You gave any pic of your new toy lol

Got any pic

Buddy u r going to spend $300+ for gas and food plus what about if something happens on the way you will pay for it. Its a risk I wooden take but its up to you man, in best case ur going to make what $350/$370 more. Tell hem if tou wanna $2750 and it's YOURS .....


Bat again that's me .....

Yep I did the math at 12 mpg to be safe Figured it'd be a hefty bill.

Yeah its a bit of a drive, went a few years ago for the superbowl in phoenix and visited friends on the edge of nothing in Tuscon.

400$ offer would be lowball, but of course I always look for the best offer.
*word of advice* If someone shows up to buy your jeep with a blue tooth in his ear, hes gonna wanna pay blue book

I pretty much came to an ultimatum.
Which ever he chooses..
Its still up for sale. I dont even have the cash go down there at the moment.

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looks like front axle seals are leaking a little but I still have to pull it in the garage and really get a look at everything. Has anyone changed those out before and is it a pain in the you know what? Kinda excited I dont know much about these so should be fun but again sad to of seen my XJ go down the street with out me in it. lol

Looks GREAT!
4.0l? Or the v8?
Havent done axle seals myself, Personally I would take it to a place specializing in drivetrain. Adams or dans driveline are both reputable. with the exception jon's bolts not being threadlocked at dans recently, Always had top notch and speedy service there.

Quick question guys I have a 86' xj with a 2.8L and I was thinking about swapping a 4.0L. Is that possible? What needs to be changed or is it just finding a long block? Trans wise is the same?

Well the 2.8 was carbureted. And the 4.0s were not. So youll need to get a wiring harness and everything that goes with it to make a fuel injected engine work.

You need to move the radiator support forward to fit the 4.0 and I think a new hood and the hood latches and supports from a newer model.

the trans needs to be swapped to fit a 4.0 and possibly an advancedadaptors kit to make things mate correctly.

There are other problems.

the spot where the shifter rests may not line up, firewall may need to be pounded in to fit a bigger engine and different trans transfer case in.

Then there is making mounting brackets for ****ING EVERYTHING.

Research the 2.8l V6 to 4.2l Inline 6 swap


Get a different jeep in my opinion.

It has the v8. They just looked to to leaking but untill I get it all cleaned up and can really tell Im not really sure. Hopefully its just crap from PO. lol

If your building for trail rig I would say do it but make it a stroker but for a DD I wouldnt do it to much work and time your better off just saving around 2000 and buying a desent one. IMO

well I cant wait to see it in person. Always liked the zjs. Gonna wheel it soon?

I dont think so. Its ganna be more of just a DD family jeep. Ill build another XJ one of these days for wheeling and use this one to tow it. I know its sad but true

[quote=sandfish88;2001155]
internal slave, i should be picking up a new one before this weekend, but i have no idea what to do to get it in. ill take a look at your thread, thanks.

I understand. Have had to sell all mine for bills.

[quote=JoshuaMishler;2002390]Basically, your gonna:
drop the crossmember.
drop exhaust pipe from manifold,
Drop the trans.
drop the clutch.
remove slave from transmission.
clean everything.

Reinstall clutch.
Re install slave,
reinstall trans,
Reinstall exhaust
re install crossmember.
hook up hydraulic line.
Bleed
Drive