From owner-fsj-digest-at-digest.net Wed Jun 4 21:09:00 2008 From: fsj-digest fsj-digest Thursday, June 5 2008 Volume 01 : Number 3090 Forum for Discussion of Full Sized SJ Series Jeeps Brian Colucci Digest Coordinator Contents: fsj: OT: 1953 New Yorker and a '94 XJ fsj: diesel Jeep kits fsj: xj: diesel Jeep kits (fwd) fsj: Re: [db] OT: 1953 New Yorker and a '94 XJ 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: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:33:23 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: OT: 1953 New Yorker and a '94 XJ a couple of vehicles crossed my path.... 1) a 1953 Chyrsler New Yorker in Tacoma, WA for $450... no engine. http://wagoneers.com/tmp/53-ny-1.jpg http://wagoneers.com/tmp/53-ny-2.jpg email with owner below... (and his email) 2) my neighbor's '94 Cherokee with a knocking engine... cheap... pictures coming. ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Tim springer John, I pulled the hemi out of it last week and it is going to go into a hot rod project in the next couple of years. Scrap for the car is $300 plus. Scrap metal prices are very high at this time due to supply and demand from China. Thanks for looking. Tim # # John, # # I have pictures at my home office that I will send tonight before # # 6:00pm. # # Tim # # # # -----Original Message----- # # From: john [mailto:john-at-wagoneers.com] # # Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:14 PM # # To: sale-706655360-at-craigslist.org # # Subject: 1953 New Yorker # # # # ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY # # ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home # # ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping # # ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html # # # # any pictures? # # # # thanx, # # john # # # # # # 1953 Chrysler New Yorker - $450 (Tacoma) Reply to: # # sale-706655360-at-craigslist.org # # Date: 2008-06-03, 3:40PM PDT # # # # # # 1953 Chrysler New Yorker # # 43,000 orignal miles with no engine. # # Body is great shape with all trim pieces and glass except drivers and # # passager door glass. Interior all original and accounted for. # # Car goes to recycler at the end of the week! # # 253-752-6553 # # # # * Location: Tacoma # # ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:20:53 -0700 From: Jim Blair Subject: fsj: diesel Jeep kits http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=530848 http://blogs.4wdandsportutility.com/6232286/editorials/diesel-jeep-swap-kit/i ndex.html _________________________________________________________________ It^Rs easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live^Y Messenger. Learn how. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:16:18 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: xj: diesel Jeep kits (fwd) - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jim Blair http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=530848 http://blogs.4wdandsportutility.com/6232286/editorials/diesel-jeep-swap-kit/index.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:08:35 -0700 (PDT) From: john Subject: fsj: Re: [db] OT: 1953 New Yorker and a '94 XJ at this point my work schedule is pretty full... I have to find the other end of the wire that controls the a/c clutch solenoid and then make a bracket for the cruise control linkage, and of course the other end of that wire... that may take a few weeks. ;) had the a/c system charged up today... well, actually over the last three days... frankenstein systems are always fun... custom hoses, adapting pumps and brackets basically from three different vehicles... an '83 3/4T pickup, an '85 Blazer and of course the '91 Grand Wagoneer.... of course some of the parts could have come right off an XJ cherokee too... :) omega has simmered down after I replaced that hose going into the lift pump... starting and stopping better... running well, but still lots of vibration... I need to get a fuel gauge on the aux tank... haven't filled up since we got back from portland... still need to find rubber mounts to set that engine on... and also a short a/c belt, or a big hammer to increase clearance on the inner fender... when I turn right the engine tips and the a/c pulley grinds against the fender. :) oh yeah, also cancelled the auction today on omega... and have given up on the idea of a gas mini-suv type toy, except maybe as a "spare tire" for omega. :) the xj may end up in my possession... a friend needs the fuel system for one of his frankenstein projects... haven't seen the jeep for a couple of years, but if it's straight I'll scout out a Diesel for it, if my neighbor will let me store it on his farm for a bit... suspect he will... so, keep your eyes open for a suitable Diesel for an XJ... thinking 2.5L TD with the a/t... :) ah yes, dreams of (more) Diesels... as far as that '53 NYr, too much work for me... guess the guy got it for the hemi... hate to see old cars like that scrapped though... hope someone rescues it... ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Thu, 5 Jun 2008, jasonbassett-at-juno.com wrote: # Why??! They're big, noisy, and clunky. The 3.5 would be almost as powerful, # probably more efficient, just as durable (w/ all updates) and be MUCH # quieter. # # But then again, the 6.2/6.5 platform was at least made in the right country, # and they surely are cheaper to get hands on than the 3.5s professionally # rebuilt. # # And there is a lot of room under the hood...... # # OK, go for it. Put a 6.x GM engine in it. I'll still buy it from you when you # finish it in 2016. 8^) # # J # # -- john wrote: # I wouldn't bother with a 3.5L # # :) # # maybe a 6.2L Diesel... or a 6.5L Turbo Diesel... ;) # # ----- # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ # SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # # On Wed, 4 Jun 2008, jasonbassett-at-juno.com wrote: # # # OK, OK, not an OM617, then; how about a professionally-rebuilt, # fully-updated # # 3.5l turbo out of the '90-'91 S-class? It's quiet, very powerful, and # diesel. # # # # Happy compromise? # # # # J # # # # -- john wrote: # # I think putting a Diesel into something like this would be just wrong... # # # # a nice flathead, or low compression engine is what they need... :) nice # # smooth, quiet floating boats.. # # # # john # # # # ----- # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # # http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ # # SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # # # # # On Wed, 4 Jun 2008, jasonbassett-at-juno.com wrote: # # # # # OOOH! Very pretty! Good thing it's a long way away from me! # # # # # # Now John, go to the junkyard, lift the drivetrain out of a 300D Turbo # or # # # 300SD, and plant it in the Chrysler. Then you'll have a nice diesel # classic # # to # # # sell to me! # # # # # # (After all, by the time you get the drivetrain in and functional, it'll # be # # # 2016! I know I'll be able to afford it by then! Ha!) # # # # # # Actually, it might be fun to have something like that to fool with # making # # # pretty. And most of these that you see running around DON'T have the # # original # # # drivetrain. They would be too thirsty and fussy if they did. I'd love # to # # hear # # # an OM617 klatter emanating from that beauty! Oooooh YEAH! # # # # # # J # # # # # # -- john wrote: # # # a couple of vehicles crossed my path.... # # # # # # 1) a 1953 Chyrsler New Yorker in Tacoma, WA for $450... no engine. # # # http://wagoneers.com/tmp/53-ny-1.jpg # # # http://wagoneers.com/tmp/53-ny-2.jpg # # # # # # email with owner below... (and his email) # # # # # # 2) my neighbor's '94 Cherokee with a knocking engine... cheap... # pictures # # # coming. # # # # # # ----- # # # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # # Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold # # # http://wagoneers.com john's 6.2L GW: http://wagoneers.com/FSJ/Omega/ # # # SAVE FUEL use AMSOIL Synthetics: http://wagoneers.com/AMSOIL # # # # ------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # # # # # # # # ---------- Forwarded message ---------- # # # From: Tim springer # # # # # # John, # # # I pulled the hemi out of it last week and it is going to go into a hot # rod # # # project in the next couple of years. # # # # # # Scrap for the car is $300 plus. Scrap metal prices are very high at # this # # # time due to supply and demand from China. # # # # # # Thanks for looking. # # # # # # Tim # # # # # # # # # # # # # # John, # # # # # I have pictures at my home office that I will send tonight before # # # # # 6:00pm. # # # # # Tim # # # # # # # # # # -----Original Message----- # # # # # From: john [mailto:john-at-wagoneers.com] # # # # # Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 4:14 PM # # # # # To: sale-706655360-at-craigslist.org # # # # # Subject: 1953 New Yorker # # # # # # # # # # ** CRAIGSLIST ADVISORY --- AVOID SCAMS BY DEALING LOCALLY # # # # # ** Avoid: wiring money, cross-border deals, work-at-home # # # # # ** Beware: cashier checks, money orders, escrow, shipping # # # # # ** More Info: http://www.craigslist.org/about/scams.html # # # # # # # # # # any pictures? # # # # # # # # # # thanx, # # # # # john # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 1953 Chrysler New Yorker - $450 (Tacoma) Reply to: # # # # # sale-706655360-at-craigslist.org # # # # # Date: 2008-06-03, 3:40PM PDT # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 1953 Chrysler New Yorker # # # # # 43,000 orignal miles with no engine. # # # # # Body is great shape with all trim pieces and glass except drivers # # and # # # # # passager door glass. Interior all original and accounted for. # # # # # Car goes to recycler at the end of the week! # # # # # 253-752-6553 # # # # # # # # # # * Location: Tacoma # # # # # # # # # # # ------------------------------ End of fsj-digest V1 #3090 **************************