Porquer Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 My first MJ just arrived! I found it on marketplace in Washington, purchased it, and had it trucked home to Ohio. It’s an ‘87 Sportruck, 2.5, AX4, 2WD. 231,000 miles on the clock. The plan right now is to use it as a summer DD. I want to keep it out of the salt as much as possible. There are plenty of things that I’d like to do, but I don’t have time or space for a major car project. Glad to be here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 That’s a great looking truck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgeranium Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I have always loved how those steelies look on these jeeps. I've daily driven my 4.0 AW4 for 4 years, no regrets. It's nice driving something that I always turn around to look at when I park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smash6 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Great looking rig! I'm rebuilding my interior - I'd love to see some pics of your interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 That’s a beautiful truck. Hard to believe it has that many miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porquer Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 8 hours ago, Smash6 said: Great looking rig! I'm rebuilding my interior - I'd love to see some pics of your interior. Here’s a few. The PO did a lot of work inside. Most things are in good shape. Some panels are loose and need to be secured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddude Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 You found a Jewel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porquer Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 Well, I doubled my 2.5’s horsepower for $1.20. After my first few drives, I was really underwhelmed with this engine’s power. I’ve never owned a 2.5 before this one, but it struggled going up small hills. After a little digging, I found that my gas pedal was hitting the poor-fitting vinyl floor at about half throttle! I picked up this little cable clamp from Aircraft Spruce, and adjusted the position of the pedal on the cable. Now I can drive the speed limit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Nice fix. Just be aware that those set screw clamps can wear through and break the cables. When I swapped to the 98+ horseshoe manifold on my 4.0 I had a similar issue with the new H.O. throttle cable and the Renix gas pedal. I ended up pulling my gas pedal out of the truck and bending it away from the firewall to match the new longer throttle cable it worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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