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NP242 too, and a lovely interior. This would also seem to confirm that 1988 Tan is the same as 1987 Tan.

Drivetrain aside, that thing is sexy as it gets. A vehicle in a craigslist ad with a DECLARED R-134A conversion!?!?! With a conversion date on it!?!?! I might just faint!

Yes, you should be able to find the "grid square" (actual name: Mesa II fabric). 86 and 87s had that color/fabric combo off the top of my head. 84s and 85s had a different version that's much lighter in color. The material is pretty tough and they should clean up fine even if dirty.

The first picture is the alternative cloth that I'm talking about in all colors. Blue might be the hardest color to find, but they're probably out there. Is your truck's interior light or dark blue? The second picture was available on Laredo models until 1989. Tan, maroon, or grey (a 1988 unique seat) only

Yeah, and the material was one of the options for the "low back" seats from roughly 1987 until roughly 1990. Catalog name was "Premium Vinyl" - available on most packages that didn't already come with the bolstered bucket seats. You had a choice of the material you have or a cloth with white checkerboard stiching. As you've probably discovered, these seat covers were extremely fragile and I have not seen a single one without rips. Funny enough, the cloth was vastly more durable.

Nintendo Scrambled or over easy?

Beaten... HO, I'd be a traitor to say otherwise. Airplane or boat?

Fuel injected by a mile! AR or AK?

Looks like 175k on the clock to me, and there's 175k worth of "owner just doesn't give a damn" things like the janky shift boot, shoe scuffs on the entryway trim, missing dome light, and so on. You can see a seat cover in one of the pics, so I think we know why the seats are still in good shape. This truck was well used for all of its miles. You'll see plenty of old vehicles with a $#!&load of miles on them that still look great with no broken stuff on the interior, are still clean, etc... this is not that. I think it's a low-rent repaint. I think this thing might even be a lower-rent repaint job than what we normally see. This thing has definitely seen its fair share of sun. Just look at the way the mirrors and fender flares are faded. So this thing could be on its second or maybe third paint job. The paint on the sides isn't very shiny either. Sunroof... ugh. You might think that I'd be surprised to see an AM-FM only radio in an Eliminator, but not really. The Eliminator wasn't some magical "fully optioned" trim package like it has a reputation for being, and by 89 the option list for the MJ was starting to be pared down. At least that's original. One of the first things that jumped out to me was the plugged holes in the rocker panels. You normally see that when a truck has had the insides coated by a specialized rust prevention place like Krown. That would be an odd feature in Florida, but certainly not a bad thing. Possibly hints to the truck being driven somewhere that rust is a problem earlier in life. Any prospective buyers would be strongly cautioned to check the fusebox for corrosion. Also, look under it and see if it's a BA-10 or AX-15. If the seller would've put the VIN in the ad I could probably tell you within a reasonable certainty, because my 89 was built very soon after the switch to the AX-15. I call bull$#!& on the owner's claim that an all-original 175k mile engine doesn't leak. A fallen headliner, missing dome light, missing shift boot, and what looks to be a broken rear cab trim isn't an interior in great condition to me. Why do we not get any pictures of the floors? Is that a hose clamp on the shift knob? Be aware of the things he didn't say.

Also kind of looks like the snap-fits for the dash bezel, but I'm going off of pretty old memories at this point.

I don't think so. Maaaaybe the one with the chrome outlines, but I'm not sure of that either. That may have been a Pioneer thing.

Hey, medicine update time? After the last episode they put me on a different medication. It took about three weeks to fully complete the transition but things really do seem to be looking up this time. I've been going long enough between the little staring spells to almost forget I even have them - my best record so far is 9 days, I think. Previously it was a few to dozens a day. Downsides: side effects! I seem to have picked up a persistent little tremor in my arms and hands that goes away if I concentrate on it. That might just be me getting weak from not going to the gym in so long, but it's a common side effect. It also makes my stomach ache sometimes, but both of those are prices I'm very much willing to pay.

