Recent content by 89custom

This sounds like a lot of fun, I haven't been to Big Bear for a couple years and then that was in a fullsize stock Chevy truck, so what kind of wheeling options are there? Is it looking like a good turnout as well? I like the caravan idea, I'm coming from San Diego..

I started thinking about an engine swap not too long ago, and while I've postponed that with a few repairs, I still have some unanswered questions. I only recently got into Jeeps the last couple years and after my first one, I said goodbye to 'wheelin fullsizes. That being said, I am definately...

Yeah, junkyard, or a site like www.collinsbrosjeep.com/main.htm has good deals on used parts sometimes. I don't know how your selection up in Riverside is, but here in south San Diego there is even a Jeep specific wrecking yard- you can get great deals on anything used for Jeeps.

Thanks everyone! Its not that I'm not mechanically inclined enough to do this myself, the problem is that there is much, much more under the hood that was neglected before I bought the rig.. I may just do it and plug away at it one problem at a time and accomplish it much more cost effectively...

Yes I have tested it, and it passed California smog tests with flying colors. After a lot of shopping around, I have found a few low mileage 4.0's for a swap and looking like $1300 for the engine, installation, as well as any needed parts when they do the work. The engine in it now is all...

Hey out there, I have an '89 XJ, and its all pretty much original under the hood. Its getting to the point where front and rear seals are going, harmonic balancer too. I want and need to do a rebuild, but don't have the facility to do it or a second rig. So, has anyone out there priced a good...