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Update 11/24/25 Prepping the engine The crate motor came pre-filled with engine oil, something I was NOT expecting! The only reason I thought to check this was because over the weekend, I was putting gear lube inside my 1-tons, and when I went to fill the front Mopar UD60, I was shocked to find...

I'm having a similar issue with my JKU (also a 2008). There is no blend door actuator on the earlier versions, it's simply a cable-operated lever/door. This is a common issue (https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/stock-jk-tech-12/no-heat-driver-side-150440/) so if you find a fix, let me know! I'm...

I hate to say it, but it sounds VERY much like the same issues I had in my LJ when the ECM went out. Since the ECM controls the ASD and fuel relay function, as well as charging circuit, all fingers are pointing in that direction. @Wranglerfix may be of some assistance here...

Not sure what the Titan is, but if it’s an auxiliary/additional tank, that’s NOT what I’m looking for. I’m looking to move the tank to the rear, similar to a TJ style, to make room for a triangulated 4-link rear setup...

My OEM gas tank skid is rusted to shit and needs replaced… I’m toying with the idea of spending the $500-700 I would spend on an OEM replacement for a rear-mounted setup. This would be in anticipation of an eventual 4-link setup, which I’m leaning towards anyways. Current contenders are the...

Like an idiot klutz caveman normal dude excited to get working on a V8 swap, I broke the terribly placed vacuum nipple at the back of the intake manifold at some point last week. I looked back there and it was dangling… I decided to try and fix it with some mechanical support and plastic weld...

Decided to buy myself an early Christmas gift… I’ll post how well it works as I go through the rest of the swap:

Yeah, almost $700 for some bent sheet metal!!! It's the style that I like (simple!) but ridiculously priced. The ones you shared are perfect - I'm gonna check into them now actually... I found these on Amazon, similarly priced...

Which ones did you go with?? I can't seem to find a set I like that don't make me look like some Truck-Nutz sporting d-bag... :ROFLMAO: I have been looking at these, but they're expensive for what they are, and I still can't figure out who actually makes them...

I've had two sets of MC flares with MC powder coating... in both cases, they developed a small rust line where the tub meets the flat steel section of the flare. Granted, these were the steel versions. If I went with the MC flares this time, they would absolutely be aluminum...

As a full time Environmental Compliance Manager, I will say that eliminating EVAP is a violation of federal standards, but will leave it at that :) At the state level, you can usually get away with a lot, though I am always reminded of when I lived in Arizona. The state was known for having...

I've thought about them - I have used MC flares is in the past and loved the quality (though the powdercoat does leave a little to be desired). I really like the thought of using aluminum though something simple like the KBD flares are also quite appealing. I picked up a cheap set of...

For sake of emissions compliance (now and in the future), and not wanting to deal with fuel vapor smells in the garage, I'm retaining the EVAP for sure. This is actually quite an easy process as the JSS Swap Kit integrates the EVAP control into their kit.

While I'm waiting for parts to come on Black Friday sales, I'm wrapping up some odds and ends that I can. On the interior, I removed the ignition park-interlock (the one that prevents you from removing your key when the transmission shifter isn't in "P"). Since my 8HP70 won't have a need for it...

Just like what I found during my TJ Hemi swap stuff, there's a lot of information to absorb and digest, much of which is scattered in bits and pieces across the web... At least when I was doing my TJ swap, there were some forum pages and readable materials that made sense and had good info. Now...