Another thing to keep in mind is that cheap offshore wiring products frequently use, for example, "14" "Gauge" wire and not "14 American Wire Gauge" wire. That is a very important difference. Sometimes you'll see 16AWG or even less worth of copper (or sometimes even aluminum which has lower conductivity for a given size), but 14AWG worth of insulation to make it seem like the wires are bigger and can carry more current than reality. That's something I'd want to be aware of when buying a headlight harness off Amazon and planning to use high wattage bulbs with it.

Pretty sure the 0034..... kit is the one I have for my 91. No complaints from me.

Come on, you know the answer here. It's a very simple equation: More guns > less guns. I bought a CZ P-07 back in April and somehow I still haven't shot a single real round through it yet. I guess that's lucky because it means I'm still sitting on about 1000 rounds of quality 9mm. But with the shortage, it makes my tight-@$$ instinct kick in and not want to shoot any of my stash

Your burgundy one looks excellent. Ever since I first saw one of the color keyed dash bezels, I knew I wanted to use one somewhere. I recently came across this picture of an almond one in what looks to be an 84 or 85 XJ and that sealed the deal for me. So when the time comes I'll be doing one in 1987 Tan for my red truck. But as much as I might like that, it still can't dethrone the brushed aluminum, which has a permanent place in my 91. I got this one from Don (may he rest in peace) anyway, so I can't get rid of it.

The only desirable thing about that engine in the Comanche is how easy it is to swap a 3.4 out of a 93-95 Camaro or Firebird in. And you're still left with a less powerful engine than the 4.0. A 4.0 swap won't be drop-in. The radiator support(?), transmission/transfer case, and firewall all need to be changed. The firewall issue can be fixed with a hammer if I remember correctly.

As for the reliability problem with the buttons, i would put my money on the little tactile switches inside. You're usually pushing directly on to them with quite a bit of pressure with a pen or whatever to adjust the clock, and they wear out with use and old age anyway. I run into this fairly often with radios, and I would be surprised if it wasn't a problem with the clocks too.

At first, I was 15 and had nothing to drive and not a lot of money to buy something to drive. So I bought a fuel pump for grandma's long-sitting MJ. That, plus a couple hundred bucks in various odds and ends, none of them serious, added up to a running and driving vehicle that was a little bit rough around the edges, mostly thanks to the time it spent sitting. Over time, I started thinking, "hey, this thing ain't too bad!" Then, I started fixing the weak spots of that MJ. It started to be a pretty nice vehicle. To the point where I felt guilty every time I went to the junkyard for parts to continue upgrading said MJ and coming back with muddy pants and feet. I was also driving it about 240 miles a week to and from school. The thought of entering it into shows was beginning to be a realistic prospect. But I never wanted to go too far with it, because I wanted it to always be the truck I remembered my grandmother driving as a kid. After a while of this, a member on CC not too far away was downsizing his fleet and needed to get rid of a real specimen of an 89. It came with some decent parts, and a straight and completely rust-free body minus the floors. It was selling cheap (and the parts it came with were worth as much as he was asking for the truck almost), I had some money burning a hole in my pocket, and I already was familiar with the platform, so I said screw it and bought it. This 89 was not like the first one. It had been fiddle-f**ked to within an inch of its life in some areas. It sported a horrific paint job. The engine knocked and made pathetic oil pressure. It had death wobble. The driver side floor was just plain gone. Good transmission, though. But it made the 40 mile drive home without killing me. It was perfect. Nobody had any feelings of attachment to this piece of $#!&, especially not me. I was free to do whatever the hell I wanted to it. Fast forward 4 years or so and that's pretty much as far as I've gotten.

I think the one I have is different too.

Pretty sure the truck was red and had a coat of black paint sprayed right over it. Probably to hide rust. It almost looks like a stripe package, but not quite.

Wait, really? Seriously? (could it be more obvious that I know nothing about wood construction?)

Took them long enough.

Stupid. Ugly. Cheap. Bulbous. Anachronistic. As if someone ripped the eyes out of the truck and replaced them with alien implants. That begins to explain how I feel about how most LED headlights on old cars look, but doesn't really paint the full picture. Much more important than my feelings on their looks is safety: most of the cheaper ones have optics that are beyond terrible too, so they'll be wasting light blinding other people instead of lighting up the road.

No reason it would cause any problems, but what improvements are you hoping to get versus the factory cluster?