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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Oxen__

Yeah tru that. I hate to say it the only parts of an xj made in the US are the axles body and engine. The rest is all imported. No joke. Most of you hard core jeep lovers are so close to being in a euro rig ya just dont know it.
Yeah it's a shame, but I love my Xj.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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Yeah it's a shame, but I love my Xj.
there not bad rigs.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Oxen__
i wouldn't worry about emm bro.

got you some doors to make some halfs outta today . there green like your rig too and some spare fenders if ya want em.
Thanks bro net time I get a couple days off in a row I'll have to make a trip down to A=Town to work on the jeep and I would like the fenders
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Oxen__
Ok so . Who fell asleep at the wheel when desighing the jeep. What company puts your window sprayer lines in the wire harness. Ill be re routing mine outside the harness. Fun bit of bolts tho. I pulled the engine trans and t case out in one. Can you say crane truck
A.M.C. desined it blame them
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by SHANE 87
A.M.C. desined it blame them

I think amc was long gone by the time they got into building the hoe's but dont quote me on that. Ill check and see if my renix harness is the same. Im going to make sure to route those lines out side it.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Oxen__

I think amc was long gone by the time they got into building the hoe's but dont quote me on that. Ill check and see if my renix harness is the same. Im going to make sure to route those lines out side it.
A.M.C Renix motor went from 1987-1990, then in 1991 the h.o chrysler was started.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 1987XJ
A.M.C Renix motor went from 1987-1990, then in 1991 the h.o chrysler was started.
Well there we have it.
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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 11:56 PM
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engines out of the donor . gona put the renixhead on. port it to match the hoe manifolds. once the engines all clean im going to paint it CAT yellow and stuff it on in.

hey while its out any good links for a high volume oil pump?

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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 03:52 AM
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why put a renix head on it?
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Oxen__
I think amc was long gone by the time they got into building the hoe's but dont quote me on that. Ill check and see if my renix harness is the same. Im going to make sure to route those lines out side it.
What I ment was amc desinged the xj
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Old Apr 18, 2012 | 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Six-Pack Smile
why put a renix head on it?
More torque at lower rpm. With h.o manifolds on it ported to match. The renix has a better torque curve for wheeling. The h.o peaks at 4g while the renix dose it at about 2900.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 09:10 AM
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Both machine shops i like to use are two weeks out. Any recomendations for shops in oak harbor?
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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you got a 21 spline 231 that you might be changing out?
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Six-Pack Smile
you got a 21 spline 231 that you might be changing out?

Not quite yet.
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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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I got one if anyone's looking.
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