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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #45 on: January 10, 2014, 04:06:52 PM »
:water reservoir: puzzles.   :o
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #46 on: January 10, 2014, 04:08:56 PM »
Windshield visor. Does it have lights?
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #47 on: January 10, 2014, 04:12:26 PM »
Front skid plate for the T-case and suspension I am guessing.
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #48 on: January 10, 2014, 05:23:34 PM »
Quote from: mudkicker715 on January 10, 2014, 04:08:56 PM
Windshield visor. Does it have lights?

The winner is MK! :)

No lights. It looks weathered, but there are no cracks and that's the most important part.
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #49 on: January 11, 2014, 11:22:50 AM »
It must be age creeping up on me, but I prefer the exhaust to be quieter than that video you posted. I originally had a generic muffler shop muffler with cat delete on my 6cyl. Eagle. It wasn't too loud and sounded pretty good. However, when I moved from CO to TN I was pulling a 2,000 lb trailer and it took it's toll on the muffler and got too loud for me. I went to a local muffler shop and he installed a Jones Exhaust Turbo Tube. It was quieter and had a nice deep tone. When I did the AW4 swap I needed to have the exhaust redone and went to a muffler shop near my work where I had did the swap and he wouldn't work on it without a cat. I told him to install one, which I was considering anyways. I kept the Turbo Tube and it is much quieter but not as quiet as stock. Still has a nice deep tone. I have the same mufflers on my V8 Eagle and they sound horrible, like Bubba's 75 Chevy truck.  I plan on replacing them at some point because it is WAAAAY to loud.
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #50 on: January 11, 2014, 01:09:48 PM »
I don't really plan on this thing being my daily drivers so I hope I don't mind the louder exhaust. If it turns out I don't dig it all that much I'll figure something out.

Penny sees the Muffler Man on Monday! :)
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #51 on: January 11, 2014, 08:49:18 PM »
Quote from: Prafeston on January 11, 2014, 01:09:48 PM
Penny sees the Muffler Man on Monday! :)
that's some very good news.
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #52 on: January 11, 2014, 10:59:42 PM »
I sure hope so!
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #53 on: January 12, 2014, 12:02:56 AM »
that is great news! :blob1:
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #54 on: January 15, 2014, 01:11:00 AM »
Well some issues came up. Gas tank needs replacing. They pulled the sending unit and said it was really rusty inside too. I'm getting a quote from a local shop about rinsing and sealing the old tank or just sealing up a tank in better condition that SpreadEagle was going to sell me.

This was the pic I got from my mechanic.


Also looks like I'm gonna be replacing my CV half shafts. The boots were ripped and dry rotted.
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #55 on: January 15, 2014, 02:51:15 AM »
Wow, how often were you having to replace the fuel filters?
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #56 on: January 15, 2014, 03:24:19 AM »
I bought the vehicle after it having sat for 4 years without being started. And I don't thing it was last on the road in well over 10 tears.
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #57 on: January 16, 2014, 01:40:48 PM »
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PO had installed a wooden shifter knob. Might like to have a stock one at some point.
I'm really diggin' that, so if I ever got my eagle, I'd be interested in a trade or something like that.  I'd probably want wood grain dash too though...
and by the way, what rims are those? I'm sure it's been covered somewhere here before, but I'm interested, in them.  looks like it says jeep? are they from a comanche?
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #58 on: January 16, 2014, 02:11:16 PM »
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PO had installed a wooden shifter knob. Might like to have a stock one at some point.
what rims are those? I'm sure it's been covered somewhere here before, but I'm interested, in them.  looks like it says jeep? are they from a comanche?
They were found on Cherokees and Commanches. I call them Cherokee Turbines. They might also be labeled Turbocast, but they are not the same as the Turbocast wheels found on the Spirit AMX.
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Re: 1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"
« Reply #59 on: January 16, 2014, 02:13:50 PM »
that's what I though. by far my favorite jeep rims to put on it. 
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