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I need to put my 'I'D RATHER BE SHOPPING AT HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS' license plate frame on my XJ, it's a way better fit.
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kastein posted:or we're holding onto the wheel for dear life. loving deathwobble... I traded my 2003 Wrangler in and got a Patriot in 07. It was a sad day, but I needed gas mileage and I'd be damned if I was going to get a car. I had to force myself to keep my hand down when Wranglers passed, because a Patriot was not a Jeep, and I was not shaming myself.
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kastein posted:My rusty, dented, beautiful, unstoppable piece of poo poo:
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tonedef131 posted:Where did you get your AX-15? My 87 MJ has the Peugot tranny that feels like it's about to poo poo the bed. Last time I changed the fluid it looked like chocolate milk and smelled like someone shoved a corpse in there. I think the only gear with any syncros left is 4th. I'm thinking I should start looking for one so I can dive right into it when it finally chokes. I traded an old AW-4 and the parts to install it to another guy whose girlfriend was 3-pedal retarded and wanted to drive his jeep. It came out of a 95 XJ. Honestly though, you can pull one out of any 6cyl standard XJ at the junkyard that doesn't have a pukegoat, I believe 87 or 89 is when they started using the AX15 instead? I believe the flywheel and pilot bearing are the same but not sure. The best vehicles for donors are going to be 93 or 95 and later (I forget) XJs for the AX15 since it'll be an external slave model, and if you luck out and find an 00 or 01 XJ you can pull an NV3550 out of it which is even better. If you have 4wd and get the trans from a 91 or later XJ/MJ you'll want to swap the input gear from a 91 through 94.0 NP231 into your NP231, or equivalently, bolt in any 91-95 NP231, since these have the newer 23 spline input gear needed to match the newer trans. I *think* I got all the year splits right, could be wrong. The RENIX fans over on NAXJA probably know more. EDIT: there is also something different about the trans crossmember and mount between pukegoat and AX15. Grab the trans crossmember and mount/exhaust bracket whojingy when you pull the trans out of the donor. Might also have to swap to a different clutch master since internal and external slaves have different fluid flow requirements iirc.
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adorai posted:Good rule of thumb: Every YJ owner will wave, topless TJ drivers will probably wave, other TJs might wave, JK drivers probably won't wave. I have a JK and I wave. It seems to go through phases here, sometimes everybody I see will wave for a week or two (maybe 4-5 people) then no one will for awhile. And it's usually just the lazy-Australian two finger lift rather than a wave. Still makes me  every time.
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rally posted:Does anyone here participate in the "Jeep wave"? I knew about it from my brother owning a Wrangler when the YJ's were big, so I was waving at people, but nobody waves back and I'm starting to feel a little faggy. I wave at mil jeeps, CJs, most wranglers (sometimes I dont wave to unbuilt JKs), built up cherokees and some others like broncs. Most wave back. I find it also depends where I'm at. The postal courier in my area drives a plain-jane JK unlimited with a hardtop and always waves but sometimes when I'm in town around the mall, I'll see people in JKs that make eye contact and have plenty of time to wave back but just stare at me like I'm an idiot. Medullah posted:I traded my 2003 Wrangler in and got a Patriot in 07. It was a sad day, but I needed gas mileage and I'd be damned if I was going to get a car. I had to force myself to keep my hand down when Wranglers passed, because a Patriot was not a Jeep, and I was not shaming myself. Should have just got bigger tires. An I6 patriot doesn't really have that much better MPGs than a wrangler does it? Sandbagger SA fucked around with this message at 02:30 on Sep 4, 2011 |
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kastein posted:I traded an old AW-4 and the parts to install it to another guy whose girlfriend was 3-pedal retarded and wanted to drive his jeep. It came out of a 95 XJ.
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commissargribb posted:Should have just got bigger tires. An I6 patriot doesn't really have that much better MPGs than a wrangler does it?
