Intrepidation

Ever consider moving to Europe? I didn't know this until, well just now actually, but you can buy this in the UK:

There was a Grand Cherokee CRD, but it was dropped from production due to even tougher US diesel emissions standards.

Hey get some picks of the whole Jeep when you're done with it!

So Cold - Breaking Benjamin

It would be more fun with a garage or at least a level driveway in my case, haha. But the Intrepid won't fit in the garage and my driveway is a hill...

Isn't it fun and rewarding to do the work yourself? Be warned, it's infectious. :wink:

Maybe anew Grand Cherokee? I'm sure yours would love a playmate.

This reminds me of the episode of Top gear when they were in Japan racing a GTR against a bullet train. Apparently their camera work the same way, so Clarkson had a cardboard face with eye cutouts when he got near a speed camera (they have signs for them). It was funny.

Yeah those red tabs are fun. Couldn't remember if they were on the seat connectors, but they're on most of the connectors in the engine bay.

That's because they're not posers.

Still working on it, I went to bed "early" last night.

Yes, but too bad there's not more foreign ones.

Aw, those old Rams are getting harder and harder to find. Especially ones not beat to hell...which that one doesn't from the photo. Sad to see your friend go, at least you'll have the memories. I completely understand your reasoning, but I could never bring myself to do such a thing.

Yep, you need more pics! Looks great though. very sharp car. I really like the details, such as how instead of having empty holes where the fog lights would go, the chrome strip goes full width. It keeps it looking classy and not like the buyer cheaped out.

Yeah tye're both power. My original driver's seat was power but the passenger was manual. However the wiring is there for the passenger seat. There is a connector somewhere along the wire that connects the seat wiring to the floor wiring. they're a bit of a pain to take apart, but there's going to be a tab you either push up or push down to pull the connectors apart. If you can get a good photo of it, I can help you more.

Cool, I will probably do a tuneup soon, just to make sure it's in top running order. First thing's first: exhaust leak. Gotta fix it. Bugs the crap out of me, and I think the back pressure (or lack thereof) is sapping the engine of some of it's performance. I think it's pretty quick, but my friend says it should be even quicker and thinks that's the cause. Makes sense, when the Shadow had a leak by the engine it was gutless, but onceit was fixed it had much more power. It's going to get full detailing to make the paint look as good as possible, and I've got a few other things in store for it. I'm also going to be putting the Overhead Travel Information Center at the NE Modefest, because they're cool and I have one, and do some cheap upgrades to the stereo. Apparently there's a center speaker my cars does not have but has the wiring for, so I just need to get one out of another car in the yard. Eventually the whole dash is coming out to replace the Evaporator core, upgrade the wiring harness to be able to use automatic lights (which I have the parts for) and ATC (which I will have the parts for soon for free). That's going to wait until I get a new compressor though, so the car has a/c again. Probably wait for a RB1 and CD/changer too. The carpet will eventually come out and be replaced since mine has had a hole in it since I bought the car. Since I'll be down there I may add more sound deading to it to make it quieter. At some point it'll probably get Special suspension and brake parts. And much, MUCH more! Of course this will be over a long period of time, as I get spare change for it, but it's just so much fun to work on it and see it evolve.

They probably already were.

Yes I have, I was actually planning to swing by today but got caught up in all the LH fun, and the girlfriend wanted me home so you know. I should easily be able to get double, I know a guy with a 300M who got 430,000 miles out of it before it finally gave up on him. He's got a new engine and is over 500,000 miles now!

I love typos don't you?

Thanks! Nowhere near done though, but then I doubt it ever will be. It'll be ever-evolving.

Yeah... Yeah it had cloth seats. These are much more comfortable, both in feel and seat shape. The radio is the same or similar, the HVAC controls aren't interchangeable though. I'm going to eventually upgrade it to ATC (Automatic Temperature Control) and replace the stereo with a RB1 (Chrysler's in-dash Navigation unit). These are the old seats.

You know what? I'll work on it now.

So I went junkyard hopping today with a friend from LH forums. He got a couple of folding mirrors and a R/T spoiler. I on the other hand, found the holy grail of LH parts, a 300M chrome shifter. This is one of, if not the most sought after parts. On eBay I've seen ones in poor condition go for around $200! He was so jealous that I found it. We also took the a/c belt off and sure enough, that clanging noise went away. So it's the compressor and maybe the idler pulley bearing is bad. So it'll stay disconnected for now until I have the money to fix the a/c system. Now I just need to get that exhaust leak fixed. We also used is buffer (much better than mine) on my rear bumper, and to my delight it almost completely took out that nasty scratch. Pics!

But, but...it has no B-PILLARZ!111!1 It's ugly as sin, but I do think it's cell they made it a hardtop.

Cool, although it will be a while before I get one, I do plan to get one eventually.