Salvagedcircuit

Nice find! I believe the 86 had the 3 speed auto with the optional column shift indicator in front of the gauge cluster, just like yours above. The later years all had the 4 speed Aisin-Warner aw4 as the auto transmission.

Well, think of it this way. You can always add a cage and a 5 point harness with a welder. Now you have an excuse to buy a welder You're welcome

That shift indicator is looking extra spice! Nice job.

I have known several folks that have re-shingled their roof with good results. As in, patch the bad section of their roof and not redo the entire roof. If there is not any significant impact damage (say from a tree limb), you should be able to inspect your roof, see if the asphalt paper has torn, decide on whether its ok and just re-shingle or install some new asphalt paper and re-shingle. My den was re-shingled in 2003 and it's still been working pretty great. Good luck!

Poor lil guy. Dang. Not too much looks salvageable there. The good news is these 4.0L engines are still commonplace and its probably just worth it to install another known working one if it can be found for cheap. Good luck and nice job saving the rest of the xj!

Which one did you have success with? I've been meaning to pick one up for my workshop. Thanks!

Man, I would be one happy dude if I was half as good of a painter as you are. Looking really good there.

Carry on the torch of boxy-ness. This is the way.

Definitely a keeper! Nice score.

I've noticed that the coolant line from my AW4 transmission to the main radiator is quite mangled around the fitting. Here are some photos. Unfortunately, I forgot to remove the fan connector when taking the photos. Is there anyway I can verify if my AW4 is overheating when in use? I believe the replacement transmission cooler line is Dorman 624334. Frankly, the line does not look too good near the fitting, indicating that the radiator may have been replaced before and the line became twisted from someone with a quick wrench. That or the OP dropped several dozen wrenches in that area. Are there any guides on how to properly replace this? I'm looking through my service manual to see what precautions I need to take. Thanks a ton!

Hmm. Are these for the shortbed or long bed? These don't look like metric ton package springs, they look standard. Are they any good? I plan on going to a spring shop because my trust in dorman has waned significantly.

Potting compound is indeed some great stuff. You will never find it used in cheapo amazon / aliexpress lights though. The most you'll see is a partially conformal coated pcb that fails in short notice.

Oh man, what a find. One of the golden years. We are not worthy. Nice job!

That and I find that a lot of the 3rd party lighting equipment is not designed for the elements. There is a lot of import rubbish. You really need an aluminum extrusion, a channel, o-ring, sealant and even pressure. Even then, the sun always seems to win.

This is incredibly valuable information. Thank you for providing me with this

Curious, which front sway bar did you end up installing? Thanks!

That's great! I should do the same to my rear glass!

Oooh. Those rock guards are looking extra good. Nice job.

yep. I plan on plugging the egr hole or threading it with a tap and installing an npt pipe plug (and vacuuming the chips) now I just have to find some o-rings for the reinx fuel rail. Does anyone know the part number or standard size? Thanks

I'm in the same situation here. My reinx exhaust manifold is cracked in several places and the only way forward is to replace it. Considering I have an 88 reinx, I can get a replacement Dorman 674-170 / ATP 101111 and it would be a drop-in replacement, but from what it seems, these exhaust headers tend to crack in short notice. It seems folks are having a lot more luck with the baffle style exhaust headers. I could get a new expansion baffle-style exhaust manifold like the Dorman 674-196 / ATP 101330 / jdmspeed but I would need to file the stock square-style reinx intake a bit, and get a new 91+ style head pipe. There is a spot for the O2 sensor, but I would have to weld in a spot for the egr, or go without it (i'm in an emissions exempt state). Is the best option for reinx to just get the baffle style header and modify it to work? Thanks everyone for the input

Many thanks for this. These are the few images on the interwebs showing the bottom of the comanche bench seats. PO decided the cable from the driver to the passenger rail was not needed for seat operation

You sir are doing excellent legwork. Many thanks. I want to grab a cover for my longbed and I'm in the same boat!

Hell yeah, lookin great! Must...find...rollbar

Wooah, where did you find those flares? Are they still available as reproductions or was this a new old stock kind of find? Looks excellent. I always liked the black fender flares!

5x4.5 is certainly the correct size!