what did you do to your MJ today?

[gogmorgo]

Even as a buyer the global shipping program’s been hit or miss for me. Used to be a crap shoot what service they’d send your stuff with. I have never lived somewhere both courriers and the post office could deliver to. Currently my physical and mailing address aren’t even in the same town so I can’t even put both PO Box and street address on the thing, have to send stuff to a friend’s place. 

[TCB89MJ]

Made a adapter harness for the 98-2001 wiper motor. Picked up one for the 92-97 off of eBay. Found the terminals for the 2001 connector form a company www.connectorexperts.com. So no splicing or soldering just pop pins out and replace with new. Not cheap thou $45.00 with shipping for 10 of them. They also sell connector for many vehicles. The lower one is what I made, the other is a Jeep harness (04728877). Picked up a complete wiper motor and linkage off a 2001 Cherokee along with the connector. Now to find time to install so that I have wipers that will actually wipe with some speed.

[White_Comanche]

Took my MJ to its first car show this past weekend. The show brought in 80 vehicles in total.

 

That custom cooler kart in the foreground got the 'show favorite' award.

 

[Pete M]

cut a non-random hole in the floorboards

 

[russel730]

Got the decal set on from Phoenix Graphics.

[fiatslug87]

Got the ‘90 smogged and put back on operational status after three years! Passed with flying colors.

[fiatslug87]

Fun with Cricut and Ghost Metal Camouflage vinyl

 

 

[jpnjake]

9 hours ago, fiatslug87 said:

Fun with Cricut and Ghost Metal Camouflage vinyl

 

 

Very nice, nothing beats custom tailgate letters

[Tex06]

On 10/23/2023 at 9:56 PM, fiatslug87 said:

Fun with Cricut and Ghost Metal Camouflage vinyl

 

 

You wouldn't happen to have any white or be interested in selling a set in white would ya? 

 

 

Also, picked up my new dirt bound manta front bumper from Powdercoat today.... and dropped the jeep off at the body man to get painted. 

[fiatslug87]

Installed front AMC splash guards to match the rears. Mounted them behind the fender flares like the rears with custom brackets. Here's the DIY write up.

 

[fiatslug87]

Replaced the harmonic balancer on the ‘89. That bolt was tight! I tried putting grade 8 bolts (5/16-18 1 1/2 inches long) in the puller holes to brace the pulley with a pry bar so it wouldn’t move but both snapped!! Had to resort to the redneck method of turning over the engine with the socket on the bolt and the wrench against the frame, worked GREAT. Drilled and tapped two holes (couldn’t drill out the snapped bolts) so I could use the puller then had to go back to the hardware store 16 miles away to get a longer bolt (1/2-20 2 inches long) and some washers to install the new balancer. All good now.

 

[gogmorgo]

2 hours ago, fiatslug87 said:

Replaced the harmonic balancer on the ‘89. That bolt was tight! I tried putting grade 8 bolts (5/16-18 1 1/2 inches long) in the puller holes to brace the pulley with a pry bar so it wouldn’t move but both snapped!! Had to resort to the redneck method of turning over the engine with the socket on the bolt and the wrench against the frame, worked GREAT. Drilled and tapped two holes (couldn’t drill out the snapped bolts) so I could use the puller then had to go back to the hardware store 16 miles away to get a longer bolt (1/2-20 2 inches long) and some washers to install the new balancer. All good now.

 

I lucked out when I did mine, the cheap puller I had used the same thread for its centre portion, so I was able to use that to push the pulley on. 

[Tex06]

Continued adding my DirtBound frame stiffeners. This is not a project for the faint of heart. 

[Pete M]

figured out that the issue isn't electrical, it's mechanical.   turns out you can't swap a floor shifter cable with the column cable, even though the ends look identical.

 

but I'm ecstatic either way. 

[Salvagedcircuit]

8 hours ago, Pete M said:

figured out that the issue isn't electrical, it's mechanical.   turns out you can't swap a floor shifter cable with the column cable, even though the ends look identical.

 

but I'm ecstatic either way. 

This is good information to know.

I was debating asking Kody if he had a spare column shifter cable in the future in case mine ever bites the dust. Column shift best shift lol

[Pete M]

there's an axle under there! 

 

 

[Pete M]

sitting on all 4s, just about ready to get hauled to the repair shop for an alignment and AC work. 

 

 

 

[Htchevyii]

Ha ha, I took it to a car show complete with dust from the NV desert. We've got some restored classic cars, but ironically the MJ seems to get more attention at fuel stops and  such, so I figured I'd pop up the tent and show it off. It was funny watching the people that completely ignored it VS the ones that gravitated straight to it 

[speeding_infraction]

The last picture of it I'll take. Sold my truck today. Bittersweet, but I will buy another Comanche someday. It was also my first vehicle. I am sure I will miss it, but as I said, I will 100% buy another one at some point. I also told the new owner to join the forums

[fiatslug87]

Added a front hitch to the ‘90.

Why? Because I got a great deal on it, don’t really need it.

 

 

[watchamakalit]

Drove her to work for the second day in a row. The new to me rebuilt ax15 is a dream to drive, shifts like butter covered in bacon grease.  I forgot how much I enjoy driving the MJ. Not that there is anything wrong with the leather interior of an air conditioned Silverado ltz, just ALOT more comfortable in the "old beater".  And the fuel mileage difference doesn't hurt either. 4.0>6.0, although the power difference is sizeable.

[MiNi Beast]

Brake work. 

[pizzaman09]

On 6/15/2024 at 11:00 PM, Htchevyii said:

Ha ha, I took it to a car show complete with dust from the NV desert. We've got some restored classic cars, but ironically the MJ seems to get more attention at fuel stops and  such, so I figured I'd pop up the tent and show it off. It was funny watching the people that completely ignored it VS the ones that gravitated straight to it 

I've found this to be the case for sure.  I remember parking at a car show in my Comanche, the traffic cop directing me where to park was very confused that I was entering the show with the Comanche, while simultaneously a guy standing right behind him was majorly geeking out amazed that there was a Comanche.  

I've owned many cool vehicles, all of which have their following, the Comanche gets the most attention, hands down.

[89 MJ]

43 minutes ago, pizzaman09 said:

I've found this to be the case for sure.  I remember parking at a car show in my Comanche, the traffic cop directing me where to park was very confused that I was entering the show with the Comanche, while simultaneously a guy standing right behind him was majorly geeking out amazed that there was a Comanche.  

I've owned many cool vehicles, all of which have their following, the Comanche gets the most attention, hands down.

See, I don’t have the same experience. Most people don’t give my MJ a second glance. My Eagle gets attention all the time though. 

[eaglescout526]

 

2 hours ago, pizzaman09 said:

I've found this to be the case for sure.  I remember parking at a car show in my Comanche, the traffic cop directing me where to park was very confused that I was entering the show with the Comanche, while simultaneously a guy standing right behind him was majorly geeking out amazed that there was a Comanche.  

I've owned many cool vehicles, all of which have their following, the Comanche gets the most attention, hands down.

 

1 hour ago, 89 MJ said:

See, I don’t have the same experience. Most people don’t give my MJ a second glance. My Eagle gets attention all the time though. 

x2. Ill get a few people at the cruise in who will come up and say you dont see these anymore. But most folks see an old jeep and walk by without really understanding what the MJ is. Now I am really curious how its gonna be when I have both the XJ and MJ at the cruise in together.