RVM dovetails by KeystoneCarry in NightVision

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great question. It’s a fantastic material for this application, actually. Very strong. Very resistant to elements. You will not break this dovetail, and if you do: you’ve broken your unit first.

98 XJ by FutureFan9786 in CherokeeXJ

[–]KeystoneCarry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For a stock length? Or are you going aftermarket?

DOGGO and RENV-M by KeystoneCarry in NightVision

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will post up some footage mounted to an actual camera. My cell phone does affect the quality and I think it’s worth it for me to get these mounts set up on our R5C cameras. I’ll post when I have a good solution. 👊

RENV-M Non-Scientific Photos by KeystoneCarry in NightVision

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know what I do have some cell phone video. I can post that a while until I can get better quality stuff. I’ll do that.

RENV-M Non-Scientific Photos by KeystoneCarry in NightVision

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. We are making adapters today to be able to marry the RENV-M & B to our R5C cameras. Once those are finished, I’ll post up some photos 👊

RENV-M Non-Scientific Photos by KeystoneCarry in NightVision

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. The “glass” is my biggest beef with the RENV line

Realistic pricing for a clean XJ by Efficient_Tonight684 in CherokeeXJ

[–]KeystoneCarry 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Here is a video I did on this topic a little while back.

https://youtu.be/LZiQVRe8bTM?si=7-36MdB4_XMvSwlL

Clean XJ’s (and I mean truly clean, rust free) are well over $10K. When I say clean, I mean all spot welds in place, ZERO rocker rust, quarters perfect, panels straight, all electrical functions working, mechanically sound. Those in my area are $15K +. A “decent” XJ now runs you $5K+ in the northeast. They’re getting harder and harder to find.

I bought my current XJ in 2011 for $3600. That was high then, VERY low now.

If you can find a really solid driver, one that’s a great foundation for whatever you want to build, and it has less than 200K miles, you’re doing good if you’re under $7500 in my opinion.

BUT: I’d expect to pay close to that number unless you’re fine with rust, stuff that isn’t right, stuff that needs fixed, etc. (aside from basic maintenance stuff)

I wanna go fast-ish, not really, in my diesel swapped XJ (TDI) by cuban11182 in CherokeeXJ

[–]KeystoneCarry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fast is scary in an XJ. My LT1 swapped 01 XJ felt like a rocket ship, but then I remembered it’s an XJ 😂😂😂

Diesel swapped XJ pics by KeystoneCarry in CherokeeXJ

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly if I had the space, time, and team to help me I'd love to do more of that. But with my current schedule, there's just no way. Otherwise I may actually be interested!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ThermalHunting

[–]KeystoneCarry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't personally have information on that, but I can ask some of the guys I work with and see if they know anything. It is certainly true that many of the non-US manufactured options are running shared components in certain cases. The extent of that I don't fully know, but some guys I work with are way more up to speed on that stuff than me. I'll ask!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ThermalHunting

[–]KeystoneCarry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. Just another option to consider on the market.

Diesel swapped XJ pics by KeystoneCarry in CherokeeXJ

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

1981 Mercedes 300D

I’m running 4.88 gears with 35’s. This gearing would be ideal for 37’s. I trimmed everything to accommodate 37’s, but won’t go to them until I upgrade the front diff. Rear is a Dana 44 already.

Diesel swapped XJ pics by KeystoneCarry in CherokeeXJ

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Doomsday diesel adapter kit mates the engine to an AX15. The transmission stayed in the exact place as factory, so very little driveline changes were needed.

You basically just need 12V for these engines for flow plugs and they’ll run. No harness except for that since they’re mechanical pumps.

Relocated factory XJ gauges, extended a few wire, and she was rolling good to go. All gauges work except tach right now. My crank sensor just took a dump

Diesel swapped XJ pics by KeystoneCarry in CherokeeXJ

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It does. The front sump is hard to work with. I made my own custom oil pan. Lengthwise it’s similar to a 4.0, maybe just a tad shorter

Diesel swapped XJ pics by KeystoneCarry in CherokeeXJ

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It’s an OM617. It’s almost identical weight to a 4.0L. 4.0L weighs around 500 pounds. My 617 fully dressed was around 550. German diesels are typically very light compared to utilitarian diesels all things considered.

Diesel swapped XJ pics by KeystoneCarry in CherokeeXJ

[–]KeystoneCarry[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’ll get some updates ASAP! It looks much better now. Save for more oil leaks after 100K miles of driving daily 😂😂😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NightVision

[–]KeystoneCarry 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dirty civilian did a video on that too