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kastein posted:or we're holding onto the wheel for dear life. loving deathwobble... The general rule of thumb is for the less-capable vehicle to initiate the wave. Usually, however, that meant the newer vehicle, however the newer wranglers are pretty good out of the box, so that kinda skews things a bit. I'll wave in my Cherokee, and I sometimes get waves back - mainly because I have body damage that proves I do drive it, I think. I'm wondering if I should wave in the volvo though. 
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All I've done to my Wrangler (Renegade Pack) is put a big fuckoff bullbar on the front. loving kangaroos, they are so dumb, and do bad damage to cars when they're feeling suicidal which appears to be all the time. For the type and amount of offroading I'm doing (mostly dune / beach stuff) I just can't justify the expense of doing anything much to it right now. It's okay if you guys wouldn't wave to me. 
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adorai posted:Pretty sure the patriot is 4cyl only, and it does get much better mileage. oh ok I guess that makes sense then. Doccers posted:
I generally wave to mil vehicles regardless of what I'm in (Jeep or DD)
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commissargribb posted:
Averaged between 26-28, almost all highway.
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adorai posted:Good rule of thumb: Every YJ owner will wave, topless TJ drivers will probably wave, other TJs might wave, JK drivers probably won't wave unless they roll with the top down and doors off. Fixed. I don't wave in the city, but I'll throw up a peace sign out in the woods or on a country road. Oh yeah, look familiar?  No, this isn't the same pic I posted a few pages back - this one was taken yesterday! I swear I've taken this same picture 4 or 5 times with various Jeeps over the years. And some more from our drive:  My JK and my mom's TJ  Mmmmm, bugs!  Mom caught a perch.  Yeah, that's the trail.  Entering what I like to call the "Sound of Music" meadow. Braincloud fucked around with this message at 19:45 on Sep 4, 2011 |
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I wave everywhere. When the doors are off I sometimes wave out the side. When the top is off I wave over the windshield.
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commissargribb posted:I wave everywhere. When the doors are off I sometimes wave out the side. When the top is off I wave over the windshield. When I'm driving the M54A2 topless (the truck, not me) you wouldn't believe how many hot chicks wave. I was shocked, I figured it would scare em all off and it did exactly the opposite. For reference:  It's got something loose in the steering and gets deathwobble at ~20mph if I hit the wrong bump. The front tires come off the ground and it rips chunks out of the side lugs 
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I got stuck in my YJ today and a 4-door JK appeared to drag my dumbass out. I guess I should start waving to 4-doors now.  kastein posted:
My Chevy 1500 did that, my upper and lower ball joints were shot. Did them and the pitman arm & the idler arm and no more problems. Might just be the idler and/or pitman in your case though.
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piss boner posted:My Chevy 1500 did that, my upper and lower ball joints were shot. Did them and the pitman arm & the idler arm and no more problems. Might just be the idler and/or pitman in your case though. pitman arm is fine, so are the TREs on the linkage from that to the idler arm on the frame and the TREs on the linkage from the idler arm to the driver side steering knuckle. I'm reasonably certain it's because the 5/8" rivets holding the steering box bracket to the frame are slightly stretched and my front tires were badly scalloped (tread down to 0 on the outside, still about 3/4" deep on the inside) and somehow one of the monkeys at the govliquidation lot managed to bend the 2" solid tie rod when they unloaded it... just haven't found time to fix it yet. I really hope I don't have to change the kingpins in this beast, because the tire/wheel weigh about 300-350lbs, the brake drum is over 100, and the knuckle is at least 100... and I nearly broke my 3 ton hydro jack last time I changed a tire on it.
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Just ordered 550 bucks worth of engine and cooling hardware on RockAuto. Once my blocks back from the machine shop I'm throwing this piece of poo poo back together and praying I don't gently caress it up. Wish me luck goons. Oh gently caress I'm so over my head gently caress.
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Slow is Fast posted:Just ordered 550 bucks worth of engine and cooling hardware on RockAuto. Do you know how I learned to strip down an engine and rebuild it? By doing it because I had no other choice. Don't worry, just plan for some unexpected hang-ups, and ask for help when they happen, and you'll get it together no sweat.
