jamesd1972
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,840
Club RR Member Number: 40
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Jun 11, 2017 21:19:04 GMT
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Fit a locker and see how it goes ? (Don't think about the drifting potential !) Making good progress already - don't forget the poor old taxi ! James
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Don't recall ever seeing one of these.
Bookmarked - obviously!
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It's a Jeep grizz, of course it needs 4wd.
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It's a Jeep grizz, of course it needs 4wd. What he said 😊
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Not always...
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Jun 12, 2017 10:16:55 GMT
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That one might belong in the "you've ruined it" thread.
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Jun 12, 2017 11:43:38 GMT
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That one might belong in the "you've ruined it" thread. It's purposeful though
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Davey
Posted a lot
Resident Tyre Nerd.
Posts: 2,208
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Jun 12, 2017 11:48:25 GMT
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That one might belong in the "you've ruined it" thread. I have to strongly disagree, that is all kinds or win.
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K11 Micra x3 - Mk3 astra - Seat Marbella - Mk6 Escort estate - B5 Passat - Alfa 156 estate - E36 compact Mk2 MR2 T-bar - E46 328i - Skoda Superb - Fiat seicento - 6n2 Polo - 6n polo 1.6 - Mk1 GS300 EU8 civic type S - MG ZT cdti - R56 MINI Cooper S - Audi A3 8p - Jaguar XF (X250) - FN2 Civic Type R - Mk2 2.0i Ford Focus
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🇿🇼Kingludba🇬🇧
Part of things
If in doubt... flat out !
Posts: 975
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buy the jeep Cherokee and get the angle grinder fired up...maybe a twin cab version...😎
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`99 BMW 528i auto - current `01 Merc C320 - Gone `01 Forester S-Turbo - Sold `89 BMW 320i Convertible - Sold(shoulda kept it ) `88 Toyota MR2 T-Bar - Sold `89 BMW 325i touring - Sold `89 BMW 535i - Let her go too early `85 BMW 320i 2 door - Rust = character `00 Subaru Impreza Turbo wagon - Sold (engine failure) `93 BMW 325i - Sold
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Well I guess this is fcuked New cable is off a Wrangler, it's a bit longer but fits. I installed the rear view mirror on the roof sub-structure, since it's a bit too wide (again for a wrangler). And would collide with the sun visors if glued to the screen as per original... Then I put the gauge cluster back in - and the park brake warning light stopped working, the fuel gauge went nuts - oh the joy of old cheap american-french electrics. I get a feeling why people try to avoid the "Renix" Jeeps... At least I don't have a Bendix ABS. I've ordered some electric contact cleaner & grease, basically any connector and ground on this thing needs refreshing or beefing up. Soo... I'm now waiting for a couple of insurances to get back to me with quotes. Since this is classed as a truck, it falls into the same category as all the White Vans and insurance is rather... Well, unexpectedly high. Best quote so far is 1000€/year. If I can lower this a bit, I'd be happy! On the other hand tax for a light truck is very low, for this it's 110€/year. But then - I didn't buy this as a cheap car, it's a toy for when I'm in the mood to destroy a metric ton of gasoline Cheers, Jan
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Jun 17, 2017 19:14:57 GMT
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Sooo - I was not happy with the "idiot lights" cluster... So I bought a Jeep - er - cheap "full" cluster. Which of course has no cut-out for the gear indicator for the column shifter... So I made a carboard template and a fixture to make the cutout. Used a stanley knife to cut the face. Next time I'll cut it from the front side, should make it nicer. Or cut it smaller than required and file to size. Just cutting it from behind leaves a rolled edge that's hard to get rid of. All works plug & play, only the senders for temperature & oil pressure need replacing for sending units instead of switches. I said "next time", because I'm on the hunt for an early "full" gauge cluster, with the early blue faces, like my "idiot lights" cluster. They'r just so much better looking than the newer all black gauges... I used the black cover of the old cluster though, it's a bit better looking than the grey cover (first picture in this post). So, not much done... Cheers, Jan
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Jun 17, 2017 20:30:19 GMT
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Jun 30, 2017 20:48:18 GMT
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So, finally got round to insure & register it today... And what'S even better; I got assigned a short plate! Plates with only one additional letter & number (first 2 or 3 letters are county code) need a permit, since they'r very limited. But, this car has a smal enough number plate recess to qualify for the shortest possible plate. Very chuffed! Some countys are very reluctant to assign these, so I'm glad ours is reasonable. It took a bit longer than usual to register the car. Everything had to be signed off by the officials of the registration office - but in the end I got my shorty plates. And as you can or can not see, I also installed a long flexible fiber glas antenna. I love those! Good for driving through hedges Cheers, Jan
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Jun 30, 2017 23:41:36 GMT
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Trying to "like" your posts but when I hit the button, it shoots me to the top of the page. Oh well.
LIKE!
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Sooo, since the interior is back together, two snaps of it... all I managed to do is install the antenna cable this weekend, the rest as spent assisting - a little - with fixing an not-quite-so-old Ford. Anyway. As mentioned, I installed a flexible CB antenna, made by "Kathrein" (better known for sat dishes and associated stuff). It's made from mutliple pieces. The antenna foot is separate, the antenna can be screwed on. The cable between antenna & splitter is also separate, screwed on. It was quite a nightmare to attach it to the antenna foot..... Took me nearly 1.5h! ^picture makes it look easy... And finding an adapter for an antenna cable was equally challenging... But, my favourite electronics store - they had one! Stashed in a box of unsorted antenna cable adapters, but the woman who runs this smal buiseness - she knew where it was! 5€. Awesome! Made me realise that Mercedes antennas must be odd-balls with they'r screw-on cables. Every car parts place I visitied had push-connectors. Whatever. Radio works. Just needs a constant live to remember it's code.... I'm liking the colour combination! Bench seat needs re-upholstering badly, though. I'll get a quote, don't fancy doing it myself. I mean I could, but my time is better spent elsewhere. Cheers, Jan
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This truck is fantastic. I've owned a Jeep pickup before, cool things, wish I still had it. Yours is in great shape, over here in the Snow States, those are all rusted away. You rarely see them. Good Job and good thread!
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Mexican Blanket
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Mexican Blanket Just what I was thinking! Can't wait to see this progress.
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Maximum signature height: 80 pixels
87 Nissan Bluebird 88 Mk2 Vauxhall Astra
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This truck is fantastic. I've owned a Jeep pickup before, cool things, wish I still had it. Yours is in great shape, over here in the Snow States, those are all rusted away. You rarely see them. Good Job and good thread! How close are they to a durango chassis?
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Nothing on the Jeep pickups is the same during that era. Today the Durango and the Grand Cherokee share an enormous amount of things, but even the modern Durango vehicles aren't "full frame" cars anymore having switched to unibody pans in recent years. Jeeps on their own have lots of support for parts and extras, engine swap data and servicing. I would love to see a 2015-17 6.4 Hemi in an old jeep pickup like you've got there.
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