Is this a mistake or is it "Painless"
Hedgehog
Always Off-Roading Jeeper
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- Tucson/Marana Arizona
- Vehicle(s)
- -1975 Jeep CJ5, 360 V8, Headers, Duel Exhaust,T15 transmission, D-20 Transfer case, Twin Stick Conversion, Warn 8274 Winch
-1951 Willys Wagon, 4 cylinder, "F" head, little rust, very close to stock
You are right I'm sort of sorry I mentioned my personal problems, those come and go with the wind. The Doc says I'm healthy enough to keep going and the daughter ... well she does her best...
Thanks for the wiring advice. The CJ's wiring is now to point where I can't drive the jeep safely. Flashing head lights and burning fuses for the brake lights. It's time to start. Right now I've become familiar with the wiring harness. No wonder that thing is so expensive. A game plan is being worked out on the proper way to follow through. One thing did surprise me though. The Painless instructions say that there is no ground wire and I need to take care of that myself. Good enough, I will, but for $500 you'd think ground wires would be included. Also, even though most of my loom covers have been replaced new looms will have to be purchased.
A magnifying glass will most certainly be needed to read the tiny wiring printing. So far the colors have been true for what I'm familiar with. Since my CJ wiring is VERY simple there definitely are wires under the hood to cull out. No resister, no computer, no emissions to fool with. There are a few extras though, winch, OBA switch, trail lights and their inevitable relay's.
One thing that is slowing me down is my dash. Sitting on the bench is a completely new set of gauges, their sending units and special lighting unit alone with a digital unit for the speedometer. All that needs to be considered. Oh yeah, I guess the stock light switch is supposed to go in favor of a GM light switch. It will look the same but has different guts along with a switch dome light circuit for an additional map light on the dash. That will be nice. ...... So much to do it's daunting, but I'm old enough to know that taking it one circuit at a time will make it easy enough.
Thanks for the wiring advice. The CJ's wiring is now to point where I can't drive the jeep safely. Flashing head lights and burning fuses for the brake lights. It's time to start. Right now I've become familiar with the wiring harness. No wonder that thing is so expensive. A game plan is being worked out on the proper way to follow through. One thing did surprise me though. The Painless instructions say that there is no ground wire and I need to take care of that myself. Good enough, I will, but for $500 you'd think ground wires would be included. Also, even though most of my loom covers have been replaced new looms will have to be purchased.
A magnifying glass will most certainly be needed to read the tiny wiring printing. So far the colors have been true for what I'm familiar with. Since my CJ wiring is VERY simple there definitely are wires under the hood to cull out. No resister, no computer, no emissions to fool with. There are a few extras though, winch, OBA switch, trail lights and their inevitable relay's.
One thing that is slowing me down is my dash. Sitting on the bench is a completely new set of gauges, their sending units and special lighting unit alone with a digital unit for the speedometer. All that needs to be considered. Oh yeah, I guess the stock light switch is supposed to go in favor of a GM light switch. It will look the same but has different guts along with a switch dome light circuit for an additional map light on the dash. That will be nice. ...... So much to do it's daunting, but I'm old enough to know that taking it one circuit at a time will make it easy enough.
