This has changed a lot...
I looked at it last week....I wouldn't want to discourage you from looking at it because it is a low price but be prepared, it's pretty crusty underneath and has a ton of gobbed on bondo.
you've got a pm :sunshine:
Well, it sure is crusty. Been DDing it for nearly a year though
It has made it to Pennsylvania and back something like five or six times now, including two trips with an entire XJ drivetrain and tools to install it sitting in the back.
The gobbed on bondo was easily solved too, courtesy of a Mass driver who decided I wasn't going to merge in front of them in a construction zone. Ran over a traffic cone, it ripped all the bondo off the driver side when it popped up from under the tire.
Another dumb question - the only MJ I have to look at is presently driving to New Jersey, and the gas tank hangar bolts are discontinued. Can anyone with an MJ take a quick look at their gas tank hangar bolts and tell me how long the unthreaded portion of the shank is, and whether it's 3/8 UNC thread or not? Trying to figure out if a standard XJ tank hangar bolt can be substituted.
It is *not* 3/8 UNC thread. I believe it was M10xsomething, and the bolts are much shorter and the threads start further up the shank. XJ J-bolts will not work and cannot be made to work.
Stuff I've done:
* removed headliner (I have the backing board in my workshop waiting for me to get around to reupholstering it still)
* bought an absolute ton of parts
* replaced all the brake lines. The only one still OEM is the part to the right front tire that goes behind the engine, I cut that a few inches back from where it started rusting and replaced only the rusty part.
* swapped WJ booster and master cylinder in. The booster has a leaky gasket in it now though, so as soon as I get a new one I'm replacing that again.
* replaced gas tank and fuel sender.
* installed stock steering skid.
* tossed my Bridgestone Dueller APTs and ZJ Canyon rims on it, because I couldn't stand the rims on it and the tires were horrible.
* V8 ZJ tie rod
Stuff I'm doing within a few weeks:
* 8.25 swap, with ZJ discs.
* 4x4 swap (NP231)
* AX15 swap!
* new gaskets and seals all around the engine so it stops leaking oil in quantities that put BP to shame
* new radiator, power steering pump, water pump, spark plugs/rotor/cap while the engine is out
* full R134a conversion on the AC since it doesn't work and I have all the parts to do this, just need to make some adapters to connect the old style evap to the new style lines and accumulator/dryer
* new rear bumper (thanks MoparManiac!) and custom receiver hitch I'm building.
* stock tcase skid (thanks Rob Mayercik!)
* stock gas tank skid (thanks MoparManiac!)
* snowplow
* possibly a d30 aussie locker, if I can find someone to trade one off of.
* RuffStuff cover on the d30
* custom cover I'm making myself for the 8.25 - 3/8" plate bolt ring, 1/4" plate dome, 1/4" webbing for stiffening.
* new rims (16" steelies off a Crown Vic)
* new tires (Firestone Winterforce)
* new tailgate that isn't dented to hell... well... less so. Keeping the really dented up one for junkyard runs.
* new windshield, it needs it badly
* working on a custom overhead console. Basically I'm taking an XJ overhead console, stripping it down, shortening it, using my heatgun to reshape the plastic, reupholstering it, and making a custom rear bracket for it.
* new doors with 97+ mirrors, power locks, power heated mirrors, power windows. They came off the front of a 96 4dr XJ so I have 2 extra up/down switches, not sure what I'm going to do with them but I may use them to eliminate the stupid mirror adjustment switch that normally goes in the center console.
* new fender flares (black instead of painted to match, I like the mid 90s Sport trim level) and grille+light bezels
* maybe one of these years I'll fix the rust in the floors
* maybe one of these years I'll put 2x6 rocker replacements on it, too.
The rear axle, transmission, 4wd, plow, tires, and diff covers are most likely to happen soonest. Waiting on a rockauto order right now.