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  1. DirtyComanche
    Amazing build. How was the fender flares joined? Electric plastic welder, or with fiberglass and filler, or?
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    Yeah, just turn the hactackery up to 11! I'm surprised you didn't suggest welding the hole shut with an old coat hanger using a couple car batteries and some jumper cables. No idea, it's not like you were forcing him to buy it. I'd never have listed something like that for sale due to the effort involved.
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    You use brakeclean to get the oil out, because it will catch the shavings/chips otherwise. You take a foam earplug and compress it until it's 1/100th its normal size, then ram it through the fitting so it goes past it and then expands. This will block the passage behind it from chips entering. Then you can cut away without risking contaminating the oil system. Since it's now dry you can stick the vacuum cleaner hose right by it and it will suck the pieces out instead of them being pushed in. Once you've mangled the fitting out of there, you can then vacuum it again and pull the earplug out, it will likely take any remaining chips with it since it will be tight. You can also melt the earplug out with MEK or something like that if it gets stuck. Like I said, filling it with grease works too, then just brake clean it out after and try not to force any metal pieces in.
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    $6? What is it made of, gold?
  5. DirtyComanche
    You can clean it out and dry it with brake clean, then stuff a foam ear plug (decidamps are my favorite ) in past the fitting, then run a vacuum cleaner on it while cutting/drilling/mangling the pieces. Just make sure you have a small pick or grabbers to pull the earplug back out after. Edit, you can also pack grease in behind it, but it will catch material... Kinda depends how much access you have.
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    It's a well covered topic if you search. But yes, the tranny needs to be changed. You may want a new rear axle since likely the one you have sucks, but it's not a requirement. Tcase may need a different input if you 4wd. You will need to do modifications to the firewall and radiator support, and probably many little things I am forgetting.
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    I'm having trouble finding one though. I'm wondering how easy it would be to mark out the points, mask it, and spray it on? If I had an overhead projector I'd use that trick, but I don't.
  8. DirtyComanche
    The other relay is for the AUX fan, all the harnesses had it, or at least the holder and most of the wiring. Or at least every harness I've ever looked at, or pulled apart, had it.
  9. DirtyComanche
    Clean it out with brake cleaner and then acetone. Find a bolt or fitting that fits nicely in there and has a head or enough meat protruding to put a wrench/pipe mangler on, clean it up really good with sandpaper and acetone. Flux paste both sides, stick it together, then silver solder it with a propane torch. You'll either make it so you can back it out, or screw it up so bad you'll be pulling the motor for a rebuild.
  10. DirtyComanche
    Your wiring is bastardized. I don't have a stock XJ/MJ to compare to, but that relay in front of the EGR solenoid is not factory. There should only be one relay on that side of the chassis, and it is to run the AUX fan. I can't be certain, but I believe it belongs behind the EGR solenoid, where that relay that doesn't appear to be hooked up is. My guess is the AUX fan never came on, which is common, so somebody bodged that relay in to fix it.
  11. DirtyComanche
    Yup, they aren't affected by the cold at all, which is nice. The only thing I've noticed as a downside is that they do tend to have a very prominent 60Hz flicker, or at least screw in socket type ones do, it plays hell with my camera shooting at 60FPS.
  12. DirtyComanche
    That's a good story! Definitely hang onto her.
  13. DirtyComanche
    That. Although currently it looks like it's dead weight.
  14. DirtyComanche
    Glad you found your way here
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    That will make a huge difference.
  16. DirtyComanche
    Make sure the rear line is not plugged or broken. That much oil is not a good sign.
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    Thanks! There's a Beach box in there that I got from my uncle, it's old and SOLID. I also have been half assed looking for somebody to make me a big maple leaf decal or stencil for the bay door, since I think the place could use a little snazzing up and that would be tasteful.
  18. DirtyComanche
    I really don't understand the obsession with remaining spring under when lifting.
  19. DirtyComanche
    I didn't take enough pictures for this to really work out for a proper forum post, so you're just getting a video. I will try not to do this again.
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    Grind the head off, punch it through, make or buy a tab nut or bolt and fish it in there.
  22. DirtyComanche
    I'm assuming he means smoothies or the old dish steel wheels from the 50s-70s. Yes, there's some out there that fit, but unfortunately most are in 5x4.75 or 5x5 patterns as the 5x4.5 pattern wasn't super common prior to the 80s.
  23. DirtyComanche
    Mine are basically that size. 3.5" RE lift coils. They're 17" metric tires though with the JK wheels.
  24. DirtyComanche
    I have no idea. I honestly believe I've never seen a post-Renix 2.5L in person.
  25. DirtyComanche
    He has a 2.5L. The Renix 4.0L has it in the same place as the HO.
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