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Running a HMMWV IP because it's all I could find at the time. The timing is turned up pretty good and the intake is wide open, but it could still benefit from moving more air. Preferably without sounding obnoxious. Dynomax Super Turbos seemed to fit the bill, so I ordered a couple, and they...

As far as cheap junk from China goes, this panoramic clip-on mirror was worth every penny. Visibility and clarity were both substandard with the OEM mirror. It was pretty scratched up among other problems. With this thing, I just rotated it until I wasn't looking at my own reflection and now...

Seemed like an odd place. They probably just have cheaper labor than China. Please refrain from discussing narcotics in my threads. The only thing hard about doing the mounts is the crud falling in your face. The Energy Suspension mounts are more expensive than I expected, but I practically got...

Discovered this morning that the bottom bracket on the power steering pump had fallen off. Thankfully, it had just rotated out of position, rather than being missing entirely. Don't know how long it had been like that, but the top of the pulley had worn a groove into the mount and the bottom of...

Poked around under the truck and installed cotter pins in all the castle nuts that the previous owner's mechanic didn't. Just glad nothing fell off between then and now. Rear springs are scheduled to arrive Tuesday.

I wish the outside of our engines looked like the inside of yours. Forgive my ignorance, but is the timing chain behind that plate that sits behind the IP gears? I haven't been that deep in my 6.2 yet.

I couldn't have installed it if it wasn't collapsible. Well, I could, but I'm in no mood to be pulling steering gearboxes today. That's a whole big production, but this is just a two beer job if you work slow and drink fast. The Jeep shaft telescopes at the rubber boot. It has splines that...

Took a chance on an open box listing on eBay and was pleasantly surprised to find that I scored a complete set of poly motor and transmission mounts for $40. Wasn't really feeling ready to tackle this job, but $40 was an offer I could not refuse.

Front end bonus round. I ordered SKP 425-284 (XJ Steering Shaft) from RockAuto. The lower bolt at the steering box is 12 point 7/16". The upper nut is 5/8" on a round headed bolt: I planned to do this swap because I thought the rag joint was completely shot. I looked into replacing it with...

The good news is repro fender inners are cheap.

Yeah, that's a modification. I'd secure the loose wires so they don't find something hot or moving. Are you missing your CDR entirely? I have an extra.

Yeah, the OE mechanical lift pump is under the passenger side generator. If your motor mount bushings are shot, the fuel line coming out of it will be resting against your frame rail. The Energy Suspension part number for poly motor/transmission mount bushings is 3.1124(G for black, R for red)...

If you're extra lazy, you can probably get away with just driving a new shift shaft seal in on top of the old one. That's what I did to my '69 C10.

Looking at the vacuum regulator from the passenger fender, clockwise turns your shift points up. Counterclockwise turns them down. The vacuum pump I referred to is this distributor-type device in the engine valley by the firewall. They're hard to find and people are charging outrageous...

Don't know if they salt the roads up in NC, but I expect they probably do. The self-oiling undercarriage isn't a bug. It's a feature. Sounds like the transmission is internally healthy. If as you drive it, you find the shift points getting higher and higher, that'll be your vacuum pump crapping...

That's excellent advice! Very much appreciated! Will re-center the wheel once I've installed the Jeep steering shaft. It's currently in the mail. I figure I'll document that install in this thread as bonus material. With as tight as the new springs with poly bushings feel, I'm afraid the...

Thank you. The fender gap differential is off by almost five inches, but the difference in body seam height is only 2.75". We'll see how it goes when I get around to doing new OE-style rears with poly bushings, but not anytime too soon. I'm beat.

Post install reference image: Rick is right. I wouldn't want it much taller. Was considering zero rates before, but I like not having to climb into the thing. Gained approximately 1.75" of fender clearance. I expect running 33x12.5 would be a nonissue with these springs: Gained...

I'll cross my fingers for you that the clutch packs are healthy.

I have a hard time imagining a bone-dry undercarriage on a CUCV, but that's great news. I overfill mine a little from time to time when I'm topping it off, and it causes hard and late shifting. It's a self-solving problem in my case, but unless you've got an evacuation pump with a long tube, it...