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I've been poking around looking at header options for an LS swap, and I've hit enough of a wall that I had to dust off my username here to ask. I have three known solutions. The Novak ones. Pricey, especially for the ceramic coated ones at $520 USD. Hooker LS Manifolds...

How much torque can you put into an AX-15 reliably? Or, what are they rated for? I'm assuming it's under 300ft-lbs.

So... I accidently acquired one. It was cheap, I am cheap, it worked out. Now, my issue is that ford typically runs horrible knuckles on their axles. The kingpin D60 ones are imfamous for breaking at the upper kingpin, both in stock applications and when used off-road with hi-steer. Lots of...

If a guy were wanting to bolt such an item as a skid plate to his uniframe, what would be the best option for adding a threaded attachment point? Options I know of or have tried in the past: 1. Fishing a nut-strip or plate with a nut welded to it into the uniframe. That seems way more...

I've heard lots of 'it can happen' but I don't think I've ever seen it happen. I ran dual electric fans on my last rig and always turned them off if the water got at all high. But I think they were more of a risk as they had much more flexible plastic blades. I'm debating if I wish to go to...

I've tried to contact BrettM. I don't know if he's still making units or not anymore... Anyone? Anyways, one way or another I need a controller, and I don't really want to build one as I haven't got the time. I was pretty sure there was at least one other company that makes them, but I can't...

Anybody know what one weighs fully dressed? Or close (name it, I'll take it). I looked around and can't find an accurate or reasonable number.

Hopefully this thread won't be like every other SBC swap thread out there. As in, I won't hear anything about how great the 4-oh is. Or something about how I should go search because 'there's lots of info'. It seems to be oft-stated that you must lift a XJ at least 3" for the UCAs to clear...

Did you by any chance do a comparison on the weight vs the stockers? Apparently the glass hoods are a couple pounds heavier than a stocker. I'm not sure about the fenders? I'm talking the ones that look like the stock ones, not with extra cut-out and flare... Not gonna wheel it, so don't...

Who has done what to improve the driveability of a street oriented rig? I was thinking (for a MJ) about a few things. It'd be a 4wd rig (I think), and I'd put a 242 or such in it. In the front, say use some high rate (170-180lbs) coils which would allow for about a 2" drop. I think V8 ZJs...

Hopefully at least some of you will figure out what I'm talking about... On a 4.0l head, there's two stubby/nub things which are used as locating dowels for the intake manifold. Likewise, on the intake there is two holes for them to go into... So, say a guy grinds them off. Or cuts the...

This is embarassing... But I don't know any tricks for this one so I figured I'd better ask. Apparently after about 20 years the hoses, that hook up to the heater core right be the firewall, will get kinda seized. They won't move at all. Yes, I took the hose clamps off. I tried brute...

This is something I used to remember, but don't anymore. Octane is 115 rated. Given an N/A engine with cast iron head and pistons the ideal CR is...? Given aluminum pistons? (I don't even know if there's any that would work anyways)

For a 4.0/258... How different is the P/S pump/brackets? Or are they largely the same? Interchangable? Or close enough a guy can mod the brackets to make it work either way? This is assuming a YJ with a serpentine belt.

I'm building a D44 rear. Okay, I'm not yet. But I will. Maybe. Once I finish the front one. But the plan was to have a little fun and make it full float and high pinion, then see if it simply fails horribly and I wasted a bunch of time. So, given it's 1/2 ton crap at best, what thickness...

Which affirms what I already knew - I'm as hard on my front wheel driving assemblies as I am on the rear. So, I need a HD output. Or something. What are the options? Does the wide chain/6-pinion NP231C have a stronger front output? How about the NP241? D or C variants, I guess. I...

Alrighty. A body man I am not. Luckily this won't have to look amazing. I'm only trying to capture the 'theme' of a MJ, if you will. Anywho, I've been given the oppertunity to pick up a MJ cab that is otherwise going to the scrapper. Somebody needed a trailor, and figured that bucking the...

I assume there is no adapters out there to mate an aw4 to sbc? We can do GM 60* with an isuzu bell-housing or the factory 2.5-AW4 bell. But assumably 90* is not possible by either a hodge podge collection of stock parts or by anything aftermarket? Novak says: GM Because of this...

I've found that HP D44s are cheap/avaliable, at least in comparison with a HP D60 (or even a LP one), and are importantly to me - high pinion. I've seen a few 44/60s that have been built on this site and others, and many full-width or cut down HP D44s in front applications. But, really, how...

Haven't found much that's useful. Unless I want to know how much electrical conduit weighs... Anybody got a table? Looking more at various sizes of round tube (and pipe, FWIW) and HSS. I found decent ones for FB and solid stock... Another cute thing would be per square foot of sheetmetal...