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Two places to look and ask around: http://www.ifsja.org http://www.fsjnetwork.org

Your contacts in Phoenix may have the best luck finding a rust free starter. But for $1,200 it will need a ton of work.

Unfortunately I don't have much to work on right now. I did toss the sliders on the XJ but that's about it.

In order to get a decent quality unit you're looking at a couple hundred bucks or so. Below that too much and you start to venture into the grey area of "cheap" cameras. GPS and speed data, as mentioned above, are a "must have" in my book. I prefer having both a front and rear facing camera. Helps when you get rear-ended. In a regular cab pickup, you may be able to get away with them integrated as one unit. Just make sure it's got a clear line of sight out of the back of the cab when two people are sitting in the truck.

Looks like Easter Jeep Safari is about to shut down. There's a ban going into effect on out-of-town visitors congregating in large numbers, including hotels and campgrounds. So no one will have any place to stay.

I can see how materials and finished goods may become scarce. But the logistics to move what is available to be moved should be in good shape. And that's something.

People are dumb, panicky animals. With the plummeting fuel prices and everyone staying home, the supply chain is actually in fantastic shape. It's cheaper to send stuff via train and truck. And the roads are a lot less clogged so the trucks get through easier. We should be in pretty good shape, logistics wise.

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone

So Amazon just announced they are hiring 100,000 warehouse people to meet the surge in demand. They're also changing how they manage their warehouses. For any "non-essential" items, they aren't going to restock stuff from 3rd party sellers once it runs out. They are going to focus on supplying "essential" goods. i.e. medical supplies, grocery, TP, etc. The article did say that 3rd party sellers can ship directly to customers rather than being "fulfilled by amazon". So you should still be able to get everything through amazon that you could before. It just may ship from somewhere else and take longer to get to you if it's not an "essential" item.

Already selected.

How about a transmission/fog light option?

Might I suggest doing a little more investigation into this story from sources not slanted so far to one direction? https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-champaign-emergency-guns-alcohol-sales-20200314-x36zrgm5pfhf5a4z5q22bjiv6q-story.html An emergency declaration was made. It opened up things already outlined in city ordinances that existed long before this happened. The executive order did not specifically outline new powers to grab guns, etc. It seems to me that they have this all or nothing emergency capability that goes way over the top when activated. But just because they enacted the provisions doesn't mean they're coming after anyone. The ordinances certainly need to be fixed, no question. But there's no indication anyone is marching jackbooted thugs down the street to come get anyone's guns.

So yeah, only a few houses I've been looking at have gone under contract lately but it looks like sales have tapered off quite a bit. My decision to hold off for a little bit may pay off handsomely depending on what happens to the market in the next month or three, both with interest rates and with house prices. Besides, my bonus at work was a lot bigger than expected so I have some more flexibility in what I'm looking at...

Work sent out an email suggesting we work from home. I'll be doing that since I have a risk factor for complications. I'll probably go all week without talking to anyone face to face. It's a good thing I'm already somewhat of a hermit as it is.

My thoughts on the panic.

Yeah, I think 3/16 would be better for sure.

I have some bonus money burning a hole in my pocket. I voted for 3/16" SWB. I'd probably be just as happy with 10ga. If that makes a difference on what you want to order for the first round. As long as it fits my SWB, I'll buy it. :)

It's a Dana 44. Pull it. Someone will want it and pay good money for it, no matter what gears are in it. Swapping gears to something else is also very easy, with tons of aftermarket choices. So keep it, swap the gears, throw in a limited slip or locker, replace all of the bearings and seals, and you have a bolt in "new" axle.

Have you ever seen the inside of a repair depot for locomotives? I saw one getting a cylinder rebuilt a few years back. It was interesting seeing how everything comes apart like that. It's a truly modular engine. You can swap out everything in just one cylinder if you need to. That locomotive was probably fixed and put back into service.

Having to get a tooth pulled on a Sunday was not one of my favorite days. Still not as bad as some of the others.

It's going to be based on the current 4 cyl turbo in the JL now. It won't have anything in common with the 4.0 except that all 6 cylinders are in a row and have the same firing order.

If I was going to do all the work to swap an engine into a newer Jeep I'd do a V8. The 4.0 is decent engine but there are better options.

That's just it. I'm getting out bid on run down shanties that need a ton of work. And as we get later into spring and summer, the competition is just going to get worse. I'm probably just going to hold off until September and then start looking. The summer blitz will be over and fewer people will be fighting for houses. I'm in a decent house now that I can do month-to-month until the feeding frenzy is over. Besides, I'll have a more solid down payment in 6 months, making it easier to have better leverage.

I'm getting to the point where I am considering punting on the whole effort until this fall.