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Doccers posted:Do you know how I learned to strip down an engine and rebuild it? Yeah, there's only one way to learn. I helped my father build is new mustang 5.0 motor this summer and got it all down conceptually. More of making GBS threads myself spending all this money on parts and machine work and am terrified of loving it up. Thankfully the 4.0 is PlaySkools my first motor so it shouldn't be too bad. I'll be more relieved when it's all buttoned up and running.
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I'm going to put the back seats back into the Jeep for the 1000+km road trip I'm doing on Thursday. I'm going up north to far-North Queensland and will be meeting a couple of friends there. We're going to use my car to do some offroading. My question is, how do you stop the back seat from swinging/bouncing forward when it's folded up, as it will be on the way North when I'm by myself? Just strap it somehow?
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Sharks Below posted:I'm going to put the back seats back into the Jeep for the 1000+km road trip I'm doing on Thursday. I'm going up north to far-North Queensland and will be meeting a couple of friends there. We're going to use my car to do some offroading. Do you have it up because you need the space? If not, just leave it down. The only other way I can think of would be to pack something in behind it or use straps.
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I guess I don't NEED the space. I will have an esky and a bag with clothes and my camera case but that's probably about it. I think my brain was just automatically going "no one in back seat = back seat up" but that's stupid.
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Slow is Fast posted:More of making GBS threads myself spending all this money on parts and machine work and am terrified of loving it up. Thankfully the 4.0 is PlaySkools my first motor so it shouldn't be too bad. I'll be more relieved when it's all buttoned up and running.
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adorai posted:Are you stroking it while you are in there? No. Doing a budget build. I know, I'm not fit for AI 
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I came very close to getting a new WK2 Grand Cherokee today. I'm looking at a V6 with the Laredo X package. I drove a V8 and wasn't impressed. I won't be towing anything larger than a jet ski and that will only be across town. It's a 2011 and Chrysler's end of year clearance made the numbers very attractive, including the trade value on my car. Long shot question, but does anyone in this thread have one or have experience with them? Edit: Nvm, I didn't buy it. Still might someday. DropShadow fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Sep 9, 2011 |
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First package of 5 came from chocolage santa today for my rebuild. Also... My father got a cheapo MIG to fix my folks lawn mower with a broken frame. Good news, cherokee is getting a rebuilt motor and new floor boards!
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Does anyone know what Jeep Kaisers go for? I'm thinking about checking out this M715 (http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/2588845049.html) today or tomorrow. The guy is asking $2800 but I hope to talk him down if it's decent. I could sell my '95 Wrangler and use this as a toy instead.
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I'm planning on checking out a 1990 Cherokee (don't know what package) this Sunday. It's got a poo poo ton of miles on the body, but is apparently rust-free and has a clean interior, which is supported by photographic evidence. It also has had a new engine put in it, a dent in the rear passenger door and a leak in the fuel rail. I don't know if it's one of those heat-shrunk hard plastic lines, an O-ring on the injector or what. Anyway, it's got the 4.0 and auto trans, if that makes a difference. What should I watch out for? And for $1,000 is it worth it?
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skinner posted:Does anyone know what Jeep Kaisers go for? I'm thinking about checking out this M715 (http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/2588845049.html) today or tomorrow. The guy is asking $2800 but I hope to talk him down if it's decent. I could sell my '95 Wrangler and use this as a toy instead. 1. You need to buy it. 2. Are you in Maine? That would raise our Maine Jeep Goon™ count to three! 3. Buy it.
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Francis Baconator posted:I'm planning on checking out a 1990 Cherokee (don't know what package) this Sunday. It's got a poo poo ton of miles on the body, but is apparently rust-free and has a clean interior, which is supported by photographic evidence. It also has had a new engine put in it, a dent in the rear passenger door and a leak in the fuel rail. I don't know if it's one of those heat-shrunk hard plastic lines, an O-ring on the injector or what. Anyway, it's got the 4.0 and auto trans, if that makes a difference. Buy it. Go here and purchase this book. Enjoy the world of the XJ
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Slow is Fast posted:1. You need to buy it. 4. If you live near me I'll help you work on it. Not that I know much but yeah.
