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Gorgeous! Hopefully another truck of yours that I'll someday own. :D

Didn't want anyone to find this thread in the future with hopes of finding that ONE THING that just may be wrong with their high beams. Hey, at least I'm honest about it! I could've just let the thread slip away and let everyone wonder! :fool:

Funny how some things just work out right. This is a very rare occurrence for me and it always works out that things go just right are the things that really don't make a huge difference other than maybe saving me a few minutes worth of work. Well, this evening I wanted to get the exhaust done under the truck and I lucked out a little. It started with stopping in at the local muffler shop asking for a stick of 2" pipe along with putting three bends in one end so I had something to work with. Just so happened that two of those random bends were put in just the right spot to get between the trans and the bell housing. Back it all up with a Cherry Bomb Turbo muffler and she sings like a sewing machine! I also ran the rest of the harness to the rear, aligned the brake light switch, and swapped the coils back to the mystery coils that came with the chassis. Sits a little better, but the rear is still a bit high. It'll come down some with a bumper... probably.

Maybe. It'd take a little more than a small bend to make enough space. Not sure if I really want to deal with it though. I actually screwed up and ordered these and a set of Sensa-Tracs that I though I was ordering for the front. Between finding that out and the "issue" with my high beams, it's been a real doozy of an evening. :oops:

Bringing this one back! So... I ordered a set of these for my '91. Anyone else run these on their LWB? Mine come in contact with the seam on the fuel tank... which is probably bad.

Or... make sure the plug on the switch is pushed in completely? :doh:

Welcome! There's a few of us Jeep/VW guys around here. Sharp looking Super you've got there too! I'm a bit of a sucker for green Beetles as well...

Big plans for my yard next year and this'll just work out perfect! http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/zip/4130415937.html Might be a trick to parts-train it here though. Rob?... you're about half way between me and Detroit, right?

We'll see about that. Cold snap in the north country this week putting us no higher than 50* or so. Might be rockin' a green truck with a gray bed for the winter. :ack:

It does. The switch still clicks so I figure the rod is fine. Thing of it is, I just swapped that column over not that long ago.

:eek: That is one hell of a deck! She wants a deck next year. I will not be showing her yours!

Had to go out and check... high beam indicator in the cluster doesn't come on either. Must be the switch.

:thumbsup: Thanks! It's been there for a few months now and we're still very happy with it. It got her thinking about other projects though. :doh:

Alright... how's this excuse then: Robyn went to school for interior design and she's more than happy with it the way it is. :D

:agree: Meh... something tells me it'll be left along just as it is. Not because it wouldn't look good, but more so figuring a laziness factor.

I was looking at that crooked front end all day and I'm not so sure what to do about it. I measured from the center of the hub to the bottom of the fender flare and on the left front I have 16.5" and 17.25" on the right. The rear sits at 20.5" on the left and 20.75" on the right which is another head scratcher for me. There's no way the rear of the old chassis sat that high. I compared it to mu Eliminator and it only has a couple inches over it. I went through and loosened all the hardware expecting it to settle a little... nothing. Maybe just let it sit for a few days and remeasure things hoping it'll come down some. As for the front, here I thought I was doing the truck a favor by going with the coils from the '99 XJ. The only other coils I have are the mystery coils that came with the truck, a set of 2wd 6 cylinder coils, and some well used and probably saggy 4.5" coils. Maybe try the putting the mystery coils back in and see where things are at. Here's what I have left before it goes back into its daily duty: Swap coils Bleed the brakes... again Figure out why I have no high beams Finish the harness to the taillights Align the brake light switch as the rear stay on unless you pull up on the pedal Top off the tranny Minor metal work on the bed Paint the bed... which may or may not happen before it gets too cold to paint Bedliner... really? Who am I kidding... that's not happening this year Fix the hole in the dash to the light switch can mount in properly Misc. interior finishing/cleaning Build a rear bumper Hang an exhaust Install shocks when they come in Throw some cheapo mirrors on the doors Get a new windshield I'm sure more will pop up as that's my luck with things like this. I didn't get as far as I was hoping this weekend... but that's typical also. Came a long way though as far as little stuff.

Little more done this morning but still more to go this afternoon. I got tired of seeing half a face on this thing so today started with hanging the grill and trim. When it came to the bumper, it got the same graphite paint. Mounting, on the other hand, was another problem. The twisted frame rail really put a bind on getting the bumper on straight. Spacers... long, mismatched hardware... twisting... a fair amount of foul language... Never taking this off ever again as long as I own it. Getting the front all put together made me notice that it sits crooked. Hmm... figure that out later. Next on the list was to make it a truck again. As much as I'd love to be able to say... ... "Yup! Looks good!", I really should do something with the impromptu shed in the yard. Then there was a new problem. Ever try and put a pickup bed on by yourself? Super sketchy. Don't remember the rear sitting so high either. :hmm: Might loosen the spring hardware and see if the bushings are holding things up being that they were tightened down without the weight of the box on it. Those front springs really bug me. It is nice seeing a mostly empty corner of the yard though. Probably more later.

Changed out the switch... still no high beams.

Another day... ... another one tomorrow.

Success!!! My new favorite tool: Found it sitting in the clearance cart at O'Reilly's today. It's got an LED on the end of it and everything!

Been a bit of a rainy day... more so than just the weather. I keep running into road blocks with my '91 today so I keep changing tasks on it hoping to just make one more trip into town today. My latest issue was after I put in some new headlights... no high beams. I have low, but no high. All my connections look good as is the underhood fuse. So, before I start tearing into everything, any simple ideas where I should start? I can't imagine it's anything real as everything worked before I swapped over the wiring harness to its new chassis. Thoughts? Thanks guys.

Yeah... you know what I'm talking about. That stupid upper control arm bolt that's WAY in there got the best of me this morning and swallowed up my impact socket. Any tricks out there for getting it out or did I just feed my truck a brand new socket? :fs2:

I like them. My brother works for SPX which owns the Sunpro name so I got the gauges fairly cheap along with their universal two pod mount. It was by no means Jeep specific so I took a heat gun and an a-pillar to form it around. As far as in the way, that's the reason I put them there... so they wouldn't be. They're even with my line of sight which is nice. They don't stick out near far enough to be obstructive while getting in and out. Only real complaint I have about them is that I should've put blue bulbs in them so they better match the rest of the dash.

Electric oil and trans temp:

Hoping to have a big weekend on this. I spent today (with only one trip into town) swapping the front axle, dropping the oil pan, changing out the rear main, and installed some new motor mounts to replace the old two piece units. Had a nice surprise finding the crank bearing looking fantastic. I was told that the XJ it came out of had 220k on it. I'm not so sure about that! Axle came from a '99 XJ. Came with the coils so I decided to use them. Ordered some shocks from RockAuto also. Never ordered anything form them before but I just might do so more in the future. Seems like anytime I need something, I need it yesterday. We'll give it a try anyhow. Until tomorrow...