Build Thread 83 CJ7 its time to get it done
mdeluca
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Mom just might be doing this build...
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Build Thread 83 CJ7 its time to get it done
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Don’t forget she did help me build the front dif while I was out on surgery
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Yes, I remember - but you were dexterously challenged then....... LOL
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Hmmmm - Hadn’t thought of that. I think yer on to something........
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And she will be wanting the keys when it's done 
Belizean
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Enjoy your mom while she is around. I lost mine last year and miss her very much, not that she was helpful at all in the garage.
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This ^^^
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Love mom and grandma
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Man I only got like 183k out of this throwout bearing lol
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When I saw this I thought" man - better him than me - I hate working on clutches an
"........ Guess what's screaming at me now???? I think you cursed my TO bearing......
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When I saw this I thought" man - better him than me - I hate working on clutches an
Ya that NV5600 is a huge heavy Transmission I’m glad I didn’t buy a 4x4 Cummins truck
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Hey shum8 at least you can lift and lower your Transmission and t case through the shifter hole unlike most vehicles
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True that - but it’s still a pain.......
Ok - it got above 70 today. That can only mean 90+days are soon to follow. IS IT FALL YET???
Ok - it got above 70 today. That can only mean 90+days are soon to follow. IS IT FALL YET???
coldair
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Shoot we still have snow on the ground last week I was driving around in the snowcat at work.
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Well I have a cylinder not firing at idle it was #6 not it seems to have shifted to #2, I bought and installed a set of MSD cut to fit wires and really enjoyed using the tool they provide to crimp the terminals on, but I still have a miss, hopefully I will be able to get some trouble shooting in tomorrow
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Heck yeah you really don't need 8 cylinders when you are idling any way do you ? . Just think of the fuel you are saving. Mine idles real well with only 4. Once I install my AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l and EFI I don't know what I will do with all that raw power. I might even be able to shift into 4th gear going up hill on the interstate. Hopefully you can figure that problem out with not much problem. !
. Just think of the fuel you are saving. Mine idles real well with only 4. Once I install my AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l and EFI I don't know what I will do with all that raw power. I might even be able to shift into 4th gear going up hill on the interstate. Hopefully you can figure that problem out with not much problem. !
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Lol maybe I have the poor mans version of the multiple displacement system
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Well going down the trouble shooting rabbit hole...... new wires, new plugs, now I’m going to replace all the locks and retainers on the motor to hopefully get her running right
My guy at the parts counter was all impressed because I told him I want Champion RC12YC plugs part number 71 Lol
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My guy at the parts counter was all impressed because I told him I want Champion RC12YC plugs part number 71 Lol
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mdeluca
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Good deal... its all about impressing the counter guy.
There is an old guy at the local Napa to whom I like to make a good showing.
There is an old guy at the local Napa to whom I like to make a good showing.
Scout1067
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The dude at my local German parts store where I get model non-specific parts is constantly amazed when I come in and ask him for things he has never heard of, and I speak German. He hates getting stump chumped by me but at the same time he told me he is learning more about cars by the things I ask for that he is then surprised he has available in his ordering system.