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This is a topic I think about a lot. Each vehicle has its own unique attributes, and if you take those attributes and compare them, sometimes you come up with zero comparison at all. Apples to oranges. The glaringly obvious thing about the Jeep is the exterior styling. American stylists have...

I spent the weekend installing the heater core and heater boxes. Searching for a proper replacement heater core with the flanges attached proved unsuccessful so a core without the flanges was adapted to fit inside the heater box. I made a simple bracket that riveted to the inside of the heater...

I forgot to show you guys what I built my dad for father's day.

Thank you for looking into it for me. Factory parts manuals come in handy. I wish I had one for this, but it probably wouldn't do much good anyway, as so many of the parts are no longer available. Even knowing what to call a part is usually half the battle. I did order a heater core, and it...

Another question - Heater Control Valve? I was under the impression that the heater core was plumbed directly to the motor (in and out) without a valve, but searching for a replacement core, I found a listing for a valve. Am I wrong in thinking there is no factory heater valve on a 360 V8...

Ok, cool. I didn't know who made them. He has a lot of other neat items. I wonder if he makes the visor clip in the center. I suppose I could make the mirror mounts myself, a little less bulky to hold the smaller motorcycle mirrors.

Back to the mirrors. I had an idea the other day and started looking into it this morning. Using the billet mirror mounts from BJ's, I could mount some smaller rectangular or square motorcycle mirrors. The large ones BJ's pictures would be heavy for the small two-bolt mounting, and I feel they...

Some. Mileage and storage being key. I have to keep it indoors. Come to think of it, It's my Sprite I just got Grundy coverage for. I can't remember the name of the company for the Jeep insurance. My agent sourced it for me.

Other work on the Cherokee is getting completed, I'm happy to say, though I wish I didn't have a day job, so I could focus on getting this ready for winter. The front tie rod ends showed up, all except the inner right, which is on back order with no ETA. In an effort to not let that stall my...

The Jeepster is still at the paint shop. It's supposed to be ready for paint next week, at which time, I will go inspect it and snap some pics. Getting close!!!

That's great. Thanks for the diagrams. I can recreate anything pictured there. Hopefully it will save me a trip to the wreckers.

Oh yeah, the spring plates - I assumed they were at least cast steel (not iron), but I'm not shocked to hear that you broke one.

Thanks guys. I couldn't tell from any pics I found online, if the sway bar brackets bolted directly to the frame or if there was a standoff bracket. Seems like the c-channel bracket answers my question there. As for the lower link bracket, I might just weld one onto the axle housing. I could...

Question for the experts - Sway Bar This Cherokee did not come equipped with any sway bars, which is kind of surprising. I did a quick google search and found that there was a factory front sway bar which mounts to the frame. I also found one that appears to attach to the axle, Land Cruiser...

Nice. Thank you. I have seen the billet adapters at BJ's and while it's a great idea, the mirrors are kinda bulky. Gives me an idea though...

Orange and silver. Door mirrors are one of my questions. Who here with an FSJ runs the small chrome door mirrors? Can you actually see out of them? I've had them on a couple of my old Chevy trucks and while they look a lot better than the giant tow mirrors, they aren't very easy to see out of...

Interesting. Opens up all kinds of possibilities.

Thanks Todd. With all of my own projects lingering about the shop, I sometimes forget that I have actual paying work to get done... All info I found on the 4350 shows that it was used in 77-79 on 460ci cars and possibly trucks. Guys who have worked with them absolutely love them. It's difficult...

The original HVAC unit was pretty beat up. The heater core had four holes in it. All of the foam sealing the trap doors was gone. The wiring was hokey, at best. And all of it was full of rat crap. All of the HVAC systems I restore get all new foam. Not only does it seal everything nice and...

The wheels that came on the rig were the original 8 spoke wagon wheels, but were pretty sad looking. I had the tires removed then brought the wheels to my favorite blasting/powder coating shop, American Stripping in Sacramento to have them blasted and coated. I chose a stock color, RAL 1013...