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Build Thread 1979 CJ7 in remarkable condition!
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Those look really nice I really like the extra trim ring on the inside of the buttons
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Alec79CJ
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I've had some issues with wiring. Mainly dash and tail/parking lights.
I thoroughly went through every circuit and checked every ground.
For some reason when I had the wiring harness out of the Jeep I missed this on the fuse box...
I've ordered up new terminals for the fuse panel and speciality tool to crimp those terminal ends.
I'm going to redo the entire panel. I'll post up photos as I go because I haven't seen any detailed photos of this process.
I thoroughly went through every circuit and checked every ground.
For some reason when I had the wiring harness out of the Jeep I missed this on the fuse box...
I've ordered up new terminals for the fuse panel and speciality tool to crimp those terminal ends.
I'm going to redo the entire panel. I'll post up photos as I go because I haven't seen any detailed photos of this process.
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Nice catch!!
Where did you order these from? That would be good info, especially since I'm electronics illiterate........
Where did you order these from? That would be good info, especially since I'm electronics illiterate........
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I ordered them from delcity.net
They only have one and four spade terminals but the fours can be snipped into twos very easily.
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THANKY!!!!
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I am in Florida. St Augustine actually. It's about 30 minutes south of Jacksonville and about an hour north of Daytona beach.
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Wow dude we have family riding it out in okeechobee fl. I will be praying for you all, hunker down and be safe.
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Alec79CJ
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I've been working out some bugs in the electrical system.
I haven't had any tailights, dash lights, parking lights or wipers. After verifying good grounds all over the Jeep, I started digging deeper.
You'll see in the pictures below that I had terminals broken inside the fuse box. Even though I went through the harness, I honestly didn't think toncheck terminals closely.
You'll see several were snapped not allowing the fuse constant contact on both sides of the circuit.
These terminals are literally pennies to buy but it is time consuming, and if you don't own the correct crimping tool then you factor that into the repair too.
I haven't had any tailights, dash lights, parking lights or wipers. After verifying good grounds all over the Jeep, I started digging deeper.
You'll see in the pictures below that I had terminals broken inside the fuse box. Even though I went through the harness, I honestly didn't think toncheck terminals closely.
You'll see several were snapped not allowing the fuse constant contact on both sides of the circuit.
These terminals are literally pennies to buy but it is time consuming, and if you don't own the correct crimping tool then you factor that into the repair too.
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Very nice - it's posts like this that make the rest of us that much smarter. I hope I never have to put this one in play but it's great information to have.
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It wasn't all that difficult even with the harness already in the Jeep. If you remove the headlight switch, you can lower the entire fuse box down as pictured.
It took me about 2 hours working slowly and carefully to redo the entire thing.
And to add, it's cheap too. The terminals are 13 cents a piece for the single ones and 23 cents for the group terminals. The correct crimper will get you a bit. I got one off of amazon for $50.
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I'm still chasing a few electrical issues but the overwhelming majority were fixed with the fuse panel rebuild.
My gas gauge is bad so I'm searching for an NOS gauge but I've also spoke with Instrument Services in Illinois. They do fantastic rebuild work of factory gauges and clusters for all models of restorations. Plus they only charge $69 for small gauges such as the temp and fuel gauge.
Anyway, flares are on, all dash lights and interior lights work, headlights, tail lights, reverse lights, and wipers all work. Even the washer pump and blower motor work.
I'm about to order seats but the seatbelts are on hold while I'll find an original rear set for 76-79 models.
For now though...
My gas gauge is bad so I'm searching for an NOS gauge but I've also spoke with Instrument Services in Illinois. They do fantastic rebuild work of factory gauges and clusters for all models of restorations. Plus they only charge $69 for small gauges such as the temp and fuel gauge.
Anyway, flares are on, all dash lights and interior lights work, headlights, tail lights, reverse lights, and wipers all work. Even the washer pump and blower motor work.
I'm about to order seats but the seatbelts are on hold while I'll find an original rear set for 76-79 models.
For now though...
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Since photobucket has broken all the links for the beginning of my build, I'm going repost the pictures a bit at a time.
Here are the shots of the steering column build. This was a complete dismantle and thorough clean and repainted of all parts.
I used Eastwoods Plastic dye and their chassis paint on all steel parts.
Here are the shots of the steering column build. This was a complete dismantle and thorough clean and repainted of all parts.
I used Eastwoods Plastic dye and their chassis paint on all steel parts.
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Another repost of a previous post.
I used simple green cleaner to clean the entire harness both underdash, under hood, and the rear tail light section.
I mixed a 50/50 simple green and water. I soaked the entire thing on the bucket using a soft bristled brush to clean away 40 years of dirt, dust, and grime.
I used simple green cleaner to clean the entire harness both underdash, under hood, and the rear tail light section.
I mixed a 50/50 simple green and water. I soaked the entire thing on the bucket using a soft bristled brush to clean away 40 years of dirt, dust, and grime.
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A little more electrical troubleshooting led me to corroded ground wires. The wires were corroded causing a high resistance.
Since I put a new ground wire in for the headlight, I figured I'd replace the terminal ends for all the headlight wires and then reinstall them into the plug.
I'm going to put new ends on the front parking light/turn signals too
Since I put a new ground wire in for the headlight, I figured I'd replace the terminal ends for all the headlight wires and then reinstall them into the plug.
I'm going to put new ends on the front parking light/turn signals too
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very nice work
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Final things! I sanded down the seat brackets and sprayed them with some Eastwood’s black.
The Jeep is back at Toy Box Jeeps have a few paint issues taken care of while I wait on Corbeau to send me a full set of tan Moab seats.
The Jeep is back at Toy Box Jeeps have a few paint issues taken care of while I wait on Corbeau to send me a full set of tan Moab seats.
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- '80 CJ-7, AMC 304, T177, Dana 300, Widetrack axles (D30 & AMC20) w/ 3.73 gearing, MSD ignition,
Final things! I sanded down the seat brackets and sprayed them with some Eastwood’s black.
The Jeep is back at Toy Box Jeeps have a few paint issues taken care of while I wait on Corbeau to send me a full set of tan Moab seats.
The brackets look VERY nice!!
I am VERY anxious to see how much higher the Moab's are compared to what you had. Corbeau told me the seat adds a couple inches. I haven't set the height of the seat brackets yet - PERFECT timing. That is, of course, if you're willing to share a couple dimensions LOL.
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