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Slow is Fast posted:1. You need to buy it. FSJs are badass.
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So a buddy of mine considers himself to be a part of the Jeep Community now. Today he purchased an XK. Not too sure about anyone else, but I personally hate the XK and view it as a slap in the face to us XJ lovers. He disagrees.
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Dismount posted:So a buddy of mine considers himself to be a part of the Jeep Community now. Today he purchased an XK. I think an XK pickup variant in the spirit of the Comanche would be cool.
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Dismount posted:Buy it.
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DropShadow posted:I came very close to getting a new WK2 Grand Cherokee today. I'm looking at a V6 with the Laredo X package. I drove a V8 and wasn't impressed. I won't be towing anything larger than a jet ski and that will only be across town. It's a 2011 and Chrysler's end of year clearance made the numbers very attractive, including the trade value on my car. Long shot question, but does anyone in this thread have one or have experience with them? I recently rented a 2011 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 which I drove from Michigan to Massachusetts. I liked it - roomy, quiet and fairly comfy even in basic rental fleet trim. Never did check what engine it had (Pentastar V6 I assume?), so I'm not sure if its gigantic gas tank simply tricked me into thinking that it had decent gas mileage or if that really was the case (we had 4 people in the car plus a trunk crammed full of stuff). Acceleration from a standstill was really sluggish, but once you got up to speed overtaking wasn't much of a problem. One minor detail that I thought was especially nice for endless highway cruising was the fact that you can get your speed shown digitally on that little display between the speedometer and the tach. Just a little thing, I know, but it helps you set the cruise control just right. It also tells you which direction you're driving in, which I thought was kinda neat since it helps a bit with navigation even if you don't have GPS device with you. Normally I don't care much for SUV's, but I wouldn't mind owning one. Looks decent too. Nuclear Tourist fucked around with this message at 23:27 on Sep 10, 2011 |
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Nuclear Tourist posted:I recently rented a 2011 Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4 which I drove from Michigan to Massachusetts. I liked it - roomy, quiet and fairly comfy even in basic rental fleet trim. Never did check what engine it had (Pentastar V6 I assume?), so I'm not sure if its gigantic gas tank simply tricked me into thinking that it had decent gas mileage or if that really was the case (we had 4 people in the car plus a trunk crammed full of stuff). Acceleration from a standstill was really sluggish, but once you got up to speed overtaking wasn't much of a problem. I think I've decided that when I do finally sell my car, I'm going to replace it with a WK2, unless I find a good used XJ to park alongside my wagon in the meantime.
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So I checked out that 1990 Cherokee today. The tires are in surprisingly decent condition and have about 50-60% left, which is more than I expected. It started okay and had decent belts. Best part? No rust or Bondo, not to mention a pretty good condition interior. Apparently, the seller's dad will replace the bad O-ring on the fuel rail. Cool, one less thing I have to do. Things wrong/missing: - Ceiling console doesn't do anything, but the lights do work - Needs some new coolant hoses and a flush, stat - Burns oil and makes a bit of smoke - Needs a new A/C condenser - Exhaust is rattly as hell and needs a muffler/straight pipe/something - Missing a spare tire - Needs an alignment (read: steering wheel is really cock-eyed) - Will get fresh engine/tranny oil - Driver side passenger door is missing thumb button for door/can't open and rear passenger side door has a cosmetic dent, but still opens - Paint's faded a bit - Brakes should be bled Kind of a knit picky list but overall, not bad considering they were asking for $1,000 and I talked them down to $800 with the fixed fuel rail leak. Couldn't pass it up for that much. I've never really had a beater worth beating, but I think I might've found just that in this Jeep. Should be fun! 
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