Salvagedcircuit

This is remarkable discovery and a well deserved bump. More people need to see this.

Oh man, oh man. If ever there was a wishlist for Santa... I need to find one of these, 3D print an OEM style sport bar, put some gnarly servos in it and chunky lifepo4 batteries and leave it stock. That or make an RC street comanche version. Or a proper archer brothers version. The possibilities!!! I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid

Sure. Send it over I'd love to include it in the post. Thanks!

Excellent update indeed! So you're saying there's a 2 door XJ in the works

Very cool street MJ you have there. The wrap definitely makes it pop. Well deserved

I would try Paint stripper, xylene and even Isopropyl alcohol. But yeah, don't expect the clear coat or paint underneath to be that usable unfortunately :/

replaced the battery in the comanche. starts like a bought one now

Looking good

Ooof. You're doing the right thing! Fixing the folks cars is a matter of course

That's one awesome comeback story and one excellent father-daughter project!

I also made a blank switch cover if you want to 3d print your own. In case you have more switch holes to cover: https://www.printables.com/model/928838-jeep-cherokee-comanche-xj-mj-switch-blank

Hey guys. I'm in the middle of a very long writeup about it. Here's the gist of it: $40 clonezone radio I did some rudimentary tests involving a signal generator on this radio. It completely clips low frequencies which is why folks with the $40 radios complain about no bass. It's pretty simple, she's gone! The main amplifier chip is shenzen market special. There were no western components anywhere to be found in the radio. It was essentially a repackaged android phone in a shell. Ironically, this radio has a better interface and more responsive android auto than the Power Acoustik $140 one. This $40 radio has multi-touch and it works with maps, so you can search and wander around a map while the vehicle is moving. $140 Power Acoustik radio I did some rudimentary tests involving a signal generator on this radio. It does not clip low frequencies which is great. It uses a toshiba amplifier chip which is hopefully better than a no-name, but the unit is a repackaged clone radio that is sold under many brands. It uses an automotive multimedia io-chip instead of just a repackaged android phone but the Power Acoustik radio crashed on me 3 times in a row. While first setting up my surface duo phone the entire unit boot-looped. This is unacceptable. Besides this, the display looks great but is not multi-touch which is a let down. You also cannot wonder around on the map while the unit is in drive. so if you wanted to search for something nearby, while on route, it cancels out of navigation mode and your vehicle location is no longer being updated on the map. You just have to rely on voice commands, which is not ideal. I emailed Power Acoustik about it asking for a fix but I am convinced that they do not do any software development for this unit and simply just repackage an ODM design and place their sticker on it. Edit: this reboot problem may only effect my unit and not every one. The surface duo is also a very strange and unfinished phone from microsoft. I have not found any other thread showing the Power Acoustik radio boot-looping like mine did. However the multi-touch is an absolute oversight and many folks are complaining about it. What a let-down. TLDR: wait for a better company to make a single din unit that looks and performs like the Power Acoustik. It's a shame, really. It was mostly there but they botched the implementation. I have many photos of the analysis too.

Aww yeah. That's going to fit nice.

I called it! Well, at least partially

I was debating putting a threaded brass insert into the top rear of the air box and a plug into the intake. Then using it for a month locally then switching back and doing a comparison. I need to find that brass threaded insert first. I should be able to heat-set it into the plastic, similar to the threaded inserts used in 3D printed parts.

Has anyone discovered improvements with moving the Intake AIr Temperature sensor to the air box? This is an old article about it claiming 1-1.5mpg gains: https://markism.net/jeep_IAT_relocate.html I'm curious if anyone has had success doing this. Maybe I'll make a new thread about it. Thanks!

That's cool that someone's making these. Makes me want an old CNC router or CNC machine. Isn't the old adage: wife wants a new kitchen, you get a new woodshop?

Cool! Thanks for the info. That's a good alternative in case mine fails

Woah, you have some details about this? My new dorman PCV tube expanded at the valve cover after 1 year and I had to add heatshrink to the tube to pickup the sloppy fit. It works fine but I don't mind learning about alternatives Thanks

Glad you are alright! Plastic welding can do magic. If you save all the bits, you can probably fix it up close to new. Sucks though

I usually give the parts away before scrapping. My brake pedal assembly is an exception. A simple mechanical lever arm that rarely fails is not something anyone needs, and it's one of the few parts that barely changed in the 17 years of XJ production.

Teach me your ways Nice

AWW YEAH. Someone clearly made the right decision

Keyparts single-handedly holding up the XJ / MJ rebuild community. Freggin awesome.

That is one mean truck. Excellent work