From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Thu May 2 12:50:39 2002 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Thursday, May 2 2002 Volume 01 : Number 1635 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: More altitude = more timing ? fsj: Re: fsj-digest V1 #1634 fsj: who did that gm hydro-boost conversion? Re: fsj: frankenstein or igor? fsj: today's adventure fsj: solenoids Re: [fsj: More altitude = more timing ?] FSJ Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/jeeps/fsj/ Send submissions to fsj-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to fsj-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to fsj-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 11:55:04 -0700 From: Tesar Landon-r16884 Subject: fsj: More altitude = more timing ? Hi, thinking about getting ready for Ouray. Can timing be advanced where cylinder pressures are reduced by thin air? I advanced my timing after getting the turbo muffler put on, put on a coat of wax, and conditioned the weatherstripping, picking up a little pep everywhere possible. Hold together, baby. Also, family is getting interested in popup trailers, perfect reason to keep the wag. - - Landon '89 GW Austin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 19:34:45 +0000 From: Machinedoc-at-attbi.com Subject: fsj: Re: fsj-digest V1 #1634 Hey John, This reminds me of a friend I used to know that converted his 68 Shelby GT 350 Mustang to 4X4 using a Ford Chassis. I never saw the finished product unfortunately. Most of the way done, but not finished. Sad to see that happen to a Shelby, but cool to look at. Curtis ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 12:49:28 -0700 From: "Faith Jeff" Subject: fsj: who did that gm hydro-boost conversion? to the person who is using a gm-hydro boost for brake boost on their fsj: how did you get your brake pedal to mate up to that thing?? thanks, jeff This electronic message transmission, including any attachments, contains information from Prescription Solutions which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended to be for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by a "reply to sender only" message and destroy all electronic and hard copies of the communication, including attachments. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 19:19:53 -0700 From: "Jim B" Subject: Re: fsj: frankenstein or igor? A: I considered a Pacer body on the '84 GW frame I had (also considered a '62 Rambler I got for free last year) If anyone wants to perk up an Eagle or XJ/MJ (It's a D35, AKA Model 15 from my parts MJ. It would solve the stupid 2 piece axle issue in an Eagle) I have a 4.10 diff for $200 (I also have a matching pair of 3.08s that will fit an Eagle, plus a front 3.08 from an XJ for $100 each) From: Kevin Pekarek Subject: Re: fsj: frankenstein or igor? On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 12:08:33PM -0700, john meister wrote: > :) A Pacer would be a good body... :) Yeah, mine's got a perkins marine four banger diesel with a turbo from a saab on it. Ford AOD for a tranny, stock pacer rear with 2.73 gears. Words cannot describe how weird this thing is. The upside is pacer wagons had big tanks, and this thing can go 85 without hitting the governor in OD. Should be a decent freeway machine - pacers always had TONS of front seat room. > >> Trying to decide what body to put on top of the Wagoneer chassis... > >> saw a 4x4 AMC Gremlin this morning... seen pinto's, mercedes 115's... > >> not sure I want to use the '75 J10 cab on it or not... > > > > There were factory 4x4 gremlins for a couple years, AMC called them the > > eagle kammback. Same WB as a CJ-7, basically a short eagle with a gremlin > > (spirit sedan, actually) body. The SX4 (spirit coupe) used the same WB. > > hmmm... Yup. Not too many of them around. Like I said, basically an eagle. IFS front, corp 15 rear, NP 119 case, either a four speed (SR4 most likely) or TF998 auto. Could be had with a 258 or an iron duke four (151). there used to be a www.kammback.com, but a google search should pop up a picature. Since it's a fulltime, don't plan on setting mileage records with it. If you convert it to part time, you could get 20, but still. > >> fwiw, the goal is economy/reliability... lighter weight is probably > >> better... :) > > Probably so. I'm still amused about you wanting to use an Onan for an engine, > > having dealt with plenty in my experience as an RV'er. > > well, it's says Cummins on the valve cover... ;) heh. STILL... :) K ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 23:35:47 -0700 From: john meister Subject: fsj: today's adventure I found out that the '99 XJ Cherokee limited over on the Peninsula was for sale again... so we hopped in the '99 WJ GC Ltd to check it out. I'd talked to the sales manager and was pretty sure we'd get about 2K below trade in on a trade in, which after taxes meant I'd only lose about $800 off of trade in value. (if you're confused I'm not surprised... ;) Anyway, the way it would have worked is we'd walk away with the '99 XJ and about $3k to 4K. So we get all the way over to Port Orchard, see the XJ, it's every thing the guy said, perfect, clean... sharp... my wife takes one look at it and says, "I'd forgotten how small they are". I convince her to sit in it and we both agree the Grand Cherokee is so much nicer and it's not worth $3K to downgrade... Didn't even test drive it... She won. She gets to keep her Jeep and I get to fix the funny noise it's making now... :) So, it's final, we're keeping the WJ. And fwiw, even dealing with a dealer I could get more then I paid for it last year, which makes me feel good about it. However, I really liked the way the XJ felt for visibility and such and am now thinking that Igor/Frankenstein (the project using the Cummins Turbo Diesel) might just be done with an XJ. Hard to say, haven't made up my mind and my wife is pressing me hard to stop at just having SuperDawg... The temptation to create something with the TD and the J10 cab left over from the trailer project is still there... I saw the 4x4 Gremlin again today... :) got a picture of the back, will probably see it tomorrow, the guy commutes in an opposite direction from me. :) Anyway, I may cancel the Frankenstein project and be happy with the '83 J10 Stepside and the '99 WJ. :) We'll see... I like that Cummins engine, but I'm not sure I should start the project... any suggestions? ;) (I love hearing them... ;) BTW, I worked about 2 or 3 miles north of the actual Frankenstein Castle for 3 years... it was a pretty cool place, just ruins today... (Darmstadt). (fwiw, the castle INSPIRED the author, it didn't really happen... ;) later, john - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** john-at-wagoneers.com often via PINE on Linux ** (prefer plain text emails please!) ** http://wagoneers.com ** ** http://freegift.net ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ...and remember, leaving life without Jesus just isn't recommended... - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 07:01:08 -0500 From: JeepNut Subject: fsj: solenoids Hi all, I know folks have used some car alarm parts to replace the door lock actuators. And I recall some place... was it All Electronics?... Anyone have contact info? Anyone actually done this? Are they bolt in or some slight "engineering" required? JeepNut - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------- '87 Street Comanche #24/100 '88 Grand Wagoneer ...and they say there's only one... '92 Cherokee - ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 13:50:53 -0600 From: Michael Shimniok Subject: Re: [fsj: More altitude = more timing ?] My understanding is that when one drives a non-computer rig up to higher altitude, base timing should be advanced. This may even be true of computer controlled engines if the altitude is high enough. Michael Tesar Landon-r16884 wrote: > thinking about getting ready for Ouray. Can timing be advanced where cylinder pressures are reduced by thin air? > I advanced my timing after getting the turbo muffler put on, put on a coat of wax, and conditioned the weatherstripping, picking up a little pep everywhere possible. Hold together, baby. > Also, family is getting interested in popup trailers, perfect reason to keep the wag. > > - Landon > '89 GW > Austin - --- Michael E. Shimniok - KC0EKI - Michael.Shimniok-at-usa.net "For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat, and wrong." - H. L. Menken ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #1635 **************************