DirtyComanche

I don't actually have twisters, just duckbills and side cutters. I've wanted to buy twisters but haven't got around to it (strap-on wants about $200 for the reversibles). It makes it a little harder to do long distances, but it still works fine.

Eagle, 99.975% of the time you're right, but this time you're wrong. The comanche I have owned for a large part of my life had the 'Sportruck' decals, and I remember them vividly. After all it was the tail of them that I destoryed after my encounter with a fence - which had a lot of spectators as it was within a block of my high school at the time.

The thing with it is that, once you're good at it, it's so fast that it's hard to not justify using it. And I hate the thought of random bolts backing out on me.

Ah, opinion. I'd not put them on. I think they look a little too 80's for me.

Up to you. Do you like the look?

I like lockwire. It's used EVERYWHERE on aircraft. A fastener can't possible back out if it's done correctly, even if it is installed wrong or under heavy vibration. Example: Anyways, my friend was looking at my dodge, and commented on how my timing cover (it's a cummins) was missing some bolts - but that it was entirely normal since they always back out. That made me kinda frusterated. So I think I'm going to steal some drilled head bolts from work and lockwire the stupid things. In fact I think I'm going to start doing it on a lot of things. (I know, this post has no point, I'm bored)

I could probably make a small fortune reproducing the originals. Seems like people want them. Other than for me to ship them to anybody would be retarded expensive.

I'm pretty sure they're supposed to be nocturnal. I used to see them at dusk all the time where I used to live. And you could smell them when somebody annoyed them. Never delt with getting rid of them. Prevention works wonders.

However, there's a lot of vehicles that don't dim that way. Most new(er) ones don't.

That's the spirit. The more times you do it on the same vehicle, the faster it is. Especially if you cut off/remove any of the BS stuff when taking it apart the first time...

Who makes the ultra-bling bead locks? And are those maxxis bighorns? They don't sell maxxis tires (of any sort) north of the border.

I think it's far more fun when somebody posts a question like "Help, it dun run, I fiddled with some stuff and it still no worky" and here's real no information to go on. Besides, I don't want to list my mods. I only have like 3.

TJs are about an inch lower, or so.

The timing isn't great though. I might have to pay to store it. Or not. I know I could leave my dodge in secure parking at the airport (employees get free secure parking) when I'm on tour, and leave the XJ there the rest of the time. That way I can get away with only using one parking space at my apartment (I only have one).

I don't change things till they fail or show signs of failing. To me jeep components do not time-expire. My MJ has the factory starter... My old XJ had the factory starter. They were built better it seems. Anyways, I'm not sure how you normally test a rad. However, I'd just swap it in and see if it works. A rad takes a couple hours the first time, eventually you'll get it down to a half hour or less. But if that's really not your ball game, I think you can plug the inlet/outlet, fill it with water, then connect about 10psi of shop air to it and see if it weaps or leaks. Not worth the trouble if you ask me...

I'd made a deal about a year ago with a friend. When his girlfriend finially got too scared of her jeep's reliability issues I would buy it at a highly discounted price. The time has come. Yeah :nuts: I can say no, but it's cheap. I could fix it and flip it, or part it perhaps, or just wheel it with a few mods. I'd already put together a plan at some point to build a streetable mild rig that'd be suited to where I live, but then I decided to make the truggy work for that. Oh, I'm very indecisive. I like 2dr XJs though. Which is bad.

So, looks like I accidently have bought a 2dr XJ. I think it's a 92. Has a 4oh, AX-15 (with a leaking slave cylinder for free!) and it has various other issues. Don't really have space for it, definatly don't have time, probably don't have the money to play with it either. Ohwell. The sale isn't final yet, so I have yet to decided.

Some junkyards really frusterate me. The listed price in the yard reads something like 'Rear axle assembly - $108'. So, you cut out the axle using your hacksaw since you aren't aloud 'real' tools. Then take it up front to pay. Then you learn that no, the pinion flange isn't included in that price, same with the wheel studs, brake calipers, dust shields, brake rotors and the diff cover. Oh, then they throw the $5 enviro fee at you (which I understand, but it should be upfront). Not gonna be fair with me? I'm not gonna be fair with you.

When I had a body, and front leafs... Image Not Found Image Not Found

I think there's a couple different types, just to let you know.

I'm going on tour for 'about a month' sometime next week, and I'm only here (where the truck is) until saturday. 'About a month' for a tour means something more like they're going to send me away and forget about me until they start trying to figure out where that company truck went. So, let's say I need another 2 weeks of work on it, but I can't do it for at least 6 weeks.

This part was actually fairly quick. A guy could do it from plans without much downtime at all... Build the X-member ahead of time, weld it in (okay, you have to move the gas tank, I know), setup another axle with all the brackets in the mean time and build the links ahead. Then you just unbolt the leaf springs and old axle, pop in the new stuff and weld in some top brackets for the coil springs. If there was a kit it'd be an easy weekend swap that way. I didn't have the best plans and lost all my notes anyways, so it took a lot more sticking stuff in and trying it than it should have. The front is gonna suck. I keep looking at it and wishing I had the notes I'd made. I'll figure it out.

Whose got 4 links? I've got 4 links! Image Not Found

How does the RK setup work? I dun remember what it's like...

I made links, yayyyyyyyyyyyyy Image Not Found And worked on the crossmember. I would have been more productive but I wasted a lot of time trying to find a 1-1/4 12TPI tap to clean up the threads on one of the inserts. Apparently they aren't too common.