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It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.

i don't have exact measurements from bumper to back of the axle but I'm estimating maybe 30" of room. Given that, I do have some room to play with some options. There's a tank that's 33.5" wide between the frame rails, 29.75" front to back, and 13.125" tall that could possibly fit. But do I really need a 42 gallon tank from a '98 Suburban? An XJ tank would fit pretty well. An 18 gallon tank from a 98 Blazer is about the same width, a little longer front to back (22" vs 20.75") but it's shorter (10.5" vs 13") so it should tuck in better. It should also have a compatible sender for the fuel gauge and the pump will be good for even a V8 swap.

I've looked at the CJ and YJ tanks. They are shorter top to bottom but only hold 15 gallons. That's probably enough though so they are options for sure. Turns out a replacement TJ tank is hard to come by. Though I may be able to get my hands on a used one... I'm going to keep looking at various other options out there, compiling a list of dimensions of tanks to see what really fits well. When I get the build started, I'll drop a bunch of pictures of what I end up doing. My plan will probably include building some structure to mount the tank as well as having solid mounts for a skid plate that, along with a hitch, will protect the tank.

I've been doing some searching and can't seem to find exactly what I'm looking for. I've seen some ideas but they weren't quite right. I know I can grab a fuel cell and toss it in the bed and it will work but I don't want to do that. I have plans for the bed and there's no room for a fuel cell taking up space. I'm going to be converting to triangulated 4 link in the back and the links need to go where the fuel tank is now. So the stock location will be otherwise occupied. That leaves the spare location. And I'm not worried about that because I'm going to 40"+ tires so I'm relocating the spare into the bed anyway (part of why there's no room for a fuel cell in the bed). I know dimensions are important so I will point out that I have a short bed. I'm going to keep the stock frame as a base (no tube frame) but I'm not opposed to removing the X frame and replacing it with 2 or 3 gusseted straight members. That would give me a couple of inches to move the tank up so it doesn't hang down so far. My first thought is to do an XJ tank. Get a sender from a compatible year for the gauge to work right but then also make sure I have a good pump for whatever engine ends up in the front (still haven't nailed that part down). 20 gallons is probably plenty for what I'm going to do. I'm also thinking that I could get a skid plate from one of the many aftermarket companies. I suppose a YJ tank would also work and have a choice of skid plates as well. Who has done a "spare" tank swap or has done any research on it? Any advice or links to things I didn't find in my search?

I don't know if I've ever heard anything good about AGR over the last 20 years. Some of their stuff will work fine for a while. They're not all bad. But I've never heard a single person rave about them ever. My go-to on steering is PSC. They have a pretty good reputation. They're not cheap but their stuff works and they have good customer service. Their stuff is overkill for a stock Jeep and I wouldn't spend the money on their upgrade parts to restore a Jeep back to mostly stock specs. Though I will be using their stuff in my build as soon as I can get it started. For stock replacement, I've had good luck with ACDelco parts.

Some interesting data:. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.htm

I bet that thing would top out on the road at about 35-40.

Here's the rail on my 01 XJ. Probably not as good for use as bed cargo rails.

True. The problem isn't the religion. It's the people.

Yep. And it's not just Christian preachers. History is full of people taking religious texts of all kinds out of context, including ignoring whole sections, as a means to justify their own selfish interests.

I'd say god is trying to tell him something and he wasn't listening. I wouldn't wish this disease on anyone but I can't muster any sympathy for someone who disregarded every warning. I just hope his congregation doesn't kill any innocent bystander because of their stupidity.

I've seen a Corvette with a 6.2 diesel. The guy bragged about the mileage he got...

Nothing for me. But I'm doing fine and other people need the help a lot more than I do.

I'm less beholden to the straight 6. There were plenty of CJs using the GM designed V6 for a long time. The full size Jeeps had a couple varieties of straight 6's. Given all of the different engines that have been in Jeeps over the decades, I'm not excited about any one of them over others per-se. A GM V6 swap would be easier in that truck than a 4.0. And I ignore horsepower numbers. They are only measured at peak which doesn't tell you anything meaningful. The torque curve is all that really matters in how the truck performs. That still might favor the 4.0 but I could get on board with the supercharged 3.8.

In a word... no. Two core problems: 1. The 2.8 V6. It's just not a good engine. If I had that truck, my plan would include finding a mid 90's F-Body and swapping in the 3.4 V6/4L60E. And that's probably $10K at least when it's all said and done. 2. New paint. I'm always skeptical of used car dealers who paint cars and then put them up for sale. What got hidden? What are they covering up? How good of a paint job was it? What am I going to have to fix and do over? How soon before it starts peeling or fading? It's pretty in the pictures but there's no telling what gremlins lurk under the surface. It may be possible to give it a thorough going-over, starting with a Carfax. An Arizona truck wouldn't have much rust and that's a good starting point. But I'd want to verify that first.

For the 700R4/4L60 (up to 92) and early 4L60E (93-96), the Advance Adapters kit only comes with a transmission tailshaft. Only the '97+ adapter comes with an option for a different input shaft for the t-case. And converting the 2WD donor transmission will require a tailshaft swap no matter what so it's a bit of a moot point. You may as well do the kit with the new tailshaft.

Yeah, I can see how this would be useful. The armored vehicles are getting too big and heavy. This would fill in for the gap left between nothing and the big, heavy vehicle. It looks like it's not much more than a Gladiator with bolts ons. I imagine we'll see a bunch of these in other armies and maybe a few in the US armed forces.

"Social Justice Warrior". Someone who is religious about their social cause and gets in everyone's face about it. They have absolutely no sense of humor and tend to be very shrill when talking about their chosen topic. Examples include many people supporting LGBTQ.. whatever the acronym is now. But also I've been assailed by religious types going around knocking on doors during Halloween preaching against paganism, even yelling through the door that has been shut in their face. The topics can vary greatly but the personality traits are very common regardless of the cause they choose.

I shipped a bench seat with Greyhound for a very reasonable price a few years back. You have to drop off and pick up at the bus station but it's a lot cheaper than you might think.

A man after my own heart (and major)

I have one to spare...

Definitely a unique ZJ to have. They get a lot of grief from the Full Size Jeep crowd. Some of it is good natured ribbing. Some not so good natured.