SatiricalHen

Mine isn't threaded either. Where did you get a threaded one from?

SatiricalHen

I changed the oil in the Comanche and tried fixing the condensation from the now working ac from running into the passenger floor board, but I was not successful. I also got very frustrated with the high idle and I have it idling correctly now, but I didn't fix it correctly. I'll put some details in my Comanche build thread and maybe someone can help...

EZEARL

Yea what's with the a/c condensation thing? I get drips every so often on the passenger side. I might be mistaken but it only seems to do it when the temp outside is on the cooler side.

SatiricalHen

This isn't drips. This is a river.

EZEARL

Sure hope your river didn't start out as just drips!!

Bugout4x4

The more it drips after you shut it down... The better it is working as it should to keep you cool. Right now mine on my truck is putting 22 degree air out of the vents with 115 degree outside temp but dropping a lot of water from the backside of the evaporator when it shuts down. Normal in humid weather with a well working system. When it dries up it will drop less.

SatiricalHen

My river started out as a river. I never had working ac in the Comanche before so hopefully you're safe.

Bluelight

A year after buying my XJ, I was having problems with the lift gate, and attempted to thread a nut down it, and discovered it wasn't actually threaded, but more of a ribbed rod, like a fine pitched piece of rebar. I cranked it on there anyway That, and some light pressure on the license plate brow worked fine for years. Although the nut positioned the rod vertically, eventually the clip wore out and the rod would just drop out and fall into the liftgate. Finally took the inner cover off so I could put it back when it would fall out. Had thought it was about time for a new clip and rod, which I guess could have ended up with real threads.

Before I sold it, I was driving my ZX2 in Alabama last July, and noticed large drips on the passenger side floor. Thought it was condensate leaking, but was surprised when I looked that it was actually ice forming and dripping on the outside of the air box.

jessenator

Looked up the p/n on eBay and there was one, possibly another (crappy images—couldn't tell for sure). The eBay find did have "AB" appended on the end of its p/n whereas my '98 parts catalog did not. Ż\_(ツ)_/Ż whatever that means.

Now to chop up the parts shell... Hopefully.

TwistedWrench

Did a thing.



Snapped a couple bolts... rounded off a torx bit...

But the trash metal is off!

jessenator

TwistedWrench

Good grief! I feel so much better about my project now...

TwistedWrench

Ok, got a lead on a good used fender, picking that up tomorrow.

Despite my best efforts, i still havent been able to locate a good used nose for the old girl. Id prefer OE, but oh well. Just ordered up new;

Header panel
Headlight bucket
Adjusters & spring
Headlight retainer
Headlight bezel
Marker lights
Grille

Bit by bit...

5-Speed

Good thing you know someone who will paint all of it.... replacing panels is cheap, paint is not. You are lucky to have the skills and access to all of that.

TwistedWrench

Lol ya its an assload of work, but it does save me a bundle being able to paint.

Not entirely sure what direction i wanna go in regards to paint on this one. Some variation on silver for the primary color. Lol, mostly out of laziness. I dont want to redo the door jambs.

Im thinking bout going a good bit lighter than the original gunmetal grey(hate that color). Then possibly doing a bedliner job from the high bodyline(just under the gay orange pinstripes) on down, ala Golden Badger. Not sure yet.