.

Mashed. A Christmas Story or National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation?

Nope. This is the first round. I have to sand it down and do a finish coat. Then texture.