The tale of SuperMJ
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Year: 1999
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I needed to get my motivation back with working on the truck. So I decided to look for an easy project to do...
I had already sold my column shift cluster that I rebuilt. I'm kicking myself because I FORGOT to swap the face bezels ugh. (I had black on that cluster and some boring grey **** on this one).
I gotta look for another one now.
Anyway I had a spare bezel and I tried painting it, didn't come out good so I trashed it. I guess I ll run the dull grey **** for now.
I took the bezel out, cleaned all the gauge faces, washed the bezel and the lens. I reset the mileage to 250,743. Installed the new speedo cable through the firewall and put the gauge cluster back in place on the dash.
I had already sold my column shift cluster that I rebuilt. I'm kicking myself because I FORGOT to swap the face bezels ugh. (I had black on that cluster and some boring grey **** on this one).
I gotta look for another one now.
Anyway I had a spare bezel and I tried painting it, didn't come out good so I trashed it. I guess I ll run the dull grey **** for now.
I took the bezel out, cleaned all the gauge faces, washed the bezel and the lens. I reset the mileage to 250,743. Installed the new speedo cable through the firewall and put the gauge cluster back in place on the dash.
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Also. I don't know if I mentioned it already but I m trading a doubler I built for a set of clean 97+ doors with manual crank windows. It has grey door panels. I'm thinking I should either look for black or camel tan (probably better with camel).
Anybody got that?
Anybody got that?
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Permanently installed steering system.
A little whoop... I forgot to weld a steering stabilizer bracket on the truss so maybe I ll just make something that ll bolt on.
Also scored a 3x5 angle steel that's 1/4" thick from work
Not sure if I ll leave it at 63" long or cut it at frame rail ends. I ll have to build the bed first and see how that go. I'm thinking I should leave it at 63 so it can support the rear corners of the bed and have better bumper mounting system.
A little whoop... I forgot to weld a steering stabilizer bracket on the truss so maybe I ll just make something that ll bolt on.
Also scored a 3x5 angle steel that's 1/4" thick from work
Not sure if I ll leave it at 63" long or cut it at frame rail ends. I ll have to build the bed first and see how that go. I'm thinking I should leave it at 63 so it can support the rear corners of the bed and have better bumper mounting system.
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I’d cut it the width of the frame rails. The frame rails will support the bed the rest of the length, why deviate at the rear? I don’t see a need for the rear corners of the bed to be stronger than the rest of it. Mounting the bumper outboard of the frame rails puts a load on the frame at an angle if you pull on it. That angle hanging out each side will also be a head knocker.
I would drill some holes through the angle at the end of the frame rails and weld nuts on the backside of the angle before welding on as bumper mounting points.
I would drill some holes through the angle at the end of the frame rails and weld nuts on the backside of the angle before welding on as bumper mounting points.
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To clarify. I wouldn't be mounting the bumper directly on the ends of the angle. It ll be mounted directly at the location where the frame rails meet the angle. If I do decide to add the additional mounting points on the ends, it ll be just supplementary strengthening points.
IF I do keep the 63" width. I will be cutting a slope on the bottom so it tapers a bit towards to the ends.
IF I do keep the 63" width. I will be cutting a slope on the bottom so it tapers a bit towards to the ends.
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Cut all the old injector connectors off and soldered in those from an 97.
Here's how I mounted the renix fuel rail on the 99 intake manifold. I got the idea from SatiricalHen. Apparently the renix rail is actually of a smaller diameter than a 97+ so I just simply cut the tabs off that and it fits around the renix diameter perfectly.
Here's how I mounted the renix fuel rail on the 99 intake manifold. I got the idea from SatiricalHen. Apparently the renix rail is actually of a smaller diameter than a 97+ so I just simply cut the tabs off that and it fits around the renix diameter perfectly.
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Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
How many of those tabs did you end up using?
Also I'm been informed that my steel will be arriving next Friday. Pretty excited here
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Originally Posted by CobraMarty
They are different?