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Those look amazing. Think I just decided how to redo my turbines.....

I only have a mild 180000 on my motor. Previous compression test show good steady non leaking compression across the board. That is part of what makes me wonder if there isn't another underlying cause I'm not seeing.

Yes the rear line is clean and free flowing. I was running 15w40 rotella, but heard it could be an issue of oil not draining back through the block fast enough cause by heavy oil weight. Last oil change I went to 10w30 and there has been little to no change. This seems to be the one oil leak I can't stop.

Ok I want to start with saying I have recently (last 5 years) replaced the ccv breathers and confirmed no blockage, cruiser54 modded my valve cover breathers, switched to lighter viscosity oil and my dilemma persists. I can't stop this old girl from running an oil bath air filter. Am I missing something obvious or is she just ready for an ls style catch can?

Sorry for the delay. To be honest I left the parts in the back of the zj when I got home and forgot about them. Here they are as promised. The jack handle is the nicest one of the collection he had. This is the folding handle that operates the tire crank. The back panel was the first of the grey ones we pulled from the box. It is in good condition with a few dirty spots on it. I think it will clean up really easy. Shoot me a pm and we can discuss details.

I took it for about a 2hr round trip drive last Sunday. Really makes for a nice ride when you have some working tunes. I'm not audiophile but do enjoy a good sounding stereo. I am pleased and would recommend the radio and speakers at this point.

I may have went a little over board. Maybe not. Sure didn't go the cheapest route but not the most expensive either. Sound is back to what I would expect from at least a decent stock sound system. I will say the speaker kit came with a set of 3.5" speakers I'm not sure what to do with. They may find a home in the MJ.... https://a.co/d/2YqNEdg https://www.ebay.com/itm/396327163727?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=tozo1tg0rv2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=tsp71us7rey&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I will say I also prefer the buckets over the bench. Although it does make it tough for the wife to slide over next to me.

Always a pleasure to see these builds finished. Absolutely amazing looking truck.

I have returned home from Ron's. No luck on the arm rest clips or chrome door moldings. I did pick up a gray back panel and a jack handle. I will get some pictures up this afternoon. Edit: Also no luck on the 86 only spare tire bar.

Just saw this article. https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/25/slate-auto-eyes-former-indiana-printing-plant-for-its-ev-truck-production/ May not be interesting to some but Warsaw is a stones throw from my place.

I will see what I can do on that. That's kinda a rare bird indeed. Do you mean the carpet back panel in the cab? I am sure he has those. Can you send me a picture of the side molding your referring? I'm not familiar with it.

Ok I know this is an old post, but I will hopefully headed to visit Ron tomorrow. If someone is needing something specific let me know and I will see what he has.

If I had another I would have gladly sent it with the first one. However it seems "big Johnson jeeps" beat us to that one before passing the truck to me. There is a chance he would have several more clips but I would have to see if I can catch him this weekend and ask him if he has "extras".

I remember seeing the add years ago in the JCWhitney catalog. I even remember seeing a Comanche done with one of these kits. I think it's cool and if I could afford it I'd be on it like stink on $#!&.

If you need one to work on you can always travel to the Hoosier state and body\paint mine.

Awesome. Glad to see it fits well enough for your approval to use on your build. That means it's way nicer than my truck needs but will probably get.

What exterior lower window seal did you use with the big windows? That's my big hang up with the late model window swap. Is it just as simple as using the late model wipe?

I recommend the coin wash because it can leave quite the oily residue. You probably won't want it in your driveway

Parts store degreaser and the coin operated car wash are the way to go. Might take a couple treatments depending on the amount of crude built up. But in the end with some patience and a bunch of quarters they will all clean up nicely.

The gs571 was never meant to be a factory replacement spring I don't believe. They probably don't flex well off road but they do really shine when loaded.

I hope that didn't come across with a negative connotation. It wasn't meant that way. No apology necessary. I quoted the old post because I was being lazy. Lol

This has been covered many times before. Here is a link to one of the more recent discussions.

NOS still means "new OLD stock". Maybe it's not service hours that kills them aom much as just age.

Sounds like O2 sensor to me I forgot the 2.5 doesn't have a Schrader valve to check fuel pressure.